Music City Bowl
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The Music City Bowl is a post-season American college football game certified by the NCAA that has been played in Nashville, Tennessee, since 1998. The first game was at Vanderbilt Stadium. Beginning in 1999, the game has been played at LP Field, home of the Tennessee Titans. Beginning in 2002, the game became known as the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl. In 2003, it became officially called the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Presented by Bridgestone. The game initially featured a matchup between represenatives of the Southeastern Conference and the Big East Conference, but the Big East was replaced by the Big Ten Conference effective in 2002. Beginning with the 2006 game, the Big Ten Conference will be replaced by the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Previous sponsors of the bowl game have included American General Life & Accident (now a subsidiary of AIG) in the inaugural 1998 game, and the now-defunct "homepoint.com" in the 1999 game. There was no sponsor in 2000 and 2001.
Previous results
| Date Played | Winning Team | Losing Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1998 | Virginia Tech | 38 | Alabama | 7 |
| December 29, 1999 | Syracuse | 20 | Kentucky | 13 |
| December 28, 2000 | West Virginia | 49 | Mississippi | 38 |
| December 28, 2001 | Boston College | 20 | Georgia | 16 |
| December 30, 2002 | Minnesota | 29 | Arkansas | 14 |
| December 31, 2003 | Auburn | 28 | Wisconsin | 14 |
| December 31, 2004 | Minnesota | 20 | Alabama | 16 |
| December 30, 2005 | Virginia | 34 | Minnesota | 31 |
Note 1: Virginia from the ACC replaced the SEC team, as that conference did not have enough teams with six wins for qualifying to a bowl game.
MVPs
| Date played | MVP | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1998 | Corey Moore | Virginia Tech | DE |
| December 29, 1999 | James Mungro | Syracuse | RB |
| December 29, 2000 | Brad Lewis | West Virginia | QB |
| December 28, 2001 | William Green | Boston College | RB |
| December 30, 2002 | Dan Nystrom | Minnesota | K |
| December 31, 2003 | Jason Campbell | Auburn | QB |
| December 31, 2004 | Marion Barber | Minnesota | RB |
| December 30, 2005 | Marques Hagans | Virginia | QB |
See also
List of college bowl gamesExternal links
- [Official Website of the Music City Bowl]
- [The Razorback Legacy - 2002 Music City Bowl (Arkansas vs Minnesota) photos]
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