2000 Liberty Bowl

College football game
2000 AXA Liberty Bowl
42nd Liberty Bowl
Colorado State Rams Louisville Cardinals
(9–2) (9–2)
Mountain West C-USA
22 17
Head coach: 
Sonny Lubick
Head coach: 
John L. Smith
APCoachesBCS
2322NR
APCoachesBCS
2223NR
1234 Total
Colorado State 31333 22
Louisville 7307 17
DateDecember 29, 2000
Season2000
StadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
LocationMemphis, Tennessee
MVPCecil Sapp (RB, Colorado State)
RefereeDavid Neal (MAC)
Attendance58,302[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersRich Waltz and Don McPherson
Liberty Bowl
 < 1999  2001

The 2000 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 29, 2000, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 42nd edition of the Liberty Bowl was played between the Colorado State Rams and the Louisville Cardinals. The game was sponsored by the Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company and was branded as the AXA Liberty Bowl. Colorado State won the game, 22–17; Colorado State running back Cecil Sapp, the game's MVP, ran for a career-high 160 yards and a touchdown.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Results/Attendance". AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Archived from the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  2. ^ "Colorado St. 22, Louisville 17". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
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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.


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