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{{Short description|Annual American college football postseason game}}
{{Infobox college football bowl game
| name               = New Orleans Bowl
| full_name          = New Orleans Bowl
| nickname           = 
| defunct            =
| logo               = 
| logo_size          = 
| stadium            = [[Caesars Superdome]]
| previous_stadiums  = [[Cajun Field]] (2005)
| location           = [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]
| previous_locations = [[Lafayette, Louisiana]] (2005)
| years              = 2001–present
| previous_tie-ins   = [[Mountain West Conference|MWC]] (2001, 2011, 2014)
| conference_tie-ins = [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]], [[Conference USA|C-USA]]
| website            = {{URL|https://www.neworleansbowl.org/|neworleansbowl.org}}
| payout             = 825,000 (2019)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl-schedule/2019/ |title=2019 Bowl Schedule |website=collegefootballpoll.com |access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref>
| sponsors           = Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation (2001)<br/>[[Wyndham Hotels & Resorts]] (2002–2004)<br />[[R+L Carriers]] (2006–2024)
| former_names = New Orleans Bowl (2001)<br/>Wyndham New Orleans Bowl (2002–2004)<br />New Orleans Bowl at Lafayette (2005)<br>R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
| prev_matchup_year  = 2023
| prev_matchup_season= 2023
| prev_matchup_teams = [[2023 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team|Jacksonville State]] vs. [[2023 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana]]
| prev_matchup_score = Jacksonville State 34–31{{sup|OT}}
| next_matchup_year  = 2024
| next_matchup_season= 2024
| next_matchup_teams = [[2024 Georgia Southern Eagles football team|Georgia Southern]] vs. [[2024 Sam Houston Bearkats football team|Sam Houston]]
| next_matchup_date  = Sam Houston 31–26
}}

The '''New Orleans Bowl''' is an [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]-sanctioned post-season [[college football]] [[bowl game]] that has been played annually since 2001. It is normally held at [[Caesars Superdome]] in [[New Orleans]]; when the Superdome and the rest of the city suffered damage due to [[Hurricane Katrina]] in 2005, the game was temporarily moved to [[Cajun Field]] in [[Lafayette, Louisiana]], and given the name '''New Orleans Bowl at Lafayette'''. From 2006-2024, the bowl had been sponsored by [[R+L Carriers]] and officially known as the '''R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl'''. The game was previously sponsored by [[Wyndham Hotels & Resorts]] from 2002 to 2004 and was officially called the '''Wyndham New Orleans Bowl'''.

==Conference tie-ins==

In 2001, the [[Sun Belt Conference]] signed a temporary contract to play against the 5th-ranked team from the [[Mountain West Conference]].  Beginning in 2002, the New Orleans Bowl established conference tie-ins with the [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]] and [[Conference USA]] (CUSA). The Sun Belt usually sends its conference champion to the New Orleans Bowl, but can (and has) sent the champion to what is now known as the [[68 Ventures Bowl]], such as [[2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|Arkansas State]] playing in the [[2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl]]. For the 2021 season, the New Orleans Bowl has first pick in the Sun Belt Conference.

In 2010, [[Ohio Bobcats football|Ohio]] represented the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC) in the New Orleans Bowl, after the Bowl released [[UTEP Miners football|UTEP]] to compete in the regional [[New Mexico Bowl]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://neworleansbowl.org/news/bowl/index.html?article_id=7597 |title=Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns Accept Invitation |website=neworleansbowl.org |date=2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222195352/https://www.neworleansbowl.org/news/bowl/index.html?article_id=7597 |archive-date=December 22, 2014 |via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref> In 2011 and 2014, a [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]] team replaced C-USA as the opponent to the Sun Belt representative.

==History==

In the [[2001 New Orleans Bowl|2001 inaugural game]], [[2001 Colorado State Rams football team|Colorado State]] defeated [[2001 North Texas Mean Green football team|North Texas]], 45&ndash;20.  Starting in 2002, the Sun Belt signed a multi-year contract with Conference USA, and the two conferences began their bowl rivalry with a [[2002 North Texas Mean Green football team|North Texas]] defeat of then-Conference USA member [[2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]].

Due to damage by [[Hurricane Katrina]] to the Superdome, where the game is usually played, the 2005 game was played in [[Lafayette, Louisiana]], at [[Cajun Field]] on the campus of the [[University of Louisiana at Lafayette]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40947133/new_orleans_bowl_moved_to_lafayettes/ |title=New Orleans Bowl move to Lafayette's Cajun Field due to storm |newspaper=[[The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana)|The Daily Advertiser]] |location=[[Lafayette, Louisiana]] |page=15 |date=December 30, 2005 |access-date=December 22, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> and was dubbed the '''New Orleans Bowl at Lafayette'''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40947310/200506_bowl_schedule/ |title=2005-06 Bowl schedule |newspaper=[[The Burlington Free Press]] |location=[[Burlington, Vermont]] |page=18 |date=November 23, 2005 |access-date=December 22, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> The game returned to the Superdome for the 2006 edition, with a new corporate sponsor in freight company R+L Carriers, renaming the game the '''R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.'''  That game was won by [[2006 Troy Trojans football team|Troy]], co-champions of the Sun Belt Conference, over [[2006 Rice Owls football team|Rice]], making their first bowl appearance since the [[1961 Bluebonnet Bowl]].

The 2011 through 2014 games were each won by the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns by a combined score of 115–88 over four different opponents. However, the Ragin' Cajuns later had to vacate their 2011 and 2013 victories, due to major NCAA violations including [[ACT (test)|ACT]] fraud.<ref name=Vacate1/><ref name=Vacate2/> The Ragin' Cajuns also played in the 2016 edition of the bowl, losing to [[2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|Southern Miss]], and in the [[2021 New Orleans Bowl|2021 edition]] as well where they defeated [[2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]].

==Game results==
Rankings per [[AP poll]] prior to the game being played.
{| class="wikitable"
!style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|Date !! style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;" colspan="2" | Winning Team !! style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;" colspan="2" | Losing Team !! style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|Attendance !! style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|Notes
|-
| December 18, 2001 || '''[[2001 Colorado State Rams football team|Colorado State]]''' || '''45''' || [[2001 North Texas Mean Green football team|North Texas]] || 20 || 27,004 || [[2001 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 17, 2002 || '''[[2002 North Texas Mean Green football team|North Texas]]''' || '''24''' || [[2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]] || 19 || 19,024 || [[2002 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 16, 2003 || '''[[2003 Memphis Tigers football team|Memphis]]''' || '''27''' || [[2003 North Texas Mean Green football team|North Texas]] || 17 || 25,184 || [[2003 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 14, 2004 || '''[[2004 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|Southern Miss]]''' || '''31''' || [[2004 North Texas Mean Green football team|North Texas]] || 10 || 27,253 || [[2004 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 20, 2005 || '''[[2005 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|Southern Miss]]''' || '''31''' || [[2004 Arkansas State Indians football team|Arkansas State]] || 19 || 18,338 || [[2005 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 22, 2006 ||'''[[2006 Troy Trojans football team|Troy]]'''|| '''41'''|| [[2006 Rice Owls football team|Rice]] || 17 || 26,423 || [[2006 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 21, 2007 ||'''[[2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team|Florida Atlantic]]'''||'''44'''|| [[2007 Memphis Tigers football team|Memphis]] || 27 || 25,146 || [[2007 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 21, 2008 ||'''[[2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|Southern Miss]]'''||'''30'''||[[2008 Troy Trojans football team|Troy]]||27 {{small|(OT)}} || 30,197 ||[[2008 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 20, 2009 ||'''[[2009 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team|Middle Tennessee]]'''||'''42'''||[[2009 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|Southern Miss]]||32|| 30,228 || [[2009 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 18, 2010 || '''[[2010 Troy Trojans football team|Troy]]''' || '''48''' || [[2010 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]] || 21 || 29,159 || [[2010 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 17, 2011 || ''[[2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana-Lafayette]]'' <small>(vacated)</small> || 32 || [[2011 San Diego State Aztecs football team|San Diego State]] || 30 || 42,841 || [[2011 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 22, 2012 || '''[[2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana-Lafayette]]''' || '''43''' || [[2012 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina]] || 34 || 48,828 || [[2012 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 21, 2013 || ''[[2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana-Lafayette]]'' <small>(vacated)</small> || 24 || [[2013 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]] || 21 || 54,728 || [[2013 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|- 
| December 20, 2014 || '''[[2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana-Lafayette]]''' || '''16''' || [[2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|Nevada]] || {{spaces|2}}3 || 34,014 || [[2014 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|- 
| December 19, 2015 || '''[[2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech]]''' || '''47''' || [[2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|Arkansas State]] || 28 || 32,847 || [[2015 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|- 
| December 17, 2016 || '''[[2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|Southern Miss]]''' || '''28''' || [[2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana-Lafayette]] || 21 || 35,061 || [[2016 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|- 
| December 16, 2017 || '''[[2017 Troy Trojans football team|Troy]]''' || '''50''' || [[2017 North Texas Mean Green football team|North Texas]] || 30 || 24,904 || [[2017 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 15, 2018 || '''[[2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|Appalachian State]]''' || '''45''' || [[2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team|Middle Tennessee]] || 13 || 23,942 || [[2018 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|-<!--table uses AP RANKINGS-->
| December 21, 2019 || '''No. 20 [[2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|Appalachian State]] '''||'''31''' || [[2019 UAB Blazers football team|UAB]] || 17 || 21,202 || [[2019 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|-<!--table uses AP RANKINGS-->
| December 23, 2020 || '''[[2020 Georgia Southern Eagles football team|Georgia Southern]]''' || '''38''' || [[2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech]] || {{spaces|2}}3 || {{spaces|2}}3,000 || [[2020 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|-<!--table uses AP RANKINGS-->
| December 18, 2021 || '''No. 16 [[2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana]]''' || '''36''' || [[2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]] || 21 || 21,642 || [[2021 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|-<!--table uses AP RANKINGS-->
| December 21, 2022 || '''[[2022 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team|Western Kentucky]]''' || '''44''' || [[2022 South Alabama Jaguars football team|South Alabama]] || 23 || 13,456 || [[2022 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|-<!--table uses AP RANKINGS-->
| December 16, 2023 || '''[[2023 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team|Jacksonville State]]''' || '''34''' || [[2023 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana]] || 31 {{small|(OT)}} || 14,485 || [[2023 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|-<!--table uses AP RANKINGS-->
| December 19, 2024 || '''[[2024 Sam Houston Bearkats football team|Sam Houston]]''' || '''31''' || [[2024 Georgia Southern Eagles football team|Georgia Southern]] || 26  || 13,151 || [[2024 New Orleans Bowl|notes]]
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/Bowls.pdf |magazine=Bowl/All Star Game Records |title=R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl |page=14 |via=NCAA.org |publisher=NCAA |date=2020 |access-date=January 3, 2021}}</ref>

* The 2005 game was played at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana, due to damage to the Superdome by Hurricane Katrina.
* Louisiana-Lafayette [[Vacated victory|vacated]] all 9 wins from 2011, including the New Orleans Bowl, and vacated 8 wins from 2013, including the New Orleans Bowl, due to major NCAA violations including ACT fraud.<ref name=Vacate1>{{cite news|title=Exam fraud, recruit payments among NCAA accusations against UL-Lafayette, ex-assistant coach David Saunders|newspaper=The Baton Rouge Advocate|date=October 11, 2015|access-date=October 20, 2015|url=http://theadvocate.com/sports/ullafayette/13682425-128/ncaa-accuses-louisiana-lafayette-former-football|archive-date=November 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118234641/http://theadvocate.com/sports/ullafayette/13682425-128/ncaa-accuses-louisiana-lafayette-former-football|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=Vacate2>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ragin-cajuns-vacate-2013-sun-belt-title-22-wins-due-to-ncaa-violations/ |title=Ragin' Cajuns vacate 2013 Sun Belt title, 22 wins due to NCAA violations |first=Chip |last=Patterson |website=[[CBS Sports]] |date=March 3, 2016 |access-date=December 22, 2019}}</ref>
* Louisiana–Lafayette has been known simply as Louisiana since the 2017 season.

==MVPs==
[[File:Rusty Smith (American football).JPG|thumb|right|upright=.66|2007 MVP [[Rusty Smith (American football)|Rusty Smith]]]]
[[File:Orleans Darkwa 2017.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.66|2013 MVP [[Orleans Darkwa]]]]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|Year
!style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|MVP
!style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|Team
!style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|Position
|-
|2001 || Justin Gallimore || Colorado State || DB{{sup|(D)}}
|-
|2002 || Kevin Galbreath || North Texas || RB
|-
|2003 || [[Danny Wimprine]] || Memphis || QB
|-
|2004 || [[Michael Boley]] || Southern Miss || LB{{sup|(D)}}
|-
|2005 || [[Shawn Nelson (American football)|Shawn Nelson]] || Southern Miss || TE
|-
|2006 || Omar Haugabook || Troy || QB 
|-
|2007 || [[Rusty Smith (American football)|Rusty Smith]] || Florida Atlantic || QB
|-
|2008 || [[Austin Davis (American football)|Austin Davis]] || Southern Miss || QB
|-
|2009 || Dwight Dasher || Middle Tennessee || QB
|-
|2010 || [[Corey Robinson (quarterback)|Corey Robinson]] || Troy || QB
|-
|2011 || Blaine Gautier || Louisiana-Lafayette{{double dagger}} || QB
|-
|2012 || [[Terrance Broadway]] || Louisiana-Lafayette || QB
|-
|2013 || [[Orleans Darkwa]] || Tulane{{dagger}} || RB
|-
|2014 || [[Terrance Broadway]] || Louisiana-Lafayette || QB
|-
|2015 || [[Kenneth Dixon (American football)|Kenneth Dixon]] || Louisiana Tech || RB
|-
|2016 || Allenzae Staggers || Southern Miss || WR
|-
|2017 || [[Brandon Silvers]] || |Troy || QB
|-
|2018 || Zac Thomas || Appalachian State || QB
|-
|2019 || [[Darrynton Evans]] || Appalachian State || RB
|-
|2020 || Shai Werts || Georgia Southern || QB
|-
|2021 || [[Levi Lewis (American football)|Levi Lewis]]<ref>{{cite tweet |user=ScottMimic |number=1472447474916892674 |title=Louisiana quarterback Levi Lewis named New Orleans Bowl MVP. |date=December 19, 2021 |accessdate=December 19, 2021}}</ref> || Louisiana || QB
|-
|2022 || [[Austin Reed (American football)|Austin Reed]]<ref>{{cite tweet |user=WKUFootball |number=1605836845392154624 |title=Your 2022 @NewOrleansBowl MVP, Austin Reed. |date=December 22, 2022 |accessdate=December 22, 2022}}</ref> || Western Kentucky || QB
|-
|2023 || Ron Wiggins<ref>{{cite tweet |user=ThomasAshworth0 |number=1736164479480594914 |title=Jacksonville State running back Ron Wiggins is the New Orleans Bowl MVP. |date=December 16, 2023 |accessdate=December 16, 2023}}</ref> || Jacksonville State || RB
|-
|2024 || Jaylon Jimmerson<ref>{{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}}</ref> || Sam Houston || DB{{sup|(D)}}
|}
{{sup|(D)}} MVP was a defensive player<br>
{{dagger}} MVP's team did not win the game<br>
{{double dagger}} MVP's team later vacated its victory

==Most appearances==
Updated through the December 2024 edition (24 games, 48 total appearances).

;Teams with multiple appearances
{|class = "wikitable"
!style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|Rank
!style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|Team
!style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|Appearances
!style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|Record
|-
| 1 || [[Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football|Louisiana]] || 7 || 3–2{{asterisk}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2 || [[Southern Miss Golden Eagles football|Southern Miss]] || 5 || 4–1
|-
| [[North Texas Mean Green football|North Texas]] || 5 || 1–4
|-
| 4 || [[Troy Trojans football|Troy]] || 4 || 3–1
|-
| rowspan=6|5 || [[Appalachian State Mountaineers football|Appalachian State]] || 2 || 2–0
|-
| [[Georgia Southern Eagles football|Georgia Southern]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
| [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
| [[Memphis Tigers football|Memphis]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
| [[Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football|Middle Tennessee]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
| [[Arkansas State Red Wolves football|Arkansas State]] || 2 || 0–2
|}
{{asterisk}} Record excludes two [[Vacated victory|vacated]] wins by Louisiana (known as Louisiana–Lafayette prior to the 2017 season).

;Teams with a single appearance
Won (5): [[Colorado State Rams football|Colorado State]], [[Florida Atlantic Owls football|Florida Atlantic]], [[Jacksonville State Gamecocks football|Jacksonville State]], [[Sam Houston Bearkats football|Sam Houston]], [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football|Western Kentucky]]
<br>
Lost (10): [[Cincinnati Bearcats football|Cincinnati]], [[East Carolina Pirates football|East Carolina]], [[Marshall Thundering Herd football|Marshall]], [[Nevada Wolf Pack football|Nevada]], [[Ohio Bobcats football|Ohio]], [[Rice Owls football|Rice]], [[San Diego State Aztecs football|San Diego State]], [[South Alabama Jaguars football|South Alabama]], [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane]], [[UAB Blazers football|UAB]]

==Appearances by conference==
Updated through the December 2024 edition (24 games, 48 total appearances).

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;" rowspan=2|Conference
! style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;" colspan=4|Record
! style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;" colspan=3|Appearances by season
|-
! style="border: 2px solid #046A52;" |Games
! style="border: 2px solid #046A52;" |W
! style="border: 2px solid #046A52;" |L
! style="border: 2px solid #046A52;" |Win pct.
! style="border: 2px solid #046A52;" class=unsortable|Won
! style="border: 2px solid #046A52;" class=unsortable|Lost
! style="border: 2px solid #046A52;" class=unsortable|Vacated
|-
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]] || 24 || {{WinLossPct|12|10}}
| 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
| 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024
| 2011, 2013
|-
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]] || 20 || {{WinLossPct|9|11}}
| 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024
| 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
| {{nbsp}}
|-
|[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]] || 3 || {{WinLossPct|1|2}}
| 2001
| 2011, 2014
| {{nbsp}}
|-
|[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] || 1 || {{WinLossPct|0|1}}
| {{nbsp}}
| 2010
| {{nbsp}}
|}
{{asterisk}} Two [[Vacated victory|vacated win]]s are excluded from the Sun Belt's win–loss record and [[winning percentage]].

==Game records==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|Team
! style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|Performance vs. Opponent
! style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|Year
|-
|Most points scored	
|'''50''', Troy vs. North Texas		
|2017
|-
|Fewest points allowed		
|'''3''', shared by:<br>Louisiana–Lafayette vs. Nevada<br>Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern	
|<br>2014<br>2020
|-
|Margin of victory	
|'''35''', Georgia Southern vs. Louisiana Tech	
|2020
|-
|First downs		
|'''31''', Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana	
|2023
|-
|Rushing yards		
|'''322''', Georgia Southern vs. Louisiana Tech
|2020
|-
|Passing yards		
|'''522''', Western Kentucky vs. South Alabama		
|2022
|-
|All-purpose yards		
|'''791''', Louisiana Tech vs. Arkansas State		
|2015
|-
|Most points scored (losing team)
|'''34''', Louisiana–Lafayette vs. East Carolina
| 2012
|-
|Most points scored (both teams)
|'''80''', Troy vs. North Texas
| 2017
|-
|Fewest yards allowed
|'''232''', Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern
| 2020
|-
|Fewest rushing yards allowed
|'''-8''', Troy vs. North Texas
| 2017
|-
|Fewest passing yards allowed
|'''95''', Southern Miss vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
| 2016
|-
! style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|Individual
! style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|Player, Team
! style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|Year
|-
|Points scored	
|'''24''', [[Kenneth Dixon (American football)|Kenneth Dixon]] (Louisiana Tech)	
|2015
|-
|Passing touchdowns	
|'''5''', [[Rusty Smith (American football)|Rusty Smith]] (Florida Atlantic)	
|2007
|-
|Rushing yards		
|'''201''', Dwight Dasher (Middle Tennessee)
|2009
|-
|Passing yards		
|'''497''', [[Austin Reed (American football)|Austin Reed]] (Western Kentucky)
|2022
|-
|Receiving yards	
|'''230''', Allenzae Staggers (Southern Miss)
|2016
|-
|All-purpose yards
|'''283''', Darryl Surgent (Louisiana–Lafayette)
|2011
|-
|Receptions
|'''11''', shared by:<br>Allenzae Staggers (Southern Miss)<br>[[Damion Willis]] (Troy)<br>Devin Voisin (South Alabama)<br>[[Malachi Corley]] (Western Kentucky)
|<br>2016<br>2017<br>2022<br>2022
|-
|Touchdowns (all-purpose)
|'''4''', [[Kenneth Dixon (American football)|Kenneth Dixon]] (Louisiana Tech)
|2015
|-
|Rushing touchdowns
|'''3''', shared by:<br>[[Orleans Darkwa]] (Tulane)<br>Shai Werts (Georgia Southern)<br>Rasheen Ali (Marshall)
|<br>2013<br>2020<br>2021
|-
|Receiving touchdowns
|'''3''', shared by:<br>Teblarus Gill (Troy)<br>[[Colin Lockett]] (San Diego State)
|<br>2010<br>2011
|-
|Tackles
|'''18''', K.C. Ossai (Louisiana)
|2023
|-
|Sacks
|'''3.0''', Ja’Boree Poole (Southern Miss)
|2016
|-
|Interceptions
|'''2''', shared by:<br>[[Elbert Mack]] (Troy)<br>Sean Thomas (Louisiana–Lafayette)<br>[[Reed Blankenship]] (Middle Tennessee)<br>Justin Birdsong (Georgia Southern)<br>Jaylon Jimmerson (Sam Houston)
|<br>2006<br>2013<br>2018<br>2020<br>2024
|-
! style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|Long Plays
! style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent
! style="background:#460957; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #046A52;"|Year
|-
|Touchdown run  || '''68 yds.''', [[Alonzo Harris (American football)|Alonzo Harris]] (Louisiana–Lafayette) || 2012 
|-
|Touchdown pass  || '''65 yds.''', Shai Werts to Khaleb Hood (Georgia Southern) || 2020 
|-
|Kickoff return
|'''98 yds.''', Blaise Taylor (Arkansas State)
|2015
|-
|Punt return
|'''87 yds.''', Darryl Surgent (Louisiana–Lafayette)
|2011
|-
|Interception return
|'''82 yds.''', Corey Trim (Louisiana–Lafayette)
|2013
|-
|Fumble return
|'''56 yds.''', Colton McDonald (North Texas)
|2017
|-
|Punt
|'''70 yds.''', Jarre Humphrey (Memphis)
|2007
|-
|Field goal
|'''50 yds.''', shared by:<br>Michael Taylor (Troy)<br>Brett Baer (Louisiana–Lafayette)<br>Jonathan Barnes (Louisiana Tech)
|<br>2010<br>2011, 2012<br>2015
|}

==Media coverage==
The bowl has been carried on [[ESPN2]] or [[ESPN College Football|ESPN]] since inception.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://footballbowlassociation.com/documents/2019/10/23/FBA_Media_Guide_2019_digital.pdf |title=2019–20 Football Bowl Association Media Guide |website=footballbowlassociation.com |editor=Kelly, Doug |page=58 |access-date=January 4, 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.neworleansbowl.org}}

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