Troy 38, Alabama A&M 17
Associated Press
TROY, Ala. - Gunnar Watson passed for 351 yards and four touchdowns and Troy scored 31 unanswered points to beat Alabama A&M 38-17 for coach Jon Sumrall's first victory.
Troy (1-1), which was coming off a 28-10 loss to No. 21 Mississippi, will play Appalachian State next Saturday in Boone, N.C., the announced site of ESPN's College GameDay. The Mountaineers upset No. 6 Texas A&M 17-14 earlier Saturday.
Troy had a slim 7-3 lead at halftime in front of the 10th-largest crowd (26,189) in school history at The Vet.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
AlaA&M | Troy |
| AlaA&M |
FG |
3:37 |
Zach Alvarez 47 yd FG |
3 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
AlaA&M | Troy |
| Troy |
TD |
0:38 |
RaJae' Johnson 12 yd pass from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick) |
3 |
7 |
| Third Quarter |
AlaA&M | Troy |
| Troy |
TD |
13:31 |
Deyunkrea Lewis 40 yd pass from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick) |
3 |
14 |
| Troy |
TD |
10:34 |
Jabre Barber 59 yd pass from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick) |
3 |
21 |
| Troy |
TD |
1:47 |
Deshon Stoudemire 13 yd pass from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick) |
3 |
28 |
| Fourth Quarter |
AlaA&M | Troy |
| Troy |
FG |
12:19 |
Brooks Buce 30 yd FG |
3 |
31 |
| AlaA&M |
TD |
8:39 |
Gary Quarles 2 yd run (Victor Barbosa kick) |
10 |
31 |
| Troy |
TD |
7:02 |
Peyton Higgins 39 yd pass from Jarret Doege (Brooks Buce kick) |
10 |
38 |
| AlaA&M |
TD |
3:49 |
Harold Jemison Jr. 1 yd run (Victor Barbosa kick) |
17 |
38 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Alabama A&M |
Troy |
| First downs |
21 |
26 |
| Rushing |
3 |
3 |
| Passing |
14 |
20 |
| Penalty |
4 |
3 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
6-18, 33% |
4-11, 36% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-1, 0% |
1-2, 50% |
| Rushes-Yards |
35-64 |
25-58 |
| Passing Yards |
292 |
464 |
| Return Yards |
81 |
72 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
22-47-2 |
28-45-2 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
4--20 |
2--17 |
| Punts |
9 |
4 |
| Punts-Average |
34.3 |
42 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
9-107 |
10-88 |
| Time of Possession |
34:02 |
25:58 |
| Alabama A&M Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| X. Lankford |
16 |
32 |
182 |
0 |
2 |
| Q. Casey |
6 |
15 |
110 |
0 |
0 |
| Troy Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| G. Watson |
23 |
34 |
351 |
4 |
2 |
| J. Doege |
5 |
11 |
113 |
1 |
0 |
| Alabama A&M Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| G. Quarles |
16 |
35 |
2.2 |
1 |
| H. Jemison Jr. |
3 |
22 |
7.3 |
1 |
| D. Eaglin |
4 |
7 |
1.8 |
0 |
| K. Wilkins |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| Q. Casey |
3 |
-1 |
-0.3 |
0 |
| X. Lankford |
7 |
-3 |
-0.4 |
0 |
| Troy Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| K. Vidal |
10 |
38 |
3.8 |
0 |
| D. Billingsley |
4 |
22 |
5.5 |
0 |
| D. Taylor |
4 |
15 |
3.8 |
0 |
| J. Woods |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
| J. Doege |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| G. Watson |
3 |
-14 |
-4.7 |
0 |
| Alabama A&M Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| I. Cox |
3 |
99 |
33.0 |
0 |
| K. Hambrick |
5 |
82 |
16.4 |
0 |
| B. Jenkins Jr. |
6 |
40 |
6.7 |
0 |
| G. Quarles |
2 |
22 |
11.0 |
0 |
| D. Eaglin |
1 |
16 |
16.0 |
0 |
| C. Young |
2 |
13 |
6.5 |
0 |
| H. Jemison Jr. |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
| T. Gardner |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Troy Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Barber |
5 |
105 |
21.0 |
1 |
| R. Johnson |
4 |
80 |
20.0 |
1 |
| P. Higgins |
2 |
77 |
38.5 |
1 |
| M. Rogers |
5 |
46 |
9.2 |
0 |
| D. Stoudemire |
4 |
42 |
10.5 |
1 |
| D. Lewis |
1 |
40 |
40.0 |
1 |
| M. Vice |
1 |
31 |
31.0 |
0 |
| C. Ollendieck |
2 |
19 |
9.5 |
0 |
| D. Brown |
2 |
12 |
6.0 |
0 |
| D. Ross |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| D. Billingsley |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Alabama A&M Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| A. Rice |
1 |
23 |
| M. Douglass |
1 |
0 |
| Troy Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| T. Palmer |
1 |
23 |
| T. Thomas |
1 |
3 |
| Alabama A&M Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| T. Lendvay |
9 |
309 |
34.3 |
| Troy Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| M. Rivers |
4 |
168 |
42.0 |
| Alabama A&M Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| M. Beason |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
| Troy Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| D. Stoudemire |
3 |
20 |
6.7 |
| Alabama A&M Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| T. Gardner |
2 |
50 |
25.0 |
| Troy Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| R. Johnson |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
| O. Lacey |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
| Alabama A&M Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Troy Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
