They capped a meaty 10 - win season with a 37 -- 20 victory over Ohio in the Beef ' O ' Brady 's Bowl .
Now they 're off to the American Athletic Conference -- home to many of the Pirates ' old C - USA rivals .
They capped a meaty 10 - win season with a 37 -- 20 victory over Ohio in the Beef ' O ' Brady 's Bowl , and now they 're off to the American Athletic Conference -- home to many of the Pirates ' old C - USA rivals .