| 2022 TransPerfect Music City Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 24th Music City Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
University of Iowa Marching Band performing at halftime
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| Date | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Nissan Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Cooper DeJean (DB, Iowa)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Iowa by 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mark Duddy (Pac-12)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Hawkeye Marching Band, Wildcat Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 42,312 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$5,700,000[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Matt Barrie (play-by-play) Louis Riddick (analyst) Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Music City Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 2022, at Nissan StadiuminNashville, Tennessee. The 24th annual Music City Bowl, featured Iowa from the Big Ten Conference and Kentucky from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game began at 11:10 a.m. CST[4] and aired on ABC.[5] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by translation and language services company TransPerfect, the game was officially known as the TransPerfect Music City Bowl.
The game features Iowa of the Big Ten and Kentucky of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Both teams received and accepted invitations on December 4, 2022.[6] This is their second-ever meeting—they previously met in a bowl game following the 2021 season, the 2022 Citrus Bowl, won by Kentucky.
The Hawkeyes played in the Music City Bowl for the first time, and entered the game with a 7–5 record, 5–4 in conference play. They faced two ranked FBS opponents (at the time of the matchup) during the season, losing to No. 4 Michigan and No. 2 Ohio State. The Hawkeyes were led by quarterback Joe Labas, who was making his collegiate debut.[7]
The Wildcats enter the Music City Bowl with a 7–5 record, 3–5 in conference play. Kentucky will be making its sixth appearance in the Music City Bowl. The Wildcats opened their season with four consecutive wins and were ranked as high as No. 7 before losing three of their next four games. They faced six ranked opponents (at the time of the matchup), defeating No. 12 Florida, No. 16 Mississippi State, and No. 25 Louisville while losing to No. 14 Ole Miss, No. 3 Tennessee, and No. 1 Georgia.
2022 TransPerfect Music City Bowl
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Iowa | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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