![]() ![]() When I lay my head on my pillow tonight I think I’ll be satisfied.” “I just want to soak it all in being in one of my last times sharing the field with these guys. “It feels great but I don think it’s really hit me yet,” Martial said of breaking the Troy record in his final game at Veterans Memorial Stadium. (Photo by Henry Otto/Creative Media Images) DK Billingsley rushed for 57 yards and three touchdowns on nine carries, while Kimani Vidal earned 53 tough yards on 20 carries.ĭefensively, Dell Petus led Troy with 11 tackles, while senior Carlton Martial earned nine tackles and a tackle-for-loss, breaking the Troy career tackles record in the process, after already breaking the NCAA FBS Career Tackles Record earlier this season.ĭell Pettus makes a stop against Coastal Carolina. Stoudemire also hauled in three passes for 99 yards and a touchdown, while Tez Johnson caught three passes for 59 yards. I just want to give credit to the other guys on the team, though.” ![]() ![]() These guys have been working hard and for us to accomplish this at home is a big thing. “I came here from the jump saying this is a championship team. “I have to give credit to Coach Sumrall and the whole staff and this guy right here, Gunnar himself,” RaJae’ Johnson said of his big game. RaJae’ Johnson transferred to Troy from UAB for his senior season, and said that his goal once arriving in Troy was to “get a ring” as conference champions. RaJae’ Johnson also hauled in four passes for 134 yards and two touchdowns. Watson earned Sun Belt Championship MVP after completing 12-of-17 passes for 318 yards and three touchdowns. That score came after Troy defensive end TJ Jackson earned a strip-sack of McCall and recovered the fumble deep in Coastal territory.Ĭoastal managed to score two fourth quarter touchdowns in an attempt to make a rally but when the Chanticleers made one final drive into Troy territory, Troy’s TJ Harris intercepted McCall to seal the win. Troy answered right back when RaJae’ Johnson made a spectacular one-handed 36-yard touchdown grab to extend the lead to 38-13 with 8:42 remaining in the third quarter.ĭK Billingsley then increased the lead to 45-13 on a 3-yard run with 4:49 left in the third quarter. Watson then heaved a 67-yard touchdown pass to RaJae’ Johnson to extend the Troy lead to 31-0 with 9:47 left in the half.Ĭoastal finally ended the shutout with an 8-yard touchdown run from McCall with 29 seconds left in the half to cut the Troy lead to 31-7 at halftime.Ĭoastal got back on the scoreboard to open the second half as McCall threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Jared Brown to cut the Troy lead to 31-13 after a failed two-point try. They adjusted to a lot of changes that were probably not very comfortable at first and I could not be more proud to be the head coach of the Troy Trojans.”Ĭoastal went for another fourth down conversion on its next drive but the Troy defense held strong again. “I’m really proud of our guys for the way they’ve fought through adversity all year and the character they’ve shown,” Troy coach Jon Sumrall said. ![]() The Trojans spent the entirety of the fourth quarter eating clock. The difference, though, was the quick start as Troy outgained Coastal 306-104 in the first half and forced three three-and-outs and two turnovers on downs in the first five Coastal drives. The final stat book actually had Coastal outgain Troy 432 yards to 411 in the end but the Trojans also forced two turnovers. Troy came out swinging, scoring 31 unanswered points to start the game, and the early onslaught was far too much to overcome. The goal posts came down on Saturday, as the Troy Trojans (11-2) are Sun Belt Conference Football Champions for the seventh time in school history, knocking off the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (9-3) by a score of 45-26. ![]()
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