The 17th edition of the Music City Bowl began at approximately 2:00 p.m. CST and was broadcast nationally by ESPN.
It featured the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and the LSU Tigers from the SEC.
[4] It was one of the final 2014-15 bowl games of the 2014 FBS football season.
Notre Dame defeated Louisiana State by a final score of 31–28.
The game was the eleventh overall meeting between these two teams, with the series previously tied 5–5.