2019 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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19th New Orleans Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 21, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Darrynton Evans (RB, Appalachian State)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Appalachian State by 17[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Ron Hudson (MAC)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 21,202 | ||||||||||||||||||
Payout | US$825,000[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN & ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | ESPN: Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Anthony Becht (analyst) and Rocky Boiman (sideline) ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley (play-by-play), Barrett Jones (analyst) and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 New Orleans Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2019, with kickoff at 9:00 p.m. EST (8:00 p.m. local CST) on ESPN.[5] It was the 19th edition of the New Orleans Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by freight shipping company R+L Carriers, the game was officially known as the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.