2019 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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22nd Music City Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Nissan Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Malik Cunningham (QB, Louisville)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Mississippi State by 4.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Mark Duddy (Pac-12)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 46,850 | ||||||||||||||||||
Payout | US$5,700,000[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | ESPN & ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | ESPN: Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst) and Cole Cubelic (sideline) ESPN Radio: Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst) and Jerry Punch (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 Music City Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2019, with kickoff at 4:00 p.m. EST (3:00 p.m. local CDT) on ESPN.[5] The 22nd edition of the Music City Bowl featured Southeastern Conference member Mississippi State and Atlantic Coast Conference member Louisville, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Franklin American Mortgage Company, the game was officially known as the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl.