NEW ORLEANS — James Madison—to seven games—and Southern Miss—to five games—extended their respective winning streaks to remain unbeaten in Sun Belt Conference play. The Dukes and Golden Eagles sit atop their respective divisions with three weeks remaining on the regular-season slate.
Coastal Carolina earned its fourth-straight win to clinch bowl eligibility for the sixth-straight season and remain a game back of the Dukes in the Sun Belt East Division.
Georgia Southern ran out to a 19-0 lead and held on for a 25-23 rivalry win over App State in front of a national television audience on ESPN2 on Thursday night.