2004 Liberty Bowl

2004 AutoZone Liberty Bowl
2004 AutoZone Liberty Bowl
46th Liberty Bowl
Boise State Broncos	Louisville Cardinals
(11–0)	(10–1)
WAC	C-USA
40	44
Head coach: ; Dan Hawkins	Head coach: ; Bobby Petrino
Date	December 31, 2004
Season	2004
Stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Location	Memphis, Tennessee
MVP	Stefan LeFors (QB, Louisville)
Referee	Ron Cherry (ACC)
Attendance	58,355
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Mike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit, Jill Arrington
Liberty Bowl
< 2003	2005 >

The 2004 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 31, 2004, in Memphis, Tennessee. The 46th edition of the Liberty Bowl was played between the Boise State Broncos and the Louisville Cardinals in front of 58,355 fans. With sponsorship from AutoZone, the game was officially the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Louisville overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to win, 44–40.

Of non-Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl games following the 2004 regular season, this game featured the highest ranking teams, with Boise State 9th and Louisville 10th in the BCS rankings. Boise State played in place of the Mountain West Conference champions, the Utah Utes, who played in the Fiesta Bowl instead.

Boise State and Louisville square off in the 2004 Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee.

References

^ "60th Liberty Bowl Media Guide". libertybowl.org. 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018 – via Google Docs.

External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20080513131538/http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/123104aaa.html

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v t e Liberty Bowl
History & conference tie-ins	History Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Convention Hall Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Big 12 Conference Southeastern Conference American Athletic Conference
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Notes	There was no Liberty Bowl in 2008 or 2015. There was a Liberty Bowl in January and December of 2010 and 2016.