2004 New Orleans Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 2004 Wyndham New Orleans Bowl 2004 New Orleans Bowl logo 2004 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Mississippi University North Texas Mean Green University of North Texas 6–5 C-USA 7–4 Sun Belt Jeff Bower Darrell Dickey 14 3 0 14 0 3 0 7 December 14 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Southern Miss LB Michael Boley Todd Geerlings (MAC) 27,253http://neworleansbowl.com/2007/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=36 NewOrleansBowl.com - History 19 December 2022 16 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080116000938/http://neworleansbowl.com/2007/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=36 dead 750,000 per teamFind articles Deseret News (Salt Lake City) Newspaper November 26, 2004 ESPNhttp://football.about.com/od/bowlgames/a/bl_2004bowls.htm College Bowl Games - 2004-2005 College Bowl Results 2008-01-16 2007-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20071206093635/http://football.about.com/od/bowlgames/a/bl_2004bowls.htm dead List of announcers of major college bowl games Dave Barnett (Play-by-Play) Bill Curry (Analyst) David Norrie (Analyst) The 2004 Wyndham New Orleans Bowl featured the North Texas Mean Green and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. It was North Texas's fourth consecutive New Orleans Bowl appearance. Southern Miss quarterback Dustin Almond got Southern Miss on the board first with a 37-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Otho Graves, to give the Eagles an early 7–0 lead. Later in the first quarter, Dustin Almond scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to increase the lead to 14–0. In the second quarter, kicker Nick Bazaldua got North Texas on the board with a 24-yard field goal to make it 14–3. Before halftime, Darren McCaleb connected on a 45-yard field goal to give USM a 17–3 halftime lead. In the fourth quarter, linebacker Michael Boley returned an interception 62 yards for a touchdown to give Southern Miss a 24–3 lead. Sherron Moore added a 1-yard touchdown pass to increase the lead to 31–3. Quarterback Scott Hall threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Johnny Quinn to cut the lead to 31–10. That would be the final score of the game. References External links USA Today Game Summary New Orleans Bowl Category:New Orleans Bowl Category:North Texas Mean Green football bowl games Category:Southern Miss Golden Eagles football bowl games Category:2004 in sports in Louisiana Category:December 2004 sports events in the United States Category:2000s in New Orleans