The 1993 Liberty Bowl

Liberty Bowl

The Liberty Bowl is an annual U.S. American college football bowl game played in December of each year from 1959 to 2007 and in January in 2009 and 2010. The Liberty Bowl was sponsored by AXA Financial and was known as the AXA Liberty Bowl from 1997 to 2003...

is the thirty-fifth annual college football

College football

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 bowl game

Bowl game

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, and was played at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium is a football stadium, located at the Mid-South Fairgrounds, in Midtown Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The stadium is the site of the annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl, and is the home field of the University of Memphis Tigers football team...

 in Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee

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 on December 28, 1993

1993 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State crowned national champions, but not without controversy.Under the Bowl Coalition, undefeated Big 8 champ and #2 ranked Nebraska hosted ACC champ and #1 ranked Florida State in the Orange Bowl...

 as part of the 1993-94 bowl season. The Louisville Cardinals

1993 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1993 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1993 college football season. The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium and were Liberty Bowl champions.-Schedule:-Team Players in the NFL:...

 accepted their invitation after their victory over the . The Michigan State Spartans

1993 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 1993 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach George Perles was in his eleventh season with the Spartans. Michigan State played their home games at Spartan...

 of the Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference

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also accepted their invitation. The Louisville Cardinals defeated the Michigan State Spartans by a score of 18-7.