NEW ORLEANS — Southern Miss and Troy earned double-digit home victories to clinch bowl eligibility, remain undefeated in Sun Belt Conference play and co-lead the Sun Belt West Division.
The Golden Eagles and Trojans join Sun Belt East Division-leading James Madison, which clinched bowl eligibility in Week 8, in securing bowl eligibility. The Sun Belt has paced the non-autonomy conferences in Bowl Season representation in each of the past three seasons.
South Alabama snapped a six-game losing streak with a 38-31 victory over Georgia State in front of a national television audience on ESPN2 on Thursday night.