South Alabama is putting together the best season in program history, but still has plenty of work to do.

The Jaguars held off a dangerous Louisiana-Monroe team 41-34 on Saturday night, moving their record to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the Sun Belt Conference. One more win makes South Alabama bowl-eligible for the first time since 2016; two more would be the most since the Jaguars became a full FBS program in 2012.

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South Alabama faces a quick turnaround before Thursday night’s “Battle for the Belt” vs. Troy, which is in second place behind USA in the Sun Belt Conference West Division. Before that, here are five things we learned from the Jaguars’ victory over the Warhawks:

1. Carter Bradley is re-writing USA’s passing record book

Bradley set a school record with 420 passing yards on Saturday night, and through six games is on pace for 3,388 yards and 26 touchdowns. Those would easily be new program standards, as no South Alabama quarterback has ever passed for even 3,000 yards or 20 touchdowns in a single season. The strong-armed Bradley has been a revelation for the Jaguars this season after transferring in from Toledo, the kind of cool-headed leader who lifts the play of everyone around him.

2. South Alabama has 3 capable, big-play receivers

Bradley has plenty of options in the passing game, and on Saturday completed 24 of his 25 passes to just three receivers: Caullin Lacy, Jalen Wayne and Devin Voisin. Lacy (12 catches, 133 yards, 1 touchdown), Wayne (5-127-2) and Voisin (7-141) gave the Jaguars three 100-yard receivers in the same game for the first time in program history, and Lacy’s reception total was a school record. Wayne was a known commodity heading into this season, but Lacy and particularly Voisin have blossomed since Bradley came aboard prior to spring practice.

3. The Jaguars can run the ball without La’Damian Webb

Webb had shouldered most of the rushing load this season, but left after just two carries Saturday with a rib injury. That left the Jaguars to lean on Omni Wells and Marco Lee, and the two Division I transfers answered the call with career nights. Wells, a Mississippi State transfer, ran 17 times for 85 yards, including a 44-yard sprint that set up a touchdown in the first half. Lee, recently of Virginia Tech, ran 15 times for 93 yards and two touchdowns, helping run out the clock with a pair of long gains in the final minutes. It’s not yet clear how long Webb might be sidelined, but if he doesn’t play Thursday, the South Alabama running game could still be in capable hands with Lee, Wells and an improved offensive line.

4. USA’s ‘Swarm D’ can be feast or famine at times

South Alabama gave up season highs in points (34) and yards (438) on Saturday, and allowed an alarming number of explosive plays — including touchdowns of 83 and 75 yards. Injuries at linebacker and safety have perhaps taken a bit of a toll, as for the second straight game the Jaguars appeared to wear down in the fourth quarter. South Alabama still made plays when it had to — including Yam Banks’ second-quarter interception, three sacks and a couple of timely pass breakups — but will need to show more consistency on defense if it wants to reach its championship goals in 2022.

5. ULM’s Chandler Rogers is a dangerous man

Warhawks quarterback Chandler Rogers has made a career of terrorizing South Alabama’s defense, passing for 734 yards and eight touchdowns the last two seasons vs. the Jaguars. He threw for 371 yards and four scores on Saturday, hooking up with Tyrone Howell nine times for 244 yards and three TDs. Rogers is incredibly accurate and just elusive enough to evade the rush on most plays, and can carve up a defense if given time to throw. He’s just a sophomore, so South Alabama will likely get two more chances to try and figure out a way to stop him.

Next up: South Alabama hosts Troy (5-2, 3-1 Sun Belt) in the “Battle for the Belt” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The game will be televised live by ESPNU.