The inaugural 1959 Liberty Bowl, part of the 1959 bowl game season, took place on December 19, 1959, at the Philadelphia Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Penn State Nittany Lions, competing as a football independent. In a game dominated by both defenses, Penn State was victorious in by a final score of 7–0.