AutoZone Liberty Bowl

PRO RODEO

Rodeo Bull Riding

The 2025 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Professional Rodeo will feature top performers from around the country competing in events such as Bull Riding, Bareback Bronc Riding, Steer Wrestling and Barrel Racing, all from inside the friendly confines of the Agricenter Show Place Arena.

This year's Pro Rodeo will feature a special bull riding competition where the champion wins an AutoZone Liberty Bowl Bull Riding Champion belt buckle.

Date & Time: Tuesday, December 30, 2025 - 7 P.M. CT
Locations: Agricenter Show Place Arena
Tickets: $20 Adults - $5 for kids 10 and under

General Admission Seating

FCA BREAKFAST

Date & Time: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 - 8:30 A.M. BREAKFAST - 9:00 A.M. PROGRAM

Location: Hilton Memphis Hotel

FCA Breakfast Ticket Information: The 46th Annual FCA / AutoZone Liberty Bowl Breakfast date and time will be announced soon. For ticket and sponsorship information call the FCA office at (901) 683-3399 or email at memphisfca@fca.org. Additional details and information can be found by visiting the MemphisFCA.org website.

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), together with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, are pleased to announce that former NFL and college head coach Chan Gailey will be the featured speaker at this year’s FCA / AutoZone Liberty Bowl Breakfast. The 2025 breakfast benefiting FCA will be held at the Hilton Memphis Hotel on Wednesday, December 31. Breakfast starts at 8:30 am, the program begins at 9:00 am.

Gailey’s stellar coaching career spanned nearly 50 years. In the NFL, Gailey was head coach of the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills. He served as offensive coordinator for several teams and coached in numerous Super Bowls with Denver and Pittsburgh. Gailey was also a successful college head coach with tenures at Troy, Samford and Georgia Tech. Coach Gailey is a longtime supporter of the FCA and highlights the FCA’s Coaches Camps as impacting his life and career.

In announcing this year’s guest speaker, Greater Memphis FCA Metro Director Jeremy Wilbur commented, “We are extremely excited to have Coach Gailey share his story and personal testimony with our audience and the Memphis community. He has a powerful story of faith and how his relationship with God was a part of his coaching career and his life.”

Harold Graeter, Associate Executive Director of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, stated, “The AutoZone Liberty Bowl is proud of our longstanding association with the Greater Memphis Fellowship of Christian Athletes and we, too, are excited that Coach Gailey will be speaking at this year’s FCA/AutoZone Liberty BowlBreakfast. Coach Gailey personifies the character, high principles and values on which the AutoZone Liberty Bowl was founded.”

About the Fellowship of Christian Athletes: FCA is the largest interdenominational, Christian sports organization in America. Through its core values of Integrity, Serving, Teamwork and Excellence, FCA strives to make a positive impact in local communities by ministering to coaches and athletes on the professional, college, high school, middle school and youth levels. For more information, visit their MemphisFCA.org website. The FCA/AutoZone Liberty Bowl Breakfast is now in its 46^th year and has historically been FCA’s largest community event.

About the AutoZone Liberty Bowl Football Classic: The 67^th Annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl will be played on Friday, January 2, 2026 at 3:30 pm. The game will feature teams from the Southeastern Conference and the Big 12 Conference and will be televised nationally on ESPN. For game ticket information, call (901) 795-7700 or visit www.AutoZoneLibertyBowl.org.

TEAM WELCOME PARTY BassProPyramid

Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid

Join the teams as they enjoy dinner and entertainment while exploring Memphis' biggest destination experience. As one of the world's largest stores, Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid is an adventure that offers something for everyone.

Date & Time: Coming Soon

Location: Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid

Tickets Available Only in Select Action Packs

For more information, call the ticket office at (901) 795-7700

PRE-GAME SHOW
Keith Renard PRE GAME 7 edit

Miss America 2016 Betty Cantrell performs the National Anthem prior to the 57th AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

One of the great traditions of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl is the annual recognition and celebration of American patriotism during the Pre-Game Show. The field is filled with red, white and blue decorations and performers, as the AutoZone Liberty Bowl delivers a rousing, patriotic pre-game show featuring an extraordinary National Anthem performance.

During the Pre-Game Show, members of the Tennessee Air National Guard (TANG) escort Miss AutoZone Liberty Bowl and other Homecoming USA attendants onto the field. Each attendant is a Homecoming Queen who was invited to represent her community and state in this national program.

The winner of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School Marching Band Field Competition also performs during the pre-game festivities. The winning high school band will have competed in the Worldstrides Heritage Performance Programs field competition during bowl week which involved dozens of bands from throughout the United States vying for the opportunity to perform during the pre-game festivities.

Joining many performers on the field are honorary captains representing the AutoZone Liberty Bowl's valued corporate partners.