2024 New Orleans Bowl
{{short description|Postseason college football bowl game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name = New Orleans Bowl
| subheader = 24th New Orleans Bowl
| title_sponsor = R+L Carriers
| image =
| caption =
| date_game_played = December 19
| year_game_played = 2024
| football_season = 2024
| stadium = Caesars Superdome
| city = New Orleans, Louisiana
| visitor_school = Georgia Southern University
| visitor_name_short = Georgia Southern
| visitor_nickname = Eagles
| visitor_record = 8–4
| visitor_conference = Sun Belt
| visitor_rank_AP =
| visitor_rank_coaches =
| visitor_rank_CFP =
| visitor_coach = Clay Helton
| visitor_1q = 0
| visitor_2q = 10
| visitor_3q = 9
| visitor_4q = 7
| home_school = Sam Houston State University
| home_name_short = Sam Houston
| home_nickname = Bearkats
| home_record = 9–3
| home_conference = CUSA
| home_rank_AP =
| home_rank_coaches =
| home_rank_CFP =
| home_coach = Brad Cornelsen (interim)
| home_1q = 7
| home_2q = 14
| home_3q = 0
| home_4q = 10
| MVP = Jaylon Jimmerson (DB, Sam Houston){{cite tweet |user=SportsofSHSU |number=1869952460036390929 |title=Jaylon Jimmerson is the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl MVP. |date=December 19, 2024 |access-date=December 19, 2024}}
| odds = Georgia Southern by 3.5
| anthem =
| halftime =
| referee = David Siegle (MAC){{cite web|url=https://www.footballzebras.com/2024/12/2024-25-bowl-officiating-assignments/|title=2024-25 bowl officiating assignments|website=footballzebras.com|first=Ben|last=Austro|date=December 9, 2024|access-date=December 18, 2024}}
| attendance = 13,151
| payout =
| us_network = ESPN2
ESPN Radio
| us_announcers = Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst), and Morgan Uber (sideline) (ESPN2)
Dave Neal (play-by-play) and Aaron Murray (analyst) (ESPN Radio)
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The 2024 New Orleans Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 19, 2024, at the Caesars Superdome located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 24th annual New Orleans Bowl featured Georgia Southern and Sam Houston. The game began at approximately 6:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN2.{{cite web |last1=Cobb |first1=David |title=2024-25 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2024-25-college-football-bowl-schedule-games-dates-locations-kickoff-times-tv-channels/ |website=CBS Sports |access-date=2 July 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Kelley |first1=Kevin |title=College football bowl schedule for 2024-25 season released |url=https://fbschedules.com/college-football-bowl-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=2 July 2024}} The New Orleans Bowl was one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season. Sponsored by freight shipping company R+L Carriers, the game was officially known as the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
Teams
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured the Sam Houston Bearkats from Conference USA and the Georgia Southern Eagles from the Sun Belt Conference.
This was the first time that the Eagles and Bearkats ever played each other.{{Cite web |title=Winsipedia - Georgia Southern Eagles vs. Sam Houston Bearkats |url=https://www.winsipedia.com/georgia-southern/vs/sam-houston |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=Winsipedia}}
=Sam Houston Bearkats=
{{main|2024 Sam Houston Bearkats football team}}
Sam Houston compiled an overall record of 9–3 during the regular season (6–2 in conference). Their losses were to UCF, Western Kentucky, and Jacksonville State. The Bearkats did not face any ranked opponents. Brad Cornelsen was named interim head coach for the New Orleans Bowl, after K. C. Keeler departed in early December for Temple.{{Cite news |last=Russo |first=Ralph D. |date=2024-12-01 |title=Temple football hires Sam Houston’s K.C. Keeler as next head coach |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5960928/2024/12/01/temple-football-kc-keeler-head-coach/ |access-date=2024-12-01 |work=The Athletic |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} This was Sam Houston's first bowl game as a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision. Their most recent prior bowl win, which occurred when they competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), was in the 1956 Refrigerator Bowl.
=Georgia Southern Eagles=
{{main|2024 Georgia Southern Eagles football team}}
Georgia Southern finished their season with an 8–4 record (6–2 in conference). Their four losses were to Boise State, Ole Miss, Old Dominion, and Troy. Ole Miss was the only ranked team the Eagles faced. This was Georgia Southern's third consecutive season with a bowl appearance; they previously appeared in one New Orleans Bowl, winning the 2020 edition.
Game summary
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|title=2024 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
|date=Thursday, December 19, 2024
|time=6:03 p.m. CST
|road=Georgia Southern
|R1=0|R2=10|R3=9|R4=7
|home=Sam Houston
|H1=7|H2=14|H3=0|H4=10
|stadium= Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana
|attendance=13,151
|weather=Indoor • Temperature: {{convert|64|F|C}}
|referee=David Seigle
|TV=ESPN2
|TVAnnouncers=Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst), and Morgan Uber (sideline)
|reference=[https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=401677082 Box score]
|scoring=
;First Quarter
- (12:02) SHSU – Jaylon Jimmerson 29 yard interception return, Christian Pavon kick (Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, 0:07; Sam Houston 7–0)
;Second Quarter
- (9:15) GASO – Josh Dallas 17 yard pass from JC French, Gavin Stewart kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:16; Tied 7–7)
- (5:46) SHSU – Simeon Evans 33 yard pass from Hunter Watson, Christian Pavon kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:29; Sam Houston 14–7)
- (3:09) SHSU – Hunter Watson 2 yard run, Christian Pavon kick (Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:43; Sam Houston 21–7)
- (0:00) GASO – Gavin Stewart 49 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 1:04; Sam Houston 21–10)
;Third Quarter
- (7:14) GASO – Jalen White 1 yard run, failed two-point run conversion (Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:53; Sam Houston 21–16)
- (0:05) GASO – Gavin Stewart 49 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 3:56; Sam Houston 21–19)
;Fourth Quarter
- (11:37) SHSU – Hunter Watson 1 yard run, Christian Pavon kick (Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:28; Sam Houston 28–19)
- (1:57) SHSU – Christian Pavon 21 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 3:25; Sam Houston 31–19)
- (0:09) GASO – JC French 1 yard run, Gavin Stewart kick (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 1:48; Sam Houston 31–26)
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=Statistics=
{{AmFootballGameStatistics
| Float = left
| Visitor = Georgia Southern Eagles
| VisitorDisplay = GSU
| Home = Sam Houston Bearkats
| HomeDisplay = SHSU
| VisFirsts = 23
| VisPlaysYds = 77–393
| VisRushing = 42–181
| VisPassYds = 212
| VisPassing = 20–35–4
| VisTOP = 31:49
| HomeFirsts = 15
| HomePlaysYds = 60–267
| HomeRushing = 32–54
| HomePassYds = 213
| HomePassing = 23–28–0
| HomeTOP = 28:11
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{{AmFootballGameTopPlayers
| Float = right
| Visitor = Georgia Southern Eagles
| VisitorDisplay = Georgia Southern
| Home = Sam Houston Bearkats
| HomeDisplay = Sam Houston
| VisPasser = JC French
| VisPassStats = 20/33, 212 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT
| VisRusher = Jalen White
| VisRushStats = 16 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
| VisReceiver = Derwin Burgess Jr.
| VisReceivingStats = 6 receptions, 56 yards
| HomePasser = Hunter Watson
| HomePassStats = 23/28, 213 yards, 1 TD
| HomeRusher = Jay Ducker
| HomeRushStats = 10 carries, 26 yards
| HomeReceiver = Simeon Evans
| HomeReceivingStats = 7 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
}}
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See also
- 2025 Sugar Bowl, contested at the same venue 2 weeks later
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- Game statistics at [http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/index.html?id=560455 statbroadcast.com]
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