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The 1998 Music City Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Alabama Crimson Tide at Vanderbilt Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee on December 29, 1998. The game was the final contest of the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in 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.[1] Facing the Hokies were the Alabama Crimson Tide, who had gone 7–4 during the regular season.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[4]
Preceded by
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Music City Bowl
1998 |
Succeeded by
1999 Music City Bowl |
