NCAAF Game Recap - Troy at Georgia Southern
Sat Nov 10, 2018 1:00 PM EST

MissSt
0
Bama
24
F
Clem
27
BC
7
F
FlaSt
13
ND
42
F
Mich
42
Rut
7
F
Aub
10
UGA
27
F
OkSt
47
Okla
48
F
TCU
10
WVU
47
F
OSU
26
MSU
6
F
LSU
24
Ark
17
F
WaSt
31
Colo
7
F
Navy
24
UCF
35
F
KY
7
Tenn
24
F
Lou
23
Syr
54
F
SJSU
24
UtSt
62
F
Tex
41
TxTch
34
F
Fres
17
Boise
24
F
SCar
31
Fla
35
F
Wisc
10
PSU
22
F
Wake
27
NCSt
23
F
Bayl
14
IASt
28
F
SoFL
23
Cin
35
F
Kent
14
Buff
48
F
Ohio
28
MiaOH
30
F
Toled
15
NIU
38
F
Miss
24
TxAM
38
F
Ill
35
Neb
54
F
Vand
28
MIZ
33
F
Tuls
21
Mem
47
F
Kans
17
K St
21
F
BYU
35
UMass
16
F
MD
32
Ind
34
F
Akr
7
E Mi
27
F
SMU
62
UConn
50
F
Lafay
13
Army
31
F
UNC
35
Duke
42
F
Troy
35
GaSo
21
F
UCLA
28
AzSt
31
F
URI
31
JMU
48
F
UNCC
13
Marsh
30
F
JacSt
41
TnSt
14
F
MidTN
48
UTEP
32
F
Lib
24
UVA
45
F
BGSU
24
C Mi
13
F
NM
24
AF
42
F
Abil
17
SamHu
10
F
Purd
10
MIN
41
F
NW
14
Iowa
10
F
VaTec
22
Pitt
52
F
NorTx
31
OD
34
F
App
38
TxSt
7
F
ECU
18
Tul
24
F
ULMon
38
SoAl
10
F
GASt
22
ULLaf
36
F
ArkSt
44
CoCar
16
F
W Ky
15
FlAtl
34
F
Oreg
25
Utah
32
F
FLInt
45
UTSA
7
F
Rice
13
LT
28
F
Temp
59
Hou
49
F
MiaFL
21
GATec
27
F
SMiss
23
UAB
26
F OT
OreSt
17
Stan
48
F
UNLV
27
SDSU
24
F
ColSt
10
NEV
49
F
Cal
15
USC
14
F
WestMI
41
Ball
42
F OT

Nov 10, 2018, 1:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Troy (8-2)

3

14

11

7

35

Georgia Southern (7-3)

14

0

0

7

21

Troy beats Ga. Southern, remains undefeated in Sun Belt play
Sat Nov 10, 2018 4:34 PM

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) Sawyer Smith hit Luke Whittemore on a 29-yard scoring strike in the third quarter to break open a close game and give Troy its 12th straight Sun Belt Conference win with a 35-21 victory over Georgia Southern on Saturday.

Troy (8-2, 6-0) was trailing 14-3 at the end of the first quarter, but the Trojans scored 32 unanswered points to go ahead 35-14 early in the final quarter. The victory pushes Troy closer to the inaugural Sun Belt Conference Championship game, with only Texas State and Appalachian State remaining on the schedule.

Georgia Southern (7-3, 4-2) had won five straight prior to dropping a 44-25 decision to Louisiana-Monroe last week.

Georgia Southern's Shai Werts hit Ellis Richardson on two straight short touchdown passes for a 14-3 lead before the Trojans charged back.

Smith threw for 287 yards on 21-of-28 passing. Sidney Davis hauled in 10 of those for 85 yards and Whittemore had three catches for 110 yards. B.J. Smith bulled in for two scores for the Trojans.

Werts threw for 153 yards and two scores and rushed for 39 yards and another TD.

Passing

Troy Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
S. Smith 28 21 75.0 1 287 41 0 119.2
L. Whittemore 1 1 100.0 0 16 16 0 118.8
GaSo Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
S. Werts 23 14 60.9 2 190 44 0 116.2

Rushing

Troy Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
B. Smith 22 86 3.9 16 2
D. Billingsley 10 32 3.2 13 0
GaSo Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
S. Werts 16 35 2.2 18 1
M. Garrett 1 29 29.0 29 0

Receiving

Troy Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
L. Whittemore 3 110 36.7 41 1
S. Davis 10 85 8.5 21 0
GaSo Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
W. Fields 5 138 27.6 44 0
D. Bargnare 3 25 8.3 14 0

Fumbles

Troy F FL
S. Smith 1 1

Returning

Troy KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
T. Dunlap 0 0 0 2 0.0 0 0
J. Daughtry-Frye 1 14.0 0 14 0 0 0
GaSo KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
W. Kennedy III 3 20.3 0 24 0 0 0

Punting

Troy Punt Yds Avg LgPu
T. Sumpter 2 114 57.0 65
GaSo Punt Yds Avg LgPu
M. Bauerle 7 242 34.6 46

Takeaways

Team Stats Comparison

Troy GaSo
Points For 35 21
Total Yards 454 291
Rushing Yards 140 101
Passing Yards 314 190
Passing Completions / Attempts 23/30 14/23
Turnovers 1 0
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 0/0
First Downs 24 13
Penalties - Yards 4/45 4/47
Time Of Possession 36:36 24:24
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 6/14 4/13
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/1 1/2
Punts - Average Yards 2/57 7/35

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Troy GaSo
Troy 04:39 FG Tyler Sumpter 45 yd FG 3 0
GaSo 08:09 TD Ellis Richardson 3 yd pass from Shai Werts (Tyler Bass kick) 3 7
GaSo 14:18 TD Ellis Richardson 2 yd pass from Shai Werts (Tyler Bass kick) 3 14
2nd Quarter Troy GaSo
Troy 05:16 TD Tray Eafford 3 yd run (Tyler Sumpter kick) 10 14
Troy 11:39 TD B.J. Smith 6 yd run (Tyler Sumpter kick) 17 14
3rd Quarter Troy GaSo
Troy 08:20 FG Tyler Sumpter 42 yd FG 20 14
Troy 11:21 TD Luke Whittemore 29 yd pass from Sawyer Smith (Damion Willis 2pt pass from Sidney Davis) 28 14
4th Quarter Troy GaSo
Troy 02:10 TD B.J. Smith 10 yd run (Tyler Sumpter kick) 35 14
GaSo 03:47 TD Shai Werts 18 yd run (Tyler Bass kick) 35 21

Game Information

Stadium: Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Georgia
Attendance: 16,289
Game Time:
Weather: