| Year game played | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Game name | Outback Bowl |
| Subheader | 21st Outback Bowl |
| Football season | 2006 |
| Visitor name short | Tennessee |
| Visitor nickname | Volunteers |
| Visitor school | University of Tennessee |
| Home name short | Penn State |
| Home nickname | Nittany Lions |
| Home school | Penn State University |
| Visitor record | 9–3 |
| Visitor conference | SEC |
| Home record | 8–4 |
| Home conference | Big Ten |
| Visitor coach | Phillip Fulmer |
| Home coach | Joe Paterno |
| Visitor rank ap | 17 |
| Visitor rank coaches | 18 |
| Visitor rank bcs | 17 |
| Visitor 1q | 3 |
| Visitor 2q | 7 |
| Visitor 3q | 0 |
| Visitor 4q | 0 |
| Home 1q | 0 |
| Home 2q | 10 |
| Home 3q | 0 |
| Home 4q | 10 |
| Date game played | January 1 |
| Stadium | Raymond James Stadium |
| City | Tampa, Florida |
| Mvp | Tony Hunt (Penn State RB) |
| Referee | Jerry McGinn (Big East) |
| Halftime | University of Tennessee and Penn State University bands, 2007 National Outback Bowl Mass Band Show |
| Attendance | 65,601[1] |
| Us network | ESPN |
| Us announcers | Mike Patrick, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe[2] |
The 2007 Outback Bowl Game was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2007, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. It was part of the 2006–2007 bowl game season that concluded the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the 21st edition of the bowl game originally known as the Hall of Fame Bowl, later rebranded as the Outback Bowl through sponsorship from Outback Steakhouse. The game pitted the 18th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers against the unranked Penn State Nittany Lions[3] and was televised on ESPN.
Scoring summary
First quarter
- Tennessee James Wilhoit II 44-yard field goal. (4:58) 3–0 Tennessee
Second quarter
- Penn State Kevin Kelly 34-yard field goal. (11:43) 3–3 Tie
- Penn State Andrew Quarless 2-yard touchdown pass from Anthony Morelli (Kelly kick good). (3:30) 10–3 Penn State
- Tennessee LaMarcus Coker 42-yard touchdown run (Wilhoit kick good). (1:15) 10–10 Tie
Third quarter
- No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
- Penn State Tony Davis 88-yard fumble return for touchdown (Kelly kick good). (10:01) 17–10 Penn State
- Penn State Kevin Kelly 22-yard field goal. (3:29) 20–10 Penn State
References
- ^ Crawley, Stan (January 1, 2007). "Penn State Defeats Tennessee, 20–10, In Outback Bowl". chattanoogan.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 17, 2008.
- ^ "TV.com Forums – Bowl Game Announcers". Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2008.
- ^ Rankings from the Coaches Poll on December 3, 2006.