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OJ Arnold had 152 yards rushing on 11 carries, Terrance Gibbs and Weston Bryant each had a rushing touchdown, and Georgia Southern beat Appalachian State 29-10 to win the Birmingham Bowl. Georgia Southern (7-6) has made a bowl appearance in four consecutive seasons — all under fourth-year coach Clay Helton — for the first time in program history. Gibbs ran for a 1-yard touchdown about 6 1/2 minutes into the game that gave the Eagles the lead for good. Matthew Wilson was 12-of-22 passing for 128 yards and threw two interceptions for Appalachian State (5-8) and added 110 yards rushing — which included a 6-yard scoring run — late in the first half. Wilson, a redshirt freshman, made his first appearance for Appalachian State.