| Game Name: | Liberty Bowl |
| Subheader: | 43rd Liberty Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 31 |
| Year Game Played: | 2001 |
| Football Season: | 2001 |
| Title Sponsor: | AXA |
| Visitor School: | University of Louisville |
| Visitor Name Short: | Louisville |
| Visitor Nickname: | Cardinals |
| Visitor Record: | 10–2 |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 23 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 22 |
| Visitor Rank Bcs: | NR |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Visitor Total: | 28 |
| Home School: | Brigham Young University |
| Home Name Short: | BYU |
| Home Nickname: | Cougars |
| Home Record: | 12–1 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 19 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 17 |
| Home Rank Bcs: | NR |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 3 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Home Total: | 10 |
| Type: | bg |
| Mvp: | Dave Ragone (QB, Louisville) |
| Referee: | Jeff Roberson (Sun Belt) |
| Attendance: | 58,968[1] |
The 2001 AXA Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 31, 2001, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 43rd edition of the Liberty Bowl featured the Louisville Cardinals and the BYU Cougars. The game was sponsored by the Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company and was branded as the AXA Liberty Bowl. Louisville won the game, 28–10.[2]