The Cyclones will be walking in Memphis — again.

The Iowa State football team accepted an invitation to face the Memphis Tigers in the 65th AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Dec. 29 in Memphis, Tenn., in a rematch of the 2017 bowl.

The 2017 Liberty Bowl — a 21-21 Iowa State triumph — was the Cyclones’ first bowl win under head coach Matt Campbell.

“We couldn’t be more grateful to be a part of this great bowl game,” Campbell said. “One of the absolute greatest experiences in bowl season we’ve ever had is being a part of the Liberty Bowl. It’s a great honor for myself and our program to be back.”

It marks the fourth Liberty Bowl for the Cyclones in school history. ISU is 1-2 in the Liberty Bowl, with losses to Tulsa, 31-17, in 2012, and to Georgia Tech, 31-30, in 1972.

Despite an offseason of turnover, including off-the-field issues that shook up the depth chart, Iowa State (7-5) finds itself back to playing meaningful football in late December.

“For this team with the adversity that it faced really almost every step of the way, the ability to not only respond to it but grow and get better and make the strides we’ve been able to make is really exciting,” Campbell said.

Iowa State has a 5-12 all-time record in bowl games.

Memphis’ selection to the Liberty Bowl marks the 10th straight year that the Tigers have earned a bowl bid, which is tied for the ninth-longest streain the nation and is the best among all non-Power 5 teams.

The Liberty Bowl typically pits a Big 12 team against a Southeastern Conference team, but Memphis (9-3) ended up in the game because there were not enough bowl-eligible SEC teams to fill all the conference’s bowl slots. That opened the door for an American Athletic Conference team to get that spot, and the Liberty Bowl chose the hometown team.

This year’s Liberty Bowl will have a 2:30 p.m. kickoff (Central) and be televised on ESPN.