Who Plays in the Liberty Bowl This Year? Teams, Date, Schedule

We have a few Friday college football bowl matchups including the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Who plays in the Liberty Bowl this year? Here are the game details, team info, and more for Iowa State vs Memphis. If you are looking for other upcoming games, check out the complete bowl schedule.

When is the Liberty Bowl in 2023?

There are several bowl games on Fri🌺day including the Liberty Bowl between Iowa State and Memphis.

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Who Plays in the Liberty Bowl 2023?

We get 9-3 Memphis from th♐e Americꦛan taking on 7-5 Iowa State from the Big 12 in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl this year.

2023 Liberty Bowl Odds

Iowa State is favored in its matchup wꦫith Memphis. Take a look at the odds.

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2023 Liberty Bowl Matchup: Iowa State vs Memphis

Let’s take a look at how these teams fared during the 2023 season with a quick recap.

Iowa State (7-5 overall, 6-3 in Big 12)

Iowa State started 1-2 with losses to Iowa and Ohio before winning four of its next five gamꦿes. This stretch included three straight wins over TCU, Cincinnati,🦋 and Baylor. The Cyclones traded wins and losses to finish the year at 7-5 and fourth in the Big 12.

Quarte꧙rback Rocco Becht threw for 2,674🌠 yards with 20 touchdown passes. Becht added 3 rushing touchdowns for the Cyclones. In the backfield, Abu Sama III ran for 610 yards and 6 touchdowns.

At wide receiver, Becht’s main targets are Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel. Higgins caught 44 receptions for 769 yards and 5 touchdowns. Noel caught 60 passes for 741 yards and 6 touchdowns.

Memphis (9-3 overall, 6-2 in American)

The Tigers had a strong season as they finished🎐 9-3 and 6-2 in conference play. They went 5-1 to finish the season with wins over UAB, North Texas, South Florida, Charlotte, and Temple. Memphis started the season 3-0 before dropping games to Missouri and Tulane in two of the next three weeks.

At quarterback, Seth Hen🗹igan threw for over 3,500 yards and tossed 28 touchdown passes to just 9 interceptions. Henigan added 4 rushing touchdowns and 247 yards on the ground. Blake Watson was the top back for the Tigers. He ran for 1,045 ﷺyards and 14 touchdowns in 2023.

Henigan’s top target was Roc Taylor as Taylor had 61 receptions for 981 yards and 4 touchdowns.

History of the Liberty Bowl

The Liberty Bowl has been an annual event since 1959, showcasing thrilling matchups in late December or early January. Initially played at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, it later moved to Atlantic City Convention Hall in 1964, and since 1965, it has found its home at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The game’s scheduling sometimes resulted in skipped years, with no games in 2008 and 2015 but two games each in 2010 and 2016.

AutoZone has been the proud sponsor of the Liberty Bowl since 2004, leading to its current title, the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Past sponsors include St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and AXA Financial. A. F. “Bud” Dudley, a former Villanova athletic director, founded the Liberty Bowl in Philadelphia, and its inaugural game in 1959 drew 38,000 fans to witness Penn State’s victory over Alabama.

The game moved to Atlantic City in 1964, featuring a unique indoor setup at Convention Hall, before finding its long-term home in Memphis, where it has become one of the oldest non-New Year’s Six bowls, played every college football season since 1959.

Take a look at the history of the game.