2006 New Orleans Bowl
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The 2006 R+L Carriers
New Orleans Bowl
featured the and the . Rice was making its first bowl appearance since 1961.
Troy quarterback Omar Haugabook started the scoring with a 2-yard touchdown run to give Troy an early 7-0 lead. Less than a minute later, Haugabook hooked up with Gary Banks
for a 3-yard touchdown pass to give Troy a 14-0 lead. With 5:12 left in the 1st quarter, Rice got on the board with an 11-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joel Armstrong
to wide receiver Mike Falco, making the score 14-7, Troy.
With just 2 seconds left in the 1st quarter, Haugabook connected with wide receiver Mikeal Terry for a 56-yard touchdown pass, and a 21-7 lead. Clark Fangmeier connected on a 43-yard field goal to cut the lead to 21-10. Omar Haugabook later found Andrew Davis for a 7-yard touchdown pass to give Troy a 28-10 lead.
Late in the third quarter, Greg Whibbs hit a 25-yard field goal to increase the lead to 31-10. He connected on a 26-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to increase the lead to 34-10. Wide receiver Jarett Dillard
caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Joel Armstrong to bring Rice to within 34-17. With two minutes left in the game, Haugabook connected with Toris Rutledge for a 5-yard touchdown pass to close the scoring.
R+L Carriers
R+L Carriers is a freight shipping company, based in the United States. Over the course of 40 years, R+L Carriers, Inc. has grown from one truck to a fleet of 21,000 tractors and trailers. R+L Carriers serves a total of 50 states plus Canada, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Dominican...
New Orleans Bowl
New Orleans Bowl
The New Orleans Bowl is a post-season college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played annually at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana since 2001. The game was sponsored by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from 2002 to 2004 and was officially called the Wyndham New...
featured the and the . Rice was making its first bowl appearance since 1961.
Troy quarterback Omar Haugabook started the scoring with a 2-yard touchdown run to give Troy an early 7-0 lead. Less than a minute later, Haugabook hooked up with Gary Banks
Gary Banks
Gary Rashad Banks is a Free Agent American football wide receiver who most recently played for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2008...
for a 3-yard touchdown pass to give Troy a 14-0 lead. With 5:12 left in the 1st quarter, Rice got on the board with an 11-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joel Armstrong
Joel Armstrong
Joel Armstrong is a footballer who played in The Football League for Chesterfield.-Career:Armstrong started his career at his local team Chesterfield where he made six appearances. He Spent time on loan at Ilkeston and Bradford Park Avenue before being released by Chesterfield in 2002...
to wide receiver Mike Falco, making the score 14-7, Troy.
With just 2 seconds left in the 1st quarter, Haugabook connected with wide receiver Mikeal Terry for a 56-yard touchdown pass, and a 21-7 lead. Clark Fangmeier connected on a 43-yard field goal to cut the lead to 21-10. Omar Haugabook later found Andrew Davis for a 7-yard touchdown pass to give Troy a 28-10 lead.
Late in the third quarter, Greg Whibbs hit a 25-yard field goal to increase the lead to 31-10. He connected on a 26-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to increase the lead to 34-10. Wide receiver Jarett Dillard
Jarett Dillard
Jarett Juma Porter Dillard is an American football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football for Rice. He is also the cousin of Rutherford's LeRon Dillard.-College career:...
caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Joel Armstrong to bring Rice to within 34-17. With two minutes left in the game, Haugabook connected with Toris Rutledge for a 5-yard touchdown pass to close the scoring.