2020 New Orleans Bowl

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.[4] It was the 20th edition of the New Orleans Bowl, and was one of the 2020–21 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.

2020 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
20th New Orleans Bowl
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Georgia Southern Eagles
(5–4) (7–5)
C-USA Sun Belt
3 38
Head coach: 
Skip Holtz		 Head coach: 
Chad Lunsford
1234 Total
Louisiana Tech 0300 3
Georgia Southern 714710 38
DateDecember 23, 2020
Season2020
StadiumMercedes-Benz Superdome
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
MVPShai Werts (QB, Georgia Southern)[1]
FavoriteGeorgia Southern by 7[2]
RefereeCharles Lamertina (The American)[3]
Attendance3,000
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN and ESPN Radio
AnnouncersESPN: 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
NetworkESPN Deportes

Teams

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.[5]

Georgia Southern
Main article: 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Georgia Southern of the Sun Belt accepted their bid on December 14, 2020.[6] The Eagles entered the bowl with an overall record of 7–5 (4–3 in conference play). This was Georgia Southern's first appearance in the New Orleans Bowl.

Louisiana Tech
Main article: 2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Louisiana Tech of Conference USA accepted their bid on December 14, 2020.[6] The Bulldogs entered the bowl with an overall record of 5–4 (4–2 in conference play). This was Louisiana Tech's second New Orleans bowl appearance, their first coming in 2015, when they defeated Arkansas State, 47–28.[7]

Game summary
2020 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Period 1 2 34Total
Louisiana Tech 0 3 003
Georgia Southern 7 14 71038

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information
First quarter
  • (9:52) GASO – Shai Werts 1 yard rush, Alex Raynor kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:08; Georgia Southern 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:51) GASO – Khaleb Hood 65 yard pass from Shai Werts, Alex Raynor kick (Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 1:41; Georgia Southern 14–0)
  • (6:26) GASO – Shai Werts 37 yard rush, Alex Raynor kick (Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:20; Georgia Southern 21–0)
  • (0:09) LT – Jacob Barnes 45 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, –7 yards, 0:22; Georgia Southern 21–3)
Third quarter
  • (5:54) GASO – Shai Werts 1 yard rush, Alex Raynor kick (Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:29; Georgia Southern 28–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:28) GASO – Alex Raynor 25 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 4:58; Georgia Southern 31–3)
  • (3:07) GASO – Gerald Green 4 yard rush, Alex Raynor kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:40; Georgia Southern 38–3)

Statistics
Statistics LT GASO
First downs1517
Plays–yards66–23269–448
Rushes–yards27–11357–322
Passing yards119126
Passing: comp–att–int19–39–47–12–0
Time of possession25:3334:27
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Louisiana Tech PassingJD Head9/14, 78 yards, 1 INT
RushingIsrael Tucker20 carries, 123 yards
ReceivingIsaiah Graham3 receptions, 26 yards
Georgia Southern PassingShai Werts7/12, 126 yards, 1 TD
RushingGerald Green16 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingKhaleb Hood1 reception, 65 yards, 1 TD

Records

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 Werts to Khaleb Hood for 65 yards).

See also

References
  1. @NewOrleansBowl (December 23, 2020). "Shai Werts has been crowned MVP of the 2020 @rlcarriers New Orleans Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 23, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. "ESPN Game Summary - Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern - December 23, 2020". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  3. Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  4. "College Football Bowl Schedule | 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  5. "Winsipedia - Georgia Southern Eagles vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  6. "Louisiana Tech & Georgia Southern accept 20th anniversary New Orleans Bowl invitations". WDSU. December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  7. Stites, Adam (December 6, 2015). "Arkansas State vs. La. Tech in New Orleans Bowl". SBNation.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
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