2004 Liberty Bowl

College football game
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
APCoachesBCS
10109
APCoachesBCS
7810
1234 Total
Boise State 102136 40
Louisville 147149 44
DateDecember 31, 2004
Season2004
StadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
LocationMemphis, Tennessee
MVPStefan LeFors (QB, Louisville)[1]: 68 
RefereeRon Cherry (ACC)
Attendance58,355
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMike 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

  1. ^ "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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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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