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2022 Music City Bowl

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2022 TransPerfect Music City Bowl
24th Music City Bowl
University of Iowa Marching Band performing at halftime
1234 Total
Iowa 02100 21
Kentucky 0000 0
DateDecember 31, 2022
Season2022
StadiumNissan Stadium
LocationNashville, Tennessee
MVPCooper DeJean (DB, Iowa)[1]
FavoriteIowa by 2.5
RefereeMark Duddy (Pac-12)[2]
Halftime showHawkeye Marching Band, Wildcat Marching Band
Attendance42,312
PayoutUS$5,700,000[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersMatt Barrie (play-by-play)
Louis Riddick (analyst)
Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
Music City Bowl
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The 2022 Music City Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 2022, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. The 24th annual Music City Bowl, featured Iowa from the Big Ten Conference and Kentucky from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game began at 11:10 a.m. CST[4] and aired on ABC.[5] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by translation and language services company TransPerfect, the game was officially known as the TransPerfect Music City Bowl.

Teams

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The game features Iowa of the Big Ten and Kentucky of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Both teams received and accepted invitations on December 4, 2022.[6] This is their second-ever meeting—they previously met in a bowl game following the 2021 season, the 2022 Citrus Bowl, won by Kentucky.

Iowa Hawkeyes

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The Hawkeyes played in the Music City Bowl for the first time, and entered the game with a 7–5 record, 5–4 in conference play. They faced two ranked FBS opponents (at the time of the matchup) during the season, losing to No. 4 Michigan and No. 2 Ohio State. The Hawkeyes were led by quarterback Joe Labas, who was making his collegiate debut.[7]

Kentucky Wildcats

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The Wildcats enter the Music City Bowl with a 7–5 record, 3–5 in conference play. Kentucky will be making its sixth appearance in the Music City Bowl. The Wildcats opened their season with four consecutive wins and were ranked as high as No. 7 before losing three of their next four games. They faced six ranked opponents (at the time of the matchup), defeating No. 12 Florida, No. 16 Mississippi State, and No. 25 Louisville while losing to No. 14 Ole Miss, No. 3 Tennessee, and No. 1 Georgia.

Game summary

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2022 TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Iowa 0 21 0021
Kentucky 0 0 000

at Nissan StadiumNashville, Tennessee

  • Date: Saturday, December 31, 2022
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy• Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: 7 mph (11 km/h) southwest
  • Game attendance: 42,312
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (ABC): Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick, Harry Lyles Jr.
  • Box score
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Iowa Kentucky
2 12:08 2 42 0:54 Iowa Luke Lachey 15-yard touchdown reception from Joey Labas, Drew Stevens kick good 7 0
2 11:57 Iowa Interception returned 52 yards for touchdown by Xavier Nwankpa, Drew Stevens kick good 14 0
2 1:36 Iowa Interception returned 14 yards for touchdown by Cooper DeJean, Drew Stevens kick good 21 0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 0

Statistics

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References

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  1. ^ @KWWL (December 31, 2022). "Iowa Hawkeyes win the Music City Bowl 21-0 MVP Cooper DeJean" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022). "2022–23 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Bowl Schedule". College Football Poll. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "2022 Music City Bowl Final Stats" (PDF). Statbroadcast. December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Hawkeyes, Wildcats To Meet Dec. 31 In Music City Bowl". Associated Press. December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "Recap: Iowa football ends season with a 21-0 Music City Bowl win against Kentucky". Hawk Central. Retrieved September 23, 2023.