The 2017 Liberty Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 30, 2017, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee . The 59th edition of the Liberty Bowl featured the Iowa State Cyclones of the Big 12 Conference against the Memphis Tigers of the American Athletic Conference . It was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season . Sponsored by automobile parts and accessories store AutoZone , it was officially known as the AutoZone Liberty Bowl .
2017 AutoZone Liberty Bowl
1 2 3 4
Total
Iowa State 7 7 7 0
21
Memphis 7 3 10 0
20
Date December 30, 2017 Season 2017 Stadium Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Location Memphis, Tennessee MVP Allen Lazard (WR, Iowa State)[ 1] Favorite Memphis by 1.5 Referee Duane Heydt (ACC ) Halftime show The Isley Brothers Attendance 57,266[ 2] Payout US$ 4,700,000[ 3] Network ABC /ESPN Radio Announcers TV: Mike Patrick , Tommy Tuberville , Paul CarcaterraBill Roth , Barrett Jones , Dawn Davenport[ 4]
The game featured conference tie-ins from the Southeastern Conference and the Big 12 Conference . However, the SEC did not have enough teams to fill its contractual obligations, so the bowl invited the Memphis Tigers of the American Athletic Conference, the team that occupies the Liberty Bowl during the regular season, thus making the contest—which was the Tigers' first appearance in this bowl—a Memphis home game. This is the third Liberty Bowl for Iowa State, having previously played in the 1972 and 2012 editions of the game.
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
ISU
MEM
1
13:09
6
65
1:51
ISU
Hakeem Butler 52-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Kempt, Garrett Owens kick good
7
0
1
06:00
2
40
0:16
MEM
Anthony Miller 10-yard touchdown reception from Riley Ferguson , Riley Patterson kick good
7
7
2
04:28
12
55
6:05
ISU
Joel Lanning 2-yard touchdown run, Garrett Owens kick good
14
7
2
00:00
8
49
1:18
MEM
34-yard field goal by Riley Patterson
14
10
3
13:22
4
66
1:38
MEM
Phil Mayhue 36-yard touchdown reception from Riley Ferguson, Riley Patterson kick good
14
17
3
04:28
11
85
5:46
ISU
Allen Lazard 5-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Kempt, Garrett Owens kick good
21
17
3
02:16
6
49
2:12
MEM
30-yard field goal by Riley Patterson
21
20
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
21
20
1
2
3
4
Total
Cyclones
7
7
7
0
21
Tigers
7
3
10
0
20
Statistics
ISU
MEM
First downs
22
17
Plays–yards
80-346
59-339
Rushes–yards
42-32
26-53
Passing yards
314
286
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
24-38-0
21-33-0
Time of possession
37:49
22:11
