Appalachian State 32, Troy 28
Associated Press
BOONE, N.C. - Chase Brice fired a 53-yard scoring strike to Christan Horn on the final play of the game and Appalachian State pulled out a 32-28 victory over Troy in a Sun Belt Conference opener.
Brice drove Appalachian State (2-1) down the field before throwing incomplete on fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line with 1:13 left in the game.
Appalachian State tackled Gunnar Watson on first down for a safety to get within 28-26 and took over at their own 47-yard line with 15 seconds left following the kickoff. Brice's game-winning throw came on fourth-and-10.
Wide receiver Dashaun Davis staked the Mountaineers to a 7-0 lead with a 17-yard scoring strike to Christian Wells.
Watson had two 1-yard touchdown runs in the second quarter to give Troy (1-2) a 21-14 lead at halftime.
Brice completed 22 of 34 passes for 278 yards and two touchdowns. Horn had five catches for 98 yards.
Watson completed 23 of 37 passes for 302 yards with one interception for the Trojans. Troy rushed for only 57 yards on 28 carries.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Troy | App |
| App |
TD |
13:48 |
Christian Wells 17 yd pass from Dashaun Davis (Michael Hughes kick) |
0 |
7 |
| Troy |
TD |
6:49 |
DK Billingsley 19 yd run (Brooks Buce kick) |
7 |
7 |
| Second Quarter |
Troy | App |
| Troy |
TD |
8:43 |
Gunnar Watson 1 yd run (Brooks Buce kick) |
14 |
7 |
| App |
TD |
1:22 |
Anderson Castle 18 yd pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughes kick) |
14 |
14 |
| Troy |
TD |
0:00 |
Gunnar Watson 1 yd run (Brooks Buce kick) |
21 |
14 |
| Third Quarter |
Troy | App |
| App |
TD |
11:35 |
Daetrich Harrington 19 yd run (Michael Hughes kick) |
21 |
21 |
| App |
FG |
0:29 |
Michael Hughes 23 yd FG |
21 |
24 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Troy | App |
| Troy |
TD |
10:10 |
Kimani Vidal 1 yd run (Zach Long kick) |
28 |
24 |
| App |
SF |
0:20 |
Team safety |
28 |
26 |
| App |
TD |
0:00 |
Christan Horn 53 yd pass from Chase Brice |
28 |
32 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Troy |
Appalachian State |
| First downs |
25 |
23 |
| Rushing |
5 |
9 |
| Passing |
16 |
14 |
| Penalty |
4 |
0 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
6-11, 55% |
8-16, 50% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-1, 100% |
3-4, 75% |
| Rushes-Yards |
28-57 |
34-161 |
| Passing Yards |
302 |
295 |
| Return Yards |
66 |
34 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
23-37-1 |
23-35-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
3--24 |
1--5 |
| Punts |
2 |
3 |
| Punts-Average |
50 |
41 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
2-15 |
6-51 |
| Time of Possession |
27:52 |
32:08 |
| Troy Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| G. Watson |
23 |
37 |
302 |
0 |
1 |
| Appalachian State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Brice |
22 |
34 |
278 |
2 |
0 |
| D. Davis |
1 |
1 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
| Troy Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Appalachian State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| D. Lawson Jr. |
1 |
1 |
| Troy Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| M. Rivers |
2 |
100 |
50.0 |
| Appalachian State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| C. Howell |
3 |
123 |
41.0 |
| Troy Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Appalachian State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Troy Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Barber |
2 |
66 |
33.0 |
| Troy Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| B. Buce |
32 |
| Appalachian State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
