2020 Troy Trojans football team

2020 Troy Trojans football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	5–6 (3–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Chip Lindsey (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ryan Pugh (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brandon Hall (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2019 2021  →

2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 14 Coastal Carolina xy+		8	–	0					11	–	1
Appalachian State		6	–	2					9	–	3
Georgia Southern		4	–	4					8	–	5
Georgia State		4	–	4					6	–	4
Troy		3	–	4					5	–	6
West Division
No. 15 Louisiana xy+		7	–	1					10	–	1
South Alabama		3	–	5					4	–	7
Arkansas State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Texas State		2	–	6					2	–	10
Louisiana–Monroe		0	–	7					0	–	10
Championship: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina (Canceled)
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2020 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. They were led by second-year head coach Chip Lindsey.

Schedule

Troy had games scheduled against Arkansas–Pine Bluff, NC State, Tennessee, and UMass, but were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19	3:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee *	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (Battle for the Palladium)	ESPN	W 47–14	6,000
September 26	9:15 p.m.	at No. 18 BYU *	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 7–48	0
October 10	2:30 p.m.	Texas State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 37–17	10,500
October 17	2:30 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky *	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 31–29	10,500
October 24	3:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPNU	L 34–36	12,000
October 31	2:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 38–10	6,757
November 7	12:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	L 13–20	5,012
November 21	2:30 p.m.	Middle Tennessee*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 17–20	12,000
November 28	7:00 p.m.	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN2	L 10–47	2,100
December 5	1:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 29–0	5,375
December 12	2:00 p.m.	No. 13 Coastal Carolina	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	L 38–42	11,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Middle Tennessee

Troy at Middle Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total •Trojans 7 19 14 7 47 Blue Raiders 7 0 0 7 14 Date: September 19, 2020 Location: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes Game attendance: 6,000 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Hazy, Cool, Nice • Wind: 6 N MPH Referee: Ken Antee TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Neal (play–by–play), Jay Walker (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 11:13 TROY Khalil McClain 8-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (12 plays, 73 yards, 3:47) TROY 7–0 01:33 MTSU Asher O'Hara 2-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (9 plays, 69 yards, 3:11) TIE 7–7 2 14:11 TROY Charlie Strong 1-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick) (7 plays, 61 yards, 2:14) TROY 14–7 06:50 TROY Evan Legassey 47-yard field goal (8 plays, 22 yards, 2:40) TROY 17–7 01:29 TROY Team Safety (3 plays, −6 yards, 0:15) TROY 19–7 00:03 TROY Khalil McClain 5-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (10 plays, 60 yards, 1:20) TROY 26–7 3 09:56 TROY Carloss Crawford 1-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick) (10 plays, 38 yards, 4:20) TROY 33–7 03:29 TROY DK Billingsley 2-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick) (11 plays, 70 yards, 4:56) TROY 40–7 4 06:22 TROY Tyler Hussey 8-yard pass from Jacob Free (Evan Legassey kick) (7 plays, 72 yards, 3:37) TROY 47–7 01:54 MTSU Jaylin Lane 28-yard pass from Mike Diliello (Crews Holt kick) (9 plays, 70 yards, 4:22) TROY 47–14

See also: 2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team and Battle for the Palladium

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY −3.5	64.5 [7]

Statistics	Troy	Middle Tennessee
First downs	30	15
Total yards	496	241
Rushing yards	240	87
Passing yards	256	154
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	35:45	24:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	26/37, 248 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	B. J. Smith	10 carries, 81 yards
	Receiving	Khalil McClain	6 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TDs
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Asher O'Hara	16/23, 109 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Asher O'Hara	14 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jarrin Pierce	11 receptions, 81 yards

At BYU

Troy at Brigham Young

1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 0 0 7 0 7 •No. 18 Cougars 7 17 14 10 48 Date: September 26, 2020 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 9:20 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 9 NW MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 01:26 BYU Masen Wake 1-yard rush (Jake Oldroyd kick) (8 plays, 64 yards, 4:25) BYU 7–0 2 11:03 BYU Zach Wilson 1-yard rush (Jake Oldroyd kick) (8 plays, 74 yards, 2:51) BYU 14–0 01:49 BYU Isaac Rex 10-yard pass from Zach Wilson (Jake Oldroyd kick) (7 plays, 87 yards, 3:30) BYU 21–0 01:05 TROY B. J. Smith 2-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 0:44) BYU 21–7 00:00 BYU Jake Oldroyd 54-yard field goal (6 plays, 41 yards, 1:05) BYU 24–7 3 14:27 BYU Dax Milne 70-yard pass from Zach Wilson (Jake Oldroyd kick) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:33) BYU 31–7 03:50 BYU Zach Wilson 2-yard rush (Jake Oldroyd kick) (7 plays, 64 yards, 3:27) BYU 38–7 4 14:54 BYU Masen Wake 10-yard rush (Jake Oldroyd kick) (6 plays, 60 yards, 2:02) BYU 45–7 07:30 BYU Jake Oldroyd 30-yard field goal (11 plays, 63 yards, 6:16) BYU 48–7

See also: 2020 BYU Cougars football team

Pregame line	Over/under
BYU −14	61 [8]

Statistics	Troy	BYU
First downs	8	32
Total yards	181	664
Rushing yards	19	192
Passing yards	162	472
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	19:53	40:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	21/33, 162 yards
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	4 carries, 23 yards
	Receiving	Tray Eafford	2 receptions, 59 yards
BYU	Passing	Zach Wilson	23/28, 392 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Lopini Katoa	11 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Dax Milne	7 receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD

Texas State

Texas State at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 3 0 7 7 17 •Trojans 6 17 7 7 37 Date: October 10, 2020 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes Game attendance: 10,500 Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Humid • Wind: N 13 MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN3): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:18 TXST Seth Keller 38-yard field goal (7 plays, 14 yards, 2:11) TXST 3–0 02:08 TROY Reggie Todd 30-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey PAT blocked) (5 plays, 80 yards, 2:20) TROY 6–3 2 11:50 TROY Reggie Todd 19-yard from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (11 plays, 76 yards, 4:47) TROY 13–3 07:22 TROY Kaylon Geiger 38-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (6 plays, 67 yards, 2:36) TROY 20–3 03:06 TROY Evan Legassey 46-yard field goal (4 plays, 4 yards, 1:17) TROY 23–3 3 07:31 TXST Blake Aragon 4-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (8 plays, 49 yards, 3:18) TROY 23–10 03:19 TROY Tray Eafford 11-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (5 plays, 51 yards, 1:52) TROY 30–10 4 09:17 TROY B. J. Smith 2-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick) (5 plays, 66 yards, 2:24) TROY 37–10 00:38 TXST Jahmyl Jeter 6-yard rush (Seth Keller kick) (10 plays, 80 yards, 3:01) TROY 37–17

See also: 2020 Texas State Bobcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY −7	59 [9]

Statistics	Texas State	Troy
First downs	15	26
Total yards	254	488
Rushing yards	161	150
Passing yards	93	338
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	25:59	34:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing	Brady McBride	15/28, 93 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Calvin Hill	6 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Javen Banks	1 reception, 17 yards
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	33/46, 338 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	12 carries, 106 yards
	Receiving	Kaylon Geiger	7 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD

Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 7 10 0 12 29 •Trojans 14 7 7 3 31 Date: October 17, 2020 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutes Game attendance: 10,500 Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 5 MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPN3): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 12:53 TROY AJ Lewis 16-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (6 plays, 91 yards, 2:07) TROY 7–0 06:38 EKU Keyion Dixon 90-yard pass from Parker McKinney (Alexander Woznick kick) (2 plays, 96 yards, 0:45) TIE 7–7 03:16 TROY Khalil McClain 9-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (8 plays, 60 yards, 3:22) TROY 14–7 2 13:37 EKU Alexander Woznick 19-yard field goal (4 plays, 1 yard, 1:34) TROY 14–10 04:49 EKU Alonzo Both 12-yard rush (Alexander Woznick kick) (14 plays, 85 yards, 6:45) EKU 17–14 02:26 TROY Kimani Vidal 1-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick) (7 plays, 77 yards, 2:23) TROY 21–17 3 09:35 TROY Reggie Todd 22-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:33) TROY 28–17 4 14:41 EKU Alexander Woznick 22-yard field goal (9 plays, 42 yards, 3:25) TROY 28–20 05:50 EKU Alexander Woznick 25-yard field goal (4 plays, 22 yards, 1:43) TROY 28–23 00:21 EKU Keyion Dixon 4-yard pass from Parker McKinney (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (10 plays, 80 yards, 2:28) EKU 29–28 00:00 TROY Evan Legassey 47-yard field goal (3 plays, 30 yards, 0:21) TROY 31–29

See also: 2020 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY −30	60 [10]

Statistics	Eastern Kentucky	Troy
First downs	21	27
Total yards	425	507
Rushing yards	55	174
Passing yards	370	333
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	34:12	25:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Kentucky	Passing	Parker McKinney	30/47, 370 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Alonzo Booth	15 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Keyion Dixon	8 receptions, 196 yards, 2 TDs
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	26/38, 333 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	13 carries, 143 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kaylon Geiger	7 receptions, 100 yards

Georgia State

Georgia State at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total •Panthers 7 6 20 3 36 Trojans 7 14 0 13 34 Date: October 24, 2020 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 3:02 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 40 minutes Game attendance: 12,000 Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: NW 3 MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play–by–play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:23 GSU Rogers Carter 4-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:37) GSU 7–0 00:58 TROY Khalil McClain 10-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (8 plays, 87 yards, 3:04) TIE 7–7 2 10:55 GSU Noel Ruiz 46-yard field goal (11 plays, 47 yards, 5:03) GSU 10–7 06:07 TROY Reddy Stewart 35-yard interception returned (Evan Legassey kick) (3 plays, 6 yards, 1:16) TROY 14–10 05:29 TROY Shakel Brown 21-yard fumble returned (Evan Legassey kick) (2 plays, −4 yards, 0:38) TROY 21–10 00:39 GSU Noel Ruiz 31-yard field goal (10 plays, 62 yards, 4:50) TROY 21–13 3 09:02 GSU Tucker Gregg 27-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (7 plays, 58 yards, 2:34) TROY 21–20 06:05 GSU Roger Carter 36-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz PAT blocked) (6 plays, 72 yards, 2:01) GSU 26–21 04:24 GSU Cornelious Brown IV 2-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (3 plays, 8 yards, 0:50) GSU 33–21 4 13:29 TROY AJ Lewis 2-yard pass from Jacob Free (Evan Legassey kick) (4 plays, 52 yards, 1:20) GSU 33–28 06:54 GSU Noel Ruiz 37-yard field goal (14 plays, 55 yards, 6:35) GSU 36–28 00:37 TROY Reggie Todd 11-yard pass from Jacob Free (two-point conversion attempt failed) (7 plays, 47 yards, 0:00) GSU 36–34

See also: 2020 Georgia State Panthers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY −2.5	68.5 [11]

Statistics	Georgia State	Troy
First downs	23	23
Total yards	379	447
Rushing yards	210	40
Passing yards	169	407
Turnovers	3	4
Time of possession	37:42	22:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	20/30, 169 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Destin Coates	25 carries, 115 yards
	Receiving	Roger Carter	7 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TDs
Troy	Passing	Jacob Free	24/38, 329 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	7 carries, 24 yards
	Receiving	Reggie Todd	8 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD

At Arkansas State

Troy at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total •Trojans 14 10 0 14 38 Red Wolves 0 3 7 0 10 Date: October 31, 2020 Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 6,757 Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Mostly Clear • Wind: SSE 6 MPH Referee: T. Livingston TV announcers (ESPN3): Roger Twibell (play–by–play), Pete Cordelli (analyst), and Cori Keller (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 12:35 TROY Luke Whittemore 29-yard pass from Jacob Free (Evan Legasssey kick) (7 plays, 73 yards, 2:25) TROY 7–0 05:39 TROY Reggie Todd 34-yard pass from Jacob Free (Evan Legasssey kick) (7 plays, 79 yards, 2:19) TROY 14–0 2 09:10 ARST Blake Grupe 39-yard field goal (12 plays, 76 yards, 4:36) TROY 14–3 07:07 TROY Evan Legassey 35-yard field goal (6 plays, 36 yards, 2:03) TROY 17–3 00:41 TROY Jacob Free 6-yard rush (Evan Legasssey kick) (8 plays, 64 yards, 1:47) TROY 24–3 3 04:55 ARST Jonathan Adams Jr. 3-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (5 plays, 90 yards, 1:23) TROY 24–10 4 07:34 TROY Darrell Starling 20-yard fumble returned (Evan Legasssey kick) (6 plays, 17 yards, 1:41) TROY 31–10 00:26 TROY Kimani Vidal 8-yard rush (Evan Legasssey kick) (10 plays, 41 yards, 5:25) TROY 38–10

See also: 2020 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Pregame line	Over/under
ARST −3.5	69.5 [12]

Statistics	Troy	Arkansas State
First downs	27	21
Total yards	487	379
Rushing yards	68	108
Passing yards	419	271
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	33:10	26:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Jacob Free	33/45, 419 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	17 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kaylon Geiger	8 receptions, 126 yards
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	11/20, 166 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	12 carries, 90 yards
	Receiving	Dahu Green	4 receptions, 75 yards

At Georgia Southern

Troy at Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 0 10 3 0 13 •Eagles 0 6 14 0 20 Date: November 7, 2020 Location: Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA Game start: 2:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 5,012 Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Danny Waugh (analyst)

Scoring summary 2 10:18 GASO Alex Raynor 23-yard field goal (18 plays, 87 yards, 10:53) GASO 3–0 09:25 TROY Dell Pettus 44-yard interception returned (Evan Legassey kick) (1 play, 0 yards, 0:16) TROY 7–3 02:28 GASO Alex Raynor 35-yard field goal (12 play, 57 yards, 6:57) TROY 7–6 01:05 TROY Evan Legassey 35-yard field goal (8 play, 48 yards, 1:18) TROY 10–6 4 08:26 TROY Evan Legassey 20-yard field goal (8 play, 35 yards, 2:31) TROY 13–6 07:37 GASO Gerald Green 69-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (2 play, 75 yards, 0:49) TIE 13–13 02:18 GASO Shai Werts 5-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (8 play, 85 yards, 4:19) GASO 20–13

See also: 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY −3	52 [13]

Statistics	Troy	Georgia Southern
First downs	14	20
Total yards	235	411
Rushing yards	34	326
Passing yards	201	85
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	17:13	42:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Jacob Free	21/47, 201 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Jamontez Woods	3 carries, 23 yards
	Receiving	Kaylon Geiger	6 receptions, 49 yards
Georgia Southern	Passing	Shai Werts	12/13, 85 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Gerald Green	10 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	NaJee Thompson	1 reception, 35 yards

Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total •Blue Raiders 7 10 0 3 20 Trojans 3 7 0 7 17 Date: November 21, 2020 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 51 minutes Game attendance: 12,000 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 5 MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPN3): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:20 TROY Evan Legassey 33-yard field goal (10 plays, 68 yards, 3:40) TROY 3–0 00:56 MTSU Chaton Mobley 4-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (11 plays, 66 yards, 5:09) MTSU 7–3 2 07:45 MTSU Frank Pleseant 5-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:09) MTSU 14–3 04:29 TROY B. J. Smith 2-yard rush (Evan Legassey kick) 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:16) MTSU 14–10 00:17 MTSU Crews Holt 22-yard field goal (13 plays, 70 yards, 4:12) MTSU 17–10 4 02:37 MTSU Crews Holt 49-yard field goal (10 plays, 51 yards, 5:20) MTSU 20–10 00:28 TROY Khalil McClain 8-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (11 plays, 85 yards, 2:09) MTSU 20–17

See also: 2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team and Battle for the Palladium

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY –11	60.5 [14]

Statistics	Middle Tennessee	Troy
First downs	23	18
Total yards	396	392
Rushing yards	186	92
Passing yards	210	300
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	37:21	22:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Asher O'Hara	19/23, 210 yards
	Rushing	Asher O'Hara	25 carries, 86 yards
	Receiving	Yusuf Ali	7 receptions, 90 yards
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	25/39, 300 yards, TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	B. J. Smith	10 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Khalil McClain	6 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD

At Appalachian State

Troy at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 0 10 0 0 10 •Mountaineers 21 13 13 0 47 Date: November 28, 2020 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes Game attendance: 2,100 Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: Light Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPN2): Bill Roth (play–by–play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 12:16 APP Camerun Peoples 63-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (3 plays, 72 yards, 0:50) APP 7–0 07:58 APP Malik Williams 15-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (6 plays, 71 yards, 2:21) APP 14–0 07:09 APP Steven Jones 34-yard interception returned (Chandler Staton kick) (3 plays, 6 yards, 0:49) APP 21–0 2 14:56 APP Thomas Hennigan 22-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (12 plays, 97 yards, 5:05) APP 28–0 08:36 TROY Evan Legassey 27-yard field goal (13 plays, 66 yards, 6:20) APP 28–3 05:32 APP Chandler Staton 42-yard field goal (9 plays, 35 yards, 2:58) APP 31–3 04:35 TROY Kaylon Geiger 33-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (4 plays, 85 yards, 0:57) APP 31–10 07:58 APP Chandler Staton 30-yard field goal (15 plays, 62 yards, 4:32) APP 34–10 3 06:02 APP Henry Pearson 6-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton PAT failed) (10 plays, 75 yards, 5:24) APP 40–10 00:17 APP Caleb Spurlin 2-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:58) APP 47–10

See also: 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
APP –14	50.5 [15]

Statistics	Troy	Appalachian State
First downs	13	26
Total yards	231	554
Rushing yards	106	275
Passing yards	125	279
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	29:39	30:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	13/20, 125 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jamontez Woods	10 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Kaylon Geiger	3 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	22/29, 279 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	10 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malik Williams	7 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD

At South Alabama

Troy at South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total •Trojans 3 24 0 2 29 Jaguars 0 0 0 0 0 Date: December 5, 2020 Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 52 minutes Game attendance: 5,375 Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NNE 6 MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPN3): J. D. Byars (play–by–play) and Pat Greenwood (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 06:02 TROY Evan Legassey 22-yard field goal (13 plays, 56 yards, 4:17) TROY 3–0 2 11:06 TROY Khalil McClain 15-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (10 plays, 89 yards, 3:48) TROY 10–0 09:26 TROY Kaylon Geiger 15-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (3 plays, 28 yards, 0:40) TROY 17–0 03:56 TROY Tray Eafford 21-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (8 plays, 68 yards, 2:51) TROY 24–0 00:08 TROY Evan Legassey 44-yard field goal (4 plays, 29 yards, 0:23) TROY 27–0 4 07:02 TROY Team Safety (3 plays, -7 yards, 0:54) TROY 29–0

See also: 2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team and South Alabama–Troy football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY –4	54 [16]

Statistics	Troy	South Alabama
First downs	25	17
Total yards	414	239
Rushing yards	117	57
Passing yards	297	182
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	31:47	28:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	34/41, 297 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	22 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Tray Eafford	4 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD
South Alabama	Passing	Desmond Trotter	15/28, 144 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Caullin Lacy	4 carries, 38 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Tolbert	5 receptions, 92 yards

Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 13 Chanticleers 14 7 7 14 42 Trojans 3 13 7 15 38 Date: December 12, 2020 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 2:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes Game attendance: 11,000 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 11 MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)

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: 2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
CCU −13.5	51.5

Statistics	Coastal Carolina	Troy
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

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