2011 Music City Bowl

The 2011 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, the 14th edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 30, 2011, at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season.

DateDecember 30, 2011

Season2011

StadiumLP Field

LocationNashville, Tennessee

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2011 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
14th Music City Bowl
LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee, hosted the Music City Bowl.
Mississippi State Bulldogs Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6–6) (6–6) SEC ACC 23 17 Head coach:  Dan Mullen Head coach:  Jim Grobe
1 2 3 4 Total Mississippi State 7 9 0 7 23 Wake Forest 7 0 7 3 17
Date	December 30, 2011
Season	2011
Stadium	LP Field
Location	Nashville, Tennessee
MVP	Vick Ballard (RB, Mississippi State)
Favorite	Mississippi State by 6[1]
Referee	Don Willard (MAC)
Attendance	55,208
Payout	US$1.7 million per team
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Mark Jones (Play-by-Play) Ed Cunningham (Analyst) Samantha Ponder (Sidelines)
Nielsen ratings	2.66
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The game, which began telecast at 6:40 p.m. ET on ESPN, featured the Mississippi State Bulldogs from the Southeastern Conference versus the Wake Forest Demon Deacons from the Atlantic Coast Conference. Mississippi State won, 23–17, securing its fifth bowl win in a row^[2] and its second in two seasons.