2002 Liberty Bowl

College football game
2002 AXA Liberty Bowl
44th Liberty Bowl
TCU Horned Frogs Colorado State Rams
(9–2) (10–3)
C-USA Mountain West
17 3
Head coach: 
Gary Patterson
Head coach: 
Sonny Lubick
APCoachesBCS
2321NR
1234 Total
TCU 07010 17
Colorado State 0030 3
DateDecember 31, 2002
Season2002
StadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
LocationMemphis, Tennessee
MVPLaTarence Dunbar (WR, TCU)
FavoriteColorado State by 3
RefereeDennis Hennigan (Big East)
Attendance55,207[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
Liberty Bowl
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The 2002 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 31, 2002, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 44th edition of the Liberty Bowl matched the TCU Horned Frogs and the Colorado State Rams. The game was sponsored by the Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company and was branded as the AXA Liberty Bowl. TCU won, 17–3; the game was TCU's 500th victory in program history.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Results/Attendance". AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Archived from the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  2. ^ "TCU controls from get-go vs. Colorado State". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 2, 2002.
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  • All-Star Games: East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 11)
  • Senior Bowl (Jan. 18)
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  • There was no Liberty Bowl in 2008 or 2015.
  • There was a Liberty Bowl in January and December of 2010 and 2016.
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