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The 2012 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game held on December 31, 2012, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 54th edition of the Liberty Bowl began at 2:30 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It featured the Iowa State Cyclones from the Big 12 Conference against the Conference USA champion Tulsa Golden Hurricane. It was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. With sponsorship from AutoZone, the game was officially the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
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- ↑ Louisville Football Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Louis Ville Football". Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Farewell, sweet bowls: Saluting the wildest, wackiest moments of bowl season". ESPN.com. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
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