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FOOTBALL GAME CENTER: R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL

East Carolina vs. UL-Lafayette | Saturday, 12 pm | Mercedes-Benz Superdome (cap. 72,003) | TV: ESPN

Game Center: Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34

Dec. 22, 2012 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Attendance: 48,828 | The Season

Features > Inside Game Day | Game Slants | Photo Gallery | Post-game Audio

Defense needs overhaul

NEW ORLEANS — If East Carolina coach Ruffin McNeill needed a reminder of his program’s most pressing need, he got a sobering one Saturday. It came in the form of a Louisiana-Lafayette offense that thoroughly worked his defense over in a 43-34 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl loss, much like many of the Pirates’ opponents did during the regular season. ... More from Denny O'Brien...

The hits kept coming

NEW ORLEANS — Perspectives varied after East Carolina's sixth bowl game in seven years resulted in a 43-34 loss to Louisiana-Lafayette. A weekend in which you could see one of the top musical groups in history for free during a span in which an ancient culture said the world would end made me rationalize that the postseason setback had minor significance ... More from Al Myatt...

Game Day Photos from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome

ECU's Justin Hardy goes up over Louisiana-Lafayette defender Melvin White for a second quarter touchdown in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. ©2012 Bonesville.net. View W.A. Myatt's slide show of 10 pictures...

Coaches & Players Post-Game Audio

East Carolina coach Ruffin McNeill, Louisiana-Lafayette coach Mark Hudspeth and players from both teams met with the press after the Ragin' Cajuns prevailed over the Pirates 43-34 on Saturday in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (Recorded by Al Myatt): Select audio clip...

C-USA Postseason Scoreboard

FRIDAY, DEC 21:
   Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
   Final: Central Florida 38, Ball State 17
   Tropicana Field (Attendance: 21,759)
   St. Petersburg, FL
   Time: 7:30 pm; TV: ESPN
SATURDAY, DEC. 22:
   R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
   Final: UL-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34
   Mercedes-Benz Superdome (Attend: 48,828)
   New Orleans, LA
   Time: 12 pm; TV: ESPN

Conference USA at a Glance: Complete Bowl Schedule & TV Listings

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