Date: December 21, 2008
Time: 7:00 p.m. CST
Stadium: Louisiana Superdome (69,767)
Network: ESPN
Opponent: Sun Belt Conference Champion
President/CEO: Jay Cicero
Executive Director: Billy Ferrante
Media Relations Director: Sam Joffray
Operations Director: Alison Comeaux
Phone: 504/525-5678
FAX: 504/529-1622
Mailing Address:
2020 St. Charles Avenue, 4th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70130

Website: www.neworleansbowl.org

Past Results:
2007 Florida Atlantic 44, Memphis 27
2005 Troy 41, Rice 17
2005 Southern Miss 31, Arkansas State 19
2004 Southern Miss 31, North Texas 10
2003 Memphis 27, North Texas 17
2002 North Texas 24, Cincinnati 19
2001 Colorado State 45, North Texas 20

BOWL NOTES:
Conference USA will be a part of the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl for the seventh-consecutive season, facing the champion of the Sun Belt Conference...Last season, Memphis made its fourth bowl appearance in five years when it fell to Florida Atlantic...Rice represented C-USA in the 2006 game, ending a 45-year bowl drought, losing to Troy...Southern Miss captured back-to-back games in 2005 and 2004, defeating SBC Champions Arkansas State and North Texas, respectively...In 2003, Memphis, armed with over 10,000 of its fans, made its first bowl appearance since 1971...The Tigers defeated North Texas, 27-17, to cap off their first nine-win season since 1963...In 2002, C-USA co-champion Cincinnati battled North Texas, dropping a 24-19 decision to the Mean Green...The New Orleans Bowl is played at the Louisiana Superdome, home of Tulane University and site of six Super Bowl games.