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 |