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Georgia Southern of the Sun Belt accepted their bid on December 14, 2020. The Eagles entered the bowl with an overall record of 7–5 (4–3 in conference play). This was Georgia Southern's first appearance in the New Orleans Bowl.
Louisiana Tech of Conference USA accepted their bid on December 14, 2020. The Bulldogs entered the bowl with an overall record of 5–4 (4–2 in conference play). This was Louisiana Tech's second New Orleans bowl appearance, their first coming in 2015, when they defeated Arkansas State, 47–28.
(13:28) GASO – Alex Raynor 25 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 4:58; Georgia Southern 31–3)
(3:07) GASO – Gerald Green 4 yard rush, Alex Raynor kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:40; Georgia Southern 38–3)
Statistics
Statistics
LT
GASO
First downs
15
17
Plays–yards
66–232
69–448
Rushes–yards
27–113
57–322
Passing yards
119
126
Passing: comp–att–int
19–39–4
7–12–0
Time of possession
25:33
34:27
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana Tech
Passing
JD Head
9/14, 78 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Israel Tucker
20 carries, 123 yards
Receiving
Isaiah Graham
3 receptions, 26 yards
Georgia Southern
Passing
Shai Werts
7/12, 126 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Gerald Green
16 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Khaleb Hood
1 reception, 65 yards, 1 TD
Records
The 3 points scored by Louisiana Tech tied with the bowl record for the fewest points allowed. The game also broke other records, such as the largest margin of victory, most rushing yards (by Georgia Southern), fewest yards allowed (by Louisiana Tech). Other individual records include: tying most rushing touchdowns (Shai Werts of Georgia Southern's 3 TDs), tying most interceptions (Justin Birdsong of Georgia Southern's 2 interceptions), and longest touchdown pass (Shai Werts to Khaleb Hood for 65 yards).