2004 Liberty Bowl

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.

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 AP Coaches BCS 10 10 9 AP Coaches BCS 7 8 10
1 2 3 4 Total Boise State 10 21 3 6 40 Louisville 14 7 14 9 44
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

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.

External links

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