Georgia Southern to Face Louisiana Tech in R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
12/14/2020 5:42:00 PM | Football
Game to be played Dec. 23 in Mercedes-Benz Superdome
STATESBORO, Ga. - For the fourth time in history, Georgia Southern is headed to an NCAA postseason bowl game, as announced Monday afternoon. Georgia Southern (7-5) will meet Louisiana Tech (5-4) of Conference USA in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl at 3 p.m. (ET)/2 p.m. (CT) on Wednesday, Dec. 23 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The game will be televised nationally by ESPN.
"It's an honor and a blessing to be able to play in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl," said Georgia Southern head coach Chad Lunsford. "This year has been like no other, and this bowl game is a reward for our players, staff and fans. Special thanks go out to Billy Ferrante, the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and all of the New Orleans Bowl staff for selecting us. To be given the opportunity to take on a great opponent in Louisiana Tech, who has the longest active bowl winning streak in the country, is something we're excited for, and we look forward to playing one more game in 2020."
The R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl will mark the first football meeting between GS and Louisiana Tech.
"We are very excited to accept a bid to our first R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl and want to thank executive director Billy Ferrante for selecting us to represent the Sun Belt Conference in their bowl," said Jared Benko, Georgia Southern Director of Athletics. "I want to congratulate our team and coaching staff for their perseverance of playing a 12-game schedule this season. We look forward to sending our seniors out with a positive experience."
A limited number of tickets to the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl will go on sale to all of Eagle Nation, both online and via phone, beginning at 8:30 a.m. (ET) on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Tickets are $45 and $65 and fans may call 1-800-GSU-WINS from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., or go to GSEagles.com/Tickets to order tickets at any time. Seats will be assigned based on priority points. Eagle Fund members who purchase tickets through Georgia Southern will receive 1.5 priority points per ticket bought.
Fans who are unable to attend the game are encouraged to consider purchasing tickets and donating them to the Wings program by clicking HERE. Wings is a program made possible by the Ticket Office that redistributes donated tickets to veterans, under-served youth, university groups, deserving families and charitable organizations.
To order your tickets or for more information, log on to GSEagles.com/Tickets or call the Georgia Southern Athletic Ticket Office toll-free at 1-800-GSU-WINS.
Georgia Southern has previous bowl victories in the GoDaddy Bowl (2015) and Camellia Bowl (2018) and appeared in the Cure Bowl last season. Louisiana Tech has the nation's longest active bowl winning streak at six.
For more information on the bowl, visit the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl website: www.neworleansbowl.org.
"It's an honor and a blessing to be able to play in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl," said Georgia Southern head coach Chad Lunsford. "This year has been like no other, and this bowl game is a reward for our players, staff and fans. Special thanks go out to Billy Ferrante, the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and all of the New Orleans Bowl staff for selecting us. To be given the opportunity to take on a great opponent in Louisiana Tech, who has the longest active bowl winning streak in the country, is something we're excited for, and we look forward to playing one more game in 2020."
The R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl will mark the first football meeting between GS and Louisiana Tech.
"We are very excited to accept a bid to our first R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl and want to thank executive director Billy Ferrante for selecting us to represent the Sun Belt Conference in their bowl," said Jared Benko, Georgia Southern Director of Athletics. "I want to congratulate our team and coaching staff for their perseverance of playing a 12-game schedule this season. We look forward to sending our seniors out with a positive experience."
A limited number of tickets to the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl will go on sale to all of Eagle Nation, both online and via phone, beginning at 8:30 a.m. (ET) on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Tickets are $45 and $65 and fans may call 1-800-GSU-WINS from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., or go to GSEagles.com/Tickets to order tickets at any time. Seats will be assigned based on priority points. Eagle Fund members who purchase tickets through Georgia Southern will receive 1.5 priority points per ticket bought.
Fans who are unable to attend the game are encouraged to consider purchasing tickets and donating them to the Wings program by clicking HERE. Wings is a program made possible by the Ticket Office that redistributes donated tickets to veterans, under-served youth, university groups, deserving families and charitable organizations.
To order your tickets or for more information, log on to GSEagles.com/Tickets or call the Georgia Southern Athletic Ticket Office toll-free at 1-800-GSU-WINS.
Georgia Southern has previous bowl victories in the GoDaddy Bowl (2015) and Camellia Bowl (2018) and appeared in the Cure Bowl last season. Louisiana Tech has the nation's longest active bowl winning streak at six.
For more information on the bowl, visit the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl website: www.neworleansbowl.org.
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