Last Updated Jun 09, 2022, 4:20 PM
MUSIC CITY BOWL HISTORY
The Music City Bowl debuted in 1998 and the matchup currently features schools from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game takes place at Nissan Stadium from Nashville, Tennessee. This game was previously sponsored by Gaylord Hotels and HomePoint.com before Franklin American Mortgage Company assumed sponsorship rights in 2010.
Favorites have won eight of the past 10 matchups but the 2019 installment watched Louisville captured a 38-28 victory over Mississippi State as a short underdog. The 'over' cashed with a late push and is on a 3-1 run in this bowl matchup.
Kentucky has made the most appearances in this bowl with five, followed by Minnesota with three visits to Nashville since 2002.
In 2020, the COVID-19 global pandemic wiped out the game. The bowl returned on Dec. 30, 2021, and it was worth the two-year wait. Tennessee and Purdue played at Nissan Stadium in front of a sold out crowd. Purdue outlasted Tennessee 48-45 in overtime in a wild game with many twists and turns.
| Year | Matchup | Spreads, Totals | ATS Result |
| 2019 | Louisville 38 Mississippi State 28 | Mississippi State -4.5, 64 | Underdog, Over |
| 2018 | Auburn 63 Purdue 14 | Auburn -3.5, 57 | Favorite, Over |
| 2017 | Northwestern 24 Kentucky 23 | Northwestern -8, 51.5 | Underdog, Under |
| 2016 | Tennessee 38 Nebraska 24 | Tennessee -9.5, 59 | Favorite, Over |
| 2015 | Louisville 27 Texas A&M 21 | Louisville -3, 51 | Favorite, Under |
| 2014 | Notre Dame 31 LSU 28 | LSU -8.5, 51 | Underdog, Over |
| 2013 | Mississippi 25 Georgia Tech 17 | Mississippi -3, 55 | Favorite, Under |
| 2012 | Vanderbilt 38 N.C. State 24 | Vanderbilt -7.5, 53.5 | Favorite, Over |
| 2011 | Mississippi State 23 Wake Forest 17 | Mississippi State -7, 49 | Underdog, Under |
| 2010 | North Carolina 30 Tennessee 27 (2OT) | North Carolina -1, 50 | Favorite, Over |
| 2009 | Clemson 21 Kentucky 13 | Clemson -6.5, 52.5 | Favorite, Under |
| 2008 | Vanderbilt 16 Boston College 14 | Boston College -5, 40 | Underdog, Under |
| 2007 | Kentucky 35 Florida State 28 | Kentucky -7, 56.5 | Push, Over |
| 2006 | Kentucky 28 Clemson 20 | Clemson -11, 58.5 | Underdog, Under |
| 2005 | Virginia 34 Minnesota 31 | Minnesota -6.5, 61 | Underdog, Over |
| 2004 | Minnesota 20 Alabama 16 | Alabama -3, 48 | Underdog, Under |
| 2003 | Auburn 28 Wisconsin 14 | Auburn -3, 46.5 | Favorite, Under |
| 2002 | Minnesota 29 Arkansas 14 | Minnesota -8.5, 46.5 | Favorite, Under |
| 2001 | Boston College 20 Georgia 16 | Georgia -4, 51 | Favorite, Under |
| 2000 | West Virginia 49 Mississippi 38 | Mississippi -4, 51.5 | Underdog, Over |
| 1999 | Syracuse 20 Kentucky 13 | Kentucky -2.5, 52 | Underdog, Under |
| 1998 | Virginia Tech 38 Alabama 7 | Virginia Tech -5, 41.5 | Favorite, Over |
