2021 LendingTree Bowl

The 2021 LendingTree Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 18, 2021, and televised on ESPN.^[4] It was the 23rd edition of the LendingTree Bowl, and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Online lending marketplace LendingTree was the game's title sponsor. This was the first LendingTree bowl to be played at Hancock Whitney Stadium, following 22 editions at Ladd–Peebles Stadium.

Originally scheduled to kickoff at 5:45 p.m. EST (4:45 p.m. local CST), the start of the game was pushed back 15 minutes due to local weather conditions.

Teams

This will be the second meeting between Eastern Michigan and Liberty; the Flames defeated the Eagles (then known as the Hurons), 25–24, in Ypsilanti, Michigan, on October 14, 1989.^[5]

Liberty Flames

Eastern Michigan Eagles

Game summary

2021 LendingTree Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eastern Michigan	3	7	0	10	20
Liberty	13	20	16	7	56

at Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, Alabama

Date: Saturday, December 18, 2021
Game time: 5:45 p.m. EST (4:45 p.m. local CST)
Game weather: Overcast, humid • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: N 7 mph (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 15,186
TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Jalyn Johnson (sideline)
Box score

Game information

First quarter

7:48 EMU – Chad Ryland 27-yard field goal. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 7:12. Eastern Michigan 3–0
3:08 LIB – DJ Stubbs 54-yard pass from Malik Willis, Brayden Beck kick good. Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:32. Liberty 7–3
2:27 LIB – Skyler Thomas 27-yard interception return, Brayden Beck kick failed. Liberty 13–3

Second quarter

13:01 EMU – Samson Evans 2-yard run, Chad Ryland kick good. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:26. Liberty 13–10
12:07 LIB – T. J. Green 24-yard run, Brayden Beck kick failed. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:54. Liberty 19–10
6:22 LIB – Johnny Huntley 20-yard pass from Malik Willis, Brayden Beck kick good. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 3:32. Liberty 26–10
0:16 LIB – Malik Willis 2-yard run, Brayden Beck kick good. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:56. Liberty 33–10

Third quarter

11:02 LIB – Malik Willis 35-yard run, conversion run failed. Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:34. Liberty 39–10
7:08 LIB – Brayden Beck 43-yard field goal. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:32. Liberty 42–10
2:44 LIB – Demario Douglas 2-yard pass from Malik Willis, Brayden Beck kick good. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:22. Liberty 49–10

Fourth quarter

10:58 LIB – Kevin Shaa 64-yard pass from Johnathan Bennett, Brayden Beck kick good. Drive: 1 plays, 64 yards, 0:08. Liberty 56–10
5:26 EMU – Chad Ryland 43-yard field goal. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:32. Liberty 56–13
4:29 EMU – Jeff Hubbard 34-yard interception return, Chad Ryland kick good. Liberty 56–20

Statistics

Statistics	EMU	LIB
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Liberty	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ @CregStephenson (December 18, 2021). "Malik Willis is your game MVP after accounting for 289 yards & 5 TDs" (Tweet). Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Twitter.
^ "LendingTree Bowl Moving to Hancock Whitney Stadium". LendingTreeBowl.com. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-12-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
^ "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
^ "Winsipedia - Liberty vs. Eastern Michigan". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved 2021-12-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

Game statistics at statbroadcast.com

[1] @CregStephenson (December 18, 2021). "Malik Willis is your game MVP after accounting for 289 yards & 5 TDs" (Tweet). Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Twitter.

[hancockwhitney-2] "LendingTree Bowl Moving to Hancock Whitney Stadium". LendingTreeBowl.com. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-12-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.

[4] "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.

[5] "Winsipedia - Liberty vs. Eastern Michigan". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved 2021-12-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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