Claim: During the 1998 season, BYU lost to the Air Force 20–13 in the WAC Championship Game, but they had accepted a bid to play in the 40th Liberty Bowl (at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee) prior to that game.
Evidence: After losing to Air Force in the conference championship game, BYU was invited to the 1998 Liberty Bowl, where they were defeated by the undefeated Tulane Green Wave.