NCAAF

Troy Trojans at Southern Miss Golden Eagles

· NCAA - Football
8-4, 4-2 Away
Final
28 - 18

Crowder's 3 TD passes leads Troy over Southern Miss 28-18

Troy Trojans vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles: Full Highlights

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.

How To Watch

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Scoring Summary

TROY TD 2nd Period 10:05 Tae Meadows 3 Yd Run (Scott Taylor Renfroe Kick)
USM FG 2nd Period 5:42 Creighton Wilbanks 27 Yd Field Goal
TROY TD 2nd Period 0:18 Peyton Higgins 16 Yd pass from Goose Crowder (Scott Taylor Renfroe Kick)
USM TD 3rd Period 2:46 Kadinn Morris 0 Yd Run (Creighton Wilbanks Kick)
TROY TD 4th Period 6:58 RaRa Thomas 7 Yd pass from Goose Crowder (Scott Taylor Renfroe Kick)
USM TD 4th Period 3:27 Carl Chester 10 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Braylon Braxton Pass to Micah Davis for Two-Point Conversion)
TROY TD 4th Period 3:16 RaRa Thomas 75 Yd pass from Goose Crowder (Scott Taylor Renfroe Kick)

Statistics

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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

M. M. Roberts Stadium

Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Attendance: 25,987 · Capacity:

Sun Belt - East

TEAM OVR CONF
James Madison 12-2 8-0
Old Dominion 10-3 6-2
Coastal Carolina 6-7 5-3
Georgia Southern 7-6 4-4
Marshall 5-7 3-5
App State 5-8 2-6
Georgia State 1-11 0-8

Sun Belt - West

TEAM OVER CONF
Troy 8-6 6-2
Southern Miss 7-6 5-3
Louisiana 6-7 5-3
Arkansas State 7-6 5-3
Texas State 7-6 3-5
South Alabama 4-8 3-5
UL Monroe 3-9 1-7
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