2000 Liberty Bowl

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 football|Colorado State Rams] and the Louisville Cardinals. The game was sponsored by the Axa [Equitable Holdings|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.