Troy University Athletics
Troy University
2-6 , 1-3
Appalachian State
7-1 , 4-0
Team Stats
TROY 0, APP 7
APP - Blair, Ronald 30 yd interception (Matics, Zach kick)
TROY 7, APP 7
TROY - Burks, Brandon 6 yd run (Solomon, Jed kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:11
TROY 7, APP 14
APP - McElfresh, S. 7 yd pass from Lamb, Taylor (Matics, Zach kick) 9 plays, 89 yards, TOP 3:49
TROY 10, APP 14
TROY - Solomon, Jed 22 yd field goal 17 plays, 81 yards, TOP 4:44
TROY 10, APP 17
APP - Matics, Zach 29 yd field goal 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 4:43
TROY 17, APP 17
TROY - Silvers, B. 1 yd run (Solomon, Jed kick), 4 plays, 46 yards, TOP 1:24
TROY 17, APP 24
APP - Burns, Barrett 2 yd pass from Lamb, Taylor (Matics, Zach kick) 6 plays, 41 yards, TOP 2:12
TROY 24, APP 24
TROY - Silvers, B. 5 yd run (Solomon, Jed kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:53
TROY 24, APP 31
APP - Lamb, Taylor 1 yd run (Matics, Zach kick), 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 5:50
TROY 31, APP 31
TROY - Ruben, Teddy 11 yd pass from Silvers, B. (Solomon, Jed kick) 11 plays, 70 yards, TOP 4:19
TROY 38, APP 31
TROY - Flakes, Andre 3 yd run (Solomon, Jed kick), 5 plays, 25 yards, TOP 0:00
TROY 38, APP 38
APP - Lamb, Taylor 2 yd run (Matics, Zach kick), 5 plays, 25 yards, TOP 0:00
TROY 38, APP 41
APP - Matics, Zach 38 yd field goal 4 plays, 4 yards, TOP 0:00
TROY 41, APP 41
TROY - Solomon, Jed 34 yd field goal 4 plays, 8 yards, TOP 0:00
TROY 41, APP 44
APP - Matics, Zach 24 yd field goal 6 plays, 18 yards, TOP 0:00
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Troy Drops Three OT Halloween Thriller at Appalachian State
10/31/2015 8:01:00 PM | Football
BOONE, N.C. – Zach Matics kicked a 24-yard field goal in the third overtime as Appalachian State escaped with a 44-41 victory over Troy in a thriller Saturday night at Kidd Brewer Stadium. Troy was denied on a fake field goal attempt on its possession to open the third overtime period.
App State (7-1, 4-0 Sun Belt) entered the game seventh in the country in total defense, but Troy (2-6, 1-3) rolled up 31 points in regulation against the Mountaineers and 450 total yards. App State had allowed a combined 43 points in its six other games against non-Power Five conference teams.
Troy sent the game into overtime with an 11-play, 70-yard drive in the final minutes of the fourth quarter. Brandon Silvers completed 6-of-7 attempts on the drive, including an 11-yard touchdown pass to Teddy Ruben with just 3:49 to play to tie the game at 31-31.
The Trojan defense held the Mountaineers to a three-and-out on the ensuing possession, but Troy was unable pick up a first down following the punt. App State took over with 58 seconds to play, but the Troy defense held once again to force overtime.
It was all Andre Flakes on Troy's first possession of overtime as he caught a 12-yard pass on the second play of the drive and then had carries of eight, two and three yards; the final one found the end zone.
App State answered after Marcus Cox converted a 4th-and-1 down to the Troy 2-yard line and Taylor Lamb cashed it in from there.
The teams traded field goals in the second overtime and Troy had the ball first for the third overtime. Facing 3rd-and-9, Silvers hooked up with Flakes for a 7-yard gain down to the 5-yard line. The Trojans opted for a fake field goal and John Johnson's pass to Clark Quisenberry was stuffed at the line.
App State worked its way down to the 7-yard line before Matics booted the game winner from 24-yards out on third down.
Silvers finished 27-of-41 for 265 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Ruben led the Trojans with nine catches for 83 yards, while Jarvis Bentley had three catches for 71 yards. Flakes finished with 55 yards on 21 carries, while Brandon Burks had 55 yards on 13 carries.
Playing without its best defensive player in Tyler Roberts, the Trojans sacked Lamb three times in the game and picked up nine tackles for loss. Seth Calloway led the way with eight tackles and 1.5 sacks, while JaQuadrian Lewis added eight tackles and half a tackle for loss.
Lamb was 16-of-26 for 184 yards and two touchdowns for the Mountaineers, while Marcus Cox rushed for 140 yards on 30 carries. Bobo Beathard paced App State with four catches for 62 yards.
Down seven at the break, Troy successfully converted its third on-side kick of the year on the opening kick of the second half. On the first play of the drive, wide receiver K.D. Edenfield threw a 45-yard strike to Bentley down to the 1-yard line. Silvers cashed in the score to tie the game at 17-17.
App regained the lead following a Troy interception on Lamb's second touchdown pass of the day, this one to Barrett Burns. Troy answered as Silvers called his own number from 5-yards out on the Trojans' ensuing possession.
Lamb put the Mountaineers back on top with a 1-yard run with just over a minute to play. App State had a chance to put the game away early in the fourth quarter, but LaMarcus Farmer intercepted Lamb at the Troy 23-yard line – the Trojans marched down the field for the game-tying score.
Roland Blair put App State on the board as he intercepted Silvers on the third play of the game and returned it 30-yards for a touchdown. Burks tied the game two possessions later on a 6-yard run.
App State regained the lead on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Lamb to Simms McElfresh in the final seconds of the first quarter.
Jed Solomon pulled Troy within four, 14-10, with a 22-yard field goal early in the second quarter and Matics pushed the lead back to seven with a 29-yard field goal with just over a minute to play in the half.
The Trojans return home next weekend to play host to ULM on Military Day. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. in Veterans Memorial Stadium.