Southern Miss returned to the New Orleans Bowl for the second straight season and faced one of the nation's hottest teams, Middle Tennessee. Middle Tennessee reached nine wins for the first time since moving to the Football Bowl Subdivision in 1999 and was on a six-game winning streak going into the game, also a team high in that span. The New Orleans Bowl's Sun Belt slot typically goes to the conference champion, but Troy, who lost 30–27 to Southern Miss in the 2008 New Orleans Bowl, played in the GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, instead, opening the opportunity for Middle Tennessee. The bowl marked the Blue Raiders' second bowl appearance in four seasons. Southern Miss was playing in their 12th bowl in 13 years. It was also the fourth time Southern Miss played in the New Orleans Bowl in the game's nine-year history. They were 3–0 in New Orleans Bowl games before the loss.[1] The game also marked the first meeting between the two schools.
Game summaryedit
Middle Tennessee wore their home blue jerseys, Southern Mississippi wore their away white jerseys.
The star of the game was MTSU quarterback Dwight Dasher, who rushed for 201 yards, the most ever by a quarterback in a bowl game.[2] He broke the quarterback bowl rushing record of 200 yards set by Texas' Vince Young in the 2006 Rose Bowl against Southern California. Dasher also rushed for 2 touchdowns and passed for 2 more. Southern Miss quarterback Martevious Young completed 18 of 34 passes for 271 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.
Southern Miss running back Damion Fletcher ran for 78 yards. He finished the season with 1,015 to become the ninth player in major college football to reach 1,000 in all four seasons. With 5,302 yards rushing overall, Fletcher passed Herschel Walker (5,259) and LaDainian Tomlinson (5,263) for eighth on the NCAA's career list.[3]
Scoring summaryedit
Scoring Play
Score
1st Quarter
USM - Tory Harrison 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed), 10:42
USM 6-0
USM - DeAndre Brown 24 Yd Pass From Martevious Young (Martevious Young Pass To Deandre Brown For Two-Point Conversion), 6:35
USM - Freddie Parham 33 Yd Pass From Martevious Young (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed), 00:27
MTSU 42-32
Referencesedit
^"Southern California Trojans to meet Boston College Eagles in Emerald Bowl".
^"Dwight Dasher leads Middle Tennessee to 42-32 victory over Southern Miss in New Orleans Bowl".
^"Dasher runs and throws for two scores as MTSU wraps up best FBS season".
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2009, orleans, bowl, 2009, carriers, orleans, bowl, ninth, edition, bowl, game, played, louisiana, superdome, orleans, louisiana, sunday, december, 2009, game, televised, live, espn, middle, tennessee, blue, raiders, belt, conference, runners, defeated, southe. The 2009 R L Carriers New Orleans Bowl was the ninth edition of the bowl The game was played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana on Sunday December 20 2009 The game was televised live on ESPN The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders the Sun Belt Conference runners up defeated the Southern Miss Golden Eagles a team from Conference USA by a score of 42 32 The kickoff took place at 7 30 p m Central Time 2009 R L Carriers New Orleans BowlSouthern Miss Golden Eagles Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 7 5 9 3 C USA Sun Belt32 42Head coach Larry Fedora Head coach Rick Stockstill1234 TotalSouthern Miss 143312 32Middle Tennessee 0141414 42DateDecember 20 2009Season2009StadiumLouisiana SuperdomeLocationNew Orleans LouisianaMVPQB Dwight Dasher MTSURefereeJeff Maconaghy Big East Attendance30 228PayoutUS 325 000 per teamUnited States TV coverageNetworkESPNAnnouncersDave Lamont amp JC PearsonNew Orleans Bowl lt 2008 2010 gt Southern Miss returned to the New Orleans Bowl for the second straight season and faced one of the nation s hottest teams Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee reached nine wins for the first time since moving to the Football Bowl Subdivision in 1999 and was on a six game winning streak going into the game also a team high in that span The New Orleans Bowl s Sun Belt slot typically goes to the conference champion but Troy who lost 30 27 to Southern Miss in the 2008 New Orleans Bowl played in the GMAC Bowl in Mobile Alabama instead opening the opportunity for Middle Tennessee The bowl marked the Blue Raiders second bowl appearance in four seasons Southern Miss was playing in their 12th bowl in 13 years It was also the fourth time Southern Miss played in the New Orleans Bowl in the game s nine year history They were 3 0 in New Orleans Bowl games before the loss 1 The game also marked the first meeting between the two schools Game summary editMiddle Tennessee wore their home blue jerseys Southern Mississippi wore their away white jerseys The star of the game was MTSU quarterback Dwight Dasher who rushed for 201 yards the most ever by a quarterback in a bowl game 2 He broke the quarterback bowl rushing record of 200 yards set by Texas Vince Young in the 2006 Rose Bowl against Southern California Dasher also rushed for 2 touchdowns and passed for 2 more Southern Miss quarterback Martevious Young completed 18 of 34 passes for 271 yards three touchdowns and two interceptions Southern Miss running back Damion Fletcher ran for 78 yards He finished the season with 1 015 to become the ninth player in major college football to reach 1 000 in all four seasons With 5 302 yards rushing overall Fletcher passed Herschel Walker 5 259 and LaDainian Tomlinson 5 263 for eighth on the NCAA s career list 3 Scoring summary edit Scoring Play Score1st QuarterUSM Tory Harrison 2 Yd Run Two Point Run Conversion Failed 10 42 USM 6 0USM DeAndre Brown 24 Yd Pass From Martevious Young Martevious Young Pass To Deandre Brown For Two Point Conversion 6 35 USM 14 02nd QuarterMTSU Garrett Andrews 11 Yd Pass From Dwight Dasher Alan Gendreau Kick 13 25 USM 14 7MTSU Shane Blissard 9 Yd Pass From Dwight Dasher Alan Gendreau Kick 4 41 Tie 14 14USM Daniel Hrapmann 20 Yd 00 00 USM 17 143rd QuarterMTSU Dwight Dasher 35 Yd Run Alan Gendreau Kick 10 12 MTSU 21 17USM Daniel Hrapmann 38 Yd 7 36 MTSU 21 20MTSU Chris McClover 23 Yd Pass From Brent Burnette Alan Gendreau Kick 00 00 MTSU 28 204th QuarterUSM DeAndre Brown 7 Yd Pass From Martevious Young Two Point Pass Conversion Failed 6 52 MTSU 28 26MTSU Benjamin Cunningham 2 Yd Run Alan Gendreau Kick 3 14 MTSU 35 26MTSU Dwight Dasher 1 Yd Run Alan Gendreau Kick 1 13 MTSU 42 26USM Freddie Parham 33 Yd Pass From Martevious Young Two Point Pass Conversion Failed 00 27 MTSU 42 32References edit Southern California Trojans to meet Boston College Eagles in Emerald Bowl Dwight Dasher leads Middle Tennessee to 42 32 victory over Southern Miss in New Orleans Bowl Dasher runs and throws for two scores as MTSU wraps up best FBS season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2009 New Orleans Bowl amp oldid 1171441984, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
