2025 Music City Bowl
| 2025 Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27th Music City Bowl | |||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2025 | ||||||||
| Season | 2025 | ||||||||
| Stadium | Nissan Stadium | ||||||||
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||||
| Favorite | Tennessee by 2.5 | ||||||||
| Referee | Riley Johnson (ACC) | ||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||
| Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||
| Announcers | Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), and Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter) (ESPN) Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Stephanie Otey (sideline reporter) (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||
The 2025 Music City Bowl is a college football bowl game that is scheduled to be played on December 30, 2025, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. The 27th annual Music City Bowl game will feature the Illinois Fighting Illini from the Big Ten Conference and the Tennessee Volunteers from the Southeastern Conference. The game is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. CST and will air on ESPN.[1][2] The Music City Bowl will be one of the 2025–26 bowl games that will conclude the 2025 FBS football season. The game is sponsored by the Liberty Mutual insurance company and is officially known as the Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl.
Teams
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the bowl features teams from the Big Ten Conference and the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Illinois Fighting Illini
Tennessee Volunteers
Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Illinois | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Nissan Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
- Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025
- Game time: 4:30 p.m. CST
- Referee: Riley Johnson
- TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), and Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter)
Statistics
| Statistics | TENN | ILL |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | ||
| Plays–yards | – | – |
| Rushes–yards | – | – |
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: comp–att–int | –– | –– |
| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving | |||
| Illinois | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
References
- ^ "2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, dates, TV channel, sites". NCAA.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
External links
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com