2000 Music City Bowl

2000 Music City Bowl
Ole Miss Rebels West Virginia Mountaineers
(7–4) (6–5)
SEC Big East
38 49
Head coach: 
David Cutcliffe		 Head coach: 
Don Nehlen
1234 Total
Ole Miss 36722 38
West Virginia 728140 49
DateDecember 28, 2000
Season2000
StadiumAdelphia Coliseum (LP Field)
LocationNashville, Tennessee
RefereeCourtney Mauzy (ACC)
Attendance47,119
PayoutUS$750,000 per team [1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMark Jones, Gino Toretta, and Rob Stone
Music City Bowl
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In the 2000 Music City Bowl, West Virginia defeated Ole Miss 49–38. This game was also West Virginia Mountaineers football coach Don Nehlen's final game.[2] Although West Virginia won the game, it was notable because of a second half comeback by freshman Eli Manning. Down 49–16 in the fourth quarter, Ole Miss coach David Cutcliffe inserted Manning.[3] Ole Miss scored 22 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. The game was played in below-freezing temperatures. The temperature at kickoff was 31 degrees, and climbed down to 27 degrees by the end of the game.

  1. ^ "CNNSI.com - 2000 NCAA Football Bowls - 2000-01 college bowls schedule - Thursday January 04, 2001 01:07 AM". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  2. ^ "CNNSI.com - 2000 NCAA Football Bowls - Music City - Nehlen goes out a winner at West Virginia - Thursday December 28, 2000 08:29 PM". Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Warm spot for Eli Manning on cold day". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on July 26, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2008.