Troy University Athletics
Troy University
2-5 , 1-2
New Mexico State
0-7 , 0-3
Team Stats
TROY 7, NMSU 0
TROY - Edenfield, K.D. 4 yd pass from Silvers, B. (Solomon, Jed kick) 8 plays, 34 yards, TOP 2:41
TROY 14, NMSU 0
TROY - Burks, Brandon 92 yd run (Solomon, Jed kick), 2 plays, 97 yards, TOP 0:51
TROY 21, NMSU 0
TROY - Ruben, Teddy 37 yd pass from Silvers, B. (Solomon, Jed kick) 3 plays, 48 yards, TOP 1:22
TROY 28, NMSU 0
TROY - Bentley, Jarvis 13 yd pass from Silvers, B. (Solomon, Jed kick) 10 plays, 81 yards, TOP 3:28
TROY 35, NMSU 0
TROY - Holmes, Bryan 14 yd pass from Silvers, B. (Solomon, Jed kick) 6 plays, 76 yards, TOP 1:37
TROY 35, NMSU 7
NMSU - Rose III, Larry 13 yd pass from Allen, Andrew (Davidson, P kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:26
TROY 42, NMSU 7
TROY - Ruben, Teddy 54 yd pass from Silvers, B. (Solomon, Jed kick) 5 plays, 92 yards, TOP 2:33
TROY 45, NMSU 7
TROY - Solomon, Jed 44 yd field goal 5 plays, 19 yards, TOP 0:58
TROY 52, NMSU 7
TROY - Dillard, Rashad 33 yd fumble recovery (Solomon, Jed kick)
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Troy Cruises Past New Mexico State
10/24/2015 11:53:00 PM | Football
LAS CRUSES, N.M. – Brandon Silvers threw five touchdown passes in the first half to lead Troy past New Mexico State 52-7 in Sun Belt Conference action Saturday night in Aggie Memorial Stadium.
Troy (2-5, 1-2 Sun Belt) stormed out to a 21-0 lead after the first quarter and stretched its advantage out to 45-7 at the half. It was the most first quarter points by a Troy team since scoring 21 against North Texas in 2007 and the most in an opening half since hanging 52 on Alcorn State in 2008.
The Trojans scored on their final seven possessions of the opening half en route to scoring the most points in a game against an FBS opponent in school history.
Silvers finished the game 23-of-37 for 288 yards and the five touchdown passes, all but one of his passing yards came in the first half. He threw scoring strikes to four different receivers as K.D. Edenfield, Jarvis Bentley and Bryan Holmes each had one touchdown reception, while Teddy Ruben caught a pair; Ruben now has five on the season.
It was the first career touchdown catch for the senior Edenfield and the 14th in Holmes' career. Ruben finished with three catches for 109 yards – his second straight 100-yard receiving game – while Emanuel Thompson added a career-best five catches and 73 yards.
On the ground, Brandon Burks continued his trend of breaking a long run and against the Aggies he did it in a big way. After NMSU pinned Troy on its own 3-yard line, Burks took the second play of the drive 92 yards for a touchdown. The run was a thing of beauty as he was stuffed at the line and spun out of traffic before taking it the distance. The 92-yard run tied the record for the longest rush in Troy history, which was set by Jerry Reeves against Louisiana College in 1964.
Burks finished with 133 yards on just 10 carries for his seventh career 100-yard rushing game. Now in two games against NMSU, Burks has rushed for 309 yards on just 20 carries.
The Trojan defense spent most of the night in the Aggie (0-7, 0-3) backfield as they finished with 14 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. It was the most tackles for loss by a Troy team since recording 15 against North Texas in 2008.
Defensive end Rashad Dillard had one of those sacks and put the final exclamation point on the game as he returned a fumble forced by Terris Lewis 33 yards for Troy's final touchdown of the night.
Larry Rose III rushed for 180 yards on 21 carries and caught five passes for 67 yards and a score to lead New Mexico State, while Andrew Allen was just 13-of-33 for 161 yards through the air.
The Trojans travel to Sun Belt leading Appalachian State next week for a Halloween contest. Kickoff in Boone, N.C., is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. (CDT).