Mississippi State is 1-1 in the Liberty Bowl and has a 6-6 bowl record.
UCF lost to Nevada 48-49 in OT in the 2005 Hawaii Bowl. That was UCF's only bowl appearance.
Mississippi defeated UCF 35-28 in 1997.
The good news for Mississippi State is that they have the nation’s tenth best pass defense. The bad news is that they are ranked 65th in rush defense. Worse news is that the Bulldogs will be facing UCF’s Kevin Smith. The same Kevin Smith that leads the nation with 2,448 rushing yards and will break Barry Sanders’ single season rushing record if he can gain 181 yards against MSU.
If Smith breaks Sanders’ record some will argue that Smith benefited from playing two extra games. However, nobody argue about UCF’s first bowl victory.
UCF 35, MSU 28
The Players
QB
MSU- Wesley Carroll -1,353 yards, 9 TD, 6 INT, 53.2%
UCF- Kyle Israel 2,085 yards, 15 TD, 8 INT, 59.9 %
RB
MSU- Anthony Dixon 980 yards, 3.7, 13 TD, 3 rec. TD
UCF- Kevin Smith 2,448 yards, 5.9, 29 TD, 1 rec. TD
WR
MSU- Jamayel Smith 31 rec, 503 yards, 16.2, 3 TD
UCF- Rocky Ross 48 rec, 631 yards, 13.1, 2 TD
Defense
MSU- Titus Brown 8 sacks, 13.5 TFL
UCF- Sha'reff Rashad 94 tackles
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