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2025 New Orleans Bowl
The 2025 New Orleans Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 23, 2025, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 25th annual New Orleans Bowl game, it began at approximately 4:30 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. The New Orleans Bowl was one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season.
The 2025 New Orleans Bowl featured the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers from Conference USA and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles from the Sun Belt Conference. Western Kentucky beat Southern Miss, 27–16.
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured a team from Conference USA, Western Kentucky, and a team from the Sun Belt Conference, Southern Miss. This was the fifth meeting between programs; each prior meeting had been won by Western Kentucky.
Western Kentucky began their season with five wins in their first six games, then won three of their next four games; their record stood at 8–2 at mid-November. The Hilltoppers suffered back-to-back losses in their final two regular-season games, and entered the New Orleans Bowl with an 8–4 record.
Southern Miss had two losses in their first four games, then won five games in a row to improve their record to 7–2 in early November. The Golden Eagles ended their regular season with three consecutive losses, and entered the New Orleans Bowl with a 7–5 record.
| Statistics | WKU | USM |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 73–422 | 84–377 |
| Rushes–yards | 33–155 | 36–119 |
| Passing yards | 267 | 258 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 22–40–2 | 24–48–1 |
| Time of possession | 31:24 | 28:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing | Maverick McIvor | 12/19, 199 yards, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Marvis Parrish | 7 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Matthew Henry | 7 receptions, 126 yards | |
| Passing | Braylon Braxton | 24/47, 258 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Jeffery Pittman | 10 carries, 55 yards | |
| Receiving | Tychaun Chapman | 3 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD |
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com
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