The 2007 Outback Bowl Game was a college football

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played on January 1, 2007, at

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. It was part of the 2006–2007 bowl game season that concluded the

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. This was the 21st edition of the bowl game originally known as the Hall of Fame Bowl, later rebranded as the

Outback Bowl The ReliaQuest Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, usually on New Year's Day. The event has been formerly called the Hall of Fame Bowl from 1986 to 1995 and the Outback Bowl from 1996 to ...

through sponsorship from

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. The game pitted the 18th-ranked

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against the unranked

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Rankings from the

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on December 3, 2006. and was televised on

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Scoring summary

First quarter

*Tennessee James Wilhoit II 44-yard field goal. (4:58) 3–0 Tennessee

Second quarter

*Penn State Kevin Kelly 34-yard field goal. (11:43) 3–3 Tie *Penn State Andrew Quarless 2-yard touchdown pass from Anthony Morelli (Kelly kick good). (3:30) 10–3 Penn State *Tennessee LaMarcus Coker 42-yard touchdown run (Wilhoit kick good). (1:15) 10–10 Tie

Third quarter

*No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

*Penn State Tony Davis 88-yard fumble return for touchdown (Kelly kick good). (10:01) 17–10 Penn State *Penn State Kevin Kelly 22-yard field goal. (3:29) 20–10 Penn State

References

External links

ESPN game recap
{{Tennessee Volunteers bowl game navbox ReliaQuest Bowl

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