Auburn, Troy to play each other in football for the first time ever
The Auburn Tigers and the Troy Trojans will face each other in football for the first time ever.
The Auburn Tigers and the Troy Trojans will face each other in football for the first time ever.
Troy and Jacksonville State will meet in the 12th annual IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. (CT) at the historic Cramton Bowl in downtown Montgomery, Ala. The game will be televised on ESPN.
Troy was a three-touchdown underdog playing at JMU in the Sun Belt title game and kept things tight for most of the night.
Troy quarterback Goose Crowder threw three touchdown passes to lead the Trojans to a 28-18 victory over Southern Miss, which propels Troy to the Sun Belt Championship Game.
Goose Crowder was 27-of-43 passing for 361 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions to help Troy beat Georgia State 31-19.
Troy is now in a second place tie with Arkansas State, behind Southern Miss in the Sun Belt West Division.
Tucker Kilcrease and Jordan Lovett each had a pair of touchdown runs to lead Troy past Louisiana-Lafayette 35-23 for the Trojans fifth straight win.
Tray Taylor accounted for two touchdowns, and Troy scored the final 20 points to beat Louisiana-Monroe 37-14 on the road Saturday for its third straight win.
Tucker Kilcrease passed for 415 yards and five touchdowns and Troy rallied to beat Texas State 48-41 in overtime.
Troy’s Tae Meadows rushed up the middle for a 20-yard touchdown with 45 seconds remaining as Troy scored all its points in the fourth quarter to beat Buffalo 21-17.