2016 New Orleans Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 New Orleans Bowl New Orleans Bowl 16th New Orleans Bowl R+L Carriers Logo December 17 2016 2016 Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Southern Miss Golden Eagles 6–6 C-USA Jay Hopson 14 0 7 7 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns 6–6 Sun Belt Mark Hudspeth 7 7 0 7 Southern Mississippi by 3.5https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/18228600/college-football-full-list-odds-every-bowl-game College Bowl Game Odds ESPN December 7, 2016 December 9, 2016 Southern Miss WR Allenzae Staggers810371987730272256 NewOrleansBowl Congrats to @SouthernMissFB's Allenzae Staggers - his #NewOrleansBowl record 230 receiving yards earns him the MVP! 18 December 2016 Tom Stapleton (MAC) 35,061 500,000Bowl payout ESPNESPN Radio Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich (ESPN)Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio) The 2016 New Orleans Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 17, 2016, at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 16th annual edition of the New Orleans Bowl was one of the 2016–17 bowl games that conclude the 2016 FBS football season. Sponsored by freight shipping company R+L Carriers, the game was officially known as the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Southern Miss won the game by a score of 28–21. Team selection The game featured the Southern Miss Golden Eagles against the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns. This was the 51st meeting between the schools, with Southern Miss leading the all-time series 38–11–1. The previous meeting of the two teams was on August 30, 2008, where the Golden Eagles defeated the Ragin' Cajuns by a score of 51–21.Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles series history Southern Miss 2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team 2016 Conference USA football season Louisiana-Lafayette 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team 2016 Sun Belt Conference football season Game summary Scoring summary USM LA 1 9:39 USM 3 67 0:57 RushTD Ito Smith 11 good Parker Shaunfield 7 0 1 7:17 USM 3 70 1:12 RecTD Ito Smith Nick Mullens 6 good Parker Shaunfield run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 0 1 3:15 LA 9 66 3:55 RushTD Anthony Jennings 4 good Stevie Artigue 14 7 2 7:28 LA 2 29 0:30 RushTD Dion Ray 12 good Stevie Artigue 14 14 3 10:42 USM 11 75 4:18 RecTD Allenzae Staggers Nick Mullens 5 good Parker Shaunfield run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 14 4 12:26 USM 14 83 6:14 RecTD Ito Smith Nick Mullens 1 good Parker Shaunfield run/pass good/failed/incomplete 28 14 4 5:10 LA 5 19 2:10 RushTD Anthony Jennings 3 good Stevie Artigue 28 21 28 21 Source: 2016 New Orleans Bowl Game Stats https://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=155828 Stat Broadcast Stat Broadcast 17 December 2016 Statistics Statistics USM LA First downs 22 21 Plays–yards 74–481 69–252 Rushes–yards 32–135 (4.2) 47–157 (3.3) Passing yards 346 95 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–42–1 8–22–1 Time of possession 30:34 29:26 Team Category Player StatisticsUSM Passing Nick Mullens 25/40, 346 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Ito Smith 26 car, 138 yds Receiving Allenzae Staggers 11 rec, 230 yds, 1 TDLA Passing Anthony Jennings 8/20, 95 yds, 1 INT Rushing Elijah McGuire 17 car, 99 yds Receiving Al Riles 5 rec, 64 yds References External links https://www.neworleansbowl.org Category:2016–17 NCAA football bowl games 2016 2016 New Orleans Bowl 2016 New Orleans Bowl Category:2016 in sports in Louisiana Category:December 2016 sports events in the United States Category:2010s in New Orleans