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American college football season
The 2021 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama , and competed in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference .
Prior to the season, Luke Meadows took over as the team's offensive coordinator after the departure of Ryan Pugh .[1]
Previous season
The Trojans finished the 2020 season with a 5–6 record (3–4 in conference), good enough for last in the Sun Belt East Division. The Trojans were not invited to any postseason competition.
Preseason
Recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
40‡
Commit date
Lawson Chandler OL
Bainbridge, GA
Bainbridge HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
320 lb (150 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Jamarcus Chatman DE
Rome, GA
Rome HS Florida State
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
271 lb (123 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Ollie Finch WR
Attalla, AL
Etowah HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Cherokee Glasgow DT
Mount Vernon, NY
Mount Vernon HS Maryland
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
280 lb (130 kg)
–
Feb 3, 2021
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A
Kyran Griffin-Isom WR
New Orleans, LA
West Creek HS Palomar College
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
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Quayde Hawkins QB
Bainbridge, GA
Bainbridge HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
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Peyton Higgins WR
Florience, AL
Mars Hill Bible
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
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Phillip Lee LB
Jacksonville, FL
First Coast HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
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Taiyon Palmer CB
Lawrenceville, GA
Archer HS NC State
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
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Julian Peterson DT
Pinson, AL
Pinson Valley HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
295 lb (134 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
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Taylor Powell QB
Fayetteville, AR
Fayetteville HS Missouri
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
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Caleb Ransaw CB
Harvest, AL
Sparkman HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
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Scott Taylor Renfroe K
Troy, AL
Pike Liberal Arts
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
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Sterling Roberts S
Starke, FL
Bradford HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
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Ivan Shultz OL
Mobile, AL
St. Paul's Episcopal
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
295 lb (134 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
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Deshon Stoudemire WR
Stone Mountain, GA
Stephenson HS Iowa Western CC
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
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Jordan Stringer LB
Augusta, GA
Laney HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
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Damien Taylor RB
Northport, AL
Tuscaloosa County HS
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
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Jarris Williams RB
Mobile, AL
Blount HS
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
–
Dec 16, 2020
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Source: [2]
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason
Sources :[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Sun Belt coaches poll
The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 20, 2021. The Trojans were picked to finish fifth in the East Division.[9]
East Division
Predicted finish
Team
Votes
T1
Coastal Carolina
44 (6)
T1
Appalachian State
44 (4)
3
Georgia State
24
4
Georgia Southern
20
5
Troy
18
West Division
Predicted finish
Team
Votes
1
Louisiana
49 (9)
2
Arkansas State
38 (1)
3
South Alabama
27
4
Texas State
25
5
Louisiana–Monroe
11
Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams
Offense
1st team
Austin Stidham – Offensive Lineman, JR
2nd team
Dylan Bradshaw – Offensive Lineman, SR
Defense
1st team
Will Choloh – Defensive Lineman, JR
Carlton Martial – Linebacker, JR
Schedule
The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Trojans will travel to Sun Belt foes Louisiana–Monroe , Texas State , Coastal Carolina , and Georgia State . Troy will play host to Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern , South Alabama , Louisiana , and Appalachian State .
Troy will host two of the four non-conference opponents at Veterans Memorial Stadium , Southern , from NCAA Division I FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference and Liberty , a FBS Independent, and will travel to Southern Miss of the Conference USA and South Carolina of the Southeastern Conference .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 6:00 p.m. Southern * ESPN3 W 55–322,399
September 11 6:00 p.m. Liberty * Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ESPN+ L 13–21 24,714
September 18 6:00 p.m. at Southern Miss * ESPN+ W 21–924,242
September 25 7:00 p.m. at Louisiana–Monroe ESPN+ L 16–2912,766
October 2 2:30 p.m. at South Carolina * SECN L 14–2360,686
October 9 6:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ESPN+ W 27–2425,424
October 16 2:00 p.m. at Texas State ESPN+ W 31–2815,083
6:30 p.m. at No. 24 Coastal Carolina ESPN2 L 28–3511,689
November 6 2:30 p.m. South Alabama Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL (rivalry ) ESPN+ W 31–2426,211
November 13 2:30 p.m. Louisiana Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ESPN+ L 21–3524,738
November 20 2:30 p.m. Appalachian State Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ESPN+ L 7–4518,523
November 27 1:00 p.m. at Georgia State ESPN+ L 10–3713,875
[10] [11]
Personnel
Game summaries
Southern
Southern at Troy
1
2 3 4 Total
Jaguars
0
3 0 0
3
• Trojans
14
20 14 7
55
Date: September 4, 2021Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hoursGame attendance: 22,399Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 5 MPH Referee: Trennis LivingstonTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Will Kollmeyer (play-by-play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 09:02 TROY Taylor Powell 1-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick)(13 plays, 76 yards, 5:58) TROY 7–0
04:52 TROY Tez Johnson 26-yard pass from Taylor Powell (Brooks Buce kick)(6 plays, 69 yards, 2:03) TROY 14–0
2 13:49 TROY Zion Williams 19-yard interception returned (Brooks Buce kick)(3 plays, 2 yards, 0:57) TROY 21–0
07:34 SOU Martel Fontenot 31-yard field goal(12 plays, 64 yards, 6:15) TROY 21–3
03:08 TROY Deshon Stoudemire 17-yard pass from Taylor Powell (Brooks Buce kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:26) TROY 28–3
00:44 TROY Jamontez Woods 1-yard rush (Brooks Buce PAT blocked)(3 plays, 11 yards, 0:49) TROY 34–3
3 10:59 TROY Kimani Vidal 37-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick)(4 plays, 58 yards, 1:17) TROY 41–3
02:04 TROY B. J. Smith 5-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick)(6 plays, 36 yards, 2:51) TROY 48–3
4 03:02 TROY Jamontez Woods 1-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick)(15 plays, 86 yards, 10:25) TROY 55–3
Pregame line
Over/under
TROY –26.5
57
Statistics
Southern
Troy
First downs
11
27
Total yards
189
467
Rushing yards
81
164
Passing yards
108
303
Turnovers
4
2
Time of possession
27:29
32:31
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Southern
Passing
Ladarius Skelton
7/11, 85 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing
Devon Benn
11 carries, 50 yards
Receiving
Tyler Kirkwood
4 receptions, 39 yards
Troy
Passing
Taylor Powell
17/26, 234 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Kimani Vidal
15 carries, 81 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Tez Johnson
5 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
Liberty
Liberty at Troy
1
2 3 4 Total
• RV Flames
7
7 0 7
21
Trojans
7
0 0 6
13
Date: September 11, 2021Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 53 minutesGame attendance: 24,714Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 7 MPH Referee: Jeff MaconaghyTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 09:40 TROY B. J. Smith 5-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick)(13 plays, 75 yards, 5:20) TROY 7–0
04:29 LIB Demario Douglas 32-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 5:11) TIE 7–7
2 07:29 LIB Jerome Jackson 2-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick)(13 plays, 90 yards, 7:20) LIB 14–7
4 12:22 LIB Malik Willis 4-yard rush (Alex Barbir kick)(8 plays, 90 yards, 4:44) LIB 21–7
01:14 TROY Deyunkrea Lewis 11-yard pas from Taylor Powell (Brooks Buce PAT blocked)(9 plays, 64 yards, 2:41) LIB 21–13
Pregame line
Over/under
LIB –3.0
63
Statistics
Liberty
Troy
First downs
22
13
Total yards
339
232
Rushing yards
185
21
Passing yards
154
211
Turnovers
0
1
Time of possession
38:59
21:01
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Liberty
Passing
Malik Willis
13/18, 154 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Malik Willis
20 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Demario Douglas
3 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD
Troy
Passing
Taylor Powell
18/25, 211 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Kimani Vidal
11 carries, 38 yards
Receiving
Luke Whittemore
3 receptions, 71 yards
at Southern Miss
Troy at Southern Mississippi
1
2 3 4 Total
• Trojans
0
0 14 7
21
Golden Eagles
3
0 0 6
9
Date: September 18, 2021Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 36 minutesGame attendance: 24,242Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: E 4 MPH Referee: Scott BroadwayTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Jason Baker (play–by–play) and Dustin Almond (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 12:06 USM Briggs Bourgeois 46-yard field goal(7 plays, 46 yards, 2:54) USM 3–0
3 12:53 TROY Jabre Barber 17-yard pass from Taylor Powell (Brooks Buce kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:07) TROY 7–3
00:41 TROY Deyunkrea Lewis 16-yard pass from Taylor Powell (Brooks Buce kick)(12 plays, 80 yards, 3:39) TROY 14–3
4 05:49 TROY Kimani Vidal 8-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick)(5 plays, 24 yards, 3:06) TROY 21–3
03:04 USM Everitt Cunninghma 47-yard fumble returned (Briggs Bourgeois PAT blocked)(1 play, -3 yards, 0:12) TROY 21–9
Pregame line
Over/under
TROY –11.0
50
Statistics
Troy
Southern Miss
First downs
17
15
Total yards
306
156
Rushing yards
51
-1
Passing yards
255
157
Turnovers
2
2
Time of possession
30:52
28:56
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Troy
Passing
Taylor Powell
27/39, 255 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Kimani Vidal
17 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Tez Johnson
10 receptions, 106 yards
Southern Miss
Passing
Ty Keyes
16/27, 157 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing
Frank Gore Jr.
15 carries, 31 yards
Receiving
Antoine Robinson
3 receptions, 49 yards
at Louisiana–Monroe
Troy at Louisiana–Monroe
1
2 3 4 Total
Trojans
0
3 7 6
16
• Warhawks
7
3 10 9
29
Date: September 25, 2021Location: Malone Stadium Monroe, LA Game start: 7:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutesGame attendance: 12,766Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 0 MPH Referee: Jeremy ParkerTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Mike Hammett (play–by–play) and Josh Peterson (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 08:03 ULM Zach Jackson 23-yard pass from Rhett Rodriguez (Calum Sutherland kick)(8 plays, 80 yards, 3:55) ULM 7–0
2 10:14 ULM Calum Sutherland 26-yard field goal(9 plays, 43 yards, 4:41) ULM 10–0
01:31 TROY Brooks Buce 32-yard field goal(4 plays, 7 yards, 2:13) ULM 10–3
3 11:56 ULM Andrew Henry 40-yard rush (Calum Sutherland kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:04) ULM 17–3
08:57 TROY Luke Whittemore 49-yard pass from Taylor Powell (Brooks Buce kick)(7 plays, 77 yards, 2:56) ULM 17–10
05:19 ULM Calum Sutherland 32-yard field goal(8 plays, 60 yards, 3:38) ULM 20–10
4 13:52 ULM Team Safety(2 plays, -4 yards, 0:44) ULM 22–10
09:40 ULM Ja'Cquez Williams 96-yard interception returned (Calum Sutherland kick)(6 plays, 55 yards, 2:01) ULM 29–10
00:36 TROY Jamontez Woods 4-yard pass from Taylor Powell (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(11 plays, 80 yards, 2:45) ULM 29–16
Pregame line
Over/under
TROY –23.5
50
Statistics
Troy
Louisiana–Monroe
First downs
18
15
Total yards
378
290
Rushing yards
67
122
Passing yards
311
168
Turnovers
1
1
Time of possession
31:32
28:28
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Troy
Passing
Taylor Powell
35/49, 311 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Kimani Vidal
12 carries, 60 yards
Receiving
Reggie Todd
6 receptions, 83 yards
Louisiana–Monroe
Passing
Rhett Rodriguez
10/16, 131 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Andrew Henry
19 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Zach Jackson
4 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD
at South Carolina
Game Five – Troy Trojans (2-2) at South Carolina Gamecocks (2-2)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Troy
0
7
7 0 14
South Carolina
3
14
3 3 23
at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
Date : Saturday, October 2, 2021Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature - 84°FGame attendance : 60,866Referee : Alex MooreTV announcers (SEC Network ) : Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline)Box Score
Game information
First quarter
(8:52) SC – Parker White 23-yard field goal. South Carolina 3-0. Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 6:08.
Second quarter
(14:30) TROY – B.J. Smith 35-yard run (Brooks Buce Kick). Troy 7-3. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:36.
(4:12) SC – E.J. Jenkins 16-yard pass from Luke Doty (Parker White Kick). South Carolina 10-7. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:07.
(0:28) SC – David Spaulding 74-yard interception return (Parker White Kick). South Carolina 17-7.
Third quarter
(11:25) TROY – Jamontez Woods 1-yard run (Brooks Buce Kick). South Carolina 17-14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:29.
(4:43) SC – Parker White 48-yard field goal. South Carolina 20-14. Drive: 4 plays, -7 yards, 1:35.
Fourth quarter
(2:20) SC – Parker White 37-yard field goal. South Carolina 23-14. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 5:57.
Statistics
TROY
SC
First downs
21
19
Plays–yards
69–308
62–356
Rushes–yards
145
101
Passing yards
163
255
Passing: comp–att–int
22–38–2
20–34–0
Time of possession
29:22
30:38
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
TROY
Passing
Taylor Powell
22/38, 163 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
B.J. Smith
19 carries, 102 yards, TD
Receiving
Tez Johnson
6 receptions, 49 yards
SC
Passing
Luke Doty
20/34, 255 yards, TD
Rushing
Josh Vann
2 carries, 52 yards
Receiving
Kevin Harris
2 receptions, 49 yards
Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern at Troy
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
0
3 15 6
24
• Trojans
10
7 7 3
27
Date: October 9, 2021Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutesGame attendance: 25,424Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 4 MPH Referee: Trennis LivingstonTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 10:43 TROY Brooks Buce 29-yard field goal(10 plays, 66 yards, 4:17) TROY 3–0
00:37 TROY Jabre Barber 15-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick)(5 plays, 91 yards, 1:56) TROY 10–0
2 12:15 GASO Alex Raynor 27-yard field goal(6 plays, 51 yards, 3:20) TROY 10–3
04:27 TROY Jamontez Woods 34-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick)(4 plays, 57 yards, 1:38) TROY 17–3
3 10:55 TROY Reggie Todd 26-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick)(4 plays, 62 yards, 1:39) TROY 24–3
07:57 GASO Logan Wright 1-yard rush (Justin Tomlin two-point conversion rush)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:58) TROY 24–11
06:45 GASO Khaleb Hood 23-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(3 plays, 35 yards, 1:01) TROY 24–18
4 12:53 GASO Alex Raynor 42-yard field goal(6 plays, 31 yards, 1:54) TROY 24–21
06:08 GASO Alex Raynor 38-yard field goal(9 plays, 41 yards, 5:52) TIE 24–24
01:46 TROY Brooks Buce 24-yard field goal(6 plays, 40 yards, 2:23) TROY 24–27
Pregame line
Over/under
TROY –5.5
51
Statistics
Georgia Southern
Troy
First downs
17
18
Total yards
301
409
Rushing yards
82
139
Passing yards
219
270
Turnovers
3
1
Time of possession
33:19
26:41
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Georgia Southern
Passing
Justin Tomlin
15/22, 210 yards, 3 INTs
Rushing
Gerald Green
5 carries, 33 yards
Receiving
Derwin Burgess Jr.
2 receptions, 76 yards
Troy
Passing
Gunnar Watson
24/36, 270 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Jamontez Woods
9 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Reggie Todd
4 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD
at Texas State
Troy at Texas State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Trojans
10
7 7 7
31
Bobcats
7
7 14 0
28
Date: October 16, 2021Location: Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutesGame attendance: 15,083Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 13 MPH Referee: Wayne WinklerTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Brant Freeman (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 09:47 TROY Brooks Buce 34-yard field goal(8 plays, 54 yards, 1:58) TROY 3–0
05:42 TROY Kimani Vidal 45-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick)(2 plays, 66 yards, 0:28) TROY 10–0
00:18 TXST Brock Sturges 2-yard rush (Seth Keller kick)(5 plays, 39 yards, 1:25) TROY 10–7
2 12:58 TROY Tez Johnson 33-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:20) TROY 17–7
12:18 TXST Javen Banks 75-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick)(2 plays, 75 yards, 0:40) TROY 17–14
3 06:19 TROY Kimani Vidal 1-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick)(4 plays, 36 yards, 1:06) TROY 24–14
03:32 TXST Ashtyn Hawkins 2-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick)(7 plays, 70 yards, 2:42) TROY 24–21
01:09 TXST Trevis Graham Jr. 21-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick)(7 plays, 54 yards, 2:22) TXST 28–24
4 08:18 TROY Keyshawn Swanson 33-yard interception returned (Brooks Buce kick)(5 plays, 19 yards, 1:37) TROY 31–28
Pregame line
Over/under
TROY –7.5
49
Statistics
Troy
Texas State
First downs
23
21
Total yards
387
370
Rushing yards
205
91
Passing yards
182
279
Turnovers
0
4
Time of possession
31:09
28:51
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Troy
Passing
Gunnar Watson
22/29, 182 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Kimani Vidal
25 carries, 162 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Tez Johnson
9 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
Texas State
Passing
Brady McBride
22/32, 279 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing
Brock Sturges
11 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Javen Banks
4 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD
Coastal Carolina
Troy at Coastal Carolina
1
2 3 4 Total
Trojans
7
7 7 7
28
• No. 24 Chanticleers
7
14 7 7
35
Scoring summary 1 13:48 CCU CJ Marable 59-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)(3 plays, 75 yards, 1:12) CCU 7–0
08:22 CCU CJ Marable 20-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(9 plays, 90 yards, 4:18) CCU 14–0
04:02 TROY Evan Legassey 42-yard field goal(14 plays, 45 yards, 4:20) CCU 14–3
2 12:26 TROY Kimani Vidal 4-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick)(13 plays, 87 yards, 3:51) CCU 14–10
05:27 TROY Evan Legassey 28-yard field goal(14 plays, 79 yards, 5:28) CCU 14–13
01:38 CCU CJ Marable 2-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:49) CCU 21–13
00:00 TROY Evan Legassey 23-yard field goal(8 plays, 66 yards, 1:38) CCU 21–16
3 04:33 CCU Jaivon Heiligh 6-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(16 plays, 83 yards, 9:48) CCU 28–16
03:18 TROY Reggie Todd 41-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)(4 plays, 69 yards, 1:15) CCU 28–23
4 05:03 CCU Grayson McCall 2-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)(4 plays, 4 yards, 2:18) CCU 35–23
02:48 TROY Jamontez Woods 3-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 2:15) CCU 35–30
01:20 TROY Tray Eafford 6-yard pass from Jacob Free (Jacob Free two-point conversion pass to Khalil McClain)(7 plays, 40 yards, 1:11) TROY 38–35
00:35 CCU Jaivon Heiligh 23-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 0:45) CCU 42–38
Pregame line
Over/under
CCU –13.0
53
Statistics
Troy
Coastal Carolina
First downs
29
29
Total yards
514
443
Rushing yards
176
89
Passing yards
338
354
Turnovers
1
3
Time of possession
36:28
23:32
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Troy
Passing
Grayson McCall
24/29, 338 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
CJ Marable
20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Jaivon Heiligh
11 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TDs
Coastal Carolina
Passing
Gunnar Watson
25/37, 260 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Jamontez Woods
9 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Kaylon Geiger
9 receptions, 103 yards
South Alabama
South Alabama at Troy
1
2 3 4 Total
Jaguars
7
7 7 3
24
• Trojans
10
21 0 0
31
Date: November 6, 2021Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutesGame attendance: 26,211Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 13 MPH Referee: Trennis LivingstonTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 10:24 USA Desmond Trotter 4-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick)(10 plays, 88 yards, 4:13) USA 7–0
07:15 TROY Brooks Buce 22-yard field goal(6 plays, 17 yards, 1:55) USA 7–3
00:56 TROY Jamontez Woods 3-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick)(11 plays, 85 yards, 4:14) TROY 10–7
2 10:10 TROY Tez Johnson 31-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick)(5 plays, 76 yards, 1:39) TROY 17–7
05:36 TROY Jamontez Woods 3-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick)(6 plays, 53 yards, 2:05) TROY 24–7
04:55 TROY KJ Robertson 32-yard interception returned (Brooks Buce kick)(2 plays, 3 yards, 0:41) TROY 31–7
00:09 USA Terrion Avery 11-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick)(9 plays, 47 yards, 1:32) TROY 31–14
3 01:22 USA Terrion Avery 3-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick)(19 plays, 76 yards, 9:52) TROY 31–21
4 06:45 USA Diego Guajardo 34-yard field goal(13 plays, 49 yards, 6:08) TROY 31–24
Pregame line
Over/under
TROY –3.5
48
Statistics
South Alabama
Troy
First downs
22
17
Total yards
335
308
Rushing yards
148
107
Passing yards
187
201
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
36:25
23:35
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
South Alabama
Passing
Desmond Trotter
20/32, 138 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Terrion Avery
23 carries, 75 yards
Receiving
Jalen Tolbert
4 receptions, 65 yards
Troy
Passing
Gunnar Watson
11/14, 121 yards
Rushing
B. J. Smith
12 carries, 49 yards
Receiving
Luke Whittemore
3 receptions, 59 yards
Louisiana
Louisiana at Troy
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ragin' Cajuns
14
0 14 7
35
Trojans
10
3 0 8
21
Date: November 13, 2021Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 34 minutesGame attendance: 24,738Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 11 MPH Referee: Kyle OlsonTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 12:25 TROY Gunnar Watson 10-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:35) TROY 7–0
07:52 LA Dontae Fleming 15-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick)(9 plays, 79 yards, 4:33) TIE 7–7
02:12 TROY Brooks Buce 30-yard field goal(14 plays, 62 yards, 5:40) TROY 10–7
01:00 LA Michael Jefferson 52-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick)(3 plays, 67 yards, 1:12) LA 14–10
2 04:20 TROY Brooks Buce 47-yard field goal(11 plays, 52 yards, 5:09) LA 14–13
3 11:31 LA Kyren Lacy 13-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick)(6 plays, 63 yards, 3:29) LA 21–13
06:03 LA Levi Lewis 27-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(10 plays, 52 yards, 4:05) LA 28–13
4 14:13 TROY Tez Johnson 7-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Gunnar Watson two-point conversion pass to Deshon Stoudemire)(15 plays, 82 yards, 3:52) LA 28–21
05:15 LA Montrell Johnson 6-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(8 plays, 51 yards, 4:37) LA 35–21
Pregame line
Over/under
LA –6.5
48.0
Statistics
Louisiana
Troy
First downs
19
22
Total yards
370
391
Rushing yards
204
41
Passing yards
166
350
Turnovers
0
3
Time of possession
31:56
28:04
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana
Passing
Levi Lewis
14/22, 166 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing
Chris Smith
15 carries, 102 yards
Receiving
Michael Jefferson
2 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD
Troy
Passing
Gunnar Watson
29/55, 350 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Kimani Vidal
11 carries, 21 yards
Receiving
Tez Johnson
6 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD
Appalachian State
Appalachian State at Troy
1
2 3 4 Total
• Mountaineers
3
7 21 14
45
Trojans
7
0 0 0
7
Date: November 20, 2021Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hoursGame attendance: 18,523Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 10 MPH Referee: Marshall LewisTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 07:36 APP Chandler Staton 24-yard field goal(12 plays, 81 yards, 5:52) APP 3–0
06:15 TROY Deshon Stoudemire 37-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:21) TROY 7–3
2 00:21 APP Corey Sutton 21-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(6 plays, 61 yards, 1:00) APP 10–3
3 12:14 APP Thomas Hennigan 6-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(6 plays, 64 yards, 2:46) APP 17–7
12:00 APP Eli Wilson 10-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick)(1 play, 10 yards, 0:08) APP 24–7
05:08 APP Nate Noel 5-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(8 plays, 45 yards, 3:57) APP 31–7
4 14:13 APP Daetrich Harrington 2-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(9 plays, 58 yards, 4:53) APP 38–7
05:06 APP Jahmir Smith 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(11 plays, 32 yards, 7:46) APP 45–7
Pregame line
Over/under
APP –10.0
51.5
Statistics
Appalachian State
Troy
First downs
26
6
Total yards
445
142
Rushing yards
233
33
Passing yards
212
109
Turnovers
2
2
Time of possession
43:17
16:43
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Appalachian State
Passing
Chase Brice
17/24, 212 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing
Nate Noel
15 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Thomas Hennigan
7 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
Troy
Passing
Gunnar Watson
11/21, 109 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Kimani Vidal
10 carries, 40 yards
Receiving
Tez Johnson
4 receptions, 44 yards
at Georgia State
Troy at Georgia State
1
2 3 4 Total
Trojans
0
3 0 7
10
• Panthers
7
10 13 7
37
Date: November 27, 2021Location: Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 1:04 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 1 minuteGame attendance: 13,875Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 6 MPH Referee: Trennis LivingstonTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Sam Crenshaw (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 07:52 GSU Aubry Payne 13-yard pass from Darren Grainger (Noel Ruiz kick)(6 plays, 60 yards, 2:11) GSU 7–0
2 11:18 GSU Sam Pinckney 36-yard pass from Darren Grainger (Noel Ruiz kick)(10 plays, 74 yards, 3:56) GSU 14–0
02:46 GSU Noel Ruiz 43-yard field goal(9 plays, 39 yards, 2:37) GSU 17–0
00:34 TROY Brooks Buce 48-yard field goal(8 plays, 44 yards, 2:12) GSU 17–3
3 11:30 GSU Noel Ruiz 45-yard field goal(10 plays, 49 yards, 3:30) GSU 20–3
07:40 GSU Jamil Muhammad 72-yard fumble returned (Noel Ruiz kick)(9 plays, 47 yards, 3:50) GSU 27–3
01:30 GSU Noel Ruiz 50-yard field goal(9 plays, 39 yards, 3:07) GSU 30–3
4 13:15 GSU Jamyest Williams 50-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)(3 plays, 57 yards, 1:25) GSU 37–3
07:06 TROY B. J. Smith 2-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 6:09) GSU 37–10
Pregame line
Over/under
GSU –6.5
49.5
Statistics
Troy
Georgia State
First downs
18
21
Total yards
344
387
Rushing yards
57
247
Passing yards
287
140
Turnovers
4
2
Time of possession
32:56
27:04
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Troy
Passing
Gunnar Watson
21/38, 287 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing
B. J. Smith
13 carries, 35 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Deshon Stoudemire
4 receptions, 80 yards
Georgia State
Passing
Darren Grainger
11/22, 140 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Jaymest Williams
15 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Sam Pinckney
3 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TD
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