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The 1998 Music City Bowl was a postseason college football game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and Alabama Crimson Tide. It was the inaugural competition of the annual Music City Bowl. Virginia Tech represented the Big East and the University of Alabama represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game was the final competition for each team in the 1998 college football season. The game ended as a 38–7 victory for Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech's 8–3 record during the 1998 college football regular season was good enough to earn it a bid to the inaugural Music City Bowl game. Facing the Hokies were the Alabama Crimson Tide, who had gone 7–4 during the regular season. The 1998 Music City Bowl kicked off on December 29, 1998 in Nashville, Tennessee. The weather at kickoff was "horrid," as rain and sleet mixed in freezing temperatures. The game's early going was marked by defense as both teams struggled against the inclement weather. Virginia Tech scored first off a 43-yard touchdown scramble by quarterback Al Clark. Clark's touchdown provided the game's only points until the second quarter, when Alabama evened the score at 7–7 with a five-yard touchdown pass. The Hokies struck back with a field goal before halftime and took a tenuous 10–7 lead into the second half. In that half, the Tech offense finally got rolling. The Hokies scored 14 points in both the third and fourth quarters, ending the game on an uncontested 28–0 run. Alabama's offense was stifled throughout by effective pressure from Tech defensive end Corey Moore, and Tech was able to turn several fumbles and interceptions by the Crimson Tide into points on the scoreboard. The final 38–7 Virginia Tech victory was the biggest win in Virginia Tech bowl game history, and Moore was named the game's most valuable player. The two teams did not meet again until the 2009 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game on September 5, 2009. == Team selection == The first Music City Bowl was scheduled for 1998, but the bowl's beginnings dated from 1996, when city officials and local companies came up with the idea for the game. Their plan developed through 1997, when financing was obtained and the NCAA approved the bowl game.〔Staff report. "Six banks backing Music City Bowl", ''The Commercial Appeal''. February 27, 1997. Page D3.〕〔Staff report. "NCAA gives Nashville OK to host bowl game", ''The Knoxville News-Sentinel''. April 24, 1997. Page C3.〕 Initial plans anticipated matching a Southeastern Conference team against one from the Mid-American Conference.〔 Prior to the start of the 1998 college football season, Music City Bowl officials signed an agreement with the SEC to select the conference's sixth bowl-eligible team.〔Vingle, Mitch. "Despite report, Big East officials remain confident", ''The Charleston (W.V.) Gazette''. May 31, 1998. Page P1D.〕 The Music City Bowl's other spot was left for an at-large bid, though officials met several times with Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese in an effort to reach a contract.〔Luicci, Tom. "Tranghese starts early in quest for bowl bids", ''The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger''. September 22, 1998. Page 47.〕 An agreement pledging the Big East's No. 4 bowl-eligible team to the game was not reached until 1999.〔Biddle, Joe. "Big East will fill one spot", ''The Tennessean''. July 20, 1999. Page C1.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1998 Music City Bowl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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