During the 1998 season, BYU lost to the Air Force 2013 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.
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. 
