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2007 Outback Bowl


FieldValue
year_game_played2007
game_nameOutback Bowl
subheader21st Outback Bowl
imageOutbackBowlLogo.jpg
caption2007 Outback Bowl logo
football_season2006
visitor_name_shortTennessee
visitor_nicknameVolunteers
visitor_schoolUniversity of Tennessee
home_name_shortPenn State
home_nicknameNittany Lions
home_schoolPenn State University
visitor_record9–3
visitor_conferenceSEC
home_record8–4
home_conferenceBig Ten
visitor_coachPhillip Fulmer
home_coachJoe Paterno
visitor_rank_AP17
visitor_rank_coaches18
visitor_rank_BCS17
visitor_1q3
visitor_2q7
visitor_3q0
visitor_4q0
home_1q0
home_2q10
home_3q0
home_4q10
date_game_playedJanuary 1
stadiumRaymond James Stadium
cityTampa, Florida
MVPTony Hunt (Penn State RB)
anthemCharlie Daniels
refereeJerry McGinn (Big East)
halftimeUniversity of Tennessee and Penn State University bands, 2007 National Outback Bowl Mass Band Show
attendance65,601
us_networkESPN
us_announcers_linkList of announcers of major college bowl games
us_announcersMike Patrick, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe

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 and was televised on ESPN.

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

References

  1. Crawley, Stan. (January 1, 2007). "Penn State Defeats Tennessee, 20–10, In Outback Bowl".
  2. "TV.com Forums – Bowl Game Announcers".
  3. Rankings from the [[2006 NCAA Division I-BS football rankings#Coaches Poll. Coaches Poll]] on December 3, 2006.
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