NCAAF Game Recap - South Alabama at Troy
Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:00 PM EDT

Tenn
13
Bama
35
F
LSU
36
MissSt
13
F
Clem
45
Lou
10
F
OSU
52
NW
3
F
WVU
14
Okla
52
F
Wisc
23
Ill
24
F
Mich
21
PSU
28
F
Fla
38
SCar
27
F
KY
0
UGA
21
F
Aub
51
Ark
10
F
Oreg
35
Wash
31
F
AzSt
3
Utah
21
F
Boise
25
BYU
28
F
Kans
48
Tex
50
F
Bayl
45
OkSt
27
F
Temp
21
SMU
45
F
MIN
42
Rut
7
F
Tuls
13
Cin
24
F
MIZ
14
Vand
21
F
Purd
20
Iowa
26
F
ULMon
7
App
52
F
SoAl
13
Troy
37
F
ULLaf
37
ArkSt
20
F
UCLA
34
Stan
16
F
Marsh
36
FlAtl
31
F
Pitt
27
Syr
20
F
UNLV
27
Fres
56
F
Kent
38
Ohio
45
F
Hou
24
UConn
17
F
IASt
34
TxTch
24
F
GATec
28
MiaFL
21
F OT
NCSt
24
BC
45
F
C Mi
38
BGSU
20
F
Toled
14
Ball
52
F
NIU
24
MiaOH
27
F
OreSt
21
Cal
17
F
TCU
17
K St
24
F
Nich
0
SamHu
17
F
CoCar
27
GaSo
30
F(2OT)
NM
10
Wyo
23
F
Buff
21
Akr
0
F
JMU
38
W&M
10
F
SoFL
3
Navy
35
F
SMiss
30
LT
45
F
UNC
41
VaTec
43
F(5OT)
Duke
14
UVA
48
F
Ind
34
MD
28
F
SEMO
24
JacSt
21
F
UNCC
14
W Ky
30
F
OD
14
UAB
38
F
MidTN
30
NorTx
33
F
Rice
27
UTSA
31
F
Maine
44
Lib
59
F
WestMI
27
E Mi
34
F
Tul
17
Mem
47
F
ECU
28
UCF
41
F
Colo
10
WaSt
41
F
SDSU
27
SJSU
17
F
Army
21
GASt
28
F
UTEP
17
FLInt
32
F
TxAM
24
Miss
17
F
FlaSt
20
Wake
22
F
Ariz
14
USC
41
F
NEV
10
UtSt
36
F
AF
56
Hawaii
26
F

Oct 16, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

South Alabama (1-6)

3

7

3

0

13

Troy (3-3)

3

13

7

14

37

Troy tops South Alabama 37-13 in Battle for the Belt
Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:35 PM

TROY, Ala. (AP) Kaleb Barker connected with receiver Kaylon Geiger for two touchdowns and Troy beat in-state rival South Alabama 37-13 on Wednesday night in the Battle for the Belt.

Will Sunderland made it 30-13 with an easy interception, returning it 27 yards early in the fourth quarter for Troy's second interception. Freshman Trevon Woolfolk sealed it on a 4-yard run for his first career touchdown.

Barker, who left the game at Missouri in the second quarter after a late hit, threw for 194 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Troy (3-3, 1-1 Sun Belt). He entered ranked ninth in the nation averaging 295.2 passing yards. Geiger caught four passes for 29 yards and DK Billingsley rushed for 100 yards.

Troy has held its last four opponents to a combined 22 points in the second half.

South Alabama (1-6, 0-3), which has lost its last five games, faces No. 24 Appalachian State next weekend. Cephus Johnson had 183 yards passing with two interceptions. Tra Minter rushed for 86 yards.

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Passing

SoAl Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
C. Johnson 38 20 52.6 0 183 34 2 44.1
Troy Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
K. Barker 30 20 66.7 2 194 19 2 79.0
K. McClain 1 1 100.0 0 18 18 0 118.8

Rushing

SoAl Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
T. Minter 17 86 5.1 14 0
K. Baker 4 15 3.8 9 1
Troy Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Billingsley 20 100 5.0 12 0
T. Woolfolk 10 42 4.2 15 1

Receiving

SoAl Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Tolbert 2 48 24.0 34 0
K. Baker 5 42 8.4 16 0
Troy Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
B. Clark 4 60 15.0 19 0
R. Todd 3 44 14.7 19 0

Fumbles

SoAl F FL
C. Davis 1 1
Troy F FL
K. Barker 1 1

Returning

SoAl KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
T. Minter 3 26.0 0 45 0 0 0
J. Wilson 1 2.0 0 2 0 0 0
Troy KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
R. Todd 2 27.5 0 28 0 0 0

Punting

SoAl Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Brooks 2 54 27.0 30

Takeaways

SoAl Int Yds InTD
T. Reed 2 17 0
Troy Int Yds InTD
W. Sunderland 2 35 1

Team Stats Comparison

SoAl Troy
Points For 13 37
Total Yards 274 432
Rushing Yards 91 220
Passing Yards 183 212
Passing Completions / Attempts 20/38 21/31
Turnovers 3 3
Interceptions Thrown 2 2
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 1/1
First Downs 20 28
Penalties - Yards 4/20 5/56
Time Of Possession 10:10 50:50
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 3/12 10/17
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/3 1/1
Punts - Average Yards 2/27 0/0

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter SoAl Troy
Troy 04:22 FG Tyler Sumpter 31 yd FG 0 3
SoAl 09:45 FG Frankie Onate 17 yd FG 3 3
2nd Quarter SoAl Troy
Troy 00:43 TD Kaylon Geiger 1 yd pass from Kaleb Barker (Tyler Sumpter kick) 3 10
SoAl 08:53 TD Kawaan Baker 3 yd run (Frankie Onate kick) 10 10
Troy 13:52 FG Tyler Sumpter 22 yd FG 10 13
Troy 15:00 FG Tyler Sumpter 29 yd FG 10 16
3rd Quarter SoAl Troy
Troy 05:35 TD Kaylon Geiger 15 yd pass from Kaleb Barker (Tyler Sumpter kick) 10 23
SoAl 12:06 FG Frankie Onate 31 yd FG 13 23
4th Quarter SoAl Troy
Troy 00:58 TD Will Sunderland 29 yd interception return (Tyler Sumpter kick) 13 30
Troy 10:51 TD Trevon Woolfolk 4 yd run (Tyler Sumpter kick) 13 37

Game Information

Stadium: Larry Blakeney Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, Alabama
Attendance: 23,182
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