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EMU Football to Play Liberty in The LendingTree Bowl

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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University football team will take on Liberty University in the 23rd Annual LendingTree Bowl Saturday, Dec. 18, at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Ala. The announcement was made Sunday, Dec. 5, by officials of EMU, the bowl, and the Mid-American Conference. Kickoff for the game will be at 5:45 p.m. ET (4:45 p.m. CT) on ESPN.

The Eagles will play in their fourth bowl game in the previous six seasons. Prior to 2016, Eastern had reached bowl eligibility just twice in its history and had earned the opportunity to play in a postseason bowl just once (1987 California Bowl).