2021 TransPerfect Music City Bowl
23rd Music City Bowl
Purdue Boilermakers Tennessee Volunteers
(8–4) (7–5)
Big Ten SEC
48 45
Head coach: 
Jeff Brohm		 Head coach: 
Josh Heupel
1234OT Total
Purdue 7167153 48
Tennessee 21010140 45
DateDecember 30, 2021
Season2021
StadiumNissan Stadium
LocationNashville, Tennessee
MVPBroc Thompson (WR, Purdue)[1]
FavoriteTennessee by 3[2]
RefereeJerry Magallanes (ACC) [3]
Attendance69,489
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
ESPN Radio
AnnouncersESPN: Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color), and Cole Cubelic (sidelines)
ESPN Radio: Dave Neal (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (analyst), and Andraya Carter (sideline)
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Brazil
AnnouncersRenan do Couto (play-by-play) and Weinny Eirado (analyst)

The 2021 Music City Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2021, with kickoff at 3:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. local CST) and televised on ESPN.[4] It was the 23rd edition of the Music City Bowl (after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic), and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by translation and language services company TransPerfect, the game was officially known as the TransPerfect Music City Bowl.

Teams

The game was played between Tennessee from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Purdue from the Big Ten Conference.[5][6] The game was the second meeting between the schools; the first was the 1979 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, which Purdue won by a score of 27–22.[7]

Purdue Boilermakers

The Boilermakers entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (6–3 in conference), including an away upset win against No. 2 Iowa by seventeen points on October 16, and a home upset win against No. 3 Michigan State by 11 points. The Boilermakers finished in a three-way tie for second place of the Big Ten's West Division. This was Purdue's second Music City Bowl; their 2018 team lost that season's Music City Bowl to Auburn, 63–14. The Boilermakers had not made a bowl appearance since, but this was Purdue's 20th overall bowl game in program history.

Tennessee Volunteers

Tennessee entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference), including an away upset win against No. 18 Kentucky by three points on November 6. The Volunteers finished in third place in the SEC's East Division. This was Tennessee's third Music City Bowl; they lost in 2010 to North Carolina, 27–30, but won in 2016 over Nebraska, 38–24. This was the 54th overall bowl game for the Volunteers program.

Game summary

2021 TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Tennessee 21 0 1014045
Purdue 7 16 715348

at Nissan Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: Thursday, December 30, 2021
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: 0 mph S
  • Game attendance: 69,489
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color), and Cole Cubelic (sidelines)
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Tennessee Purdue
1 10:28 4 56 0:44 Tennessee Cedric Tillman 41-yard touchdown reception from Hendon Hooker, Chase McGrath kick good 7 0
1 10:15 1 75 0:13 Purdue Broc Thompson 75-yard touchdown reception from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick good 7 7
1 6:31 2 63 0:27 Tennessee Cedric Tillman 61-yard touchdown reception from Hendon Hooker, Chase McGrath kick good 14 7
1 3:29 8 80 2:14 Tennessee Jabari Small 2-yard touchdown run, Chase McGrath kick good 21 7
2 14:01 10 68 4:28 Purdue 24-yard field goal by Mitchell Fineran 21 10
2 9:42 9 69 2:59 Purdue 36-yard field goal by Mitchell Fineran 21 13
2 1:03 8 52 2:33 Purdue 29-yard field goal by Mitchell Fineran 21 16
2 0:19 2 28 0:10 Purdue Payne Durham 2-yard touchdown reception from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick good 21 23
3 12:45 7 71 2:15 Tennessee Velus Jones Jr. 15-yard touchdown reception from Hendon Hooker, Chase McGrath kick good 28 23
3 9:04 9 75 3:41 Purdue TJ Sheffield 10-yard touchdown reception from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick good 28 30
3 3:44 5 36 2:01 Tennessee 30-yard field goal by Chase McGrath 31 30
4 4:58 3 90 1:02 Purdue Payne Durham 62-yard touchdown reception from Aidan O'Connell, 2-point pass good 31 38
4 3:37 5 65 1:21 Tennessee Cedric Tillman 13-yard touchdown reception from Hendon Hooker, Chase McGrath kick good 38 38
4 2:57 3 75 0:40 Purdue Broc Thompson 70-yard touchdown reception from Aiden O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick good 38 45
4 1:35 4 72 1:22 Tennessee Jalin Hyatt 2-yard touchdown reception from Hendon Hooker, Chase McGrath kick good 45 45
OT 4 4 Purdue 39-yard field goal by Mitchell Fineran 45 48
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Statistics

Team statistics

Team statistical comparison
Statistic Tennessee Purdue
First downs3026
First downs rushing164
First downs passing1115
First downs penalty37
Third down efficiency8–206–16
Fourth down efficiency2–60–1
Total plays–net yards103–66381–627
Rushing attempts–net yards62–28533–93
Yards per rush4.62.8
Yards passing378534
Pass completions–attempts26–4126–48
Interceptions thrown03
Punt returns–total yards2–(−6)2–2
Kickoff returns–total yards8–1900–0
Punts–average yardage6–43.35–41.0
Fumbles–lost4–13–0
Penalties–yards14–1285–61
Time of possession29:5330:07

Individual statistics

Tennessee statistics
Volunteers passing
C–A Yds TD–INT
Hendon Hooker26–413785–0
Volunteers rushing
Car Yds TD
Jabari Small261801
Hendon Hooker19620
Jaylen Wright17540
TEAM1−80
Volunteers receiving
Rec Yds TD
Cedric Tillman71503
Velus Jones Jr.10851
Princeton Fant3710
Jalin Hyatt3351
JaVonta Payton2350
Jabari Small120
Purdue statistics
Boilermakers passing
C–A Yds TD–INT
Aidan O'Connell26–475345–3
Jackson Anthrop0–100–0
Boilermakers rushing
Car Yds TD
Zander Horvath17580
King Doerue10450
Jackson Anthrop220
Deion Burks1−30
Aidan O'Connell3−90
Boilermakers receiving
Rec Yds TD
Broc Thompson72172
Payne Durham5852
Jackson Anthrop5740
T.J. Sheffield3611
Deion Burks1260
Garrett Miller1250
Dylan Downing1210
Zander Horvath2210
Collin Sullivan140

References

  1. ↑ @BenDavisFB (December 31, 2021). "ongrats to the Music City Bowl MVP @CantGuardBroc" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Fawkes, Ben. "Odds for College Football Playoff, every bowl game". vsin.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  5. ↑ @MusicCityBowl (December 5, 2021). "@BoilerFootball will play @Vol_Football on Dec. 30 at @NissanStadium!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ Organ, Mike (December 5, 2021). "Tennessee and Purdue to play in the Music City Bowl". The Tennessean. Nashville. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Purdue to Pay Tennessee in the 2021 TransPerfect Music City Bowl". MusicCityBowl.com. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
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