Troy Drops Road Finale at Louisiana

Saturday, November 23

Lafayette, La.

4 p.m.

Troy University

5-6 , 3-4

Louisiana

9-2 , 6-1

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Troy

Louisiana

11/23/2019 8:44:00 PM | Football

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

LAFAYETTE, La. – Troy's two-game winning streak came to an abrupt halt Saturday with a 53-3 loss at Louisiana in Sun Belt action at Cajun Field.

The Ragin' Cajuns (9-2, 6-1 Sun Belt), who clinched the Sun Belt West title with the win, closed out the game with 46 unanswered points. Tyler Sumpter provided the only scoring of the game for the Trojans (5-6, 3-4) with a 30-yard field goal to make it a 7-3 game late in the first quarter.

Troy quarterback Kaleb Barker completed 15-of-32 passes for 178 yards but was held without a touchdown for the first time this season, while DK Billingsley rushed for 68 yards on 10 carries and Jamontez Woods added 57 yards on 13 carries in his first action since week two.

Louisiana rushed for 254 yards on 37 carries behind its dangerous trio of running backs with Trey Ragas pacing the group with a pair of scores and 79 yards. Levi Lewis completed 21-of-33 passes for 273 yards and a touchdown.

The Trojans had a chance to grab some early momentum when T.J. Harris stripped the ball from Ragas' hands deep in Cajun territory. However, an early whistle and subsequent replay ruled Ragas down by forward progress. Troy had another big play wiped out in the first half when Reggie Todd's 82-yard touchdown reception was taking off the board due to officials calling a penalty for an illegal block.

Carlton Martial recorded 12 tackles for his fifth double-digit tackle game of the season to lead the Troy defense.

Quotable – Troy Head Coach Chip Lindsey
"It was a tough night for us. It was one of those situations that every time we took a step forward, we took two steps backwards, but we have a great opportunity to learn and get better next week. We need to have a great week of practice and learn from our mistakes."

Notable
• Kaleb Barker moved into fifth place on the Troy single-season passing yardage list (3,347).

• Kaylon Geiger moved into fourth place on the Troy single-season list with 74 receptions on the season after six on Saturday.

• Troy lost the toss (4-7) and Louisiana elected to receive the opening kickoff. It marked just the third time in 11 games this season that Troy did not receive the opening kickoff.

• Tyler Sumpter moved into sole possession of fourth place with his 37th career made field goal; he also improved 10-of-14 in his career from 30-39 yards with his 30-yard mark in the first quarter.

Up Next
Troy has its final shot of bowl eligibility this upcoming Friday when No. 24 Appalachian State comes to The Vet. The Mountaineers will be the third ranked team to play at The Vet – No. 17 Missouri (2004) and No. 22 Boise State (2018).