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The 2022 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game was a college football game played on December 3, 2022, at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama . It was the fourth edition of the Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game and determined the champion of the Sun Belt Conference for the 2022 season . The game began at 2:40 p.m. CST on ESPN . The game featured the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers , the East Division champions, and the Troy Trojans , the West Division champions. Sponsored by tire company Hercules Tires, the game was officially known as the 2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Football Championship .[ 1]
Teams
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Coastal Carolina clinched a spot in the championship game following their defeat of Southern Miss on November 12.[ 2]
Troy Trojans
Troy clinched a spot in the championship game following their defeat of Arkansas State on November 26. The win also ensured they would host the game.[ 3] Troy is looking for its first Sun Belt title since 2017 and first outright title since 2009.
Game Summary
2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Football Championship Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (9–2, 6–2) vs. Troy Trojans (10–2, 7–2)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Coastal Carolina
0
7
6 13 26
Troy
17
14
14 0 45
at Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, Alabama
Date : Saturday, December 3, 2022Game time : 2:40 p.m CDT Game weather : 78 °F (26 °C) • Overcast • Wind 4 mph (6.4 km/h) WSWGame attendance : 21,554Referee : Wayne WinklerTV announcers (ESPN ) : Dave Flemming , Rod Gilmore and Tiffany Blackmon Pregame line : TROY –6.5
Game information
First Quarter
(11:07) TROY – Brooks Bruce 35 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:53; Troy 3–0 )
(9:28) TROY – Deshon Stoudemire 65 yard pass from Gunnar Watson, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:12; Troy 10–0 )
(4:09) TROY – DK Billingsley 8 yard rush, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:43; Troy 17–0 )
Second Quarter
(12:36) TROY – DK Billingsley 33 yard rush, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:45; Troy 24–0 )
(9:47) TROY – RaJae' Johnson 67 yard pass from Gunnar Watson, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:46; Troy 31–0 )
(0:29) CCU – Grayson McCall 8 yard rush, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:35; Troy 31–7 )
Third Quarter
(12:08) CCU – Jared Brown 30 yard pass from Grayson McCall, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:52; Troy 31–13 )
(8:42) TROY – RaJae' Johnson 36 yard pass from Gunnar Watson, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:26; Troy 38–13 )
(4:49) TROY – DK Billingsley 3 yard rush, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 8 plays, 7 yards, 3:40; Troy 45–13 )
Fourth Quarter
(14:55) CCU – Sam Pinckney 11 yard pass from Grayson McCall, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:54; Troy 45–19 )
(6:09) CCU – Tyson Mobley 21 yard pass from Grayson McCall, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 4:03; Troy 45–26 )
Statistics
Coastal Carolina
Troy
First downs
27
16
plays–yards
72–432
53–411
Rushes/yards
31–113
36–93
Passing yards
319
318
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
29–41–1
12–17–0
Time of possession
32:22
27:38
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Coastal Carolina
Passing
Grayson McCall
29/41, 319 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Reese White
8 carries, 44 yards
Receiving
Tyson Mobley
7 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD
Troy
Passing
Gunnar Watson
12/17, 318 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing
DK Billingsley
9 carries, 57 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving
RaJae' Johnson
4 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TDs
References
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