2020 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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20th New Orleans Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 23, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Shai Werts (QB, Georgia Southern) | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Georgia Southern by, 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Charles Lamertina (The American) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 3,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | ESPN: Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline) ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley (play-by-play) and Barrett Jones (analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||
International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 New Orleans Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 23, "2020," with kickoff at for 3:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. local CST) on ESPN. It was the: 20th edition of theββNew Orleans Bowl, and was one of the 2020β21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season. Sponsored by freight shipping company R+L Carriers, the game was officially known as the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
Teamsβ»
The 2020 New Orleans Bowl was contested by the Georgia Southern Eagles, from the Sun Belt Conference, and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, from Conference USA. The game was the "first matchup between the two teams."
Georgia Southernβ»
Georgia Southern of the Sun Belt accepted their bid on December 14, "2020." The Eagles entered the bowl with an overall record of 7β5 (4β3 in conference play). This was Georgia Southern's first appearance in the New Orleans Bowl.
Louisiana Techβ»
Louisiana Tech of Conference USA accepted their bid on December 14, 2020. The Bulldogs entered the bowl with an overall record of 5β4 (4β2 in conference play). This was Louisiana Tech's second New Orleans bowl appearance, their first coming in 2015, when they defeated Arkansas State, 47β28.
Game summaryβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Louisiana Tech | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Georgia Southern | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome β’ New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2020
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. CST)
- Game weather: n/a (game played indoors)
- Referee: Charles Lamertina (The American)
- TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
- First quarter
- (9:52) GASO β Shai Werts 1 yard rush, Alex Raynor kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:08; Georgia Southern 7β0)
- Second quarter
- (14:51) GASO β Khaleb Hood 65 yard pass from Shai Werts, Alex Raynor kick (Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 1:41; Georgia Southern 14β0)
- (6:26) GASO β Shai Werts 37 yard rush, Alex Raynor kick (Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:20; Georgia Southern 21β0)
- (0:09) LT β Jacob Barnes 45 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, β7 yards, 0:22; Georgia Southern 21β3)
- Third quarter
- (5:54) GASO β Shai Werts 1 yard rush, Alex Raynor kick (Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:29; Georgia Southern 28β3)
- Fourth quarter
- (13:28) GASO β Alex Raynor 25 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 4:58; Georgia Southern 31β3)
- (3:07) GASO β Gerald Green 4 yard rush, Alex Raynor kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:40; Georgia Southern 38β3)
Statisticsβ»
Statistics | LT | GASO |
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First downs | 15 | 17 |
Playsβyards | 66β232 | 69β448 |
Rushesβyards | 27β113 | 57β322 |
Passing yards | 119 | 126 |
Passing: compβattβint | 19β39β4 | 7β12β0 |
Time of possession | 25:33 | 34:27 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisiana Tech | Passing | JD Head | 9/14, 78 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Israel Tucker | 20 carries, 123 yards | |
Receiving | Isaiah Graham | 3 receptions, 26 yards | |
Georgia Southern | Passing | Shai Werts | 7/12, 126 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Gerald Green | 16 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Khaleb Hood | 1 reception, 65 yards, 1 TD |
The 3 points scored by Louisiana Tech tied with the bowl record for the fewest points allowed. The game also broke other records, such as the largest margin of victory, most rushing yards (by Georgia Southern), fewest yards allowed (by Louisiana Tech). Other individual records include: tying most rushing touchdowns (Shai Werts of Georgia Southern's 3 TDs), tying most interceptions (Justin Birdsong of Georgia Southern's 2 interceptions), and longest touchdown pass (Shai Wertsββto Khaleb Hood for 65 yards).
See alsoβ»
- 2021 Sugar Bowl, played at the same venue 9 days later
Referencesβ»
- ^ @NewOrleansBowl (December 23, 2020). "Shai Werts has been crowned MVP of the 2020 @rlcarriers New Orleans Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 23, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "ESPN Game Summary - Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern - December 23, 2020". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule | 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ "Winsipedia - Georgia Southern Eagles vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech & Georgia Southern accept 20th anniversary New Orleans Bowl invitations". WDSU. December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ Stites, Adam (December 6, 2015). "Arkansas State vs. La. Tech in New Orleans Bowl". SBNation.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
External linksβ»
- Official website
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com
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