2010 New Orleans Bowl

The 2010 New Orleans Bowl was the tenth edition of the New Orleans Bowl. The game was played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Saturday, December 18, 2010, at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. The contest was televised live on ESPN. The game featured the Ohio Bobcats of the Mid-American Conference versus the Troy Trojans from the Sun Belt Conference. Sponsored by R+L Carriers, the game was officially known as the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

2010 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Ohio Bobcats Troy Trojans (8–4) (7–5) MAC Sun Belt 21 48 Head coach:  Frank Solich Head coach:  Larry Blakeney
1 2 3 4 Total Ohio 7 0 7 7 21 Troy 14 24 10 0 48
Date	December 18, 2010
Season	2010
Stadium	Louisiana Superdome
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
MVP	QB Corey Robinson
Favorite	Troy by 3
Referee	Steve Barth (C-USA)
Attendance	29,159
Payout	US$325,000 per team
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Mark Neely, Robert Smith and Quint Kessenich
Nielsen ratings	1.3 / 2.09M

Teams

Ohio Bobcats

See also: 2010 Ohio Bobcats football team

The Bobcats entered the New Orleans Bowl with a record of 8–4. The team was 1 win away from playing in the MAC Championship game before losing their final game of the season to Kent State. Ohio made its first appearance in the New Orleans Bowl. The Bobcats appeared in their 3rd bowl game under head coach Frank Solich, however they were 0–2 in the two prior games, and Ohio had never won a bowl game in school history in four attempts. They were a 21–17 loser to Marshall in the 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.

Troy Trojans

See also: 2010 Troy Trojans football team

Troy entered the bowl game with a 7–5 overall record and won a share of the Sun Belt Conference Championship. The Trojans played in their third straight bowl game. This will also mark the third time in five seasons that Troy will be playing in the New Orleans Bowl. They are currently 1–1 in New Orleans Bowl games with a win over Rice in 2006 and a loss to Southern Miss in 2008. Last season Troy was defeated by Central Michigan by a score of 44–41 in the GMAC Bowl.

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Ohio Troy 1 9:52 10 78 4:12 Troy Jerrel Jernigan 12-yard touchdown run, Michael Taylor kick good 0 7 1 4:59 8 81 4:53 Ohio Steven Goulet 34-yard touchdown reception from Boo Jackson, Matt Weller kick good 7 7 1 1:57 8 76 3:02 Troy Tebiarus Gill 31-yard touchdown reception from Corey Robinson, Michael Taylor kick good 7 14 2 12:42 7 66 2:11 Troy Jerrel Jernigan 16-yard touchdown reception from Corey Robinson, Michael Taylor kick good 7 21 2 8:33 6 36 1:50 Troy 50-yard field goal by Michael Taylor 7 24 2 2:56 8 80 3:54 Troy Tebiarus Gill 17-yard touchdown reception from Corey Robinson, Michael Taylor kick good 7 31 2 0:36 6 55 0:57 Troy Tebiarus Gill 26-yard touchdown reception from Corey Robinson, Michael Taylor kick good 7 38 3 11:58 10 48 3:02 Troy 33-yard field goal by Michael Taylor 7 41 3 8:31 8 93 3:27 Ohio Donte Foster 5-yard touchdown reception from Boo Jackson, Matt Weller kick good 14 41 3 6:36 6 83 1:55 Troy DuJuan Harris 2-yard touchdown run, Michael Taylor kick good 14 48 4 5:07 9 54 5:40 Ohio Riley Dunlop 18-yard touchdown reception from Boo Jackson, Matt Weller kick good 21 48 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 48

Source

Statistics

Statistics	Ohio	Troy
First Downs	14	30
Rushes-yards (net)	30-99	33-220
Passing yards (net)	209	382
Passes, Att-Comp-Int	22-14-2	43-33-0
Total offense, plays - yards	52-308	76-602
Time of Possession	29:57	30:03

Notes

The 2010 New Orleans Bowl marked the first time that the 2 schools played each other in the history of their programs.