Trojans have won 5 straight games since 1-2 start
Coach Jon Sumrall and Troy beat Texas State 31-13 on Saturday to win their fifth straight game and improve to 6-2 this season. Troy once again finds itself in what has become a familiar position under second-year coach Jon Sumrall — sole possession of first place in the Sun Belt Conference West Division.
Troy now has a short week before welcoming South Alabama in the “Battle of the Belt” on Thursday night. The Trojans have won six straight over the Jaguars, who fell out of a tie for first place in the West when they lost 33-20 at home to Louisiana on Saturday. Troy quarterback Gunnar Watson passed for three touchdowns and a career-high 392 yards on Saturday. His 29-yard touchdown pass to Jabré Barber early in the third quarter gave Troy the lead for good at 14-13, then his scoring passes of 14 yards to Deshon Stoudemire and 4 yards to Landon Parker in the fourth quarter helped put the game away.
The Trojans led 14-13 headed into the fourth quarter vs. Texas State, then went up 21-13 on the touchdown pass to Stoudemire with 13:48 to play. It was then that Troy’s defense took over. Texas State got the ball three more times, but could not score. Stringer sacked Bobcats quarterback T.J. Finley and forced a fumble recovered by Eric Shaw on the first possession, then Finley threw incomplete on fourth down on the second.
After Watson’s touchdown pass to Barber gave Troy the lead at 14-10, Shipley booted a 23-yarder at the 8:16 mark of the third to cut the Trojans’ advantage to one. That score stood until the fourth quarter, in which Troy dominated once again.
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