Sam Houston Bearkats at Troy Trojans
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Crowder throws 3 TD passes and Troy holds off Sam Houston 24-21
Ethan Head kicked a 32-yard field goal for Troy in the opening minute of the second half to break a 14-all tie. Crowder then connected with TJ Lott on an 18-yard touchdown pass to make it 24-14 with 10:46 left in the fourth quarter.
Sam Houston's Landyn Locke threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Chris Reed with 1:03 remaining. The Trojans recovered the ensuing onside kick to seal it.
Crowder completed 12 of 24 passes for 165 yards. TJ Keyes and Fabian Rogosch also had touchdown catches for Troy. Gavin Griffin added 81 yards rushing on 16 carries.
Locke was 30-of-46 passes for 335 yards and threw three touchdown passes and an interception for Sam Houston. Grady O'Neill also had a TD catch and finished with 86 receiving yards on seven receptions.
Troy: At home on Saturday against Alabama State.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 7:47 | Grady O'Neill 14 Yd pass from Landyn Locke (Sam Carpenter Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 4:06 | Fabian Rogosch 19 Yd pass from Goose Crowder (Ethan Head Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:54 | TK Keyes 28 Yd pass from Goose Crowder (Ethan Head Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:59 | Darrick Bledsoe III 14 Yd pass from Landyn Locke (Sam Carpenter Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 14:11 | Ethan Head 32 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 10:42 | TJ Lott 18 Yd pass from Goose Crowder (Ethan Head Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 1:03 | Chris Reed 31 Yd pass from Landyn Locke (Sam Carpenter Kick) |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 TROY |
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|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1st Downs | 18 |
| 6-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-15 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 373 | Total Yards | 342 |
| 335 | Passing | 165 |
| 30/46 | Comp/Att | 12/24 |
| 7.3 | Yards per pass | 6.9 |
| 38 | Rushing | 177 |
| 24 | Rushing Attempts | 42 |
| 1.6 | Yards per rush | 4.2 |
| 6-35 | Penalties | 6-55 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 30:51 | Possession | 29:09 |
Game Information
Location: Troy, AL
Attendance: 24,356 · Capacity:
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