Quarterback Goose Crowder threw two touchdowns and rushed for another in the fourth quarter as Troy pulled away late to beat Nicholls 38-20 on Saturday evening in the Trojans’ season opener.
The Troy Trojans and the Arkansas State Red Wolves play for the Sun Belt Championship.
Tayton Conerway had 21 points in Troy’s 83-66 victory against Coastal Carolina on Saturday night.
Damien Taylor rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns, Matthew Caldwell threw for a touchdown and ran for another, and Troy scored 21 points in less than two minutes in the fourth quarter to beat Southern Miss 52-20.
Troy had a 31-26 lead with 1:45 left to play before losing to Arkansas State 34-31.
Troy quarterback Goose Crowder won’t play the rest of the season based on the advice of team medical staff.
Ahmad Hardy scored the game’s only touchdown midway through the fourth quarter to get UL Monroe past Troy 13-9 in a Sun Belt Conference opener.
Troy’s Goose Crowder scrambled for an 11-yard touchdown to tie the score at 7 early in second quarter, but didn’t return after taking a hard hit and fall as he dove into the end zone.
Troy’s Goose Crowder threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Devonte Ross with 21 seconds left to cap a nine-play, 75-yard drive, but Crowder was stuffed on his two-point conversion run attempt as the Trojans fell 28-26 to Nevada.
Troy University is mourning the death of former women’s basketball player Ke’Ajia Williams of Montgomery.
