2010 Music City Bowl
The 2010 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl was the 13th edition of the college football bowl game and was played at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee. The game was played on Thursday, December 30, 2010.
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| 13th Music City Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | LP Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | N. Carolina by 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Dennis Lipski (Big Ten Conference) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 69,143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1,700,000 per team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mark Jones, Bob Davie, Cara Capuano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 4.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The game was notable for its ending, in which North Carolina rushed a field goal unit with too many players to the field in the final seconds of the game and spiked the ball to stop the clock at one second remaining by means of the ensuing penalty. This allowed the Tar Heels to make one more play and score a game-tying field goal; the team went on to win the game 30–27 in double overtime. The controversial ending resulted in an NCAA rule change for the following season, in which a 10-second runoff is assessed on clock-stopping penalties during the final minute of the game.