NCAA.com | December 31, 2013 History: Liberty Bowl Share When former Villanova athletic director A. F. "Bud" Dudley started the Liberty Bowl in 1959, in Philadelphia, it was the only cold-weather bowl game. The attendance showed it. In 1964, the game was moved to Convention Hall in Atlantic City, making it the first indoor bowl game. This was before Astroturf; Convention Hall got a grass-like surface with burlap underneath it over cement. Only a shade more than 6,000 fans saw Utah beat West Virginia.Finally, in 1965, Dudley moved the game to Memphis, Tenn. Currently, the bowl is a matchup between the top pick in Conference USA against the eighth pick in the SEC. The fifth pick in the AAC is the alternate.Memorable moments• In the 1969 game, Colorado's Bob Anderson ran for 254 yards as the Buffaloes beat Alabama 47-33.• In 1982, Alabama intecepted seven passes and defeated Illinois 21-15 in Bear Bryant's final game.• The highest-scoring Liberty Bowl happened in 2004, when Louisville ended Boise State's 22-game winning streak. The game's turning point came when UofL safety Kerry Rhodes intercepted a pass in the end zone as time expired.LIBERTY BOWL RESULTSYEARWINNERSCORELOSERSCORE1959Penn State7Alabama01960Penn State41Oregon121961Syracuse15Miami (Fla.)141962Oregon State6Villanova01963Mississippi State16NC State121964Utah32West Virginia61965Ole Miss13Auburn71966Miami14Virginia Tech71967NC State14Georgia71968Ole Miss34Virginia Tech171969Colorado47Alabama331970Tulane17Colorado31971Tennessee14Arkansas131972Georgia Tech31Iowa State301973NC State31Kansas181974Tennessee7Maryland31975USC20Texas A&M01976Alabama36UCLA61977Nebraska21North Carolina171978Missouri20LSU151979Penn State9Tulane61980Purdue28Missouri251981Ohio State31Navy281982Alabama21Illinois151983Notre Dame19Boston College181984Auburn21Arkansas151985Baylor21LSU71986Tennessee21Minnesota141987Georgia20Arkansas171988Indiana34South Carolina101989Ole Miss42Air Force291990Air Force23Ohio State111991Air Force38Mississippi State151992Ole Miss13Air Force01993Louisville18Michigan State71994Illinois30East Carolina01995East Carolina19Stanford131996Syracuse30Houston171997Southern Miss41Pittsburgh71998Tulane41BYU271999Southern Miss23Colorado State172000Colorado State22Louisville172001Louisville28BYU102002TCU17Colorado State32003Utah17Southern Miss02004Louisville44Boise State402005Tulsa31Fresno State242006South Carolina44Houston362007Mississippi State10UCF32009Kentucky25East Carolina192010Arkansas20East Carolina172010UCF10Georgia62011Cincinnati31Vanderbilt242012Tulsa31Iowa State172013Mississippi44Rice7No game played in 2008. The 2007 game was played in late December while the 2009 game was played in early January. Two games were played in 2010 -- one in early January, one in late December. 2020-21 Stats Perform FCS All-America Team announced Here is the complete 2020-21 Stats Perform FCS All-America Team, featuring 83 players representing 45 schools. READ MORE South Dakota State vs. Sam Houston: Preview, all-time history, how to watch the 2020-21 FCS championship game No. 1 South Dakota State faces No. 2 Sam Houston in the 2020-21 FCS championship game in Frisco, Texas on May 16. Here's everything you need to know. READ MORE North Dakota State football championships: A complete history North Dakota State has won an FCS-record eight national championships. Here's everything to know about the Bison's dynasty, including season-by-season records, notable players and breakdowns of every one of NDSU's championships. READ MORE