Arkansas, Kansas football set, tie 24 Liberty Bowl records in triple overtime thriller
There have been 64 AutoZone Liberty Bowl games but none may have been wilder than Wednesday's 55-53 triple overtime thriller won by Arkansas football.
Twenty-four Liberty Bowl records were set or tied at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, including seven by Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels. Per ESPN, Daniels is the second FBS player in the last 25 years with at least 500 passing yards and six total touchdowns in a bowl game.
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Kansas rallied from a 25-point second half deficit to force overtime, including two touchdowns in 24 seconds plus the game-tying two-point conversion. It was the second Liberty Bowl to go to overtime with Arkansas outlasting ECU 20-17 on Jan. 2, 2010.
Here's a breakdown of what records were set from the fourth-highest scoring bowl game of all time.
AutoZone Liberty Bowl records set
Most total offense by one team: 681 - Arkansas (old record - 575 by Indiana, 1988)
Most points scored by one team: 55 - Arkansas (old record - 47, Colorado, 1969)
Most combined points scored: 108 (old record - 84, Louisville (44) vs Boise State (40), 2004)
Most points scored in a quarter: 24 - Arkansas, first quarter
Most points scored in half (including overtime): 40 - Kansas
Most combined second half points (including overtime): 64
Most touchdowns by a team: Seven - Arkansas and Kansas
Most combined touchdowns: 14
Most combined total yards: 1,284 (old record - 1,139 in 2018)
Most passing yards by team: 544 - Kansas (old record - 423 by Illinois, 1982)
Most total offense (individual): 565 - Jalon Daniels, Kansas (old record - 413 by Tony Eason, 1982).
Most touchdown passes: Five - Daniels (old record - four, shared by five others, most recently Taylor Cornelius, 2018)
Most passing yards: 544 - Daniels (old record - 423 by Tony Eason, 1982)
Most touchdowns scored: Six - Daniels (old record, five Kyle Allen, 2014, and Dak Prescott, 2013)
Most completions: 37 - Daniels (old record - 35 by Tony Eason, 1982)
Most points accounted for: 38 - Daniels (old record, 30 by Kyle Allen, 2014, and Dak Prescott, 2013)
Most first downs: 32 - Kansas (old record, 30 by Ole Miss, 1989 and Arkansas, 2015)
Most passing first downs: 25 - Kansas (old record, 18 by Illinois, 1982)
Longest Liberty Bowl game by periods: Three overtimes
AutoZone Liberty Bowl records tied
Most receptions: 10 - Luke Grimm, Kansas (held by three others, most recently Allen Lazard, 2017)
Most points scored in half (non-overtime): 31 - Arkansas, first half (shared by Boise State, 2004 and Colorado, 1969)
Most pass attempts: 55 - Daniels (shared with Tony Eason, 1982)
Most tackles in a game: 12 - Chris Paul Jr., Arkansas (shared by Randy White, 1974)
Arkansas records set
Most rushing yards in bowl game: 394 (old record, 361 in 1990 Cotton Bowl)
Most points scored in bowl game: 55 (old record, 45 in 2016 Liberty Bowl)
Kansas records set
Most passing yards in single game: 544 - Daniels
Most touchdowns in a single game: Five - Daniels
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Arkansas, Kansas football set, tie 24 Liberty Bowl records in triple OT
