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2020 Troy Trojans football team

The 2020 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama, and competed in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Chip Lindsey.

2020 Troy Trojans football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–6 (3–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan Pugh (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrandon Hall (2nd season)
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 14 Coastal Carolina xy   8 – 0     11 – 1  
Appalachian State   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Georgia Southern   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Georgia State   4 – 4     6 – 4  
Troy   3 – 4     5 – 6  
West Division
No. 15 Louisiana xy   7 – 1     10 – 1  
South Alabama   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Arkansas State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Texas State   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Louisiana–Monroe   0 – 7     0 – 10  
Championship: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina (Canceled)
  • – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Troy had games scheduled against Arkansas–Pine Bluff, NC State, Tennessee, and UMass, but were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3][4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 193:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee*
ESPNW 47–146,000
September 269:15 p.m.at No. 18 BYU*
ESPNL 7–480
October 102:30 p.m.Texas State
ESPN3W 37–1710,500
October 172:30 p.m.Eastern Kentucky*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN3W 31–2910,500
October 243:00 p.m.Georgia State 
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPNUL 34–3612,000
October 312:00 p.m.at Arkansas State
ESPN3W 38–106,757
November 712:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern
ESPN3L 13–205,012
November 212:30 p.m.Middle Tennessee*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN3L 17–2012,000
November 287:00 p.m.at Appalachian State
ESPN2L 10–472,100
December 51:00 p.m.at South Alabama
ESPN3W 29–05,375
December 122:00 p.m.No. 13 Coastal Carolina
ESPN L 38–4211,000

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Game summaries

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At Middle Tennessee

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Troy at Middle Tennessee State
1 234Total
• Trojans 7 19147 47
Blue Raiders 7 007 14
  • Date: September 19, 2020
  • Location: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
    Murfreesboro, TN
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
  • Game attendance: 6,000
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Hazy, Cool, Nice • Wind: 6 N MPH
  • Referee: Ken Antee
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Neal (play–by–play), Jay Walker (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter)
      
Scoring summary
111:13TROYKhalil McClain 8-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)
(12 plays, 73 yards, 3:47)		TROY 7–0
01:33MTSUAsher O'Hara 2-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)
(9 plays, 69 yards, 3:11)		TIE 7–7
214:11TROYCharlie Strong 1-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick)
(7 plays, 61 yards, 2:14)		TROY 14–7
06:50TROYEvan Legassey 47-yard field goal
(8 plays, 22 yards, 2:40)		TROY 17–7
01:29TROYTeam Safety
(3 plays, −6 yards, 0:15)		TROY 19–7
00:03TROYKhalil McClain 5-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)
(10 plays, 60 yards, 1:20)		TROY 26–7
309:56TROYCarloss Crawford 1-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick)
(10 plays, 38 yards, 4:20)		TROY 33–7
03:29TROYDK Billingsley 2-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick)
(11 plays, 70 yards, 4:56)		TROY 40–7
406:22TROYTyler Hussey 8-yard pass from Jacob Free (Evan Legassey kick)
(7 plays, 72 yards, 3:37)		TROY 47–7
01:54MTSUJaylin Lane 28-yard pass from Mike Diliello (Crews Holt kick)
(9 plays, 70 yards, 4:22)		TROY 47–14
See also: 2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team and Battle for the Palladium
Pregame line Over/under
TROY −3.5 64.5[7]
Statistics Troy Middle Tennessee
First downs 30 15
Total yards 496 241
Rushing yards 240 87
Passing yards 256 154
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 35:45 24:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Troy Passing Gunnar Watson 26/37, 248 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing B. J. Smith 10 carries, 81 yards
Receiving Khalil McClain 6 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TDs
Middle Tennessee Passing Asher O'Hara 16/23, 109 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Asher O'Hara 14 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jarrin Pierce 11 receptions, 81 yards

At BYU

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Troy at Brigham Young
1 234Total
Trojans 0 070 7
• No. 18 Cougars 7 171410 48
  • Date: September 26, 2020
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 9:20 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 9 NW MPH
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter)
     
Scoring summary
101:26BYUMasen Wake 1-yard rush (Jake Oldroyd kick)
(8 plays, 64 yards, 4:25)		BYU 7–0
211:03BYUZach Wilson 1-yard rush (Jake Oldroyd kick)
(8 plays, 74 yards, 2:51)		BYU 14–0
01:49BYUIsaac Rex 10-yard pass from Zach Wilson (Jake Oldroyd kick)
(7 plays, 87 yards, 3:30)		BYU 21–0
01:05TROYB. J. Smith 2-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 0:44)		BYU 21–7
00:00BYUJake Oldroyd 54-yard field goal
(6 plays, 41 yards, 1:05)		BYU 24–7
314:27BYUDax Milne 70-yard pass from Zach Wilson (Jake Oldroyd kick)
(2 plays, 75 yards, 0:33)		BYU 31–7
03:50BYUZach Wilson 2-yard rush (Jake Oldroyd kick)
(7 plays, 64 yards, 3:27)		BYU 38–7
414:54BYUMasen Wake 10-yard rush (Jake Oldroyd kick)
(6 plays, 60 yards, 2:02)		BYU 45–7
07:30BYUJake Oldroyd 30-yard field goal
(11 plays, 63 yards, 6:16)		BYU 48–7
See also: 2020 BYU Cougars football team
Pregame line Over/under
BYU −14 61[8]
Statistics Troy BYU
First downs 8 32
Total yards 181 664
Rushing yards 19 192
Passing yards 162 472
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 19:53 40:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Troy Passing Gunnar Watson 21/33, 162 yards
Rushing Kimani Vidal 4 carries, 23 yards
Receiving Tray Eafford 2 receptions, 59 yards
BYU Passing Zach Wilson 23/28, 392 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Lopini Katoa 11 carries, 76 yards
Receiving Dax Milne 7 receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD

Texas State

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Texas State at Troy
1 234Total
Bobcats 3 077 17
• Trojans 6 1777 37
  • Date: October 10, 2020
  • Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium
    Troy, AL
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes
  • Game attendance: 10,500
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Humid • Wind: N 13 MPH
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)
     
Scoring summary
111:18TXSTSeth Keller 38-yard field goal
(7 plays, 14 yards, 2:11)		TXST 3–0
02:08TROYReggie Todd 30-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey PAT blocked)
(5 plays, 80 yards, 2:20)		TROY 6–3
211:50TROYReggie Todd 19-yard from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)
(11 plays, 76 yards, 4:47)		TROY 13–3
07:22TROYKaylon Geiger 38-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)
(6 plays, 67 yards, 2:36)		TROY 20–3
03:06TROYEvan Legassey 46-yard field goal
(4 plays, 4 yards, 1:17)		TROY 23–3
307:31TXSTBlake Aragon 4-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick)
(8 plays, 49 yards, 3:18)		TROY 23–10
03:19TROYTray Eafford 11-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)
(5 plays, 51 yards, 1:52)		TROY 30–10
409:17TROYB. J. Smith 2-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick)
(5 plays, 66 yards, 2:24)		TROY 37–10
00:38TXSTJahmyl Jeter 6-yard rush (Seth Keller kick)
(10 plays, 80 yards, 3:01)		TROY 37–17
See also: 2020 Texas State Bobcats football team
Pregame line Over/under
TROY −7 59[9]
Statistics Texas State Troy
First downs 15 26
Total yards 254 488
Rushing yards 161 150
Passing yards 93 338
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 25:59 34:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas State Passing Brady McBride 15/28, 93 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Calvin Hill 6 carries, 57 yards
Receiving Javen Banks 1 reception, 17 yards
Troy Passing Gunnar Watson 33/46, 338 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Kimani Vidal 12 carries, 106 yards
Receiving Kaylon Geiger 7 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD

Eastern Kentucky

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Eastern Kentucky at Troy
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Colonels 7 10012 29
• Trojans 14 773 31
  • Date: October 17, 2020
  • Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium
    Troy, AL
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutes
  • Game attendance: 10,500
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 5 MPH
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)
       
Scoring summary
112:53TROYAJ Lewis 16-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)
(6 plays, 91 yards, 2:07)		TROY 7–0
06:38EKUKeyion Dixon 90-yard pass from Parker McKinney (Alexander Woznick kick)
(2 plays, 96 yards, 0:45)		TIE 7–7
03:16TROYKhalil McClain 9-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)
(8 plays, 60 yards, 3:22)		TROY 14–7
213:37EKUAlexander Woznick 19-yard field goal
(4 plays, 1 yard, 1:34)		TROY 14–10
04:49EKUAlonzo Both 12-yard rush (Alexander Woznick kick)
(14 plays, 85 yards, 6:45)		EKU 17–14
02:26TROYKimani Vidal 1-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick)
(7 plays, 77 yards, 2:23)		TROY 21–17
309:35TROYReggie Todd 22-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)
8 plays, 80 yards, 2:33)		TROY 28–17
414:41EKUAlexander Woznick 22-yard field goal
(9 plays, 42 yards, 3:25)		TROY 28–20
05:50EKUAlexander Woznick 25-yard field goal
(4 plays, 22 yards, 1:43)		TROY 28–23
00:21EKUKeyion Dixon 4-yard pass from Parker McKinney (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)
(10 plays, 80 yards, 2:28)		EKU 29–28
00:00TROYEvan Legassey 47-yard field goal
(3 plays, 30 yards, 0:21)		TROY 31–29
See also: 2020 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
Pregame line Over/under
TROY −30 60[10]
Statistics Eastern Kentucky Troy
First downs 21 27
Total yards 425 507
Rushing yards 55 174
Passing yards 370 333
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 34:12 25:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Kentucky Passing Parker McKinney 30/47, 370 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Alonzo Booth 15 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Keyion Dixon 8 receptions, 196 yards, 2 TDs
Troy Passing Gunnar Watson 26/38, 333 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Kimani Vidal 13 carries, 143 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kaylon Geiger 7 receptions, 100 yards

Georgia State

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Georgia State at Troy
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• Panthers 7 6203 36
Trojans 7 14013 34
        
Scoring summary
110:23GSURogers Carter 4-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:37)		GSU 7–0
00:58TROYKhalil McClain 10-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)
(8 plays, 87 yards, 3:04)		TIE 7–7
210:55GSUNoel Ruiz 46-yard field goal
(11 plays, 47 yards, 5:03)		GSU 10–7
06:07TROYReddy Stewart 35-yard interception returned (Evan Legassey kick)
(3 plays, 6 yards, 1:16)		TROY 14–10
05:29TROYShakel Brown 21-yard fumble returned (Evan Legassey kick)
(2 plays, −4 yards, 0:38)		TROY 21–10
00:39GSUNoel Ruiz 31-yard field goal
(10 plays, 62 yards, 4:50)		TROY 21–13
309:02GSUTucker Gregg 27-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(7 plays, 58 yards, 2:34)		TROY 21–20
06:05GSURoger Carter 36-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz PAT blocked)
(6 plays, 72 yards, 2:01)		GSU 26–21
04:24GSUCornelious Brown IV 2-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(3 plays, 8 yards, 0:50)		GSU 33–21
413:29TROYAJ Lewis 2-yard pass from Jacob Free (Evan Legassey kick)
(4 plays, 52 yards, 1:20)		GSU 33–28
06:54GSUNoel Ruiz 37-yard field goal
(14 plays, 55 yards, 6:35)		GSU 36–28
00:37TROYReggie Todd 11-yard pass from Jacob Free (two-point conversion attempt failed)
(7 plays, 47 yards, 0:00)		GSU 36–34
See also: 2020 Georgia State Panthers football team
Pregame line Over/under
TROY −2.5 68.5[11]
Statistics Georgia State Troy
First downs 23 23
Total yards 379 447
Rushing yards 210 40
Passing yards 169 407
Turnovers 3 4
Time of possession 37:42 22:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia State Passing Cornelious Brown IV 20/30, 169 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Destin Coates 25 carries, 115 yards
Receiving Roger Carter 7 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TDs
Troy Passing Jacob Free 24/38, 329 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Kimani Vidal 7 carries, 24 yards
Receiving Reggie Todd 8 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD

At Arkansas State

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Troy at Arkansas State
1 234Total
• Trojans 14 10014 38
Red Wolves 0 370 10
  • Date: October 31, 2020
  • Location: Centennial Bank Stadium
    Jonesboro, AR
  • Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 6,757
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Mostly Clear • Wind: SSE 6 MPH
  • Referee: T. Livingston
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Roger Twibell (play–by–play), Pete Cordelli (analyst), and Cori Keller (sideline reporter)
    
Scoring summary
112:35TROYLuke Whittemore 29-yard pass from Jacob Free (Evan Legasssey kick)
(7 plays, 73 yards, 2:25)		TROY 7–0
05:39TROYReggie Todd 34-yard pass from Jacob Free (Evan Legasssey kick)
(7 plays, 79 yards, 2:19)		TROY 14–0
209:10ARSTBlake Grupe 39-yard field goal
(12 plays, 76 yards, 4:36)		TROY 14–3
07:07TROYEvan Legassey 35-yard field goal
(6 plays, 36 yards, 2:03)		TROY 17–3
00:41TROYJacob Free 6-yard rush (Evan Legasssey kick)
(8 plays, 64 yards, 1:47)		TROY 24–3
304:55ARSTJonathan Adams Jr. 3-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick)
(5 plays, 90 yards, 1:23)		TROY 24–10
407:34TROYDarrell Starling 20-yard fumble returned (Evan Legasssey kick)
(6 plays, 17 yards, 1:41)		TROY 31–10
00:26TROYKimani Vidal 8-yard rush (Evan Legasssey kick)
(10 plays, 41 yards, 5:25)		TROY 38–10
See also: 2020 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
Pregame line Over/under
ARST −3.5 69.5[12]
Statistics Troy Arkansas State
First downs 27 21
Total yards 487 379
Rushing yards 68 108
Passing yards 419 271
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 33:10 26:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Troy Passing Jacob Free 33/45, 419 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Kimani Vidal 17 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kaylon Geiger 8 receptions, 126 yards
Arkansas State Passing Layne Hatcher 11/20, 166 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Lincoln Pare 12 carries, 90 yards
Receiving Dahu Green 4 receptions, 75 yards

At Georgia Southern

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Troy at Georgia Southern
1 234Total
Trojans 0 1030 13
• Eagles 0 6140 20
  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Location: Paulson Stadium
    Statesboro, GA
  • Game start: 2:05 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,012
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Danny Waugh (analyst)
     
Scoring summary
210:18GASOAlex Raynor 23-yard field goal
(18 plays, 87 yards, 10:53)		GASO 3–0
09:25TROYDell Pettus 44-yard interception returned (Evan Legassey kick)
(1 play, 0 yards, 0:16)		TROY 7–3
02:28GASOAlex Raynor 35-yard field goal
(12 play, 57 yards, 6:57)		TROY 7–6
01:05TROYEvan Legassey 35-yard field goal
(8 play, 48 yards, 1:18)		TROY 10–6
408:26TROYEvan Legassey 20-yard field goal
(8 play, 35 yards, 2:31)		TROY 13–6
07:37GASOGerald Green 69-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(2 play, 75 yards, 0:49)		TIE 13–13
02:18GASOShai Werts 5-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(8 play, 85 yards, 4:19)		GASO 20–13
See also: 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
Pregame line Over/under
TROY −3 52[13]
Statistics Troy Georgia Southern
First downs 14 20
Total yards 235 411
Rushing yards 34 326
Passing yards 201 85
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 17:13 42:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Troy Passing Jacob Free 21/47, 201 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing Jamontez Woods 3 carries, 23 yards
Receiving Kaylon Geiger 6 receptions, 49 yards
Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 12/13, 85 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Gerald Green 10 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD
Receiving NaJee Thompson 1 reception, 35 yards

Middle Tennessee

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Middle Tennessee at Troy
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• Blue Raiders 7 1003 20
Trojans 3 707 17
  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium
    Troy, AL
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 51 minutes
  • Game attendance: 12,000
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 5 MPH
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)
    
Scoring summary
111:20TROYEvan Legassey 33-yard field goal
(10 plays, 68 yards, 3:40)		TROY 3–0
00:56MTSUChaton Mobley 4-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)
(11 plays, 66 yards, 5:09)		MTSU 7–3
207:45MTSUFrank Pleseant 5-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)
11 plays, 71 yards, 5:09)		MTSU 14–3
04:29TROYB. J. Smith 2-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick)
7 plays, 70 yards, 3:16)		MTSU 14–10
00:17MTSUCrews Holt 22-yard field goal
(13 plays, 70 yards, 4:12)		MTSU 17–10
402:37MTSUCrews Holt 49-yard field goal
(10 plays, 51 yards, 5:20)		MTSU 20–10
00:28TROYKhalil McClain 8-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)
(11 plays, 85 yards, 2:09)		MTSU 20–17
See also: 2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team and Battle for the Palladium
Pregame line Over/under
TROY –11 60.5[14]
Statistics Middle Tennessee Troy
First downs 23 18
Total yards 396 392
Rushing yards 186 92
Passing yards 210 300
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 37:21 22:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Middle Tennessee Passing Asher O'Hara 19/23, 210 yards
Rushing Asher O'Hara 25 carries, 86 yards
Receiving Yusuf Ali 7 receptions, 90 yards
Troy Passing Gunnar Watson 25/39, 300 yards, TD, 2 INTs
Rushing B. J. Smith 10 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Khalil McClain 6 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD

At Appalachian State

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Troy at Appalachian State
1 234Total
Trojans 0 1000 10
• Mountaineers 21 13130 47
  • Date: November 28, 2020
  • Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium
    Boone, NC
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes
  • Game attendance: 2,100
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: Light
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Bill Roth (play–by–play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
       
Scoring summary
112:16APPCamerun Peoples 63-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)
(3 plays, 72 yards, 0:50)		APP 7–0
07:58APPMalik Williams 15-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick)
(6 plays, 71 yards, 2:21)		APP 14–0
07:09APPSteven Jones 34-yard interception returned (Chandler Staton kick)
(3 plays, 6 yards, 0:49)		APP 21–0
214:56APPThomas Hennigan 22-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick)
(12 plays, 97 yards, 5:05)		APP 28–0
08:36TROYEvan Legassey 27-yard field goal
(13 plays, 66 yards, 6:20)		APP 28–3
05:32APPChandler Staton 42-yard field goal
(9 plays, 35 yards, 2:58)		APP 31–3
04:35TROYKaylon Geiger 33-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)
(4 plays, 85 yards, 0:57)		APP 31–10
07:58APPChandler Staton 30-yard field goal
(15 plays, 62 yards, 4:32)		APP 34–10
306:02APPHenry Pearson 6-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton PAT failed)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 5:24)		APP 40–10
00:17APPCaleb Spurlin 2-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:58)		APP 47–10
See also: 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
Pregame line Over/under
APP –14 50.5[15]
Statistics Troy Appalachian State
First downs 13 26
Total yards 231 554
Rushing yards 106 275
Passing yards 125 279
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 29:39 30:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Troy Passing Gunnar Watson 13/20, 125 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jamontez Woods 10 carries, 43 yards
Receiving Kaylon Geiger 3 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD
Appalachian State Passing Zac Thomas 22/29, 279 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Camerun Peoples 10 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Malik Williams 7 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD

At South Alabama

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Troy at South Alabama
1 234Total
• Trojans 3 2402 29
Jaguars 0 000 0
  • Date: December 5, 2020
  • Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium
    Mobile, AL
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 52 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,375
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NNE 6 MPH
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): J. D. Byars (play–by–play) and Pat Greenwood (analyst)
   
Scoring summary
106:02TROYEvan Legassey 22-yard field goal
(13 plays, 56 yards, 4:17)		TROY 3–0
211:06TROYKhalil McClain 15-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)
(10 plays, 89 yards, 3:48)		TROY 10–0
09:26TROYKaylon Geiger 15-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)
(3 plays, 28 yards, 0:40)		TROY 17–0
03:56TROYTray Eafford 21-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)
(8 plays, 68 yards, 2:51)		TROY 24–0
00:08TROYEvan Legassey 44-yard field goal
(4 plays, 29 yards, 0:23)		TROY 27–0
407:02TROYTeam Safety
(3 plays, -7 yards, 0:54)		TROY 29–0
See also: 2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team and South Alabama–Troy football rivalry
Pregame line Over/under
TROY –4 54[16]
Statistics Troy South Alabama
First downs 25 17
Total yards 414 239
Rushing yards 117 57
Passing yards 297 182
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 31:47 28:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Troy Passing Gunnar Watson 34/41, 297 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Kimani Vidal 22 carries, 76 yards
Receiving Tray Eafford 4 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD
South Alabama Passing Desmond Trotter 15/28, 144 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Caullin Lacy 4 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Jalen Tolbert 5 receptions, 92 yards

Coastal Carolina

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Coastal Carolina at Troy
1 234Total
• No. 13 Chanticleers 14 7714 42
Trojans 3 13715 38
  • Date: December 12, 2020
  • Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium
    Troy, AL
  • Game start: 2:05 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes
  • Game attendance: 11,000
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 11 MPH
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
  • TV announcers (ESPN ): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)
         
Scoring summary
113:48CCUC. J. Marable 59-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)
(3 plays, 75 yards, 1:12)		CCU 7–0
08:22CCUC. J. Marable 20-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)
(9 plays, 90 yards, 4:18)		CCU 14–0
04:02TROYEvan Legassey 42-yard field goal
(14 plays, 45 yards, 4:20)		CCU 14–3
212:26TROYKimani Vidal 4-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick)
(13 plays, 87 yards, 3:51)		CCU 14–10
05:27TROYEvan Legassey 28-yard field goal
(14 plays, 79 yards, 5:28)		CCU 14–13
01:38CCUC. J. Marable 2-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:49)		CCU 21–13
00:00TROYEvan Legassey 23-yard field goal
(8 plays, 66 yards, 1:38)		CCU 21–16
304:33CCUJaivon Heiligh 6-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)
(16 plays, 83 yards, 9:48)		CCU 28–16
03:18TROYReggie Todd 41-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)
(4 plays, 69 yards, 1:15)		CCU 28–23
405:03CCUGrayson McCall 2-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)
(4 plays, 4 yards, 2:18)		CCU 35–23
02:48TROYJamontez Woods 3-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 2:15)		CCU 35–30
01:20TROYTray Eafford 6-yard pass from Jacob Free (Jacob Free two-point conversion pass to Khalil McClain)
(7 plays, 40 yards, 1:11)		TROY 38–35
00:35CCUJaivon Heiligh 23-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 0:45)		CCU 42–38
See also: 2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
Pregame line Over/under
CCU −13.5 51.5
Statistics Coastal Carolina Troy
First downs 29 29
Total yards 514 443
Rushing yards 176 89
Passing yards 338 354
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 36:28 23:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 24/29, 338 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing C. J. Marable 20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 11 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TDs
Troy Passing Gunnar Watson 25/37, 260 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jamontez Woods 9 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kaylon Geiger 9 receptions, 103 yards

References

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