Troy University Athletics
Saturday, September 15
Lincoln, Neb.
11 a.m.
Troy University
at
Nebraska
Troy Faces First Road Test of the Season at Nebraska
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TROY, Ala. – After opening the season with two home games for the first time since 2013, Troy hits the road Saturday for a date with Nebraska in Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. and the game will be televised live on Big Ten Network.
Troy (1-1) travels to Lincoln, the site of the Trojans' first-ever game at the FBS level back in 2001, coming off a 59-7 thrashing of Florida A&M last weekend. Junior quarterback Kaleb Barker accounted for five touchdowns, the Trojans rushed for 292 yards and the Troy defense forced four turnovers in the victory.
"I thought our energy was at a much higher level," head coach Neal Brown said of his team's effort last weekend. "FAMU broke one in the open and Tron Folsom and Marcus Jones had a great effort play to track the running back down. I still think that we can take it up another notch, and I think that we can strain a little bit more."
Troy's defense played more like itself against the Rattlers with 14 tackles for loss, its most since 2015, and the Trojans now rank 10 nationally in tackles for loss heading into the weekend. Folsom intercepted two passes, returned one for a touchdown and added 1.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage.
The Trojans have played well on the road the past two seasons with a 9-3 record away from home, including a victory over No. 22 LSU – two of the losses came at the hands of No. 2 Clemson and Boise State. Troy's current five-game road winning streak is the fourth-longest active streak nationally.
Troy and Nebraska (0-1) have not met since 2006, and the Trojans are looking to snap a string of back-to-back shutouts by the Cornhuskers.
"We want to win the game and we are playing the game to win but we have to continue to get better," Brown said. "We have to make sure we play good fundamental football, if we do that I think we will have an opportunity. They are a high-level opponent and they provide some major challenges for us on offense and defense."
Know Your Foe
Nebraska is coming off a season-opening loss to Colorado after the Cornhuskers scheduled opener against Akron was canceled due to weather. Colorado scored with just 66 seconds remaining in the game to walk out of Lincoln with a 33-28 victory.
The Cornhuskers lost freshman quarterback Adrian Martinez in the game and his status for Saturday's contest has been the hot topic all week. Before his knee injury, Martinez rushed 15 times for 117 yards and two touchdowns while completing 15-of-20 passes for 187 yards and a score.
Notable
• Troy has carried a lead into the second half 24 times under Neal Brown and the Trojans have emerged victorious in 23 of those contents.
• Troy's 22 wins over the last three seasons are the 11thmost in the country and are tied for third among all Group of Five programs nationally.
• Troy has picked up 10 or more yards on 18 rushes through two games this season, a number which ranks 13thnationally.
TROY, Ala. – After opening the season with two home games for the first time since 2013, Troy hits the road Saturday for a date with Nebraska in Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. and the game will be televised live on Big Ten Network.
Troy (1-1) travels to Lincoln, the site of the Trojans' first-ever game at the FBS level back in 2001, coming off a 59-7 thrashing of Florida A&M last weekend. Junior quarterback Kaleb Barker accounted for five touchdowns, the Trojans rushed for 292 yards and the Troy defense forced four turnovers in the victory.
"I thought our energy was at a much higher level," head coach Neal Brown said of his team's effort last weekend. "FAMU broke one in the open and Tron Folsom and Marcus Jones had a great effort play to track the running back down. I still think that we can take it up another notch, and I think that we can strain a little bit more."
Troy's defense played more like itself against the Rattlers with 14 tackles for loss, its most since 2015, and the Trojans now rank 10 nationally in tackles for loss heading into the weekend. Folsom intercepted two passes, returned one for a touchdown and added 1.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage.
The Trojans have played well on the road the past two seasons with a 9-3 record away from home, including a victory over No. 22 LSU – two of the losses came at the hands of No. 2 Clemson and Boise State. Troy's current five-game road winning streak is the fourth-longest active streak nationally.
Troy and Nebraska (0-1) have not met since 2006, and the Trojans are looking to snap a string of back-to-back shutouts by the Cornhuskers.
"We want to win the game and we are playing the game to win but we have to continue to get better," Brown said. "We have to make sure we play good fundamental football, if we do that I think we will have an opportunity. They are a high-level opponent and they provide some major challenges for us on offense and defense."
Know Your Foe
Nebraska is coming off a season-opening loss to Colorado after the Cornhuskers scheduled opener against Akron was canceled due to weather. Colorado scored with just 66 seconds remaining in the game to walk out of Lincoln with a 33-28 victory.
The Cornhuskers lost freshman quarterback Adrian Martinez in the game and his status for Saturday's contest has been the hot topic all week. Before his knee injury, Martinez rushed 15 times for 117 yards and two touchdowns while completing 15-of-20 passes for 187 yards and a score.
Notable
• Troy has carried a lead into the second half 24 times under Neal Brown and the Trojans have emerged victorious in 23 of those contents.
• Troy's 22 wins over the last three seasons are the 11thmost in the country and are tied for third among all Group of Five programs nationally.
• Troy has picked up 10 or more yards on 18 rushes through two games this season, a number which ranks 13thnationally.
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