| Year Game Played: | 2006 |
| Title Sponsor: | AutoZone |
| Game Name: | Liberty Bowl |
| Subheader: | 48th Liberty Bowl |
| Football Season: | 2006 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Houston |
| Visitor Nickname: | Cougars |
| Visitor School: | University of Houston |
| Home Name Short: | South Carolina |
| Home Nickname: | Gamecocks |
| Home School: | University of South Carolina |
| Visitor Record: | 10–3 |
| Visitor Conference: | C-USA |
| Home Record: | 7–5 |
| Home Conference: | SEC |
| Visitor Coach: | Art Briles |
| Home Coach: | Steve Spurrier |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 21 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 8 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 20 |
| Home 3Q: | 3 |
| Home 4Q: | 14 |
| Date Game Played: | December 29 |
| Stadium: | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium |
| City: | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Mvp: | Blake Mitchell (QB, South Carolina) |
| Referee: | Frank White (WAC) |
| Attendance: | 56,103 |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Bob Wischusen, Doug Flutie, Craig James, Todd Harris |
The 2006 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 29, 2006, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 48th edition of the Liberty Bowl pitted the Houston Cougars against the South Carolina Gamecocks. With sponsorship from AutoZone, the game was officially the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. South Carolina won the game by a score of 44–36.[1]