Four of Louisiana’s five Division-I FBS programs will be going bowling this season, headlined by Tulane’s first-ever College Football Playoff berth.
The Green Wave (11-2) earned the No. 11 seed in the 12-team bracket and will visit No. 6 Ole Miss (11-1) for an opening-round game Saturday, Dec. 20, in Oxford, Miss.
LSU, Louisiana (Lafayette) and Louisiana Tech will have all also learned their bowl destinations and matchups for the coming weeks with one final opportunity for this year’s teams to take the field together.
Here’s the run down of which teams will play when, where and against whom.
This article will be updated with more history and background information.
No. 11 TULANE GREEN WAVE (11-2)
College Football Playoff opening round vs. No. 6 Ole Miss (11-1)
Saturday, Dec. 20
2:30 p.m.
Oxford, Miss.
TNT
LSU TIGERS (7-5)
Texas Bowl vs. Houston Cougars (9-3)
Saturday, Dec. 27
8:30 p.m.
Houston, Texas
ESPN
LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS (7-5)
Independence Bowl vs. Coastal Carolina (6-6)
Tuesday, Dec. 30
1 p.m.
Shreveport
ESPN
LOUISIANA (LAFAYETTE) RAGIN’ CAJUNS (6-6)
68 Ventures Bowl vs. Delaware Blue Hens (6-6)
Wednesday, Dec. 17
7:30 p.m.
Mobile, Ala.
ESPN
