2010 New Orleans Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 New Orleans Bowl R+L Carriers December 18 2010 2010 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Ohio University Ohio Bobcats 8–4 Frank Solich MAC 7 0 7 7 Troy University Troy Trojans 7–5 Larry Blakeney Sun Belt 14 24 10 0 QB Corey Robinson Troy by 3The Tuscaloosa News, December 18, 2010 Steve Barth (C-USA) 29,159 325,000 per team ESPN Mark Neely, Robert Smith and Quint Kessenich 1.3 / 2.09M The 2010 New Orleans Bowl was the tenth edition of the New Orleans Bowl. The game was played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Saturday, December 18, 2010, at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. The contest was televised live on ESPN. The game featured the Ohio Bobcats of the Mid-American Conference versus the Troy Trojans from the Sun Belt Conference. Sponsored by R+L Carriers, the game was officially known as the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Teams Ohio Bobcats 2010 Ohio Bobcats football team The Bobcats entered the New Orleans Bowl with a record of 8–4. The team was 1 win away from playing in the MAC Championship game before losing their final game of the season to Kent State. Ohio made its first appearance in the New Orleans Bowl. The Bobcats appeared in their 3rd bowl game under head coach Frank Solich, however they were 0–2 in the two prior games, and Ohio had never won a bowl game in school history in four attempts. They were a 21–17 loser to Marshall in the 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. Troy Trojans 2010 Troy Trojans football team Troy entered the bowl game with a 7–5 overall record and won a share of the Sun Belt Conference Championship. The Trojans played in their third straight bowl game. This will also mark the third time in five seasons that Troy will be playing in the New Orleans Bowl. They are currently 1–1 in New Orleans Bowl games with a win over Rice in 2006 and a loss to Southern Miss in 2008. Last season Troy was defeated by Central Michigan by a score of 44–41 in the GMAC Bowl. Scoring summary Ohio Troy 1 9:52 Troy 10 78 4:12 RushTD Jerrel Jernigan 12 good Michael Taylor 0 7 1 4:59 Ohio 8 81 4:53 RecTD Steven Goulet Boo Jackson 34 good Matt Weller 7 7 1 1:57 Troy 8 76 3:02 RecTD Tebiarus Gill Corey Robinson 31 good Michael Taylor 7 14 2 12:42 Troy 7 66 2:11 RecTD Jerrel Jernigan Corey Robinson 16 good Michael Taylor 7 21 2 8:33 Troy 6 36 1:50 FG 50 Michael Taylor 7 24 2 2:56 Troy 8 80 3:54 RecTD Tebiarus Gill Corey Robinson 17 good Michael Taylor 7 31 2 0:36 Troy 6 55 0:57 RecTD Tebiarus Gill Corey Robinson 26 good Michael Taylor 7 38 3 11:58 Troy 10 48 3:02 FG 33 Michael Taylor 7 41 3 8:31 Ohio 8 93 3:27 RecTD Donte Foster Boo Jackson 5 good Matt Weller 14 41 3 6:36 Troy 6 83 1:55 RushTD DuJuan Harris 2 good Michael Taylor 14 48 4 5:07 Ohio 9 54 5:40 RecTD Riley Dunlop Boo Jackson 18 good Matt Weller 21 48 21 48 Sourcehttp://www.espn.com/college-football/playbyplay?gameId=303522653 ESPN Play-by-Play: Ohio vs Troy (2010 New Orleans Bowl) Statistics Statistics Ohio Troy First downs 14 30Rushes-yards (net) 30-99 33-220 Passing yards (net) 209 382Passes, Att-Comp-Int 22-14-2 43-33-0 Total offense, plays - yards 52-308 76-602 Time of Possession 29:57 30:03 Notes The 2010 New Orleans Bowl marked the first time that the 2 schools played each other in the history of their programs. References New Orleans Bowl Category:New Orleans Bowl Category:Ohio Bobcats football bowl games Category:Troy Trojans football bowl games Category:2010 in sports in Louisiana Category:2010s in New Orleans Category:December 2010 sports events in the United States