 Liberty
Bowl
Memphis, TN
Perhaps one of the most well
known venues because of the one game it hosts each year, the Liberty
Bowl has been the site to many football games over the past four
decades. In the early 1960s there was talk of building a new football
stadium in the Memphis area. By 1965, that talk became a reality when
$3.7 million was spent to construct a new stadium. The Memphis Tigers
have been a regular tenant at the stadium ever since. Like every other
stadium, the Liberty Bowl has undergone several expansion projects
over the years.
Before the 1987 season, $19.5 million was spent on
several expansions including the addition of luxury suites, 12,000
seats, and a new stadium club. Prior to the 1993 season, the Liberty
Bowl had new Astroturf installed. In the future, the Memphis Tigers
plan to spend $15 million on general repairs and new turf before the
2005 football season. Of course the stadium is most popular for
hosting the annual Liberty Bowl game each year. The game has
been played at the stadium since 1965 and the champion of Conference
USA serves as the host team, playing a team from the Mountain West
Conference. The Liberty Bowl was also home of the Tennessee Oilers
(NFL) during the 1997 after moving from Houston.
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