2021 Troy Trojans football team

2021 Troy Trojans football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	5–7 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Chip Lindsey (3rd season; first 11 games) Brandon Hall (interim, final game)
Offensive coordinator	Luke Meadows (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brandon Hall (3rd season)
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium

2021 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Appalachian State xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
Georgia State		6	–	2					8	–	5
Coastal Carolina		6	–	2					11	–	2
Troy		3	–	5					5	–	7
Georgia Southern		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
No. 16 Louisiana xy$		8	–	0					13	–	1
Texas State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Louisiana–Monroe		2	–	6					4	–	8
South Alabama		2	–	6					5	–	7
Arkansas State		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Louisiana 24, Appalachian State 16
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2021 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.

Prior to the season, Luke Meadows took over as the team's offensive coordinator after the departure of Ryan Pugh.

Preseason

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Lawson Chandler OL	Bainbridge, GA	Bainbridge HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Jamarcus Chatman DE	Rome, GA	Rome HS Florida State	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	271 lb (123 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Ollie Finch WR	Attalla, AL	Etowah HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Cherokee Glasgow DT	Mount Vernon, NY	Mount Vernon HS Maryland	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	–	Feb 3, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Kyran Griffin-Isom WR	New Orleans, LA	West Creek HS Palomar College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Quayde Hawkins QB	Bainbridge, GA	Bainbridge HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Peyton Higgins WR	Florience, AL	Mars Hill Bible	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Phillip Lee LB	Jacksonville, FL	First Coast HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Taiyon Palmer CB	Lawrenceville, GA	Archer HS NC State	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Julian Peterson DT	Pinson, AL	Pinson Valley HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Taylor Powell QB	Fayetteville, AR	Fayetteville HS Missouri	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Caleb Ransaw CB	Harvest, AL	Sparkman HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Scott Taylor Renfroe K	Troy, AL	Pike Liberal Arts	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Sterling Roberts S	Starke, FL	Bradford HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Ivan Shultz OL	Mobile, AL	St. Paul's Episcopal	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Deshon Stoudemire WR	Stone Mountain, GA	Stephenson HS Iowa Western CC	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Jordan Stringer LB	Augusta, GA	Laney HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Damien Taylor RB	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Jarris Williams RB	Mobile, AL	Blount HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Preseason

Award	Player	Position	Year
Chuck Bednarik Award	Carlton Martial	LB	JR
Doak Walker Award	Kimani Vidal	RB	FR
Rimington Trophy	Dylan Bradshaw	OL	SR
Butkus Award	Carlton Martial	LB	JR
Bronko Nagurski Award	Carlton Martial	LB	JR
Outland Trophy	Will Choloh	DT	JR

Sources:

Sun Belt coaches poll

The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 20, 2021. The Trojans were picked to finish fifth in the East Division.

East Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
T1	Coastal Carolina	44 (6)
T1	Appalachian State	44 (4)
3	Georgia State	24
4	Georgia Southern	20
5	Troy	18

West Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Louisiana	49 (9)
2	Arkansas State	38 (1)
3	South Alabama	27
4	Texas State	25
5	Louisiana–Monroe	11

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams

Offense

1st team

• Austin Stidham – Offensive Lineman, JR

2nd team

• Dylan Bradshaw – Offensive Lineman, SR

Defense

1st team

• Will Choloh – Defensive Lineman, JR
• Carlton Martial – Linebacker, JR

Schedule

The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Trojans will travel to Sun Belt foes Louisiana–Monroe, Texas State, Coastal Carolina, and Georgia State. Troy will play host to Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern, South Alabama, Louisiana, and Appalachian State.

Troy will host two of the four non-conference opponents at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Southern, from NCAA Division I FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference and Liberty, a FBS Independent, and will travel to Southern Miss of the Conference USA and South Carolina of the Southeastern Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	Southern*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 55–3	22,399
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Liberty*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	L 13–21	24,714
September 18	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	W 21–9	24,242
September 25	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN+	L 16–29	12,766
October 2	2:30 p.m.	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	L 14–23	60,686
October 9	6:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	W 27–24	25,424
October 16	2:00 p.m.	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	W 31–28	15,083
October 28	6:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN2	L 28–35	11,689
November 6	2:30 p.m.	South Alabama	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 31–24	26,211
November 13	2:30 p.m.	Louisiana	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	L 21–35	24,738
November 20	2:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	L 7–45	18,523
November 27	1:00 p.m.	at Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	L 10–37	13,875
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Personnel

2021 Troy Trojans football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 0 Kimani Vidal Fr RB 1 Jamontez Woods  Fr WR 2 Reggie Todd Sr WR 4 Marcus Rogers Jr WR 5 Jabre Barber Fr QB 7 Taylor Powell Jr QB 9 Quayde Hawkins Fr TE 9 Tre' Ross  Fr WR 10 Luke Whittemore Jr WR 11 Deshon Stoudemire So WR 14 Orlando Lacey Jr WR 15 Tez Johnson Fr WR 16 Peyton Higgins Fr QB 17 Kyle Toole Fr QB 18 Gunnar Watson So RB 20 DK Billingsley Jr RB 21 Jarris Williams Fr RB 24 Damien Taylor Fr RB 25 Josh Mays So RB 26 B. J. Smith  Sr WR 27 Robert Marsh Fr RB 28 Charles Strong So OL 51 Chase Little Fr OL 53 Bubba Hudson Jr OL 55 Jake Andrews So OL 58 Logan Self Fr OL 60 Douglas Thompson  Fr OL 63 Carson Burt  Fr OL 64 DeAndre Butler Jr OL 65 Dylan Bradshaw Sr OL 67 Grant Betts So OL 68 Ivan Shultz Fr OL 69 Gage Saint Fr OL 70 Tyler Burnsed  Fr OL 71 Hamilton Hawthorne II  Fr OL 72 Toryque Bateman Jr OL 75 Kannon Biggs  Fr OL 77 Derrick Graham Fr OL 78 Jordan Chapman Jr OL 79 Austin Stidham Jr WR 80 Ollie Finch Jr. Fr WR 81 Kyran Griffin-Isom So WR 82 Bryce Kelly Fr TE 84 AJ Lewis So TE 85 Deyunkrea Lewis Fr WR 86 Rondell Cole So WR 87 Jaden Warren  Fr WR 88 Demontrez Brown So TE 89 Clayton Ollendieck  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 0 Jamarcus Chatman So CB 1 Elijah Culp Fr LB 2 Carlton Martial Jr DE 3 Antonio Showers Jr S 4 Craig Slocum Jr DT 5 Will Choloh Jr CB 6 Taiyon Palmer So LB 7 KJ Robertson Jr S 8 TJ Harris Jr DE 9 Richard Jibunor So LB 10 Jayden McDonald So CB 11 O'Shai Fletcher So S 12 Markeis Colvin So CB 13 Zion Williams Jr CB 14 Caleb Ransaw Fr LB 15 Jordan Anthony Jr S 17 Carloss Crawford So CB 18 Reddy Steward So S 19 Darrell Starling Fr LB 20 Brooks Weeks Fr DT 21 Shakel Brown Jr S 22 Kyle Nixon Sr S 23 Keyshawn Swanson  Fr CB 24 Josh Brown Fr LB 25 Wes Baumhower So CB 26 Tavarious Carswell Fr S 28 Sterling Roberts Fr DE 30 John Hines Jr. Sr S 31 Dell Pettus So DB 32 Phillip Lee Fr LB 33 Tim Steward Jr DB 34 Terrence Head So LB 35 Navy Harris Jr LB 36 Terry Thomas Fr CB 37 Christian Murphy  Fr CB 38 Tye Pouncey  Fr LB 41 Javon Solomon  Fr LB 44 Jordan Stringer Fr DE 47 Devon Reaves  Fr DB 48 Cam Williams Fr DE 50 Quincey Miller Fr DT 52 Buddha Jones So LB 59 Max Copeland  Fr DT 90 Elgin Griffin Sr DT 92 Julian Peterson Fr DT 93 Chyrius Duckett Jr DT 95 Luis Medina Fr DT 96 Malik Pertee  Fr DT 97 AJ Pierce So DT 98 T. J. Jackson Fr DT 99 Cherokee Glasgow Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P, K 6 Kyle Coale Sr K, P 30 Anthony Frederique Fr LS 39 Brennen Milliron So K 40 Scott Taylor Renfroe Fr P 44 Luke Magliozzi Jr LS 74 Cameron Kaye Sr	Head coach Chip Lindsey (University of North Alabama) Coordinators/assistant coaches Brandon Hall (Oklahoma) Defensive coordinator/S Luke Meadows (South Dakota State) Offensive coordinator/OL Dayne Brown (Union College) Special teams coordinator/TE John Carr (Louisiana–Monroe) Passing game coordinator/inside receivers Bam Hardmon (Illinois) Defensive run game coordinator/OLB Gary Banks (Troy) Outside receivers Al Pogue (Alabama State) Cornerbacks Andrew Warwick (Clemson) Linebackers Cole Weeks (Auburn) Running backs Davern Williams (Troy) Defensive linemen Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 5 July 2021

Game summaries

Southern

Southern at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total Jaguars 0 3 0 0 3 • Trojans 14 20 14 7 55 Date: September 4, 2021 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours Game attendance: 22,399 Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 5 MPH Referee: Trennis Livingston TV announcers (ESPN3): Will Kollmeyer (play-by-play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 09:02 TROY Taylor Powell 1-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (13 plays, 76 yards, 5:58) TROY 7–0 04:52 TROY Tez Johnson 26-yard pass from Taylor Powell (Brooks Buce kick) (6 plays, 69 yards, 2:03) TROY 14–0 2 13:49 TROY Zion Williams 19-yard interception returned (Brooks Buce kick) (3 plays, 2 yards, 0:57) TROY 21–0 07:34 SOU Martel Fontenot 31-yard field goal (12 plays, 64 yards, 6:15) TROY 21–3 03:08 TROY Deshon Stoudemire 17-yard pass from Taylor Powell (Brooks Buce kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:26) TROY 28–3 00:44 TROY Jamontez Woods 1-yard rush (Brooks Buce PAT blocked) (3 plays, 11 yards, 0:49) TROY 34–3 3 10:59 TROY Kimani Vidal 37-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (4 plays, 58 yards, 1:17) TROY 41–3 02:04 TROY B. J. Smith 5-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (6 plays, 36 yards, 2:51) TROY 48–3 4 03:02 TROY Jamontez Woods 1-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (15 plays, 86 yards, 10:25) TROY 55–3

See also: 2021 Southern Jaguars football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY –26.5	57

Statistics	Southern	Troy
First downs	11	27
Total yards	189	467
Rushing yards	81	164
Passing yards	108	303
Turnovers	4	2
Time of possession	27:29	32:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern	Passing	Ladarius Skelton	7/11, 85 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Devon Benn	11 carries, 50 yards
	Receiving	Tyler Kirkwood	4 receptions, 39 yards
Troy	Passing	Taylor Powell	17/26, 234 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	15 carries, 81 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tez Johnson	5 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD

Liberty

Liberty at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total • RV Flames 7 7 0 7 21 Trojans 7 0 0 6 13 Date: September 11, 2021 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 53 minutes Game attendance: 24,714 Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 7 MPH Referee: Jeff Maconaghy TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 09:40 TROY B. J. Smith 5-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 5:20) TROY 7–0 04:29 LIB Demario Douglas 32-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 5:11) TIE 7–7 2 07:29 LIB Jerome Jackson 2-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick) (13 plays, 90 yards, 7:20) LIB 14–7 4 12:22 LIB Malik Willis 4-yard rush (Alex Barbir kick) (8 plays, 90 yards, 4:44) LIB 21–7 01:14 TROY Deyunkrea Lewis 11-yard pas from Taylor Powell (Brooks Buce PAT blocked) (9 plays, 64 yards, 2:41) LIB 21–13

See also: 2021 Liberty Flames football team

Pregame line	Over/under
LIB –3.0	63

Statistics	Liberty	Troy
First downs	22	13
Total yards	339	232
Rushing yards	185	21
Passing yards	154	211
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	38:59	21:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing	Malik Willis	13/18, 154 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Malik Willis	20 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Demario Douglas	3 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD
Troy	Passing	Taylor Powell	18/25, 211 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	11 carries, 38 yards
	Receiving	Luke Whittemore	3 receptions, 71 yards

At Southern Miss

Troy at Southern Mississippi

1 2 3 4 Total • Trojans 0 0 14 7 21 Golden Eagles 3 0 0 6 9 Date: September 18, 2021 Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 36 minutes Game attendance: 24,242 Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: E 4 MPH Referee: Scott Broadway TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Baker (play–by–play) and Dustin Almond (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 12:06 USM Briggs Bourgeois 46-yard field goal (7 plays, 46 yards, 2:54) USM 3–0 3 12:53 TROY Jabre Barber 17-yard pass from Taylor Powell (Brooks Buce kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:07) TROY 7–3 00:41 TROY Deyunkrea Lewis 16-yard pass from Taylor Powell (Brooks Buce kick) (12 plays, 80 yards, 3:39) TROY 14–3 4 05:49 TROY Kimani Vidal 8-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (5 plays, 24 yards, 3:06) TROY 21–3 03:04 USM Everitt Cunningham 47-yard fumble returned (Briggs Bourgeois PAT blocked) (1 play, -3 yards, 0:12) TROY 21–9

See also: 2021 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY –11.0	50

Statistics	Troy	Southern Miss
First downs	17	15
Total yards	306	156
Rushing yards	51	-1
Passing yards	255	157
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	30:52	28:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Taylor Powell	27/39, 255 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	17 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tez Johnson	10 receptions, 106 yards
Southern Miss	Passing	Ty Keyes	16/27, 157 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Frank Gore Jr.	15 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Antoine Robinson	3 receptions, 49 yards

At Louisiana–Monroe

Troy at Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 0 3 7 6 16 • Warhawks 7 3 10 9 29 Date: September 25, 2021 Location: Malone Stadium Monroe, LA Game start: 7:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes Game attendance: 12,766 Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 0 MPH Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Hammett (play–by–play) and Josh Peterson (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 08:03 ULM Zach Jackson 23-yard pass from Rhett Rodriguez (Calum Sutherland kick) (8 plays, 80 yards, 3:55) ULM 7–0 2 10:14 ULM Calum Sutherland 26-yard field goal (9 plays, 43 yards, 4:41) ULM 10–0 01:31 TROY Brooks Buce 32-yard field goal (4 plays, 7 yards, 2:13) ULM 10–3 3 11:56 ULM Andrew Henry 40-yard rush (Calum Sutherland kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:04) ULM 17–3 08:57 TROY Luke Whittemore 49-yard pass from Taylor Powell (Brooks Buce kick) (7 plays, 77 yards, 2:56) ULM 17–10 05:19 ULM Calum Sutherland 32-yard field goal (8 plays, 60 yards, 3:38) ULM 20–10 4 13:52 ULM Team Safety (2 plays, -4 yards, 0:44) ULM 22–10 09:40 ULM Ja'Cquez Williams 96-yard interception returned (Calum Sutherland kick) (6 plays, 55 yards, 2:01) ULM 29–10 00:36 TROY Jamontez Woods 4-yard pass from Taylor Powell (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (11 plays, 80 yards, 2:45) ULM 29–16

See also: 2021 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY –23.5	50

Statistics	Troy	Louisiana–Monroe
First downs	18	15
Total yards	378	290
Rushing yards	67	122
Passing yards	311	168
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	31:32	28:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Taylor Powell	35/49, 311 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	12 carries, 60 yards
	Receiving	Reggie Todd	6 receptions, 83 yards
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Rhett Rodriguez	10/16, 131 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Andrew Henry	19 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Zach Jackson	4 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD

At South Carolina

See also: 2021 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Game Five – Troy Trojans (2-2) at South Carolina Gamecocks (2-2)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Troy	0	7	7	0	14
South Carolina	3	14	3	3	23

at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

• Date: Saturday, October 2, 2021
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature - 84°F
• Game attendance: 60,866
• Referee: Alex Moore
• TV announcers (SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter (8:52) SC – Parker White 23-yard field goal. South Carolina 3-0. Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 6:08. Second quarter (14:30) TROY – B.J. Smith 35-yard run (Brooks Buce Kick). Troy 7-3. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:36. (4:12) SC – E.J. Jenkins 16-yard pass from Luke Doty (Parker White Kick). South Carolina 10-7. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:07. (0:28) SC – David Spaulding 74-yard interception return (Parker White Kick). South Carolina 17-7. Third quarter (11:25) TROY – Jamontez Woods 1-yard run (Brooks Buce Kick). South Carolina 17-14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:29. (4:43) SC – Parker White 48-yard field goal. South Carolina 20-14. Drive: 4 plays, -7 yards, 1:35. Fourth quarter (2:20) SC – Parker White 37-yard field goal. South Carolina 23-14. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 5:57.

Statistics	TROY	SC
First downs	21	19
Plays–yards	69–308	62–356
Rushes–yards	145	101
Passing yards	163	255
Passing: comp–att–int	22–38–2	20–34–0
Time of possession	29:22	30:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TROY	Passing	Taylor Powell	22/38, 163 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	B. J. Smith	19 carries, 102 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tez Johnson	6 receptions, 49 yards
SC	Passing	Luke Doty	20/34, 255 yards, TD
	Rushing	Josh Vann	2 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Kevin Harris	2 receptions, 49 yards

Georgia Southern

Georgia Southern at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 3 15 6 24 • Trojans 10 7 7 3 27 Date: October 9, 2021 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes Game attendance: 25,424 Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 4 MPH Referee: Trennis Livingston TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:43 TROY Brooks Buce 29-yard field goal (10 plays, 66 yards, 4:17) TROY 3–0 00:37 TROY Jabre Barber 15-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick) (5 plays, 91 yards, 1:56) TROY 10–0 2 12:15 GASO Alex Raynor 27-yard field goal (6 plays, 51 yards, 3:20) TROY 10–3 04:27 TROY Jamontez Woods 34-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (4 plays, 57 yards, 1:38) TROY 17–3 3 10:55 TROY Reggie Todd 26-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick) (4 plays, 62 yards, 1:39) TROY 24–3 07:57 GASO Logan Wright 1-yard rush (Justin Tomlin two-point conversion rush) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:58) TROY 24–11 06:45 GASO Khaleb Hood 23-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (3 plays, 35 yards, 1:01) TROY 24–18 4 12:53 GASO Alex Raynor 42-yard field goal (6 plays, 31 yards, 1:54) TROY 24–21 06:08 GASO Alex Raynor 38-yard field goal (9 plays, 41 yards, 5:52) TIE 24–24 01:46 TROY Brooks Buce 24-yard field goal (6 plays, 40 yards, 2:23) TROY 24–27

See also: 2021 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY –5.5	51

Statistics	Georgia Southern	Troy
First downs	17	18
Total yards	301	409
Rushing yards	82	139
Passing yards	219	270
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	33:19	26:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Southern	Passing	Justin Tomlin	15/22, 210 yards, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Gerald Green	5 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Derwin Burgess Jr.	2 receptions, 76 yards
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	24/36, 270 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Jamontez Woods	9 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Reggie Todd	4 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD

At Texas State

Troy at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total • Trojans 10 7 7 7 31 Bobcats 7 7 14 0 28 Date: October 16, 2021 Location: Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes Game attendance: 15,083 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 13 MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 09:47 TROY Brooks Buce 34-yard field goal (8 plays, 54 yards, 1:58) TROY 3–0 05:42 TROY Kimani Vidal 45-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (2 plays, 66 yards, 0:28) TROY 10–0 00:18 TXST Brock Sturges 2-yard rush (Seth Keller kick) (5 plays, 39 yards, 1:25) TROY 10–7 2 12:58 TROY Tez Johnson 33-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:20) TROY 17–7 12:18 TXST Javen Banks 75-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:40) TROY 17–14 3 06:19 TROY Kimani Vidal 1-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (4 plays, 36 yards, 1:06) TROY 24–14 03:32 TXST Ashtyn Hawkins 2-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (7 plays, 70 yards, 2:42) TROY 24–21 01:09 TXST Trevis Graham Jr. 21-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (7 plays, 54 yards, 2:22) TXST 28–24 4 08:18 TROY Keyshawn Swanson 33-yard interception returned (Brooks Buce kick) (5 plays, 19 yards, 1:37) TROY 31–28

See also: 2021 Texas State Bobcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY –7.5	49

Statistics	Troy	Texas State
First downs	23	21
Total yards	387	370
Rushing yards	205	91
Passing yards	182	279
Turnovers	0	4
Time of possession	31:09	28:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	22/29, 182 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	25 carries, 162 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Tez Johnson	9 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
Texas State	Passing	Brady McBride	22/32, 279 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Brock Sturges	11 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Javen Banks	4 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD

Coastal Carolina

Troy at Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 7 7 7 7 28 • No. 24 Chanticleers 7 14 7 7 35 Date: October 28, 2021 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 6:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes Game attendance: 11,689 Game weather: Sunny Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play–by–play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 13:48 CCU C. J. Marable 59-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:12) CCU 7–0 08:22 CCU C. J. Marable 20-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (9 plays, 90 yards, 4:18) CCU 14–0 04:02 TROY Evan Legassey 42-yard field goal (14 plays, 45 yards, 4:20) CCU 14–3 2 12:26 TROY Kimani Vidal 4-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick) (13 plays, 87 yards, 3:51) CCU 14–10 05:27 TROY Evan Legassey 28-yard field goal (14 plays, 79 yards, 5:28) CCU 14–13 01:38 CCU C. J. Marable 2-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:49) CCU 21–13 00:00 TROY Evan Legassey 23-yard field goal (8 plays, 66 yards, 1:38) CCU 21–16 3 04:33 CCU Jaivon Heiligh 6-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (16 plays, 83 yards, 9:48) CCU 28–16 03:18 TROY Reggie Todd 41-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (4 plays, 69 yards, 1:15) CCU 28–23 4 05:03 CCU Grayson McCall 2-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick) (4 plays, 4 yards, 2:18) CCU 35–23 02:48 TROY Jamontez Woods 3-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 2:15) CCU 35–30 01:20 TROY Tray 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 00:35 CCU Jaivon Heiligh 23-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 0:45) CCU 42–38

See also: 2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
CCU –13.0	53

Statistics	Troy	Coastal Carolina
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

South Alabama

South Alabama at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total Jaguars 7 7 7 3 24 • Trojans 10 21 0 0 31 Date: November 6, 2021 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 26,211 Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 13 MPH Referee: Trennis Livingston TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:24 USA Desmond Trotter 4-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (10 plays, 88 yards, 4:13) USA 7–0 07:15 TROY Brooks Buce 22-yard field goal (6 plays, 17 yards, 1:55) USA 7–3 00:56 TROY Jamontez Woods 3-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (11 plays, 85 yards, 4:14) TROY 10–7 2 10:10 TROY Tez Johnson 31-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (5 plays, 76 yards, 1:39) TROY 17–7 05:36 TROY Jamontez Woods 3-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (6 plays, 53 yards, 2:05) TROY 24–7 04:55 TROY KJ Robertson 32-yard interception returned (Brooks Buce kick) (2 plays, 3 yards, 0:41) TROY 31–7 00:09 USA Terrion Avery 11-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick) (9 plays, 47 yards, 1:32) TROY 31–14 3 01:22 USA Terrion Avery 3-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick) (19 plays, 76 yards, 9:52) TROY 31–21 4 06:45 USA Diego Guajardo 34-yard field goal (13 plays, 49 yards, 6:08) TROY 31–24

See also: 2021 South Alabama Jaguars football team and Battle for the Belt

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY –3.5	48

Statistics	South Alabama	Troy
First downs	22	17
Total yards	335	308
Rushing yards	148	107
Passing yards	187	201
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	36:25	23:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Alabama	Passing	Desmond Trotter	20/32, 138 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Terrion Avery	23 carries, 75 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Tolbert	4 receptions, 65 yards
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	11/14, 121 yards
	Rushing	B. J. Smith	12 carries, 49 yards
	Receiving	Luke Whittemore	3 receptions, 59 yards

Louisiana

Louisiana at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total • Ragin' Cajuns 14 0 14 7 35 Trojans 10 3 0 8 21 Date: November 13, 2021 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 34 minutes Game attendance: 24,738 Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 11 MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 12:25 TROY Gunnar Watson 10-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:35) TROY 7–0 07:52 LA Dontae Fleming 15-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick) (9 plays, 79 yards, 4:33) TIE 7–7 02:12 TROY Brooks Buce 30-yard field goal (14 plays, 62 yards, 5:40) TROY 10–7 01:00 LA Michael Jefferson 52-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick) (3 plays, 67 yards, 1:12) LA 14–10 2 04:20 TROY Brooks Buce 47-yard field goal (11 plays, 52 yards, 5:09) LA 14–13 3 11:31 LA Kyren Lacy 13-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick) (6 plays, 63 yards, 3:29) LA 21–13 06:03 LA Levi Lewis 27-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick) (10 plays, 52 yards, 4:05) LA 28–13 4 14:13 TROY Tez Johnson 7-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Gunnar Watson two-point conversion pass to Deshon Stoudemire) (15 plays, 82 yards, 3:52) LA 28–21 05:15 LA Montrell Johnson 6-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick) (8 plays, 51 yards, 4:37) LA 35–21

See also: 2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

Pregame line	Over/under
LA –6.5	48.0

Statistics	Louisiana	Troy
First downs	19	22
Total yards	370	391
Rushing yards	204	41
Passing yards	166	350
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	31:56	28:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	14/22, 166 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Chris Smith	15 carries, 102 yards
	Receiving	Michael Jefferson	2 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	29/55, 350 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	11 carries, 21 yards
	Receiving	Tez Johnson	6 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD

Appalachian State

Appalachian State at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total • Mountaineers 3 7 21 14 45 Trojans 7 0 0 0 7 Date: November 20, 2021 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours Game attendance: 18,523 Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 10 MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 07:36 APP Chandler Staton 24-yard field goal (12 plays, 81 yards, 5:52) APP 3–0 06:15 TROY Deshon Stoudemire 37-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:21) TROY 7–3 2 00:21 APP Corey Sutton 21-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick) (6 plays, 61 yards, 1:00) APP 10–3 3 12:14 APP Thomas Hennigan 6-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick) (6 plays, 64 yards, 2:46) APP 17–7 12:00 APP Eli Wilson 10-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick) (1 play, 10 yards, 0:08) APP 24–7 05:08 APP Nate Noel 5-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (8 plays, 45 yards, 3:57) APP 31–7 4 14:13 APP Daetrich Harrington 2-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (9 plays, 58 yards, 4:53) APP 38–7 05:06 APP Jahmir Smith 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (11 plays, 32 yards, 7:46) APP 45–7

See also: 2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
APP –10.0	51.5

Statistics	Appalachian State	Troy
First downs	26	6
Total yards	445	142
Rushing yards	233	33
Passing yards	212	109
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	43:17	16:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Chase Brice	17/24, 212 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Nate Noel	15 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Thomas Hennigan	7 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	11/21, 109 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	10 carries, 40 yards
	Receiving	Tez Johnson	4 receptions, 44 yards

At Georgia State

Troy at Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 0 3 0 7 10 • Panthers 7 10 13 7 37 Date: November 27, 2021 Location: Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 1:04 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 1 minute Game attendance: 13,875 Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 6 MPH Referee: Trennis Livingston TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Sam Crenshaw (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 07:52 GSU Aubry Payne 13-yard pass from Darren Grainger (Noel Ruiz kick) (6 plays, 60 yards, 2:11) GSU 7–0 2 11:18 GSU Sam Pinckney 36-yard pass from Darren Grainger (Noel Ruiz kick) (10 plays, 74 yards, 3:56) GSU 14–0 02:46 GSU Noel Ruiz 43-yard field goal (9 plays, 39 yards, 2:37) GSU 17–0 00:34 TROY Brooks Buce 48-yard field goal (8 plays, 44 yards, 2:12) GSU 17–3 3 11:30 GSU Noel Ruiz 45-yard field goal (10 plays, 49 yards, 3:30) GSU 20–3 07:40 GSU Jamil Muhammad 72-yard fumble returned (Noel Ruiz kick) (9 plays, 47 yards, 3:50) GSU 27–3 01:30 GSU Noel Ruiz 50-yard field goal (9 plays, 39 yards, 3:07) GSU 30–3 4 13:15 GSU Jamyest Williams 50-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (3 plays, 57 yards, 1:25) GSU 37–3 07:06 TROY B. J. Smith 2-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 6:09) GSU 37–10

See also: 2021 Georgia State Panthers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
GSU –6.5	49.5

Statistics	Troy	Georgia State
First downs	18	21
Total yards	344	387
Rushing yards	57	247
Passing yards	287	140
Turnovers	4	2
Time of possession	32:56	27:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	21/38, 287 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	B. J. Smith	13 carries, 35 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Deshon Stoudemire	4 receptions, 80 yards
Georgia State	Passing	Darren Grainger	11/22, 140 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Jaymest Williams	15 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Sam Pinckney	3 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TD