2000 Liberty Bowl

2000 AXA Liberty Bowl
Colorado State Rams Louisville Cardinals (9–2) (9-2) 22 17 Head coach:  Sonny Lubick Head coach:  John L. Smith AP 23 AP 22 1 2 3 4 Total Colorado State University 3 13 3 3 22 University of Louisville 7 3 0 7 17
Date	December 29, 2000
Season	2000
Stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Location	Memphis, Tennessee
MVP	Cecil Sapp
Attendance	58,302
Liberty Bowl  < 1999  2001 >

The 2000 AXA Liberty Bowl was a postseason college football game played between the Colorado State Rams and the Louisville Cardinals on December 29, 2000, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. Colorado State won the game 22–17; Colorado State running back Cecil Sapp, the game's MVP, ran for 160 yards and a touchdown, a career record.