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Football Travels to No. 2 Clemson
9/8/2016 2:13:00 PM | Football
TROY, Alabama – With a convincing season-opening victory tucked away, the Troy football team hits the road this weekend to Death Valley for a matchup with No. 2 Clemson. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. (CDT) and the game will be televised live on the ACC Network.
The Trojans (1-0) defeated Austin Peay 57-17 in the opener behind 706 yards of total offense and a defense that held the Governors to just 37 yards in the second half. Troy's offensive total was the third most in school history, while the points scored were the third most in a season opener in school history.
There were plenty of stars to choose from on the offensive side of the ball as Brandon Silvers threw for 229 yards and two scores, while rushing for another, Jordan Chunn rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown on just 13 carries and Ismail Saleem caught four passes for 106 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively, Kris Weatherspoon led the Trojans with seven tackles and a tackle for loss, while Junior Gnonkonde had six stops and Kamryn Melton made a pair of tackles and intercepted a pass.
Clemson (1-0) traveled to Auburn on the opening Saturday of the season and left The Plains with a 19-13 victory. Clemson returns 14 starters, including Heisman Trophy candidate Deshaun Watson, from last year's team that advanced to the CFP National Championship Game against Alabama.
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"They're exactly what you'd expect of the No. 2 ranked team in the country. We're looking forward to getting to Death Valley," Troy head coach Neal Brown said. "Great challenge, great opportunity, however you want to look at it. It's one of the best atmospheres in college football and it should be fun."
Notable
• True freshman quarterback Sawyer Smith threw a 47-yard touchdown pass on his first career attempt; he is the first quarterback in Troy's recorded history to throw a touchdown pass on his first attempt.
• True freshman quarterback Kaleb Barker's 50-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter against Austin Peay was the longest run by a Troy quarterback since Jamie Hampton against Arkansas (56 yards) in 2007 & longest for a touchdown since Hansell Bearden in 2002 vs. Southern Utah (63 yards).
• Troy has scored 50+ points in three games under Neal Brown (13 overall games); the Trojans had done so just once in the previous 66 games.
• Troy has averaged 39.0 points and 455.9 yards of total offense over the past seven games; the Trojans averaged 19.8 points and 305.7 yards over the first six games of the Neal Brown era.
• Troy forced Austin Peay into five straight three-and-outs to close out the game as the Trojans held the Govs to just 16 yards on 15 plays on their final five drives.
• Against Austin Peay, 34 Trojans made their first career appearances in a Troy uniform (21 offense, 12 defense, 1 special teams), while 11 players made the first starts of their Trojan career.
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