| Year Game Played: | 2000 |
| Game Name: | Music City Bowl |
| Football Season: | 2000 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Ole Miss |
| Visitor Nickname: | Rebels |
| Visitor School: | University of Mississippi |
| Home Name Short: | West Virginia |
| Home Nickname: | Mountaineers |
| Home School: | West Virginia University |
| Visitor Record: | 7 - 4 |
| Visitor Conference: | SEC |
| Home Record: | 6 - 5 |
| Home Conference: | Big East |
| Visitor Coach: | David Cutcliffe |
| Home Coach: | Don Nehlen |
| Visitor 1Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 6 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 22 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 28 |
| Home 3Q: | 14 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Date Game Played: | December 28 |
| Stadium: | Adelphia Coliseum (LP Field) |
| City: | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Referee: | Courtney Mauzy (ACC) |
| Attendance: | 47,119 |
| Payout: | 750,000 per team [1] |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Mark Jones, Gino Toretta, and Rob Stone |
In the 2000 Music City Bowl, West Virginia defeated Ole Miss 49–38. This game was also West Virginia Mountaineers football coach Don Nehlen's final game.[2] Although West Virginia won the game, it was notable because of a second half comeback by freshman Eli Manning. Down 49–16 in the fourth quarter, Ole Miss coach David Cutcliffe inserted Manning.[3] Ole Miss scored 22 unanswered points in the fourth quarter.The game was played in below-freezing temperatures. The temperature at kickoff was 31 degrees, and climbed down to 27 degrees by the end of the game.