2008 Music City Bowl
The 2008 Music City Bowl was the eleventh edition of the college football bowl game played at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee. The game started at 2:30 pm US CST (2030 UTC) on Wednesday, December 31, 2008. The game, telecast on ESPN, pitted the Boston College Eagles against the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Commodores, playing near their Nashville campus, won 16–14, earned their first bowl win in exactly 53 years, and completed their first winning season since 1982. Sponsored by Gaylord Hotels, it was officially named the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl.
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| 11th Music City Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | LP Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | P Brett Upson, Vanderbilt | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Boston College by 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Adrian Hill (C-USA) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 54,250 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1,700,000 per team | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mark Jones, Bob Davie, Todd Harris | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 2.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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