2016 Music City Bowl

College football bowl game August 2025 July 2023 Music City Bowl 19th Music City Bowl Franklin American Mortgage File:Nissan Stadium 2017.jpg Nissan Stadium in Nashville hosted the game December 30 2016 2016 Nissan Stadium Nashville, Tennessee University of Nebraska–Lincoln Nebraska Cornhuskers 9–3 Big Ten 24 21 NR Mike Riley 0 7 7 10 University of Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers 8–4 SEC NR NR 21 Butch Jones 0 21 3 14 Tennessee by 3https://atozsports.com/read-atoz/vegas-line-moves-music-city-bowl/ Vegas line moves one way in Vols-Huskers Music City Bowl Austin Stanley A to Z Sports December 27, 2016 July 15, 2023 en Mike Mothershed (Pac-12) 2,750,000https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2016/dec/04/late-seasflop-means-financial-hit-vols/ Late-season flop means financial hit for Vols Patrick Brown Chattanooga Times Free Press December 4, 2016 July 15, 2023 en ESPN ESPN Radio 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 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.https://www.omaha.com/huskers/blogs/from-the-archives-nebraska-dominates-peyton-manning-tennessee-in-orange/article_4ae41452-2944-5615-8b4c-b0043dae0bd8.html Nebraska dominates Peyton Manning, Tennessee in 1998 Orange Bowl Omaha World-Herald February 2, 2014 May 28, 2019https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/01/03/Fiesta-Bowl-Nebraska-31-Tennessee-21/7247946875600/ Fiesta Bowl: Nebraska 31, Tennessee 21 United Press International January 3, 2000 July 15, 2023 en Nebraska 2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Tennessee 2016 Tennessee Volunteers football team Game 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. 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. 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.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/400876104 Tennessee beats No. 24 Nebraska 38–24 in Music City Bowl ESPN Associated Press December 31, 2016 July 15, 2023 en It was Tennessee's third consecutive season with a bowl victory, a feat the program had not accomplished since the mid-1990s.Tennessee Volunteers Bowls https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/tennessee/ July 15, 2023 Sports Reference en March 18, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180318121052/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/tennessee/ live Barnett's fourth quarter sack was the 33rd of his collegiate career, a new school record.https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2016-12-30/tennessee-football-derek-barnett-breaks-reggie-whites-vols-sack Barnett breaks Vols sack record, whole team celebrates Anthony Chiusano National Collegiate Athletic Association December 30, 2016 July 15, 2023 en Scoring summary Qtr Time Drive Team Detail Score 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 Team Category Player Statistics 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 Statistichttps://www.huskermax.com/game/2016-tennessee-football/ Huskers Fall to Tennessee in Nashville HuskerMax August 20, 2025 Nebraska Tennessee First downs 18 25 Rushes–yards 28–61 38–230 Comp.–att. Completions–pass attempts–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 Nebraska Position Tennessee Offense 11 Cethan Carter TE Tight end 82 Ethan Wolf 84 Sam Cotton TE WR 15 Jauan Jennings 8 Stanley Morgan WR Wide receiver 3 Josh Malone 87 Brandon Reilly 25 Josh Smith 17 Ryker Fyfe QB Quarterback 11 Joshua Dobbs 34 Terrell Newby RB Running back 6 Alvin Kamara 68 Nick Gates LT Left tackle 52 Drew Richmond 67 Jerald Foster LG Left guard 75 Jason Robertson 66 Dylan Utter C Center 55 Coleman Thomas 63 Tanner Farmer RG Right guard 71 Dylan Wiesman 62 Cole Conrad RT Right tackle 63 Brett Kendrick Defense 55 Kevin Maurice DT Defensive tackle 1 Jonathan Kongbo 44 Mick Stoltenberg 39 Kendal Vickers 91 Freedom Akinmoladun DE Defensive end 5 Derek Barnett 88 Ross Dzuris 50 Corey Vereen 52 Josh Banderas LB Linebacker 34 Darrin Kirkland 5 Dedrick Young 20 Cortez McDowell 10 Joshua Kalu CB Cornerback 13 Malik Foreman 8 Chris Jones 23 Cameron Sutton 1 Lamar Jackson S Safety 22 Micah Abernathy 16 Antonio Reed 7 Rashaan Gaulden 24 Aaron Williams 24 Todd Kelly References Music City Bowl Category:Music City Bowl Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football bowl games Category:Tennessee Volunteers football bowl games Music City Bowl Music City Bowl Category:2016 in Nashville, Tennessee