2000 Liberty Bowl

2000 AXA Liberty Bowl
Colorado State Rams Louisville Cardinals
(9–2) (9-2)
22 17
Head coach: 
Sonny Lubick		 Head coach: 
John L. Smith
AP Coaches BCS
23 22 NR
AP Coaches BCS
22 23 NR
1 2 3 4 Total
Colorado State 3 13 3 3 22
Louisville 7 3 0 7 17
Date December 29, 2000
Season 2000
Stadium Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Location Memphis, Tennessee
MVP Cecil Sapp
Attendance 58,302[1]
Liberty Bowl
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The 2000 AXA Liberty Bowl was a postseason college football game played between the Colorado State Rams and the Louisville Cardinals on December 29, 2000, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. Colorado State won the game 22–17; Colorado State running back Cecil Sapp, the game's MVP, ran for 160 yards and a touchdown, a career record.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Results/Attendance". AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Colorado St. 22, Louisville 17". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 2, 2012.