2005 New Orleans Bowl

2005 New Orleans Bowl
at Lafayette
Southern Miss Golden Eagles Arkansas State Indians
(6–5) (6–5)
C-USA Sun Belt
31 19
Head coach: 
Jeff Bower		 Head coach: 
Steve Roberts
1234 Total
Southern Miss 010147 31
Arkansas State 01090 19
DateDecember 20, 2005
Season2005
StadiumCajun Field
LocationLafayette, Louisiana
MVPSouthern Miss TE Shawn Nelson
RefereeJohn Smith (Big East) [1]
Attendance18,338[2]
PayoutUS$750,000 per team[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN[4]
New Orleans Bowl
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The 2005 New Orleans Bowl, dubbed the New Orleans Bowl at Lafayette featured the Arkansas State Indians (now the Red Wolves) and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. Due to the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, the game was played at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana, instead of at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.

For Arkansas State, the game represented the Indians' first bowl game since the 1970 Pecan Bowl. The team had won the Sun Belt Conference with a 6–5 record. Meanwhile, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (representing Conference USA) also came in with a 6–5 record.

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  3. ^ "NCAA.com – The Official Website of NCAA Championships | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
  4. ^ "New Orleans Bowl Checklist – Sports". Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved January 16, 2008.