NCAA Bowl Game Matchup -- R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
| East Carolina Pirates (8-4) vs. Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (8-4) |
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| Date: |
Saturday, December 22nd |
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| Kickoff: |
12 p.m. (et) |
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| Site: |
Mercedes-Benz Superdome (73,000) -- New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Surface: |
UBU Speed Series-S5-M |
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| Annual: |
12th |
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| Projected Payout Per Team: |
$500,000 |
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| Television: |
ESPN |
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| Announcers: |
Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway and Quint Kessenich |
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| Home Record: |
East Carolina 5-1; Louisiana 5-1 |
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| Away Record: |
East Carolina 3-3; Louisiana 3-3 |
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| Current Win/Loss Streak: |
East Carolina 3W; Louisiana 3W |
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| Las Vegas Line: |
Louisiana 6 (Total, 64.5) |
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| All-Time Series: |
Louisiana (6-4) |
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| Last Meeting: |
September 22, 1990 (East Carolina, 20-10 at Louisiana) |
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| Series Streak: |
Louisiana has won four of the last five meetings. |
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| Versus Opposing Conference: |
East Carolina vs. Sun Belt (8-7) |
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| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Louisiana vs. Conference USA (4-21) |
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| Bowl Records: |
East Carolina (5-7) |
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Louisiana (2-1 -- 1-0 in New Orleans Bowl) |
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| 2012 National Rankings: |
East Carolina - Unranked |
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Louisiana - Unranked |
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| Coaches: |
East Carolina - Ruffin McNeill (19-18 at East Carolina) |
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(Career Record, 20-18) |
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Louisiana - Mark Hudspeth (17-8 at Louisiana) |
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(Career Record, 83-29) |
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| Season Schedule/Results |
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| East Carolina Pirates |
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| Sep 1 - W vs. Appalachian St, 35-13 |
| Sep 8 - L at So Carolina, 10-48 |
| Sep 15 - W at Southern Miss, 24-14 |
| Sep 22 - L at North Carolina, 6-27 |
| Sep 29 - W vs. Texas-El Paso, 28-18 |
| Oct 4 - L at UCF, 20-40 |
| Oct 13 - W vs. Memphis, 41-7 |
| Oct 20 - W at UAB, 42-35 |
| Oct 27 - L vs. Navy, 28-56 |
| Nov 3 - W vs. Houston, 48-28 |
| Nov 10 - Open |
| Nov 17 - W at Tulane, 28-23 |
| Nov 23 - W vs. Marshall, 65-59 2OT |
| Dec 1 - Open |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Dec 22 - vs. Louisiana, 12:00 PM (New Orleans Bowl) |
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| Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns |
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| Sep 1 - W vs. Lamar, 40-0 |
| Sep 8 - W at Troy, 37-24 |
| Sep 15 - L at Oklahoma State, 24-65 |
| Sep 22 - Open |
| Sep 29 - W vs. FIU, 48-20 |
| Oct 6 - W vs. Tulane, 41-13 |
| Oct 13 - Open |
| Oct 16 - L at North Texas, 23-30 |
| Oct 23 - L vs. Arkansas State, 27-50 |
| Nov 3 - W at ULM, 40-24 |
| Nov 10 - L at Florida, 20-27 |
| Nov 17 - W vs. Western Ky, 31-27 |
| Nov 24 - W vs. South Alabama, 52-30 |
| Dec 1 - W at Fla Atlantic, 35-21 |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Dec 22 - vs. East Carolina, 12:00 PM (New Orleans Bowl) |
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