2008 Music City Bowl

2008 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
11th Music City Bowl
Boston College Eagles Vanderbilt Commodores
(9–4) (6–6)
ACC SEC
14 16
Head coach: 
Jeff Jagodzinski		 Head coach: 
Bobby Johnson
APCoachesBCS
NRNR24
1234 Total
Boston College 0707 14
Vanderbilt 6073 16
DateDecember 31, 2008
Season2008
StadiumLP Field
LocationNashville, Tennessee
MVPP Brett Upson, Vanderbilt
FavoriteBoston College by 5
RefereeAdrian Hill (C-USA)
Attendance54,250[1]
PayoutUS$1,700,000 per team[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMark Jones, Bob Davie, Todd Harris
Nielsen ratings2.4
Music City Bowl
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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.[3] 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.[4] Sponsored by Gaylord Hotels, it was officially named the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl.

  1. ^ "(24) Boston College 14, Vanderbilt 16 (box score)". ESPN.com. December 31, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "SportingNews.com – Your expert source for NCAA Football stats, scores, standings, and blogs from NCAA Football columnists". Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  3. ^ Dinich, Heather. "Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl: Boston College (9–4) vs. Vanderbilt (6–6)". Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
  4. ^ Associated Press (December 31, 2008). "Hahnfeldt's late FG edges BC to deliver Vandy first bowl win in 53 years". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2008.