2007 Outback Bowl
The 2007 Outback Bowl was played on January 1, 2007, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. It was the 21st Outback Bowl, a game that concluded the 2006 college football season. No. 18 Tennessee Volunteers faced the Penn State Nittany Lions. Tennessee won 17–10.
Details:
- Coaches: Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee) and Joe Paterno (Penn State)
- Attendance: 65,601
- TV: ESPN, with Mike Patrick, Todd Blackledge, and Holly Rowe
- National anthem: Charlie Daniels
- Referee: Jerry McGinn
- Halftime: Both schools’ bands performed in the Outback Bowl Mass Band Show
- Background: The bowl was originally the Hall of Fame Bowl and was renamed the Outback Bowl after sponsorship from Outback Steakhouse.
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