NCAA Bowl Game Matchup -- AutoZone Liberty Bowl
| Iowa State Cyclones (6-6) vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (10-3) |
| Date: |
Monday, December 31st |
| Kickoff: |
3:30 p.m. (et) |
| Site: |
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (61,819) -- Memphis, Tennessee |
| Surface: |
FieldTurf |
| Annual: |
54th |
| Projected Payout Per Team: |
$1,350,000 |
| Television: |
ESPN |
| Announcers: |
Mark Jones, Brock Huard and Jessica Mendoza |
| Home Record: |
Tulsa 7-0; Iowa State 3-4 |
| Away Record: |
Tulsa 3-3; Iowa State 3-2 |
| Current Win/Loss Streak: |
Tulsa 1W; Iowa State 1L |
| Las Vegas Line: |
Iowa State 1 (Total, 51) |
| All-Time Series: |
Iowa State (2-0) |
| Last Meeting: |
September 1, 2012 (Iowa State, 38-23 at Iowa State) |
| Series Streak: |
Iowa State has won the only two meetings. |
| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Tulsa vs. Big 12 (73-99-7) |
| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Iowa State vs. Conference USA (7-4) |
| Bowl Records: |
Tulsa (8-10 -- 1-0 in Liberty Bowl) |
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Iowa State (3-8 -- 0-1 in Liberty Bowl) |
| 2012 National Rankings: |
Tulsa - Unranked |
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Iowa State - Unranked |
| Coaches: |
Tulsa - Bill Blankenship (18-8 at Tulsa) |
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(Career Record, Same as above) |
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Iowa State - Paul Rhoads (24-26 at Iowa State) |
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(Career Record, Same as above) |
| Season Schedule/Results |
| Iowa State Cyclones |
| Sep 1 - W vs. Tulsa, 38-23 |
| Sep 8 - W at Iowa, 9-6 |
| Sep 15 - W vs. Western Ill, 37-3 |
| Sep 22 - Open |
| Sep 29 - L vs. Texas Tech, 13-24 |
| Oct 6 - W at TCU, 37-23 |
| Oct 13 - L vs. Kansas State, 21-27 |
| Oct 20 - L at Oklahoma State, 10-31 |
| Oct 27 - W vs. Baylor, 35-21 |
| Nov 3 - L vs. Oklahoma, 20-35 |
| Nov 10 - L at Texas, 7-33 |
| Nov 17 - W at Kansas, 51-23 |
| Nov 23 - L vs. West Virginia, 24-31 |
| Dec 1 - Open |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Dec 31 - vs. Tulsa, 3:30 PM (Liberty Bowl) |
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| Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
| Sep 1 - L at Iowa State, 23-38 |
| Sep 8 - W vs. Tulane, 45-10 |
| Sep 15 - W vs. Nicholls, 66-16 |
| Sep 22 - W vs. Fresno State, 27-26 |
| Sep 29 - W at UAB, 49-42 |
| Oct 6 - W at Marshall, 45-38 |
| Oct 11 - W vs. Texas-El Paso, 33-11 |
| Oct 20 - W vs. Rice, 28-24 |
| Oct 27 - Open |
| Nov 3 - L at Arkansas, 15-19 |
| Nov 10 - W at Houston, 41-7 |
| Nov 17 - W vs. UCF, 23-21 |
| Nov 24 - L at SMU, 27-35 |
| Dec 1 - W vs. UCF, 33-27 OT |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Dec 31 - vs. Iowa State, 3:30 PM (Liberty Bowl) |
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