Sun Belt champion Appalachian State (10-2) will face Middle Tennessee (8-5) of Conference USA on Dec. 15 in the 2018 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
Televised by ESPN, the game in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome will begin at 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CT). The matchup was announced Sunday as the complete 2018-19 bowl schedule was revealed.
Appalachian State earned a Top 25 ranking this season en route to winning its third straight conference title thanks to a 30-19 victory Saturday against Louisiana in the inaugural Sun Belt Championship Game. Southeastern Conference teams Vanderbilt, Georgia and Kentucky were responsible for three of the four regular season losses by Middle Tennessee, which won Conference USA’s East Division with a 7-1 record before it lost 27-25 to UAB in the Conference USA Championship Game.