Underdog Showdown: Troy and Jacksonville State Clash in High-Stakes Bowl Battle
Jacksonville State had an identical record to Troy this year, but again, not as cool of a name. They were much more consistent, in my opinion. They lost the season opener 17-10 at UCF, then beat Liberty, then lost to Georgia Southern, beat Murray State, and then lost to Southern Miss. Those three losses all had one thing in common: they were all road games. Two of them were just seven–point losses, but the loss to Southern Miss was by 17. After that, the Gamecocks ran off five straight wins, and three of those games were on the road, so some of those woes should be behind them. They then lost against Florida International, another touchdown loss. Their final loss was against Kennesaw State, where they dropped the Conference USA Championship 19-15. They couldn’t get anything going in the passing game, mustering just 91 yards against a team they beat earlier in the season.



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