2007 Outback Bowl
The 2007 Outback Bowl Game was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2007, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. It was part of the 2006–2007 bowl game season that concluded the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the 21st edition of the bowl game originally known as the Hall of Fame Bowl, later rebranded as the Outback Bowl through sponsorship from Outback Steakhouse. The game pitted the 18th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers against the unranked Penn State Nittany Lions[3] and was televised on ESPN.
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21st Outback Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 1, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Raymond James Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Tony Hunt (Penn State RB) | ||||||||||||||||||
National anthem | Charlie Daniels[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | University of Tennessee and Penn State University bands, 2007 National Outback Bowl Mass Band Show | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 65,601[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Mike Patrick, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Scoring summary
First quarter
- Tennessee James Wilhoit II 44-yard field goal. (4:58) 3–0 Tennessee
Second quarter
- Penn State Kevin Kelly 34-yard field goal. (11:43) 3–3 Tie
- Penn State Andrew Quarless 2-yard touchdown pass from Anthony Morelli (Kelly kick good). (3:30) 10–3 Penn State
- Tennessee LaMarcus Coker 42-yard touchdown run (Wilhoit kick good). (1:15) 10–10 Tie
Third quarter
- No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
- Penn State Tony Davis 88-yard fumble return for touchdown (Kelly kick good). (10:01) 17–10 Penn State
- Penn State Kevin Kelly 22-yard field goal. (3:29) 20–10 Penn State
References
- Crawley, Stan (January 1, 2007). "Penn State Defeats Tennessee, 20–10, In Outback Bowl". chattanoogan.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 17, 2008.
- TV.com Forums – Bowl Game Announcers
- Rankings from the Coaches Poll on December 3, 2006.
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