The Tulane Green Wave accepted its first bowl bid since 2002 and will participate in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, squaring off with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the contest scheduled for Dec. 21 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The 7-5 Green Wave will line up against the 8-3 Ragin' Cajuns, who are making their third consecutive appearance in the New Orleans Bowl so neither team will be a stranger playing in the Superdome as the venue served as the Green Wave's home facility. The Ragin' Cajuns are 5-1 in Sunbelt Conference play, and can win the outright conference championship Saturday with a victory over South Alabama in the regular season finale. The Green Wave's last bowl appearance was a 36-28 victory over Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl. Tulane second-year head coach Curtis Johnson said actually he was hoping for the New Orleans Bowl berth, saying its an advantage to play the bowl locally, and should be a showcase for recruiting targets. Tulane closed out its regular season Saturday on the road falling to the Conference-USA champion Rice Owls 17-13.
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