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2005 New Orleans Bowl

Field	Value
year_game_played	2005
game_name	New Orleans Bowl
subheader	at Lafayette
caption	2005 New Orleans Bowl logo
football_season	2005
visitor_name_short	Southern Miss
visitor_nickname	Golden Eagles
visitor_school	University of Southern Mississippi
home_name_short	Arkansas State
home_nickname	Indians
home_school	Arkansas State University
visitor_record	6–5
visitor_conference	C-USA
home_record	6–5
home_conference	Sun Belt
visitor_coach	Jeff Bower
home_coach	Steve Roberts
visitor_1q	0
visitor_2q	10
visitor_3q	14
visitor_4q	7
home_1q	0
home_2q	10
home_3q	9
home_4q	0
date_game_played	December 20
stadium	Cajun Field
city	Lafayette, Louisiana
MVP	Southern Miss TE Shawn Nelson
referee	John Smith (Big East)
attendance	18,338
payout	750,000 per team
us_network	ESPN
us_announcers	Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone

The 2005 New Orleans Bowl, dubbed the New Orleans Bowl at Lafayette featured the (now the Red Wolves) and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. Due to the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, the game was played at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana, instead of at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.

For Arkansas State, the game represented the Indians' first bowl game since the 1970 Pecan Bowl. The team had won the Sun Belt Conference with a 6–5 record. Meanwhile, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (representing Conference USA) also came in with a 6–5 record.

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.

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