2004 New Orleans Bowl

2004 Wyndham New Orleans Bowl
2004 Wyndham New Orleans Bowl
Southern Miss Golden Eagles	North Texas Mean Green
(6–5)	(7–4)
C-USA	Sun Belt
31	10
Head coach: ; Jeff Bower	Head coach: ; Darrell Dickey
Date	December 14, 2004
Season	2004
Stadium	Louisiana Superdome
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
MVP	Southern Miss LB Michael Boley
Referee	Todd Geerlings (MAC)
Attendance	27,253
Payout	US$750,000 per team
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Dave Barnett (Play-by-Play); Bill Curry (Analyst); David Norrie (Analyst)
New Orleans Bowl
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The 2004 Wyndham New Orleans Bowl featured the North Texas Mean Green and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. It was North Texas's fourth consecutive New Orleans Bowl appearance.

Southern Miss quarterback Dustin Almond got Southern Miss on the board first with a 37-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Otho Graves, to give the Eagles an early 7–0 lead. Later in the first quarter, Dustin Almond scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to increase the lead to 14–0. In the second quarter, kicker Nick Bazaldua got North Texas on the board with a 24-yard field goal to make it 14–3. Before halftime, Darren McCaleb connected on a 45-yard field goal to give USM a 17–3 halftime lead.

In the fourth quarter, linebacker Michael Boley returned an interception 62 yards for a touchdown to give Southern Miss a 24–3 lead. Sherron Moore added a 1-yard touchdown pass to increase the lead to 31–3. Quarterback Scott Hall threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Johnny Quinn to cut the lead to 31–10. That would be the final score of the game.

References

^ "NewOrleansBowl.com - History". Archived from the original on January 16, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^ "Find articles". Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
^ "College Bowl Games - 2004-2005 College Bowl Results". Archived from the original on December 6, 2007. Retrieved January 16, 2008.

External links

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[1] "NewOrleansBowl.com - History". Archived from the original on January 16, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

[2] "Find articles". Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2008.

[3] "College Bowl Games - 2004-2005 College Bowl Results". Archived from the original on December 6, 2007. Retrieved January 16, 2008.

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