Birmingham Bowl: Troy falls to Duke 17-10
Troy (11-3) tried to finish the season on an 11-game winning streak for the second straight year but fell to Duke 17-10 in the Birmingham Bowl on Saturday.
Troy (11-3) tried to finish the season on an 11-game winning streak for the second straight year but fell to Duke 17-10 in the Birmingham Bowl on Saturday.
Troy and Duke both enter the Birmingham Bowl in between coaching regimes.
Troy University has named an interim coach to replace Jon Sumrall, who is leaving the Trojans to become head coach at Tulane.
Troy head football coach Jon Sumrall will be the new head football coach at Tulane University in New Orleans.
Sun Belt champion Troy has landed the premier bowl selection from the league as the Trojans are headed to the Birmingham Bowl to play Duke.
The Troy Trojans are seeking their second straight Sun Belt Conference championship and consecutive 11-win seasons for the first time since 1995-96.
Troy beat Southern Miss 35-17 on Saturday to earn the right to host the Sun Belt Conference championship game.
Gunnar Watson threw two of his three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to help Troy beat Louisiana-Lafayette 31-24 on Saturday.
Gunnar Watson threw three touchdown passes to Chris Lewis and Kimani Vidal ran for 125 yards and a TD to help Troy beat South Alabama 28-10 Thursday night and extend the Trojans’ win streak to six games.
Gunnar Watson threw three second-half touchdown passes and ran for another score as Troy rallied in the second half to beat Texas State 31-13.