College football game
2011 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl |
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14th Music City Bowl |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Mississippi State | 7 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 23 | Wake Forest | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 | |
Date | December 30, 2011 |
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Season | 2011 |
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Stadium | LP Field |
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Location | Nashville, Tennessee |
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MVP | Vick Ballard (RB, Mississippi State) |
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Favorite | Mississippi State by 6[1] |
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Referee | Don Willard (MAC) |
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Attendance | 55,208 |
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Payout | US$1.7 million per team |
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United States TV coverage |
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Network | ESPN |
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Announcers | Mark Jones (Play-by-Play) Ed Cunningham (Analyst) Samantha Ponder (Sidelines) |
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Nielsen ratings | 2.66 |
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The 2011 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, the 14th edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 30, 2011, at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season.
The game, which began telecast at 6:40 p.m. ET on ESPN, featured the Mississippi State Bulldogs from the Southeastern Conference versus the Wake Forest Demon Deacons from the Atlantic Coast Conference. Mississippi State won, 23–17, securing its fifth bowl win in a row[2] and its second in two seasons.
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | MSU | Wake Forest | 1 | 4:24 | 6 | 38 | 2:11 | Wake | Brandon Pendergrass 14-yard touchdown run, Jimmy Newman kick good | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3:04 | 3 | 67 | 1:20 | MSU | Vick Ballard 60-yard touchdown run, Derek DePasquale kick good | 7 | 7 | 2 | 12:41 | 2 | 58 | 0:24 | MSU | Arceto Clark 31-yard touchdown reception from Chris Relf, Derek DePasquale kick missed | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5:41 | 12 | 55 | 4:48 | MSU | 33-yard field goal by Derek DePasquale | 16 | 7 | 3 | 11:00 | 7 | 64 | 4:00 | Wake | Tommy Bohanon 1-yard touchdown run, Jimmy Newman kick good | 16 | 14 | 4 | 12:53 | 3 | 82 | 1:19 | MSU | Vick Ballard 72-yard touchdown run, Derek DePasquale kick good | 23 | 14 | 4 | 3:27 | 13 | 55 | 3:29 | Wake | 46-yard field goal by Jimmy Newman | 23 | 17 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 23 | 17 | |
References
- ^ Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2011
- ^ Stevens, Matthew (January 1, 2012), "Music to your ears: MSU wins fifth straight bowl game", The Dispatch
Music City Bowl
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Games | |
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- All-Star Games: Casino del Sol College All-Star Game (Jan. 16)
- East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 21)
- NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (Jan. 21)
- Senior Bowl (Jan. 28)
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Mississippi State Bulldogs bowl games |
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons bowl games |
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