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
Louisiana-Lafayette
Game summary Scoring summary
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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
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