The 18th edition of the Music City Bowl began at approximately 6:00 p.m. CST and was broadcast nationally by ESPN.
It featured the Texas A&M Aggies from the SEC, and the Louisville Cardinals from the ACC.
It was one of the final 2015–16 bowl games of the 2015 FBS football season.
The game was sponsored by the Franklin American Mortgage Company and is officially known as the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl.
[3] The last time these two teams met was in 1994 with Texas A&M beating Louisville with the score of 26–10.