NEW ORLEANS, La. (12/19/15) – The Arkansas State football team battled through injuries to offensive starters Michael Gordon, J.D. McKissic, and Colton Jackson and went into halftime tied 17-17 with Louisiana Tech, but the Red Wolves were outscored 30-11 in the second half of a 47-28 loss at the 2015 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl in front of the fifth-largest crowd in the bowl’s history of 32,847.
Dixon, named the MVP of the game, led the Bulldogs’ offense with 215 total yards and scored four touchdowns, three in the second half, as Louisiana Tech (9-4) racked up a New Orleans Bowl record 687 yards of total offense.