Music City Bowl

The Music City Bowl is a post-season American college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played in Nashville, Tennessee, since 1998. Since 2020, it has been sponsored by TransPerfect and is officially known as the TransPerfect Music City Bowl. Previous title sponsors include Franklin American Mortgage Company (2010–2019) American General Life & Accident (1998), HomePoint.com (1999), Gaylord Entertainment (2002–2003), and both Gaylord Entertainment and Bridgestone (2004–2009). From 2014 through 2019, the bowl had tie-ins with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big Ten Conference, and Southeastern Conference (SEC); for 2020 through 2025, the bowl has tie-ins with the Big Ten and SEC.

Music City Bowl
TransPerfect Music City Bowl
StadiumNissan Stadium
LocationNashville, Tennessee
Previous stadiumsVanderbilt Stadium (1998)
Operated1998–present
Conference tie-insBig Ten, SEC
Previous conference tie-insACC (2006–2019)
Big East (1998–2001)
Big Ten (2002–2005)
PayoutUS$5.7 million (2019)[1]
Sponsors
American General Life & Accident (1998)
HomePoint.com (1999)
Gaylord Entertainment (2002–2009)
Bridgestone (2003–2007)
Franklin American Mortgage Company (2010–2019)
TransPerfect (2020–)
Former names
Music City Bowl (1998, 2000–2001)
HomePoint.com Music City Bowl (1999)
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl (2002–2009)
  presented by Bridgestone (2003–2007)
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (2010–2019)
2018 matchup
Purdue vs. Auburn (Auburn 63–14)
2019 matchup
Mississippi State vs. Louisville (Louisville 38–28)

History

The first Music City Bowl was played at Vanderbilt Stadium in 1998. Beginning in 1999, the game was moved to the just completed home stadium of the Tennessee Titans, now known as Nissan Stadium. American General Life & Accident (now a subsidiary of AIG) sponsored the inaugural 1998 game, and the now-defunct "homepoint.com" sponsored the 1999 game. There was no sponsor in 2000 or 2001. In 2002, with title sponsorship from Nashville-based Gaylord Hotels, the game became known as the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl. In 2003, Bridgestone became the presenting sponsor of the game, and its full title became the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl presented by Bridgestone. Bridgestone dropped its presenting sponsorship following the 2007 game. Beginning with the 2010 game, Franklin American Mortgage served as title sponsor, with Gaylord continuing as a major sponsor of the event.[2] In December 2019, it was announced that TransPerfect, a New York City-based translation services company, would take over title sponsorship of the bowl for the 2020 through 2025 playings.[3]

Conference tie-ins

The game initially featured a matchup between representatives of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Big East Conference. The Big East was replaced by the Big Ten Conference in 2002. Beginning with the 2006 game, the Big Ten was replaced by the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The ACC also took part in the 2005 game, when Virginia appeared because the SEC did not have enough bowl-eligible teams. For six seasons begging in 2014, the Music City Bowl shared its tie in with the Gator Bowl (also known as the TaxSlayer Bowl for several playings), to match an SEC team with either an ACC or Big Ten team.[4] In June 2019, the Music City Bowl announced an extension to their agreement with the SEC, and an agreement for the Big Ten to provide teams for the 2020 through 2025 seasons.[5]

Game results
The 2009 Music City Bowl

The Music City Bowl has a history of upsets. The biggest underdog win was when Kentucky (+10) defeated Clemson 28–20 in 2006. Other big upsets include Minnesota (+7) defeating Arkansas 29–14 in 2002, and Virginia (+6) defeating Minnesota 34–31 in 2005. Boston College was a four-point underdog when they defeated Georgia 20–16 in 2001, West Virginia was a three-point underdog when they beat Ole Miss in 2000, Syracuse was a three-point underdog when they defeated Kentucky in 1999, and Minnesota was a one-point underdog when they beat Alabama in 2004. In 2008, four-point underdog Vanderbilt, making their first bowl appearance since 1982, upset Boston College, 24th in the BCS rankings, 16–14.

All rankings are taken from the AP Poll prior to the game being played.

Date Played Winning Team Losing Team Attnd.[6] Notes
December 29, 1998Virginia Tech38Alabama741,248notes
December 29, 1999Syracuse20Kentucky1359,221notes
December 28, 2000West Virginia49Ole Miss3847,119notes
December 28, 2001Boston College20#16 Georgia1646,125notes
December 30, 2002Minnesota29#25 Arkansas1439,183notes
December 31, 2003Auburn28Wisconsin1455,109notes
December 31, 2004Minnesota20Alabama1666,089notes
December 30, 2005Virginia34Minnesota3140,519notes
December 29, 2006Kentucky28Clemson2068,024notes
December 31, 2007Kentucky35Florida State2868,661notes
December 31, 2008Vanderbilt16Boston College1454,250notes
December 27, 2009 Clemson21Kentucky1357,280notes
December 30, 2010 North Carolina30Tennessee27 (2OT)69,143notes
December 30, 2011 Mississippi State23Wake Forest1755,208notes
December 31, 2012 Vanderbilt38NC State2455,801notes
December 30, 2013 Ole Miss25Georgia Tech1752,125notes
December 30, 2014 Notre Dame31#22 LSU2860,419notes
December 30, 2015 Louisville 27 Texas A&M2150,478notes
December 30, 2016 Tennessee 38 #24 Nebraska2468,496notes
December 29, 2017#20 Northwestern24Kentucky2348,675notes
December 28, 2018Auburn63Purdue1459,024notes
December 30, 2019Louisville38Mississippi State2846,850notes

Note that the 1998 game was played at Vanderbilt Stadium, while Nissan Stadium (then Adelphia Coliseum) was under construction.

Most Valuable Players
Date played MVP Team Position
December 29, 1998Corey MooreVirginia TechDE
December 29, 1999James MungroSyracuseRB
December 29, 2000Brad LewisWest VirginiaQB
December 28, 2001William GreenBoston CollegeRB
December 30, 2002Dan NystromMinnesotaK
December 31, 2003Jason CampbellAuburnQB
December 31, 2004Marion BarberMinnesotaRB
December 30, 2005Marques HagansVirginiaQB
December 29, 2006Andre' WoodsonKentuckyQB
December 31, 2007Andre' WoodsonKentuckyQB
December 31, 2008Brett UpsonVanderbiltP
December 27, 2009C. J. SpillerClemsonRB
December 30, 2010Shaun DraughnNorth CarolinaRB
December 30, 2011Vick BallardMississippi StateRB
December 31, 2012Zac StacyVanderbiltRB
December 30, 2013Bo WallaceOle MissQB
December 30, 2014Malik ZaireNotre DameQB
December 30, 2015Lamar JacksonLouisvilleQB
December 30, 2016Joshua DobbsTennesseeQB
December 29, 2017Justin JacksonNorthwesternRB
December 28, 2018Jarrett StidhamAuburnQB
December 30, 2019Micale CunninghamLouisvilleQB

Most appearances

Updated through the December 2019 edition (22 games, 44 total appearances).

Teams with multiple appearances
Rank Team Appearances Record
1Kentucky52–3
2Minnesota32–1
T3Auburn22–0
T3Louisville22–0
T3Vanderbilt22–0
T3Boston College21–1
T3Clemson21–1
T3Mississippi State21–1
T3Ole Miss21–1
T3Tennessee21–1
T3Alabama20–2
Teams with a single appearance

Won: North Carolina, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia
Lost: Arkansas, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, LSU, NC State, Nebraska, Purdue, Texas A&M, Wake Forest, Wisconsin

Appearances by conference

Updated through the December 2019 edition (22 games, 44 total appearances).

Conference Record Appearances by season
Games W L Win pct. Won Lost
SEC21912.4292003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 20181998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
ACC1156.4552005, 2009, 2010, 2015, 20192006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013
Big Ten734.4292002, 2004, 20172003, 2005, 2016, 2018
Big East4401.0001998, 1999, 2000, 2001 
Independents1101.0002014 

Game records

The most lopsided game was Auburn's 63–14 win over Purdue in the 2018 edition. Auburn's 63 points (56 in the first half alone, a record for a half in any bowl game) is the bowl's high score, while Alabama's 7 points in 1998 is the low score. The closest game was Vanderbilt's 16–14 win over Boston College in 2008. This also marked the lowest point total in the bowl's history. The 87 point total in the 2000 edition, when West Virginia defeated Ole Miss, 49–38, is a high for the bowl. The attendance record was set at the 2010 game, when North Carolina defeated Tennessee.

Team Record, Team vs. Opponent Year
Most points scored (one team) 63, Auburn vs. Purdue 2018
Most points scored (losing team) 38, Ole Miss vs. West Virginia 2000
Most points scored (both teams) 87, West Virginia (49) vs. Ole Miss (38) 2000
Fewest points allowed 7, Virginia Tech vs. Alabama 1998
Largest margin of victory 49, Auburn (63) vs. Purdue (14) 2018
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
First downs
Fewest yards allowed
Fewest rushing yards allowed
Fewest passing yards allowed
Individual Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent Year
All-purpose yards
Touchdowns (overall)
Rushing yards
Rushing touchdowns
Passing yards
Passing touchdowns
Receiving yards
Receiving touchdowns
Tackles
Sacks
Interceptions
Long Plays Record, Team vs. Opponent Year
Touchdown run
Touchdown pass
Kickoff return
Punt return
Interception return
Fumble return
Punt
Field goal
Miscellaneous Record, Team vs. Opponent Year
Bowl Attendance69,143, North Carolina vs. Tennessee2010

Media coverage
Main article: List of Music City Bowl broadcasters

The bowl has been televised by ESPN since its inception.

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References
  1. "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. "Franklin American Mortgage To Title Music City Bowl In 2010".
  3. Organ, Mike (December 18, 2019). "TransPerfect becomes title sponsor of the Music City Bowl". tennessean.com. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  4. "Selection Process". musiccitybowl.com. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  5. "Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Announces New 2020-2025 Conference Agreements". musiccitybowl.com (Press release). June 4, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  6. "Bowl Recaps". musiccitybowl.com. 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
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