2026 Liberty Bowl
| 2026 AutoZone Liberty Bowl | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67th Liberty Bowl | |||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 2026 | ||||||||
| Season | 2025 | ||||||||
| Stadium | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | ||||||||
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||||
| Favorite | Navy by 7 | ||||||||
| Referee | David Smith (SEC) | ||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||
| Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||
| Announcers | Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline) (ESPN) Chris Carlin (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst) and Marion Crowder (sideline) (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||
The 2026 Liberty Bowl is a college football bowl game that is scheduled to be played on January 2, 2026, at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium located in Memphis, Tennessee. The 67th annual Liberty Bowl game will feature Navy and Cincinnati. The game is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. CST and will air on ESPN.[1][2] The Liberty Bowl will be one of the 2025–26 bowl games that will be concluding the 2025 FBS football season. The game is sponsored by automotive parts and accessories retailer AutoZone and is officially known as the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
Teams
Based on conference tie-ins, the game will feature Navy Midshipmen from the American Conference and the Cincinnati Bearcats from the Big 12 Conference. This will be the 7th meeting between the two teams, and the first since 2022, when Cincinnati were part of the American. The series is tied at 3−3, with Cincinnati having won the last three.[3]
Navy Midshipmen
Cincinnati Bearcats
Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Cincinnati | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee
- Date: Friday, January 2, 2026
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. CST
- Referee: David Smith
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
Statistics
| Statistics | NAVY | CIN |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | ||
| Plays–yards | – | – |
| Rushes–yards | – | – |
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: comp–att–int | –– | –– |
| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving | |||
| Cincinnati | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
References
- ^ "2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, dates, TV channel, sites". NCAA.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Football History vs University of Cincinnati". Naval Academy Athletics. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
External links
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com