2020 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
New Orleans Bowl
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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.

  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.