New Orleans Bowl ticket info

Get your college bowl season started off on the right foot by lining up your 2005 New Orleans Bowl tickets early. The New Orleans Bowl is quickly becoming a tradition in the deep south by giving college football fans a great way to warm up for all the bowl action coming down the line. In 2005, the New Orleans Bowl features the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles of Conference USA in a December 20 contest against the Arkansas State Indians at Cajun Field in Lafayette, LA. Ordinarily held in the Louisiana Superdome, the New Orleans Bowl relocated in 2005 due to damage inflicted on the Superdome by hurricane Katrina.
The Golden Eagles picked up a bowl bid by posting a 5-3 record in Conference USA. Key victories against Marshall, East Carolina, and Tulane pushed the Eagles over the top and sealed the invitation. It’s the second year in a row that the Golden Eagles have landed in the New Orleans Bowl. Arkansas State locked up the Sun Belt Conference Championship and a bowl bid with their 5-2 conference record on their way to a 6-5 season.
The New Orleans Bowl became the country’s newest bowl in 2001, when Colorado State and North Texas lined up in the Louisiana Superdome. Colorado State won that first contest 45-20 and college football’s newest tradition was born. Broadcast by ESPN, the New Orleans Bowl enjoys growing interest because of its early playing date and its connection with the Sun Belt Conference, which is headquartered in New Orleans. Early on the New Orleans Bowl offered a contest between the Sun Belt and Mountain West Conferences, but that changed when Conference USA stepped up to the plate and signed a multi-year agreement to provide a team.
New Orleans Bowl tickets are a great compliment to any trip to the Crescent City. Along with a trip to the famous New Orleans French Quarter, visitors are only a short trip away from exciting college football action. There’s no need to wait for January to see more college football, get an early start with a trip to the 2005 New Orleans Bowl.