The2010 New Orleans Bowl was the tenth edition of theNew Orleans Bowl. The game was played at theLouisiana Superdome inNew Orleans, Louisiana, on Saturday, December 18,2010, at 9 p.m.Eastern Time. The contest was televised live onESPN. The game featured theOhio Bobcats of theMid-American Conference versus theTroy Trojans from theSun Belt Conference. Sponsored byR+L Carriers, the game was officially known as theR+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

The Bobcats entered the New Orleans Bowl with a record of 8–4. The team was 1 win away from playing in the MAC Championship game before losing their final game of the season toKent State. Ohio made its first appearance in the New Orleans Bowl. The Bobcats appeared in their 3rd bowl game under head coach Frank Solich, however they were 0–2 in the two prior games, and Ohio had never won a bowl game in school history in four attempts. They were a 21–17 loser toMarshall in the2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.

Troy entered the bowl game with a 7–5 overall record and won a share of the Sun Belt Conference Championship. The Trojans played in their third straight bowl game. This will also mark the third time in five seasons that Troy will be playing in the New Orleans Bowl. They are currently 1–1 in New Orleans Bowl games with a win overRice in 2006 and a loss toSouthern Miss in 2008. Last season Troy was defeated byCentral Michigan by a score of 44–41 in theGMAC Bowl.

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The 2010 New Orleans Bowl marked the first time that the 2 schools played each other in the history of their programs.

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