2023 New Orleans Bowl

2023 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
23rd New Orleans Bowl
Jacksonville State Gamecocks Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
(8–4) (6–6)
C-USA Sun Belt
34 31
Head coach: 
Rich Rodriguez		 Head coach: 
Michael Desormeaux
1234OT Total
Jacksonville State 771073 34
Louisiana 777100 31
DateDecember 16, 2023
Season2023
StadiumCaesars Superdome
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
MVPRon Wiggins (RB, Jacksonville State)[1]
FavoriteLouisiana by 3.5[2]
RefereeSteven Anderson (AAC)[3]
Attendance14,485
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
ESPN Radio
AnnouncersAnish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline) (ESPN)
Marc Kestecher (play-by-play) and Kelly Stouffer (analyst) (ESPN Radio)
New Orleans Bowl
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The 2023 New Orleans Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 16, 2023, at Caesars Superdome located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 23rd annual New Orleans Bowl game featured the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns of the Sun Belt Conference and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks of Conference USA. The game began at approximately 2:15 p.m. CST and was aired on ESPN.[4][5] The New Orleans Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by freight shipping company R+L Carriers and officially known as the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Jacksonville State defeated Louisiana in overtime, 34–31, on a game-winning field goal, to claim their first bowl win in program history.[6][7][8]

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