Music City Bowl

Music City Bowl
Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl
StadiumNissan Stadium
LocationNashville, Tennessee
Previous stadiumsVanderbilt Stadium (1998)
Operated1998–present
Conference tie-insBig Ten, SEC
Previous conference tie-insACC (2006–2019)
Big East (1998–2001)
Big Ten (2002–2005)
PayoutUS$5.7 million (2019)
Websitemusiccitybowl.com
Sponsors
Former names
  • Music City Bowl (1998, 2000–2001)
  • HomePoint.com Music City Bowl (1999)
  • Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl (2002–2009)
      presented by Bridgestone (2003–2007)
  • Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (2010–2019)
2025 matchup
Illinois vs. Tennessee (Illinois 30–28)

The Music City Bowl is a college football post-season bowl game contested by NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, which has been played in Nashville, Tennessee, since 1998. Since 2025, it has been sponsored by Liberty Mutual and is officially known as the Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl. The bowl has had tie-ins with several different athletic conferences, most recently the Big Ten Conference and Southeastern Conference (SEC).