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-Bowl Game: Liberty Bowl -Sponsor: Autozone -Capacity: 62,380 -Surface:  Fieldturf -Opened: 1965 -Host Since 1965 -Cost: $3.7 Million -Seating Chart -AutoZone Liberty Bowl Website

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 matches teams from the Big 12 and SEC. The Liberty Bowl was also home of the Tennessee Oilers (NFL) during the 1997 after moving from Houston.