The Sports Almanac

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JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS CURRENT NEW ORLEANS BOWL CHAMPIONS

Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
34 OT
31


Through the 2023 Bowl
Louisiana-Lafayette vacated 2011 and 2013 Championship for NCAA rules violations
YEAR
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
2001
Colorado State Rams
North Texas Mean Green
45-20
2002
North Texas Mean Green
Cincinnati Bearcats
25-19
2003
Memphis Tigers
North Texas Mean Green
27-17
2004
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
North Texas Mean Green
31-10
2005
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
Arkansas State Indians
31-19
2006
Troy Trojans
Rice Owls
41-17
2007
Florida Atlantic Owls
Memphis Tigers
44-27
2008
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
Troy Trojans
30-27 OT
2009
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
42-32
2010
Troy Trojans
Ohio Bobcats
48-21
2011
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns
San Diego State Aztecs
32-30
2012
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns East Carolina Pirates
43-34
2013
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns Tulane Green Wave
24-21
2014
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns Nevada Wolf Pack
16-3
2015
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Arkansas State Red Wolves
47-28
2016
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns 28-21
2017
Troy Trojans
North Texas Mean Green
50-30
2018
Appalachian State Mountaineers
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders 45-13
2019
Appalachian State Mountaineers Alabama-Birmingham Blazers
31-17
2020
Georgia Southern Eagles
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
38-3
2021
Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
Marshall Thundering Herd
36-21
2022
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
South Alabama Jaguars
44-23
2023
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
34-31 OT
2002-2004 Wyndham New Orleans Bowl
2005 New Orleans Bowl at Lafayette