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 |
| 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 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 |
| Alabama A&M Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Troy Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
