High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2012 AutoZone Liberty Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game held on December 31, 2012 at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee in the United States. The 54th edition of the Liberty Bowl began at 2:30 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It featured the Iowa State Cyclones from the Big 12 Conference against the Conference USA champion Tulsa Golden Hurricane and was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. The Golden Hurricane advanced to the game by virtue of winning the 2012 Conference USA Football Championship Game, while the Cyclones advanced by virtue of their 6–6 regular-season record. The two teams had previously met on September 1 at the Cyclones` home of Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa; the Cyclones won that game 38–23.