2016 New Orleans Bowl final score: Southern Miss hangs on to beat UL-Lafayette

The Golden Eagles blew one 14-point lead, but they got it all back and then held on narrowly. Southern Miss capped its 2016 season by beating Louisiana-Lafayette in the New Orleans Bowl at the Superdome, 28-21, on Saturday and early Sunday morning. The Golden Eagles finished the year 7-6 and the Ragin' Cajuns 6-7. Southern Miss seized control of the game early on, then gave it up, and then took it back, then won in a pinch. The Eagles grabbed a 14-0 lead less than eight minutes into the game, wi...