Troy University Athletics
Saturday, September 10
Clemson, S.C.
11:30 a.m.
Troy University
1-1
24
at
30
Clemson
2-0
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Troy
3
7
0
14
24
Clemson
3
10
0
17
30
Team Stats
TROY
CU
Total Yards
386
414
Pass Yards
245
292
Rushing Yards
141
122
Penalty Yards
95
71
1st Downs
21
24
3rd Downs
2
8
4th Downs
2
0
TOP
33:20
26:40
1st Quarter
TROY 3, CU 0
TROY - Kay, Ryan 39 yd field goal 5 plays, 25 yards, TOP 0:55
TROY 3, CU 3
CU - HUEGEL 26 yd field goal 10 plays, 57 yards, TOP 2:54
2nd Quarter
TROY 3, CU 10
CU - RENFROW 35 yd pass from WATSON (HUEGEL kick) 4 plays, 54 yards, TOP 1:00
TROY 10, CU 10
TROY - Frye, Jabir 66 yd run (Kay, Ryan kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:14
TROY 10, CU 13
CU - HUEGEL 32 yd field goal 5 plays, 26 yards, TOP 1:30
4th Quarter
TROY 10, CU 20
CU - WILKINS 1 yd pass from WATSON (HUEGEL kick) 13 plays, 66 yards, TOP 3:44
TROY 10, CU 27
CU - CAIN 23 yd pass from WATSON (HUEGEL kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:54
TROY 17, CU 27
TROY - Douglas, D. 2 yd pass from Silvers, B. (Kay, Ryan kick) 14 plays, 86 yards, TOP 4:57
TROY 17, CU 30
CU - HUEGEL 34 yd field goal 7 plays, 32 yards, TOP 2:33
TROY 24, CU 30
TROY - Douglas, D. 1 yd pass from Silvers, B. (Kay, Ryan kick) 8 plays, 68 yards, TOP 1:40
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
24
TD
2
YDS
233
INT
2
CMP
2
TD
0
YDS
12
INT
1
Players Mentioned
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Troy Takes No. 2 Clemson to the Brink
9/10/2016 5:44:00 PM | Football
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CLEMSON, South Carolina – Troy traveled to No. 2 Clemson as a heavy underdog and walked off the turf of Memorial Stadium with the respect of the nation as the home-standing Tigers escaped with a 30-24 victory over the Trojans on Saturday afternoon.
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Clemson (2-0) led by just three points, 13-10, at the half and jumped out to a 17-point lead early in the fourth quarter following a pair of controversial non-fumble calls. Brandon Silvers threw a pair of touchdown passes to Deondre Douglas over the final five minutes of the game around a Clemson field goal to pull Troy within six, 30-24, but an on-sides kick attempt with under a minute to play was unsuccessful.
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Troy (1-1) put a stir into the nation midway through the second quarter as head coach Neal Brown went for it on 4th-and-1 from his own 34-yard line. True freshman running back Jabir Frye made the gamble pay off as he went around the edge 66-yards for the game-tying touchdown.
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Silvers finished the game 24-of-42 for 233 yards, a pair of touchdowns and two interceptions. Douglas made a game-high 11 catches for 93 yards and two touchdowns, while Emanuel Thompson had six catches for 47 yards.
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The Trojans forced Clemson into five three-and-outs in the game and became the first non-conference team to pick off Heisman Trophy candidate Deshaun Watson multiple times as Jalen Rountree and Cedarius Rookard came away with interceptions.
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Watson completed just 27-of-53 attempts for 292 yards and three touchdowns, while rushing 10 times for 55 yards. Clemson marginally outgained Troy in the game, 414-386, despite running seven more offensive plays.
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Quotable
"Never okay to lose ... that was my message to our football team, and I mean that … I mean that to our fan base," Troy head coach Neal Brown said. "I am proud of all of our coaches and players. I thought our staff did a tremendous job putting our guys in position in all three phases. I am really proud of them. Our players competed and fought all the way to the very end. We played the No. 2 team in the country and gave them everything they wanted. We didn't play our best in any phase, offensively, defensively or special teams. We did not play our best."
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Turning Point(s)
Clemson led 13-10 with the ball late in the third quarter and was driving just outside the red zone. Deshaun Watson appeared to complete a pass to Trevion Thompson as he had possession of the ball and made a football move before Troy safety Kris Weatherspoon laid a jarring hit that forced the ball on the turf and the Trojans fell on the loose  ball. The play was ruled incomplete and was not reviewed.
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Six plays later as Clemson faced 2nd-and-goal on the 1-yard line. As Tyshon Dye attempted to cross the goal line, the ball was knocked out of his hands before a whistle had blown and Troy's Junior Gnonkonde returned it 98-yards for what would have been a go-ahead touchdown. However, officials ruled that forward progress had been stopped and the play was not reviewable.
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Stat Geek
After forcing just three turnovers in the first six games of last season, the Trojan defense has forced 20 turnovers over the past eight games dating back to last year, including three today at Clemson.
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Notable
Troy falls to 1-20 all-time against ranked opponents. Today's 6-point loss was Troy's second-smallest margin of defeat against a ranked opponent (24-20 at No. 17 LSU in 2004).
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Stat of the Game
Troy's defense finished with 5.0 tackles for loss and held Clemson to just 3.8 yards per carry. The Tigers averaged 4.9 yards per carry last season.
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Up Next
The Trojans hit the road again next week as they travel to Hattiesburg, Miss., for a matchup against C-USA West Division favorite Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles knocked off Kentucky during the opening weekend of play. This will be the first regular season meeting between the two schools since 1977.
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