In the receiving game, Iowa State was led by a trio of senior wide receivers, Aaron Horne, Chris Young, and Josh Lenz, who totaled 39, 38, and 31 receptions respectively. One yard behind White with 504 rushing yards was Shontrelle Johnson, another junior running back. Iowa State's leading rusher coming into the game was junior running back James White, who amassed 505 rushing yards during the season. Offense įreshman Sam Richardson came into the game the starter at quarterback, a role he held since the Cyclones' 53–21 win against the Kansas Jayhawks, which made them bowl eligible. The Cyclones were coached by Paul Rhoads, who had been at Iowa State since 2009. 500 season (six wins, six losses) during which two quarterbacks, senior Steele Jantz and freshman Sam Richardson, started at various points. Most experts predicted that the game would be fairly close in score and were split as to who would win, with a slight plurality favoring Tulsa. This was the Golden Hurricane's second Liberty Bowl, previously having won the 2005 game by defeating the Fresno State Bulldogs by a score of 31–24. Their regular season performance earned them a berth in the conference championship game in which they defeated Central Florida for the second time of the season. Their third and final loss of the regular season came on November 24 against Southern Methodist 35–27. Tulsa won their next two games against Houston and Central Florida respectively. Their second loss of the season came on Novemwhen they were defeated 19–15 by Arkansas after missing two extra points and a field goal. They then went on a seven-game winning streak defeating Tulane, Nicholls State, Fresno State, Alabama-Birmingham, Marshall, Texas El-Paso, and Rice. Tulsa lost their season opener to Iowa State 38–23. After defeating Central Florida by a score of 33–27 in overtime to win their second Conference USA title (and their first since winning the 2005 game over the same Knights), the conference's corresponding contingency plan for the 2012–13 NCAA Bowl season put the Golden Hurricane in the 2012 Liberty Bowl.
The Golden Hurricane won the Conference USA West Division championship with a 7–1 conference record.
See also: 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team After taking a 16–7 lead, Tulsa gave up their lead allowing Iowa State to score 24 unanswered points. Iowa State and Tulsa previously met on Septemin Ames, Iowa. Louisiana Tech did not end up playing in any bowl game despite boasting the nation's top scoring offense.
The Liberty Bowl did not respond to The Times' request for comment on the situation. On December 2, the Liberty Bowl extended their remaining bid to Iowa State (6–6) instead of Louisiana Tech (9–3). After the Independence Bowl's deadline for Louisiana Tech to accept their invitation passed, the Independence Bowl selected the MAC's Ohio (8–4) instead. Louisiana Tech athletic director Bruce Van De Velde and WAC commissioner Jeff Hurd both claimed that on December 1, the Liberty Bowl executive director Steve Ehrhart guaranteed the Bulldogs a bowl invite. On November 30, Louisiana Tech was invited to play in the Independence Bowl but asked for more time as they were in negotiations with the Liberty Bowl and Heart of Dallas Bowl. After Iowa State took a 17–7 lead, Tulsa scored 24 unanswered points to win 31–17. Iowa State lost their quarterback, Sam Richardson, due to a "flu bug" in the fourth quarter. Tulsa won the game by a score of 31–17, led by Trey Watts' 25 rush, 149 yard effort along with a three-touchdown effort by Alex Singleton. This was the only rematch of the 2012-13 college bowl season.
Tulsa was considered a strong running team with a solid defense, while Iowa State was balanced offensively and struggled at times on defense. A slight plurality of experts picked Tulsa over Iowa State, but most predicted the game to be very close. The pre-game buildup was primarily focused on the rematch. The bowl was a rematch, as the two teams had met on September 1 at the Cyclones' home of Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa Iowa State won that game, 38–23. The Golden Hurricane advanced to the game by virtue of winning the 2012 Conference USA Football Championship Game, while the Cyclones were also bowl-eligible due to their 6–6 regular-season record. With sponsorship from AutoZone, the game was officially the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. It was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. It featured the Iowa State Cyclones from the Big 12 Conference against the Conference USA champion Tulsa Golden Hurricane. The 54th edition of the Liberty Bowl began at 2:30 p.m. The 2012 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game held on December 31, 2012, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. Annual NCAA football game 2012 AutoZone Liberty Bowl
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