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Barker’s Record-Setting Effort Paces Troy
11/16/2019 6:43:00 PM | Football
SAN MARCOS, Texas – Kaleb Barker threw six touchdown passes – five in the first half – to tie the Troy single-game record as the Trojans systematically dismantled Texas State, 63-27, Saturday afternoon at Bobcat Stadium.
Troy's 63 points were its most ever in a Sun Belt game and most overall since putting 66 on the board against Savanna State in 2013. The tally ranks as the fifth most in a Sun Belt Conference game in league history and 16th most in the country this year.
Barker's six touchdowns tie Troy Sports Hall of Fame member Sim Byrd for the school record; Byrd did so during Troy's 1968 National Championship run. The six scores are tied for the second most in Sun Belt history and the third most among FBS quarterbacks this season.
The Trojans (5-5, 3-3 Sun Belt) are now averaging 39.0 points per game on the season and have topped the 30-point threshold in five straight games; Troy's single-season record for scoring is 35.33 points per game.
Barker completed 30-of-43 passes for 363 yards to go along with the six touchdown passes. He now has 30 touchdowns on the season, the most by a Troy quarterback through 10 games in the school's DI history. He threw touchdown strikes to five different players with the lone multiple recipient coming from an unlikely source in Trevon Woolfolk.
Troy's third string running back became the first Trojan running back since 2015 to catch a touchdown pass with his score in the first quarter and then became the first running back in Troy's DI history to catch a pair of scores in a game when he added another in the second quarter. The redshirt freshman completed his day with a 2-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter.
Carlton Martial continued to add to his All-America resume with two interceptions – one of which he returned 64 yards for a touchdown – and seven tackles. KJ Robertson added eight tackles and a pick as the Trojans intercepted Tyler Vitt four times on the afternoon.
Troy capitalized on all four of Texas State's (3-7, 2-4) turnovers in the game with the Trojans scoring touchdowns on each ensuing possession.
Quotable – Troy Head Coach Chip Lindsey
"I was really pleased with the way we came out especially in the first half. I thought we executed well, only a few drives that we left out there. We carried over well between offense, defense and special teams, from last week. We talked about keeping that momentum, and I think we did."
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Redshirt freshman A.J. Lewis caught his third touchdown pass of the season (on his third reception) ... his three touchdown receptions are the most by a Troy tight end in the school's DI history.
Notable
• With four turnovers forced in the game -- all interceptions -- Troy has now forced 102 turnovers since the start of the 2016 season; the Trojans entered the week second nationally over that time period.
• Troy has now intercepted 43 passes since the start of the 2016 season; the total was the third most in the country over that time period.
• With six touchdowns on the day, Kaleb Barker moved into eighth place all-time in school history with 49 career touchdowns responsible for. He moved into fifth place on the career touchdown passing list with 41.
• Kaleb Barker moved into seventh place in Troy history with 4,334 career passing yards.
• Kaleb Barker moved into eighth place on the Troy single-season passing completions list (360), third place on the single-season passing touchdowns list (30) and seventh place on the single-season passing yardage list (3,169).
• Reggie Todd has now caught a touchdown pass in three straight games after his second-quarter score. The 38-yard touchdown was his third of the season of 35 or more yards.
• Troy scored 40-plus points in consecutive games for the first time since 2015 (NM State, App State, ULM).
Scoring Summary
TXST – Rowland 33-yard field goal, 7:30, 1st 0-3
TROY – Woolfolk 13-yard pass from Barker (Sumpter kick), 3:44, 1st 7-3
TROY – Lewis 3-yard pass from Barker (Sumpter kick), 0:03, 1st 14-3
TXST – Brown 21-yard run (Rowland kick), 13:30, 2nd 14-10
TROY – Todd 38-yard touchdown pass from Barker (Sumpter kick), 8:56, 2nd 21-10
TROY – Woolfolk 13-yard reception from Barker (Sumpter kick), 6:34, 2nd 28-10
TROY – Whittemore 1-yard pass from Barker (Sumpter kick), 2:20, 2nd 35-10
TROY – McClain 2-yard pass from Barker (Sumpter kick), 9:42, 3rd 42-10
TXST – Rowland 35-yard field goal, 7:46, 3rd 42-13
TXST – White 35-yard pass from Vitt (Rowland kick), 2:08, 3rd 42-20
TROY – Daughtry-Frye 6-yard run (Sumpter kick), 13:26, 4th 49-20
TXST – Banks 39-yard pass from Vitt (Rowland kick), 9:40, 4th 49-27
TROY – Woolfolk 2-yard run (Legassey kick), 1:41, 4th 56-27
TROY – Martial 64-yard interception return (Legassey kick), 0:08, 4th 63-27
Team Stats
TROY 0, TXST 3
TXST - Rowland, Joshua 33 yd field goal 11 plays, 50 yards, TOP 5:42
TROY 7, TXST 3
TROY - Woolfolk, T. 13 yd pass from Barker, Kaleb (Sumpter, Tyler kick) 11 plays, 83 yards, TOP 3:39
TROY 14, TXST 3
TROY - Lewis, A.J. 3 yd pass from Barker, Kaleb (Sumpter, Tyler kick) 4 plays, 53 yards, TOP 1:20
TROY 14, TXST 10
TXST - BrownJr,Robert 21 yd run (Rowland, Joshua kick), 4 plays, 57 yards, TOP 1:30
TROY 21, TXST 10
TROY - Todd, Reggie 38 yd pass from Barker, Kaleb (Sumpter, Tyler kick) 5 plays, 50 yards, TOP 1:24
TROY 28, TXST 10
TROY - Woolfolk, T. 13 yd pass from Barker, Kaleb (Sumpter, Tyler kick) 6 plays, 57 yards, TOP 1:26
TROY 35, TXST 10
TROY - Whittemore, L. 1 yd pass from Barker, Kaleb (Sumpter, Tyler kick) 5 plays, 47 yards, TOP 1:10
TROY 42, TXST 10
TROY - McClain, Khalil 2 yd pass from Barker, Kaleb (Sumpter, Tyler kick) 10 plays, 48 yards, TOP 3:43
TROY 42, TXST 13
TXST - Rowland, Joshua 35 yd field goal 7 plays, 57 yards, TOP 1:56
TROY 42, TXST 20
TXST - White,Hutch 35 yd pass from Vitt,Tyler (Rowland, Joshua kick) 8 plays, 83 yards, TOP 3:47
TROY 49, TXST 20
TROY - Daughtry-Frye 6 yd run (Sumpter, Tyler kick), 8 plays, 82 yards, TOP 3:36
TROY 49, TXST 27
TXST - Banks,Javen 39 yd pass from Vitt,Tyler (Rowland, Joshua kick) 2 plays, 50 yards, TOP 0:30
TROY 56, TXST 27
TROY - Woolfolk, T. 2 yd run (Legassey, Evan kick), 8 plays, 39 yards, TOP 5:18
TROY 63, TXST 27
TROY - Martial, C. 64 yd interception (Legassey, Evan kick)
