| Game Name: | Music City Bowl |
| Subheader: | 25th Music City Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | TransPerfect |
| Date Game Played: | December 30 |
| Year Game Played: | 2023 |
| Football Season: | 2023 |
| Stadium: | Nissan Stadium |
| City: | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Visitor School: | Auburn University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Auburn |
| Visitor Nickname: | Tigers |
| Visitor Record: | 6–6 |
| Visitor Conference: | SEC |
| Visitor Coach: | Hugh Freeze |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 6 |
| Home School: | University of Maryland |
| Home Name Short: | Maryland |
| Home Nickname: | Terrapins |
| Home Record: | 7–5 |
| Home Conference: | Big Ten |
| Home Coach: | Mike Locksley |
| Home 1Q: | 21 |
| Home 2Q: | 3 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Mvp: | Billy Edwards Jr. (QB, Maryland)[1] |
| Odds: | Auburn by 5.5[2] |
| Referee: | David Alvarez (Big 12)[3] |
| Attendance: | 50,088 |
| Us Network: | ABC |
| Us Announcers: | Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play) Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) Alyssa Lang (sideline) |
The 2023 Music City Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. The 25th annual Music City Bowl featured Auburn of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Maryland of the Big Ten Conference. The game began at approximately 1:00 p.m. CST and was aired on ABC.[4] [5] The Music City Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by translation and language services company TransPerfect and was officially known as the TransPerfect Music City Bowl.
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the bowl featured the Auburn Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Maryland Terrapins of the Big Ten Conference.
This was the fourth meeting between Auburn and Maryland; entering the bowl, the Tigers led the Terrapins in the all-time series, 2–1.[6]
See main article: 2023 Auburn Tigers football team. The Tigers entered the game with a 6–6 record (3–5 in the SEC), having finished in fifth place in their conference's West Division.
This was Auburn's third Music City Bowl, tying Minnesota and Tennessee for the second-most appearances in the game. The Tigers previously won the 2003 edition and the 2018 edition.
See main article: 2023 Maryland Terrapins football team. The Terrapins entered the game with a 7–5 record (4–5 in the Big Ten), having finished in fourth place in their conference's East Division.
This was Maryland's first Music City Bowl.