2010 New Orleans Bowl
The 2010 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl was the tenth edition of the bowl. The game was played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 9 p.m. ET. The contest was televised live on ESPN. The game featured the Ohio Bobcats of the Mid-American Conference versus the Troy Trojans from the Sun Belt Conference.
Teams
Ohio Bobcats
The Bobcats entered the New Orleans Bowl with a record of 8–4. The team was 1 win away from playing in the MAC Championship game before losing their final game of the season to Kent State. Ohio made its first appearance in the New Orleans Bowl. The Bobcats appeared in their 3rd bowl game under head coach Frank Solich, however they were 0–2 in the two prior games, and Ohio had never won a bowl game in school history in four attempts. They were a 21–17 loser to Marshall in the 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.
Troy Trojans
Troy entered the bowl game with a 7–5 overall record and won a share of the Sun Belt Conference Championship. The Trojans played in their third straight bowl game. This will also mark the third time in five seasons that Troy will be playing in the New Orleans Bowl. They are currently 1–1 in New Orleans Bowl games with a win over Rice in 2006 and a loss to Southern Miss in 2008. Last season Troy was defeated by Central Michigan by a score of 44–41 in the GMAC Bowl.
Scoring summary
| Scoring Play |
Score |
| 1st Quarter |
| TROY - Jerrel Jernigan 12-yard run (Michael Taylor kick), 9:52 |
TROY 7–0 |
| OHIO - Boo Jackson 34-yard pass to Steven Goulet (Matt Weller kick), 4:59 |
TIE 7–7 |
| TROY - Corey Robinson 31-yard pass to Tebiarus Gill (Michael Taylor kick), 1:57 |
TROY 14–7 |
| 2nd Quarter |
| TROY - Corey Robinson 16-yard pass to Jerrel Jernigan (Michael Taylor kick), 12:42 |
TROY 21–7 |
| TROY - Michael Taylor 50 yard kick, 8:33 |
TROY 24–7 |
| TROY - Corey Robinson 17-yard pass to Tebiarus Gill (Michael Taylor kick), 2:56 |
TROY 31–7 |
| TROY - Corey Robinson 26-yard pass to Tebiarus Gill (Michael Taylor kick), 0:36 |
TROY 38–7 |
| 3rd Quarter |
| TROY - Michael Taylor 33 yard kick, 11:58 |
TROY 41–7 |
| OHIO - Boo Jackson 5-yard pass to Donte Foster (Matt Weller kick), 8:31 |
TROY 41–14 |
| TROY - DuJuan Harris 2-yard run (Michael Taylor kick), 6:36 |
TROY 48–14 |
| 4th Quarter |
| OHIO - Boo Jackson 18-yard pass to Riley Dunlop (Matt Weller kick), 5:07 |
TROY 48–21 |
Statistics
| Statistics | Ohio | Troy |
|---|
| First Downs | 14 | 30 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 30-99 | 33-220 |
| Passing yards (net) | 209 | 382 |
| Passes, Att-Comp-Int | 22-14-2 | 43-33-0 |
| Total offense, plays - yards | 52-308 | 76-602 |
| Time of Possession | 29:57 | 30:03 |
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Notes
The 2010 New Orleans Bowl marked the first time that the 2 schools played each other in the history of their programs.
References
- ↑ The Tuscaloosa News, December 18, 2010