2004 New Orleans Bowl

The 2004 Wyndham New Orleans Bowl featured the North Texas Mean Green and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. It was North Texas's fourth consecutive New Orleans Bowl appearance. Southern Miss quarterback got Southern Miss on the board first with a 37-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver , to give the Eagles an early 7–0 lead. Later in the first quarter, Dustin Almond scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to increase the lead to 14–0. In the second quarter, kicker got North Texas on the board with a 24-yard field goal to make it 14–3. Before halftime, connected on a 45-yard field goal to give USM a 17–3 halftime lead.

2004 New Orleans Bowl

The 2004 Wyndham New Orleans Bowl featured the North Texas Mean Green and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. It was North Texas's fourth consecutive New Orleans Bowl appearance. Southern Miss quarterback got Southern Miss on the board first with a 37-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver , to give the Eagles an early 7–0 lead. Later in the first quarter, Dustin Almond scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to increase the lead to 14–0. In the second quarter, kicker got North Texas on the board with a 24-yard field goal to make it 14–3. Before halftime, connected on a 45-yard field goal to give USM a 17–3 halftime lead.