2016 New Orleans Bowl


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.

Southern Miss

Louisiana-Lafayette

Game summary

Scoring summary

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Statistics

TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
USMPassingNick Mullens25/40, 346 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
USMRushingIto Smith26 car, 138 yds
USMReceivingAllenzae Staggers11 rec, 230 yds, 1 TD
LAPassingAnthony Jennings8/20, 95 yds, 1 INT
LARushingElijah McGuire17 car, 99 yds
LAReceivingAl Riles5 rec, 64 yds