Troy Trojans at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
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Crowder's 3 TD passes leads Troy over Southern Miss 28-18
Crowder's 7-yard touchdown pass to RaRa Thomas capped an 11-play, 85 yard drive that chewed up about five minutes and stretched the Trojans' lead to 21-10 with 6:58 remaining in the fourth quarter. The pair also connected on a 75-yard touchdown with 3:16 to play.
Crowder completed 24 of 34 passes for 285 yards. He also had a 16-yard touchdown pass to Peyton Higgins just before halftime. Thomas finished with five catches for 118 yards. Tae Meadows added 94 yards rushing on 21 carries that included a short-yardage TD run in the first quarter.
Braylon Braxton was 20-of-35 passing for 209 yards with a touchdown pass and interception for Southern Miss. Carl Chester had four receptions for 76 yards and a 10-yard touchdown catch. Tight end Kadinn Morris recovered Jeffery Pittman's fumbled ball in the end zone late in the third quarter that pulled the Golden Eagles to 14-10.
Troy (8-4, 6-2) ends the regular season with consecutive wins while Southern Miss (7-5, 5-3) ends its with three straight losses.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 2nd Period 10:05 | Tae Meadows 3 Yd Run (Scott Taylor Renfroe Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 5:42 | Creighton Wilbanks 27 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:18 | Peyton Higgins 16 Yd pass from Goose Crowder (Scott Taylor Renfroe Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 2:46 | Kadinn Morris 0 Yd Run (Creighton Wilbanks Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 6:58 | RaRa Thomas 7 Yd pass from Goose Crowder (Scott Taylor Renfroe Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 3:27 | Carl Chester 10 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Braylon Braxton Pass to Micah Davis for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 4th Period 3:16 | RaRa Thomas 75 Yd pass from Goose Crowder (Scott Taylor Renfroe Kick) |
Statistics
 TROY |
 USM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1st Downs | 20 |
| 7-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-14 |
| 1-3 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 428 | Total Yards | 304 |
| 296 | Passing | 209 |
| 25/35 | Comp/Att | 20/35 |
| 8.5 | Yards per pass | 6.0 |
| 132 | Rushing | 95 |
| 38 | Rushing Attempts | 31 |
| 3.5 | Yards per rush | 3.1 |
| 11-87 | Penalties | 6-53 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 32:30 | Possession | 27:30 |
Game Information
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Attendance: 25,987 · Capacity:
Sun Belt - East
| TEAM | OVR | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| App State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Coastal Carolina | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Georgia Southern | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Georgia State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Madison | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marshall | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Old Dominion | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Sun Belt - West
| TEAM | OVER | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Louisiana | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| South Alabama | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Southern Miss | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Troy | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UL Monroe | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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