2000 Liberty Bowl

2000 AXA Liberty Bowl
42nd Liberty Bowl
Colorado State Rams Louisville Cardinals (9–2) (9–2) Mountain West C-USA 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 (RB, Colorado State)
Referee	David Neal (MAC)
Attendance	58,302 [1]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Rich Waltz, Don McPherson, and Holly Rowe
Liberty Bowl  < 1999   2001 >

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 and the Louisville Cardinals. The game was sponsored by the 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. ^[2]

References

1. "Results/Attendance". AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Archived from the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
2. "Colorado St. 22, Louisville 17". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 24, 2001. Retrieved December 2, 2012.