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2012 Music City Bowl

Field	Value
game_name	Music City Bowl
subheader	15th Music City Bowl
title_sponsor	Franklin American Mortgage
image	File:LP Field 2009 crop.jpg
caption	LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee, hosted the Music City Bowl.
date_game_played	December 31
year_game_played	2012
football_season	2012
stadium	LP Field
city	Nashville, Tennessee
visitor_school	North Carolina State University
visitor_name_short	NC State
visitor_nickname	Wolfpack
visitor_record	7–5
visitor_coach	Dana Bible
(interim)
visitor_conference	ACC
visitor_1q	0
visitor_2q	14
visitor_3q	0
visitor_4q	10
home_school	Vanderbilt University
home_name_short	Vanderbilt
home_nickname	Commodores
home_record	8–4
home_coach	James Franklin
home_conference	SEC
home_1q	7
home_2q	21
home_3q	3
home_4q	7
odds	Vanderbilt by 6
MVP	Zac Stacy (RB- Vanderbilt)
referee	Ron Snodgrass (MAC)
attendance	55,801
us_network	ESPN
us_announcers	Carter Blackburn (Play-by-Play)
Rod Gilmore (Analyst)
Jemele Hill (Sidelines)
different_previous	[2011](2011-music-city-bowl)
different_next	[2013](2013-music-city-bowl)

(interim) Rod Gilmore (Analyst) Jemele Hill (Sidelines)

The 2012 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game held on December 31, 2012, at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee. The fifteenth edition of the Music City Bowl began at 11:05 a.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It featured the NC State Wolfpack from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) against the Vanderbilt Commodores from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. The Wolfpack accepted their invitation to the game after attaining a 7–5 regular-season record, while the hometown Commodores accepted theirs after attaining an 8–4 record.

Teams

NC State

The Wolfpack finished in third place in the Atlantic Division with a 4–4 record, resulting in the firing of head coach Tom O'Brien after the season; assistant coach Dana Bible coached the Wolfpack in the bowl game.

This was the Wolfpack's first Music City Bowl.

Vanderbilt

The Commodores' season, on the other hand, was one of their more successful in recent history; finishing in fourth place in the SEC's Eastern Division with a 5–3 record, the Commodores accepted the bid to their hometown Music City Bowl.

This was the Commodores' second Music City Bowl; previously, they had played in the 2008 game, defeating the Boston College Eagles by a score of 16–14. It was also the first time the Commodores have ever been to a bowl game in consecutive seasons; the previous season saw them reach the 2011 Liberty Bowl, losing to the Cincinnati Bearcats by a score of 31–24.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Statistics

Statistics
First downs
Total offense, plays - yards
Rushes-yards (net)
Passing yards (net)
Passes, Comp-Att-Int
Time of Possession

References

Bowl Schedule, ''Los Angeles Times'', December 8, 2012
(December 31, 2012). "North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Vanderbilt Commodores". [[ESPN]].
(December 2, 2012). "North Carolina State To Play Vanderbilt in the 15th Annual Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl". Music City Bowl.
Adelson, Andrea. (2012-11-25). "NC State fires coach O'Brien after 7-5 season".
Henderson, James. (2012-12-14). "Bible: 'They Will Be Ready'".

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