| 2012 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 22, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Terrance Broadway, Louisiana–Lafayette | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Louisiana–Lafayette by 5[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Clair Gausman (WAC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 48,828 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Beth Mowins (Play-by-Play) Joey Galloway (Color Commentator) Quint Kessenich (Sideline Reporter) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 1.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2012 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game held on December 22, 2012, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 12th edition of the New Orleans Bowl began at 11:00 a.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It featured the East Carolina Pirates from Conference USA against the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns from the Sun Belt Conference and was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams.[2] The Ragin' Cajuns accepted their invitation after earning an 8–4 record in the regular season, while the Pirates advanced to the game through the C-USA's contingency plan after earning an 8–4 record.[3]
The 77 combined points scored by both teams set a New Orleans Bowl record.