STATESBORO, Ga. — App State Football kept working to erase an early deficit, finally gaining possession with a chance to take the lead in the fourth quarter, but Georgia Southern used a late touchdown to produce additional separation in a 29-20 home victory Saturday night.
Needing a victory to become bowl eligible, the Mountaineers finished an 11-game season at 5-6 overall and 3-5 in the Sun Belt Conference. They had one home game canceled by the impact of Hurricane Helene in late September.
Georgia Southern followed the win with some scoreboard watching, as a Marshall loss at James Madison would have clinched a share of the Sun Belt's East Division title and a spot in the Sun Belt Championship Game against Louisiana for the Eagles (8-4, 6-2).