| Year Game Played: | 2003 |
| Title Sponsor: | AXA |
| Game Name: | Liberty Bowl |
| Subheader: | 45th Liberty Bowl |
| Football Season: | 2003 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Utah |
| Visitor Nickname: | Utes |
| Visitor School: | University of Utah |
| Home Name Short: | Southern Miss |
| Home Nickname: | Golden Eagles |
| Home School: | University of Southern Mississippi |
| Visitor Record: | 9–2 |
| Visitor Conference: | Mountain West |
| Home Record: | 9–3 |
| Home Conference: | C-USA |
| Visitor Coach: | Urban Meyer |
| Home Coach: | Jeff Bower |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 25 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 25 |
| Visitor Rank Bcs: | 22 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 10 |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Date Game Played: | December 31 |
| Stadium: | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium |
| City: | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Mvp: | Morgan Scalley (DB, Utah)[1] |
| Referee: | Gordon Riese (Pac-10) |
| Attendance: | 55,989 |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Dave Barnett, Bill Curry |
The 2003 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 31, 2003, in Memphis, Tennessee. The 45th edition of the Liberty Bowl was a matchup between the Utah Utes and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. The game was sponsored by the Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company and was branded as the AXA Liberty Bowl. Played in front of 55,989 fans, Utah shutout Southern Miss, 17–0.[2]