Wisconsin vs. Tennessee in Outback Bowl
December 02, 2007 | Football
The University of Wisconsin football team (9-3, 5-3 Big Ten) will face the Volunteers of Tennessee in the 2008 Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla. The Volunteers won the SEC East Division and finished the 2007 season 9-4 overall and 6-3 in the SEC after falling to LSU in the conference title game.
The only previous meeting between the two schools was in the 1981 Garden State Bowl. Under head coach Dave McClain, the Badgers fell 28-21 to Tennessee.
The Badgers will be playing in their fourth Outback Bowl, while Tennessee will be playing in its third.
Wisconsin last played in the Outback Bowl in 2005, falling to Georgia 24-21. The Badgers were also a part of the 1998 Outback Bowl, again falling to Georgia 33-6. When the bowl was still called the Hall of Fame Bowl, Wisconsin beat Duke 34-20 in 1995.
Tennessee played in the 2007 Outback Bowl, dropping a 20-10 decision to the Big Ten 's Penn State. The Vols also played in the then-called Hall of Fame Bowl in 1993, beating Boston College 38-23 in current head coach Phillip Fulmer's first game.
Visit Bowl Central at uwbadgers.com for more information on the Badgers and the 2008 Outback Bowl.
