Any positive energy gained by South Alabama's midseason surge was largely undone in 60 minutes in Atlanta on Thursday night.
The Jaguars dropped a 21-13 decision at Georgia State, seeing their two-game winning streak snapped. South Alabama is now 3-5 overall and 2-2 in the Sun Belt Conference, needing to win three of its final four games to earn a second straight bowl bid.
South Alabama turned the ball over on the game's second play, and allowed a touchdown on the fifth. Dallas Davis' pass went off the hands of tight end Maaseiah Francis and into the mitts of Georgia State's Bryan Williams, who returned the ball to the USA 6.