2016 Music City Bowl
| 2016 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 19th Music City Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Nissan Stadium in Nashville hosted the game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Nissan Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Tennessee by 3[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mike Mothershed (Pac-12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$2,750,000[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic (ESPN) Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Dawn Davenport (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2016 Music City Bowl, known as the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl for sponsorship purposes, was the nineteenth edition of the college football bowl game, played on December 30, 2016 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Part of the 2016–17 bowl season, it featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Ten and the Tennessee Volunteers of the SEC.
Teams
[edit]The 2016 Music City Bowl was the third all-time meeting between Nebraska and Tennessee. The Cornhuskers defeated the Volunteers in the 1998 Orange Bowl to earn a share of the national championship, and again two years later in the 2000 Fiesta Bowl.[3][4]
Nebraska
[edit]Tennessee
[edit]Game
[edit]After a scoreless first quarter, Tennessee jumped out to a 14–0 lead with rushing touchdowns from John Kelly and Joshua Dobbs. Nebraska answered with a 38-yard connection from Ryker Fyfe to Brandon Reilly to cut the deficit in half, but a second Dobbs rushing touchdown made the score 21–7 at halftime.[5]
The second half opened with a turnover by each team before a Volunteers field goal extended the lead to seventeen. On the ensuing drive, Nebraska used a 42-yard Devine Ozigbo run to set up Reilly's second receiving touchdown, but it was again answered by a lengthy Volunteers drive and a Dobbs touchdown. Two quick NU scores cut the deficit to seven with most of the fourth quarter remaining. Tennessee responded with a four-play, 77-yard drive capped by a 59-yard Josh Malone touchdown reception.[5] As time wound down, Nebraska advanced deep into Tennessee territory with a chance to cut its deficit back to seven, but turned the ball over on downs after an intentional grounding penalty and a Derek Barnett sack of Fyfe. NU was unable to mount another scoring threat and Tennessee won 38–24.[5]
It was Tennessee's third consecutive season with a bowl victory, a feat the program had not accomplished since the mid-1990s.[6] Barnett's fourth quarter sack was the 33rd of his collegiate career, a new school record.[7]
Scoring summary
[edit]| Qtr | Time | Drive | Team | Detail | Score | |||
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| Plays | Yards | TOP | NU | TENN | ||||
| 2 | 13:20 | 4 | 73 | 1:26 | TENN | John Kelly 28-yd run (Aaron Medley kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 7:36 | 11 | 66 | 4:44 | TENN | Joshua Dobbs 10-yd run (Medley kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| 1:36 | 3 | 80 | 1:12 | NU | Brandon Reilly 38-yd pass from Ryker Fyfe (Drew Brown kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| 0:09 | 9 | 75 | 1:27 | TENN | Dobbs 2-yd run (Medley kick) | 7 | 21 | |
| 3 | 5:52 | 8 | 49 | 3:20 | TENN | Medley 46-yd field goal | 7 | 24 |
| 3:26 | 5 | 75 | 2:26 | NU | Reilly 9-yd pass from Fyfe (Brown kick) | 14 | 24 | |
| 4 | 14:09 | 9 | 76 | 4:09 | TENN | Dobbs 3-yd run (Medley kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 12:06 | 6 | 47 | 2:12 | NU | Brown 45-yd field goal | 17 | 31 | |
| 10:02 | 5 | 31 | 1:55 | NU | Fyfe 9-yd run (Brown kick) | 24 | 31 | |
| 8:45 | 4 | 77 | 1:10 | TENN | Josh Malone 59-yd pass from Dobbs (Medley kick) | 24 | 38 | |
Individual leaders
[edit]| Team | Category | Player | Statistics[8] |
|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Passing | Ryker Fyfe | 17/36, 243 yds, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Devine Ozigbo | 7 car, 66 yds | |
| Receiving | Brandon Reilly | 4 rec, 98 yds, 2 TD | |
| TENN | Passing | Joshua Dobbs | 23/38, 291 yds, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Joshua Dobbs | 11 car, 118 yds, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Alvin Kamara | 7 rec, 46 yds |
Team statistics
[edit]| Statistic[8] | Nebraska | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 25 |
| Rushes–yards | 28–61 | 38–230 |
| Comp.–att.–yards | 19–42–257 | 23–38–291 |
| Total offense | 318 | 521 |
| Third downs | 5–16 | 6–14 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Punts–average | 7–42.7 | 6–43.3 |
| Penalties–yards | 7–41 | 6–65 |
| Time of possession | 28:28 | 31:32 |
Starting lineups
[edit]| Nebraska | Position[8] | Tennessee | |
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| Offense | |||
| 11 Cethan Carter | TE | 82 Ethan Wolf | |
| 84 Sam Cotton | TE | WR | 15 Jauan Jennings |
| 8 Stanley Morgan | WR | 3 Josh Malone | |
| 87 Brandon Reilly | 25 Josh Smith | ||
| 17 Ryker Fyfe | QB | 11 Joshua Dobbs | |
| 34 Terrell Newby | RB | 6 Alvin Kamara | |
| 68 Nick Gates | LT | 52 Drew Richmond | |
| 67 Jerald Foster | LG | 75 Jason Robertson | |
| 66 Dylan Utter | C | 55 Coleman Thomas | |
| 63 Tanner Farmer | RG | 71 Dylan Wiesman | |
| 62 Cole Conrad | RT | 63 Brett Kendrick | |
| Defense | |||
| 55 Kevin Maurice | DT | 1 Jonathan Kongbo | |
| 44 Mick Stoltenberg | 39 Kendal Vickers | ||
| 91 Freedom Akinmoladun | DE | 5 Derek Barnett | |
| 88 Ross Dzuris | 50 Corey Vereen | ||
| 52 Josh Banderas | LB | 34 Darrin Kirkland | |
| 5 Dedrick Young | 20 Cortez McDowell | ||
| 10 Joshua Kalu | CB | 13 Malik Foreman | |
| 8 Chris Jones | 23 Cameron Sutton | ||
| 1 Lamar Jackson | S | 22 Micah Abernathy | |
| 16 Antonio Reed | 7 Rashaan Gaulden | ||
| 24 Aaron Williams | 24 Todd Kelly | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ Austin Stanley (December 27, 2016). "Vegas line moves one way in Vols-Huskers Music City Bowl". A to Z Sports. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ↑ Patrick Brown (December 4, 2016). "Late-season flop means financial hit for Vols". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ↑ "Nebraska dominates Peyton Manning, Tennessee in 1998 Orange Bowl". Omaha World-Herald. February 2, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ↑ "Fiesta Bowl: Nebraska 31, Tennessee 21". United Press International. January 3, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Tennessee beats No. 24 Nebraska 38–24 in Music City Bowl". ESPN. Associated Press. December 31, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ↑ "Tennessee Volunteers Bowls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ↑ Anthony Chiusano (December 30, 2016). "Barnett breaks Vols sack record, whole team celebrates". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Huskers Fall to Tennessee in Nashville". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
