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Is Music City Bowl coming back?

Music City Bowl (1998–present) on ESPN

The answer: Between seasons — last episode December 30, 2025, no return date announced yet.
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Network / streamer
ESPN
Premiered
December 29, 1998
Runtime
~206 min per episode
8seasons
8episodes

About Music City Bowl

The Music City Bowl is a post-season American college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played in Nashville, Tennessee, since 1998. The game initially featured a matchup between representatives of the Southeastern Conference and the Big East Conference. The Big East was replaced by the Big Ten Conference in 2002. Beginning with the 2006 game the Big Ten Conference was replaced by the Atlantic Coast Conference. The ACC also took part in the 2005 game, when Virginia appeared because the SEC did not have enough bowl-eligible teams. Beginning in 2014, the Music City Bowl shares its tie in with the TaxSlayer Bowl; the Music City Bowl receives second choice of either an ACC or Big Ten team.

Music City Bowl episode schedule

8 aired

Aired · 8

DateEp.Title
December 30, 2025 S2025·E1 2025 Music City Bowl: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
December 30, 2024 S2024·E1 2024 Music City Bowl: Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Missouri Tigers
December 30, 2023 S2023·E1 2023 Music City Bowl: Auburn Tigers vs. Maryland Terrapins
December 31, 2022 S2022·E1 2022 Music City Bowl: Iowa vs. Kentucky
December 30, 2021 S2021·E1 2021 Music City Bowl: Purdue (8-4) vs. Tennessee (7-5)
December 30, 2016 S2016·E1 2016 Music City Bowl: Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-3) vs. #21 Tennessee Volunteers (8-4)
December 30, 2015 S2015·E1 2015 Music City Bowl: Texas A&M Aggies (8-4) vs. Louisville Cardinals (7-5)
December 29, 1998 S1998·E1 1998 Music City Bowl: Virginia Tech Hokies (8-3) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-4)

Music City Bowl cast