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.[5]
Southern Miss
Louisiana-Lafayette
Game summary
Scoring summary
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Source: [3]
Statistics
| Statistics[3] | 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 | Statistics |
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| USM | 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 TD | |
| LA | Passing | Anthony Jennings | 8/20, 95 yds, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Elijah McGuire | 17 car, 99 yds | |
| Receiving | Al Riles | 5 rec, 64 yds |
References
- ↑ @NewOrleansBowl (December 18, 2016). "Congrats to @SouthernMissFB's Allenzae Staggers - his #NewOrleansBowl record 230 receiving yards earns him the MVP!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "2016 New Orleans Bowl Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ↑ Bowl payout
- ↑ Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles series history