The 2005 New Orleans Bowl , dubbed the New Orleans Bowl at Lafayette featured the Arkansas State Indians (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 [ edit ]

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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External links [ edit ]

• USA Today Game Summary
• Box Score Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine