2004 Liberty Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 2004 AutoZone Liberty Bowl 46th Liberty Bowl 2004 Boise State Broncos Boise State University Louisville Cardinals University of Louisville 11–0 WAC 10–1 C-USA Dan Hawkins Bobby Petrino 10 10 9 7 8 10 10 21 3 6 14 7 14 9 December 31 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee Stefan LeFors (QB, Louisville)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VSmHPJcPFr9MlJZQShQQo1YeMljXwYPi/view 60th Liberty Bowl Media Guide 2018 libertybowl.org Google Docs December 31, 201868 Ron Cherry (ACC) 58,355 ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Mike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit, Jill Arrington 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. thumb|center|upright=1.4|Boise State and Louisville square off in the 2004 Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee. References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20080513131538/http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/123104aaa.html Liberty Bowl Category:Liberty Bowl Category:Boise State Broncos football bowl games Category:Louisville Cardinals football bowl games Category:December 2004 sports events in the United States Category:2004 in sports in Tennessee