2022 Music City Bowl

The 2022 Music City Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 2022, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. The 24th annual Music City Bowl, featured Iowa from the Big Ten Conference and Kentucky from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game began at 11:10 a.m. CST^[4] and aired on ABC.^[5] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by translation and language services company TransPerfect, the game was officially known as the TransPerfect Music City Bowl.

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Teams

The game features Iowa of the Big Ten and Kentucky of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Both teams received and accepted invitations on December 4, 2022.^[6] This is their second-ever meeting—they previously met in a bowl game following the 2021 season, the 2022 Citrus Bowl, won by Kentucky.

Iowa Hawkeyes

The Hawkeyes played in the Music City Bowl for the first time, and entered the game with a 7–5 record, 5–4 in conference play. They faced two ranked FBS opponents (at the time of the matchup) during the season, losing to No. 4 Michigan and No. 2 Ohio State. The Hawkeyes were led by quarterback Joe Labas, who was making his collegiate debut.^[7]

Kentucky Wildcats

The Wildcats enter the Music City Bowl with a 7–5 record, 3–5 in conference play. Kentucky will be making its sixth appearance in the Music City Bowl. The Wildcats opened their season with four consecutive wins and were ranked as high as No. 7 before losing three of their next four games. They faced six ranked opponents (at the time of the matchup), defeating No. 12 Florida, No. 16 Mississippi State, and No. 25 Louisville while losing to No. 14 Ole Miss, No. 3 Tennessee, and No. 1 Georgia.

Game summary

2022 TransPerfect Music City Bowl

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	0	21	0	0	21
Kentucky	0	0	0	0	0

at Nissan Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

Date: Saturday, December 31, 2022
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
Game weather: Cloudy• Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: 7 mph (11 km/h) southwest
Game attendance: 42,312
Referee: Mark Duddy
TV announcers (ABC): Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick, Harry Lyles Jr.
Box score

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Iowa	Kentucky
2	12:08	2	42	0:54	Iowa	Luke Lachey 15-yard touchdown reception from Joey Labas, Drew Stevens kick good	7	0
2	11:57				Iowa	Interception returned 52 yards for touchdown by Xavier Nwankpa, Drew Stevens kick good	14	0
2	1:36				Iowa	Interception returned 14 yards for touchdown by Cooper DeJean, Drew Stevens kick good	21	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							21	0

Statistics

Team statistical comparison^[4]
Statistic	Iowa	Kentucky
First downs	10	10
First downs rushing	3	4
First downs passing	7	6
First downs penalty	0	0
Third down efficiency	0–11	2–18
Fourth down efficiency	0–2	3–5
Total plays–net yards	48–206	69–185
Rushing attempts–net yards	24–67	32–68
Yards per rush	2.8	2.1
Yards passing	139	117
Pass completions–attempts	14–24	22–37
Interceptions thrown	0	2
Punt returns–total yards	3–42	3–25
Kickoff returns–total yards	0–0	1–16
Punts–average yardage	8–48.3	10–40.9
Fumbles–lost	0–0	3–0
Penalties–yards	2–10	3–35
Time of possession	25:43	34:17

Iowa statistics^[4]
Hawkeyes passing
	C–A	Yds	TD–INT
Joe Labas	14–24	139	1–0
Hawkeyes rushing
	Car	Yds	TD
Jaziun Patterson	4	23	0
Kaleb Johnson	9	17	0
Joe Labas	4	11	0
Sam LaPorta	2	6	0
Nico Ragaini	1	5	0
Leshon Williams	3	3	0
Diante Vines	1	2	0
Hawkeyes receiving
	Rec	Yds	TD
Sam LaPorta	5	56	0
Luke Lachey	3	36	1
Diante Vines	2	23	0
Nico Ragaini	2	21	0
Leshon Williams	1	2	0
Jaziun Patterson	1	1	0

Kentucky statistics^[4]
Wildcats passing
	C–A	Yds	TD–INT
Destin Wade	16–30	98	0–2
Deuce Hogan	6-7	19	0-0
Wildcats rushing
	Car	Yds	TD
JuTahn McClain	10	40	0
Destin Wade	16	29	0
La'Vell Wright	1	6	0
Tayvion Robinson	1	5	0
Dane Key	1	-2	0
Barion Brown	2	-4	0
TEAM	1	-6	0
Wildcats receiving
	Rec	Yds	TD
Dane Key	6	47	0
Tayvion Robinson	5	27	0
Barion Brown	5	24	0
JuTahn McClain	3	7	0
Jordan Dingle	1	6	0
La'Vell Wright	2	6	0

References

^ @KWWL (December 31, 2022). "Iowa Hawkeyes win the Music City Bowl 21-0 MVP Cooper DeJean" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2022 – via Twitter.
^ Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022). "2022–23 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
^ "2022 Bowl Schedule". College Football Poll. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2022 Music City Bowl Final Stats" (PDF). Statbroadcast. December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
^ "2022 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
^ "Hawkeyes, Wildcats To Meet Dec. 31 In Music City Bowl". Associated Press. December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
^ "Recap: Iowa football ends season with a 21-0 Music City Bowl win against Kentucky". Hawk Central. Retrieved September 23, 2023.

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