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College football game

The 1997 Liberty Bowl was a college footballbowl game played on December 31, 1997, in Memphis, Tennessee.

We checked in with letterwinner Lee Roberts, who took over the starting quarterback reins mid-season and eventually became a team captain in 1998.

We checked in with letterwinner Lee Roberts, who took over the starting quarterback reins mid-season and eventually became a team captain in 1998.

Roberts was a four-year letterman for the Golden Eagles from 1995-1998, who led the team to the 19Conference USA championships.

Lee Roberts played 4 seasons for Southern Miss.

Lee Roberts, Former Golden Eagles QB & Football Analyst For Southern Miss IMG Sports Network & Kelly Sanner Checks In From The Iowa State Fair.

Passing yards ; 7, Lee Roberts, 6,289 ; 8, Heath Graham, 4,053 ; 9, Rick Donegan, 3,753 ; 10, Tommy Waters, 3,681.

The 39th edition of the Liberty Bowl, the game featured the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.

Background

Even though they finished third in the Big East Conference, Pittsburgh had won half as many games as they had won the past four seasons (12) in just one season, under new coach Walt Harris.

In their second year of Conference USA play, the Golden Eagles won their second-straight Conference USA championship, the first time they repeated as conference champs since 1951 when still part of the Gulf States Conference.

This was the first Liberty Bowl for both teams.

Game summary

By the time Pittsburgh had added a touchdown catch late in the 2nd quarter, it was 14–0 Southern Miss, on two Gideon touchdowns. As it turned out, that would be the Panthers' last points as the Golden Eagles dominated in the secon