▁Alabama ▁accepted ▁a ▁bid ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁Liber ty ▁Bowl ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 0 . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁bow l ▁for ▁Bear ▁Bry ant ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide . ▁ ▁P enn ▁State ▁ ▁After ▁starting ▁the ▁season ▁ 7 – 0 , ▁P enn ▁State ▁dropped ▁two ▁of ▁their ▁final ▁three ▁games ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 8 – 2 . ▁The ▁N itt any ▁L ions ▁accepted ▁a ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁Liber ty ▁Bowl ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 3 ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁oppon ent ▁identified ▁as ▁being ▁either ▁Georgia , ▁Georgia ▁Te ch , ▁SM U ▁or ▁Navy . ▁Alabama ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁after ▁Navy ▁turned ▁down ▁an ▁offer . ▁The ▁game ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁bow l ▁for ▁P enn ▁State ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Cot ton ▁Bowl ▁Classic . ▁ ▁Game ▁summary ▁In ▁a ▁game ▁domin ated ▁by ▁both ▁def enses , ▁the ▁only ▁points ▁were ▁scored ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁quarter ▁by ▁the ▁N itt any ▁L ions ▁on ▁a ▁fake ▁field ▁goal . ▁This ▁l one ▁touch down ▁was ▁scored ▁by ▁Roger ▁Koch man ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 7 - yard ▁reception ▁from ▁Gal en ▁Hall ▁with ▁Sam ▁St ell at ella ▁adding ▁the ▁extra ▁point . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 9 – 6 0 ▁NCAA ▁football ▁bow l ▁games ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁ 1 9 5