| Liberty Bowl | |
|---|---|
| AutoZone Liberty Bowl | |
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| Stadium | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium |
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Previous stadiums | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (1959–1963) Convention Hall (1964) |
| Previous locations | Philadelphia (1959–1963) Atlantic City, New Jersey (1964) |
| Operated | 1959–present |
| Conference tie-ins | Big 12 #4 Pick[1] vs SEC Pool Pick[2] The American (alternate)[3] |
| Previous conference tie-ins | C-USA (1996–2013) MWC (1998–2005) winner of the Commander in Chief's Trophy (1989–1992) |
| Payout | US$6 million (2022) |
| Sponsors | |
| Former names | |
Liberty Bowl (1959–1992) St. Jude Liberty Bowl (1993–1996) AXA Liberty Bowl (1997–2003) | |
| 2023 matchup | |
| Memphis vs Iowa State (Memphis 36–26) | |
| 2024 matchup | |
| (December 27, 2024) | |
The Liberty Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in late December or early January since 1959. For its first five years, it was played at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia before being held at Atlantic City (New Jersey) Convention Hall in 1964. Since 1965, the game has been held at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. Because of the scheduling of the bowl game near the end of the calendar year, no game was played during calendar years 2008 or 2015, while two games were played in calendar years 2010 and 2016.
Since 2004, the game has been sponsored by Memphis-based auto parts retailer AutoZone and officially known as the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Previous sponsors include St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (1993–1996) and AXA Financial (1997–2003).
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