Bowl Projections: TransPerfect Music City Bowl Preseason Prediction, Breakdown and History

Before the season gets underway, what's the first guess on what the 2024 TransPerfect Music City Bowl might be? Why did we make this call, who else should be in the mix, and what's the history of the bowl?

This will all change throughout the season with its twists and turns, but in the preseason, the TransPerfect Music City Bowl projection is ...

TransPerfect Music City Bowl Projection

Monday, December 30
2:30, ESPN
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
Bowl Affiliations : Big Ten, SEC
Last Season: Maryland 31, Auburn 13
Preseason Bowl Projection (with predicted final regular season records)
Wisconsin (7-5) vs Kentucky (6-6)

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Why this is the preseason TransPerfect Music City Bowl Projection

It's Big Ten vs SEC, and a slew of teams and options from both conferences will be in the College Football Playoff.

Kentucky was here two seasons ago - it didn't show up in a 21-0 loss to Iowa - but it's still a decent fit here considering it might struggle to get past seven wins.

With its schedule, Wisconsin will have an even bigger problem coming up with a big year. Nebraska, Michigan State, and Minnesota could be in the mix.

5 teams also in the mix for the TransPerfect Music City Bowl

1. Nebraska
2. Texas A&M
3. USC
4. Missouri
5. Michigan State

TransPerfect Music City Bowl History

Dec 30, 2023 Maryland 31, Auburn 13
Dec 31, 2022, Iowa 21, Kentucky 0
Dec. 30, 2021 Purdue 48, Tennessee 45 OT
2020 Canceled
Dec. 30, 2019 Louisville 38, Mississippi State 28
Dec. 28, 2018 Auburn 63, Purdue 14
Dec. 29, 2017 Northwestern 24, Kentucky 23
Dec. 30, 2016 Tennessee 38, Nebraska 24
Dec. 30, 2015 Louisville 27 Texas A&M 21
Dec. 30, 2014 Notre Dame 31 LSU 28
Dec. 30, 2013 Mississippi 25 Georgia Tech 17
Dec. 31, 2012 Vanderbilt 38 N.C. State 24
Dec. 30, 2011 Mississippi State 23 Wake Forest 17
Dec. 30, 2010 North Carolina 30 Tennessee 27 (2 OT)
Dec. 27, 2009 Clemson 21 Kentucky 13
Dec. 31, 2008 Vanderbilt 16 Boston College 14
Dec. 31, 2007 Kentucky 35 Florida State 28
Dec. 29, 2006 Kentucky 28 Clemson 20
Dec. 30, 2005 Virginia 34 Minnesota 31
Dec. 31, 2004 Minnesota 20 Alabama 16
Dec. 31, 2003 Auburn 28 Wisconsin 14
Dec. 30, 2002 Minnesota 29 Arkansas 14
Dec. 28, 2001 Boston College 20 Georgia 16
Dec. 28, 2000 West Virginia 49 Mississippi 38
Dec. 29, 1999 Syracuse 20 Kentucky 13
Dec. 29, 1998 Virginia Tech 38 Alabama 7