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{{Infobox college football game
| name = 
| 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         = [[Conference USA|C-USA]]
| home_record                = 6–5
| home_conference            = [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
| visitor_coach              = [[Jeff Bower (American football)|Jeff Bower]]
| home_coach                 = [[Steve Roberts (American football)|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 (American football)|Shawn Nelson]]
| referee                    = John Smith ([[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]) <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/smis/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/ASU-USMBox.pdf|title=Box Score – ASU-USMBox|access-date=2008-01-16|archive-date=2011-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522210332/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/smis/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/ASU-USMBox.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| attendance                 = 18,338<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://neworleansbowl.com/2007/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=36 |title=NewOrleansBowl.com – History<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116000938/http://neworleansbowl.com/2007/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=36 |archive-date=2008-01-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| payout                     = 750,000 per team<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/|title=NCAA.com – The Official Website of NCAA Championships &#124; NCAA.com|website=www.ncaa.com}}</ref>
| us_network                 = [[ESPN]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://media.www.asuherald.com/media/storage/paper898/news/2005/12/05/Sports/New-Orleans.Bowl.Checklist-1768727.shtml |title=New Orleans Bowl Checklist – Sports<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015193538/http://media.www.asuherald.com/media/storage/paper898/news/2005/12/05/Sports/New-Orleans.Bowl.Checklist-1768727.shtml |archive-date=2007-10-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| us_announcers = Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone
}}

The '''2005 New Orleans Bowl''', dubbed the '''New Orleans Bowl at Lafayette''' featured the {{cfb link|year=2005|team=Arkansas State Red Wolves|title=Arkansas State Indians}} (now the Red Wolves) and the [[2005 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|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 (American football)|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.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores105/105354/NCAAF163132.htm USA Today Game Summary]
* [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/smis/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/ASU-USMBox.pdf Box Score] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522210332/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/smis/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/ASU-USMBox.pdf |date=2011-05-22 }}

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