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New Orleans Bowl 2011: San Diego State To Louisiana’s Backyard

There will be a very important bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in a few weeks. And the R& L Carrier New Orleans Bowl will be played there, too. The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns will also set up shop in the New Orleans, making their first-ever bowl appearance, where they’ll draw San Diego State, according to Brent Schrotenboer.

Traditionally the bowl that reminds you that the Sun Belt Conference is still happening, you can usually expect to see the likes of Troy, Florida Atlantic and Middle Tennessee playing here. Southern Miss and North Texas have called made this their final destination four times while the Troy Trojans have been three times, all of which were in the past five years.

Carter Blackburn, Brock Huard & Shelley Smith will be your television crew for ESPN.

Game date, time: 9:00 pm ET, Saturday, December 17

Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

TV channel: ESPN

2010 winner and loser: Troy 48 - Ohio 21

For more on each bowl game as it’s announced, stay tuned to SB Nation’s 2011 college football bowl game bids coverage. And visit our many college football blogs.

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