College football game
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
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
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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
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
@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.^ "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
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