2006 Music City Bowl
| 2006 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl presented by Bridgestone | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 9th Music City Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | LP Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB André Woodson, Kentucky | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Clemson favored by 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Clete Blakeman (Big 12) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 68,024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1,600,000 per team | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Pasch, Rod Gilmore, Trevor Matich, & Stacey Dales | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2006 Music City Bowl featured the Clemson Tigers and the Kentucky Wildcats. Clemson entered the game with a record of 8–4 after having been ranked in the AP poll for most weeks of the season, as high as No. 10; Kentucky was 7–5 and unranked. Clemson was favored by 10 points. Sponsored by Gaylord Hotels and Bridgestone, it was officially named the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl presented by Bridgestone.