Liberty Bowl

The Liberty Bowl is one of 35 post-season college football bowl games. Held annually since 1959, the Liberty Bowl hosts teams from the Conference USA and the Southeastern Conference. The game is played at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.http://espn.go.com/ncf/topics/_/page/liberty-bowl

Competing in the 2010 Liberty Bowl were the Georgia Bulldogs from the SEC and the Central Florida Knights from the Conference USA. Central Florida defeated Georgia 10-6.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303652116 The game took place on December 31, 2010, starting at 3:30 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. Georgia entered with an even 6-6 record, including going 3-5 in conference games, while Central Florida brought a 25th ranking in the BCS Standings after winning the Conference USA Championship and tallying a 10-3 overall record, plus a 7-1 conference record.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/preview?gameId=303652116

The first Liberty Bowl was held on December 19, 1959, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1964, the game moved to Atlantic City, New Jersey, then moved again the following year to its current home, Memphis, Tennessee. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, which holds 62,380 people, hosted a record crowd in 2007, when 63,816 watched the Mississippi State Bulldogs defeat the Central Florida Golden Knights 10-3.http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/liberty-bowl.html

The Kentucky Wildcats defeated the East Carolina Pirates, 25-29, in the 2009 Liberty Bowl on January 2, 2009.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=290020151&confId=80 In the 2009-10 season, the Liberty Bowl was played on January 2, 2010, at 5:30 p.m. EST between Arkansas and East Carolina. Arizona defeated East Carolina 20-17.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=300020151