Louisiana-Lafayette 33 – Georgia Southern 26
The Ragin’ Cajuns prevented a fourth quarter rally from the Eagles offense in the final minutes of Thursday night’s matchup to keep postseason hopes alive.
Louisiana-Lafayette quarterback Anthony Jennings went 17-of-26 through the air for 210 yards. Jennings added a rushing touchdown and 96 yards on the ground.
The Ragin’ Cajuns limited the Eagles’ formidable ground game to 52 rushing yards on 28 attempts.
Quarterback Seth Shuman provided strong offense for Georgia Southern with 228 passing yards and a touchdown on 21 completions. Receiver B.J. Johnson hauled in nine catches for 127 yards in the loss.
The Ragin’ Cajuns and Eagles need to win two games each to reach bowl eligibility.
Louisiana-Monroe 37 – Georgia State 23
The Warhawks used five rushing touchdowns from tailback Thomas Koufie to prevent postseason elimination.
Koufie finished with 201 rushing yards on 31 attempts and averaged 6.5 yards per carry. Warhawks quarterback Caleb Evans added 193 yards on 17-of-31 passing.
Quarterback Conner Manning led the Panthers offense with 422 passing yards and three touchdowns on 19 completions. Receiver Glenn Smith hauled in four catches for 123 yards and a touchdown.
The Warhawk defense held the Panther ground game to 42 rushing yards.
Arkansas State 41 – New Mexico State 22
The Red Wolves remained unbeaten in Sun Belt play with a resounding win over the Aggies Saturday.
Arkansas State quarterback Justice Hansen threw two touchdowns, an interception and went 20-of-27 through the air for 257 yards. Receiver Kendall Sanders collected six receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns.
Tailback Larry Rose III supplied most of New Mexico State’s offense with 168 rushing yards and a touchdown on 25 carries. Receiver O.J. Clark added nine catches for 70 yards.
The Aggies went 2-of-15 on third down and were given nine penalties.
Troy 28 – Appalachian State 21
With 1:13 left in the fourth quarter Saturday night, tailback Jordan Chunn plunged into the end zone from 10 yards out for a home victory.
The win brings Troy closer to the Sun Belt title and drops the Mountaineers to third in the conference.
Chunn finished with 129 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries, while quarterback Brandon Silvers added 229 passing yards and a touchdown for the Trojans.
Appalachian State running back Jalin Moore tallied 91 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Receiver Shaedon Meadors caught six passes for 58 yards.
Sun Belt Standings
* Troy (5-0 Sun Belt, 8-1 overall)
Arkansas State (5-0 Sun Belt, 5-4 overall)
* Appalachian State (5-1 Sun Belt, 7-3 overall)
* Idaho (4-2 Sun Belt, 6-4 overall)
Georgia Southern (3-3 Sun Belt, 4-6 overall)
Louisiana-Lafayette (3-3 Sun Belt, 4-5 overall)
Louisiana-Monroe (2-3 Sun Belt, 3-6 overall)
South Alabama (1-5 Sun Belt, 4-5 overall)
Georgia State (1-4 Sun Belt, 2-7 overall)
New Mexico State (1-4 Sun Belt, 2-7 overall)
Texas State (0-5 Sun Belt, 2-7 overall)
* Bowl eligible
Current Bowl Projections
Troy – New Orleans Bowl
Arkansas State – Camellia Bowl
Appalachian State – Dollar General Bowl
Idaho – Arizona Bowl