2016 New Orleans Bowl

2016 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
16th New Orleans Bowl
Southern Miss Golden Eagles Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
(6–6) (6–6)
C-USA Sun Belt
28 21
Head coach: 
Jay Hopson		 Head coach: 
Mark Hudspeth
1234 Total
Southern Miss 14077 28
Louisiana–Lafayette 7707 21
DateDecember 17, 2016
Season2016
StadiumMercedes-Benz Superdome
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
MVPSouthern Miss WR Allenzae Staggers[1]
FavoriteSouthern Mississippi by 3.5[2]
RefereeTom Stapleton (MAC)[3]
Attendance35,061[3]
PayoutUS$500,000[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
ESPN Radio
AnnouncersJason Benetti, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich (ESPN)
Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio)
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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

See also: 2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team and 2016 Conference USA football season

Louisiana-Lafayette

See also: 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team and 2016 Sun Belt Conference football season

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP USM LA
1 9:39 3 67 0:57 USM Ito Smith 11-yard touchdown run, Parker Shaunfield kick good 7 0
1 7:17 3 70 1:12 USM Ito Smith 6-yard touchdown reception from Nick Mullens, Parker Shaunfield kick good 14 0
1 3:15 9 66 3:55 LA Anthony Jennings 4-yard touchdown run, Stevie Artigue kick good 14 7
2 7:28 2 29 0:30 LA Dion Ray 12-yard touchdown run, Stevie Artigue kick good 14 14
3 10:42 11 75 4:18 USM Allenzae Staggers 5-yard touchdown reception from Nick Mullens, Parker Shaunfield kick good 21 14
4 12:26 14 83 6:14 USM Ito Smith 1-yard touchdown reception from Nick Mullens, Parker Shaunfield kick good 28 14
4 5:10 5 19 2:10 LA Anthony Jennings 3-yard touchdown run, Stevie Artigue kick good 28 21
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 28 21

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
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

  1. ^ @NewOrleansBowl (December 18, 2016). "Congrats to @SouthernMissFB's Allenzae Staggers - his #NewOrleansBowl record 230 receiving yards earns him the MVP!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "2016 New Orleans Bowl Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  4. ^ Bowl payout
  5. ^ Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles series history