It came all the way down to the waning seconds of this one, but in the end, Georgia Southern was able to grind out a win over its hated rival in #20 Appalachian State, by a final score of 24-21. This is now the second consecutive year that the Mountaineers have carried a top-25 ranking into the rivalry game between these two teams, only to have the Eagles come across the other side as winners in a head-to-head matchup.
Southern running back Wesley Kennedy III was a star for the second week in a row, rolling up a game-high 145 yards rushing on just 13 carries, and scoring two touchdowns on an average of over 11 yards per carry.