2018 Music City Bowl
The 2018 Music City Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2018 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. It was the 21st edition of the Music City Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Franklin American Mortgage Company, the game was officially known as the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl.
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| 21st Music City Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Nissan Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jarrett Stidham (QB, Auburn) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Auburn by 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Brad Van Vark (Big 12) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 59,024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$5,650,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | TV: Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Roddy Jones Radio: Dave Neal, D.J. Shockley, Dawn Davenport | ||||||||||||||||||
Despite being projected as a close game, Auburn was able create an early 21–0 lead. Purdue then put a touchdown on the board to make it 21–7, but Auburn then scored 35 unanswered points to end the half. The halftime score was 56–7, with Auburn setting the NCAA FBS record for points scored in any half of a bowl game. The final score of the game was 63–14.
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