2005 New Orleans Bowl
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| Date | December 20, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2005 New Orleans Bowl, dubbed the New Orleans Bowl at Lafayette featured the
For Arkansas State, the game represented the Indians' first bowl game since the
Game summary
Darren McCaleb got Southern Miss on the board first with a 31-yard field goal to give USM an early 3–0 lead. Arkansas State's Eric Neihouse answered with a 44-yard field goal to tie the game at 3–3. With 2:05 left in the first quarter, running back Cole Mason scored on a 5-yard touchdown run to give Southern Miss a 10–3 lead. Nick Noce answered with a 4-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 10 at halftime.
Cody Hull scored on a 1-yard touchdown run in the 3rd quarter, to give Southern Miss a 17–10 lead. Quarterback Nick Noce found wide receiver Manuel Burton in the end zone for a touchdown to tie the game at 17–17. USM quarterback Dustin Almond connected with wide receiver Shawn Nelson for a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 24–17 lead. Arkansas State scored on a safety to get within 24–19. Dustin Almond threw a second touchdown pass to Shawn Nelson to make the final margin 31–19.
References
- ^ "Box Score – ASU-USMBox" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 22, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2008.
- ^ "NewOrleansBowl.com – History". Archived from the original on January 16, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2008.
- ^ "NCAA.com – The Official Website of NCAA Championships | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
- ^ "New Orleans Bowl Checklist – Sports". Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved January 16, 2008.
External links
- USA Today Game Summary
- Box Score Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine