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MVPMicale Cunningham (QB, Louisville)[1]

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 Atlantic Coast Conference member Louisville and Southeastern Conference member Mississippi State, 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.

Teams

The 2019 Music City Bowl was contested by the Louisville Cardinals and the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The teams had met five times previously, with Mississippi State holding a 3–2 edge in the series.[6] Louisville's two wins came via forfeit, as the Bulldogs were forced to forfeit all their wins in 1975 and 1976 for fielding a player who was later ruled ineligible.[7] The teams had last met in the 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl, won by the Bulldogs, 31–27.

Mississippi State Bulldogs

Main article: 2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The Bulldogs entered the bowl with a 6–6 record (3–5 in conference); they finished in fifth place of the SEC's West Division. This was Mississippi State's second Music City Bowl; their 2011 team won that season's Music City Bowl over Wake Forest, 23–17. This was the 10th consecutive bowl appearance for the Bulldogs, dating back to their 2010 season. This was Mississippi State's 23rd overall bowl game in program history.

Head coach Joe Moorhead had initially named true freshman Garrett Shrader the starting quarterback for the game, but he was injured prior to the game, resulting in Tommy Stevens (a graduate transfer from Penn State) getting the start.[8]

Louisville Cardinals

Main article: 2019 Louisville Cardinals football team

Louisville entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference), including an upset win against No. 19 Wake Forest by three points on October 12. The Cardinals finished in second place in the ACC's Atlantic Division. This was Louisville's second Music City Bowl; their 2015 team won that season's Music City Bowl over Texas A&M, 27–21. This was the first bowl game for the Cardinals since 2017, and the 23rd overall bowl game for the program.

Game summary

2019 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mississippi State 7 7 01428
Louisville 0 10 141438

at Nissan Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: Monday, December 30, 2019
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST (3:00 p.m. CST)
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: SW 12 mph
  • Game attendance: 46,850
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst) and Cole Cubelic (sideline)
  • ESPN game summary
Game information
First Quarter
  • (4:48) MSST – Tommy Stevens 3 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 8 plays, 99 yards, 4:10; Mississippi State 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (10:19) MSST – Nick Gibson 3 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:49; Mississippi State 14–0)
  • (7:57) UL – Tutu Atwell 33 yard pass to Marshon Ford, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:30; Mississippi State 14–7)
  • (0:00) UL – Ryan Chalifoux 31 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:14; Mississippi State 14–10)
Third Quarter
  • (5:01) UL – Micale Cunningham 24 yard pass to Devante Peete, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:07; Louisville 17–14)
  • (2:51) UL – Khane Pass 31 yard fumble return, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Louisville 24–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:52) UL – Micale Cunningham 8 yard pass to Marshon Ford, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:30; Louisville 31–14)
  • (10:25) MSST – Tommy Stevens 18 yard pass to Stephen Guidry, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:27; Louisville 31–21)
  • (2:13) UL – Javian Hawkins 5 yard rush, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:47; Louisville 38–21)
  • (0:27) MSST – Tommy Stevens 24 yard pass to Osirus Mitchell, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 1:46; Louisville 38–28)

Statistics

Statistics MSST UL
First downs 24 23
Plays–yards 62–366 69–510
Rushes–yards 36–145 44–198
Passing yards 221 312
Passing: comp–att–int 17–26–0 17–25–0
Time of possession 28:26 31:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Mississippi State Passing Tommy Stevens 17/26, 221 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Tommy Stevens 17 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Stephen Guidry 6 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
Louisville Passing Micale Cunningham 16/23, 279 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Javian Hawkins 23 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tutu Atwell 9 receptions, 147 yards

References

  1. ^ @UofLFootball (December 30, 2019). "Your 2019 @MusicCityBowl MVP, Micale Cunningham" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2019 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Mississippi State vs. Louisville - Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  6. ^ "Winsipedia - Louisville Cardinals vs.Mississippi State Bulldogs football series history". Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  7. ^ "Bulldogs forced to forfeit 19 football games". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. May 24, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  8. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (December 26, 2019). "Tommy Stevens to start at QB for Mississippi State for injured Garrett Shrader". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
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