The 2021 Liberty Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2021, with kickoff at 6:45 p.m. EST (5:45 p.m. local CST) and televised on ESPN.
[4] Mississippi State, from the SEC, finished the regular season with an overall record of 7–5.
Texas Tech, from the Big 12, finished the regular season with an overall record of 6–6.
The team was led by interim head coach Sonny Cumbie, who was the starting quarterback at Texas Tech during the 2004 season, playing for Leach.
at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee