Music City Bowl - Get Tickets
The Music City Bowl (get Music City Bowl tickets) is a post-season American college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played in Nashville, Tennessee, since 1998. The Bowl matches a representative of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) against a representative of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Every year, the Bowl is viewed live by more than 462,000 fans and 41 million viewers on ESPN.
The Music City Bowl's (get Music City Bowl tickets) official name is the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl after its current sponsors Bridgestone and Gaylord Hotels. As of 2006, the game's payout is $1,600,000.
History of the Music City Bowl
The attempts to bring a bowl game to Tennessee began in 1997 and culminated into the first ever Music City Bowl (get Music City Bowl tickets) which was played on December 29, 1998. The game was played between Virginia Tech and Alabama. Virginia Tech posted a score of 38 and won the first ever Music City Bowl (score- 38-7). The game initially featured a match-up between representatives of the Southeastern Conference 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 Conference was replaced by the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Although the Music City Bowl (get Music City Bowl tickets) is not as old as some other college football bowl games, it certainly is as popular. Since the bowl’s inception, nearly 39 million viewers have watched the event on ESPN. The game has contributed nearly $14 million in financial payouts to participating universities and has generated nearly $115 million in economic impact for the Nashville community.
Some Music City Bowl trivia
- The biggest underdog win in the NCAA football (get NCAA football tickets) world has been seen in the Music City Bowl when Kentucky defeated Clemson 28-20 in 2006.
- Minnesota has the most Music City Bowl (get Music City Bowl tickets) appearances (3) followed by Alabama and Kentucky at 2 each.
- Former sponsors of the Music City Bowl have included American General Life & Accident and homepoint.com.
An overview of the 2007 Music City Bowl
The 2007 Music City Bowl was held on December 31. The Kentucky Wildcats played the Florida State University Seminoles. The Seminoles came into the game missing thirty-four players due to injuries, violations of team rules and suspensions stemming from a large cheating scandal. The Wildcats won 35-28 to finish 8-5 for the second straight year, which gave them back-to-back bowl wins for the first time since 1952. Each conference got a payment of $1.5 million to be divided amongst their members.
2008 Music City Bowl
The 2008 Music City Bowl (get Music City Bowl tickets) will be played in December 2008 at the LP Field in Nashville. A SEC representative will be matched with a ACC team.
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