2003 Liberty Bowl

The 2003 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 31, 2003, in Memphis, Tennessee. The 45th edition of the Liberty Bowl was a matchup between the Utah Utes and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. The game was sponsored by the Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company and was branded as the AXA Liberty Bowl. Played in front of 55,989 fans, Utah shutout Southern Miss, 17–0.^[2]

2003 AXA Liberty Bowl
45th Liberty Bowl
Utah Utes Southern Miss Golden Eagles (9–2) (9–3) Mountain West C-USA 17 0 Head coach:  Urban Meyer Head coach:  Jeff Bower AP Coaches BCS 25 25 22
1 2 3 4 Total Utah 0 7 0 10 17 Southern Miss 0 0 0 0 0
Date	December 31, 2003
Season	2003
Stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Location	Memphis, Tennessee
MVP	Morgan Scalley (DB, Utah)^[1]^: 68
Referee	Gordon Riese (Pac-10)
Attendance	55,989
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Dave Barnett, Bill Curry
Liberty Bowl  < 2002  2004 >

References

1. "60th Liberty Bowl Media Guide". libertybowl.org. 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018 – via Google Docs.
2. Russo, Ralph D. (January 1, 2004). "Utah wins Liberty Bowl as Scalley harasses Southern Miss". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. AP. p. C5. Retrieved January 15, 2020 – via newspapers.com.