Troy University Athletics
Complete Effort Powers Troy to Decisive Victory Over Texas State
10/10/2020 6:17:00 PM | Football
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TROY, Ala. -- Behind a complete effort on both sides of the ball, Troy defeated Texas State, 37-17, Saturday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
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In the victory, four different Trojans (2-1, 1-0 Sun Belt) recorded a touchdown, led by senior Reggie Todd who recorded a pair of touchdowns and Kaylon Geiger, who surpassed 1,000 career receiving yards with his seven-catch 121-yard output.
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On the ground, freshman Kimani Vidal led the way rushing for 106-yards while BJ Smith rushed for his 18th-career touchdown in the third quarter.
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Sophomore Gunnar Watson set a pair of career-highs completing 33-of-46 passes for a career-best 338 yards and four touchdowns. With his four strikes, Watson turned his first-career four touchdown performance and the third four-touchdown performance of the Chip Lindsey era (15 games).
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In the victory, the Trojans featured a 300-yard passer (Watson), a 100-yard rusher (Vidal) and a 100-yard receiver (Geiger) in the same contest for the first-time since 2019 (Nov. 9, Georgia Southern).
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On the defensive side of the ball, the Trojans allowed just 254 total yards of offense, the second sub-300-yard performance of the season. The Troy defense held the potent Texas State (1-4, 1-1 Sun Belt) offense to just 15 total first downs for the game and three first half points.
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The Trojans returns to action next Saturday afternoon against Eastern Kentucky. Kickoff between the Colonels and Trojans is set for 2:30 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
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TROY, Ala. -- Behind a complete effort on both sides of the ball, Troy defeated Texas State, 37-17, Saturday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
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In the victory, four different Trojans (2-1, 1-0 Sun Belt) recorded a touchdown, led by senior Reggie Todd who recorded a pair of touchdowns and Kaylon Geiger, who surpassed 1,000 career receiving yards with his seven-catch 121-yard output.
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On the ground, freshman Kimani Vidal led the way rushing for 106-yards while BJ Smith rushed for his 18th-career touchdown in the third quarter.
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Sophomore Gunnar Watson set a pair of career-highs completing 33-of-46 passes for a career-best 338 yards and four touchdowns. With his four strikes, Watson turned his first-career four touchdown performance and the third four-touchdown performance of the Chip Lindsey era (15 games).
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In the victory, the Trojans featured a 300-yard passer (Watson), a 100-yard rusher (Vidal) and a 100-yard receiver (Geiger) in the same contest for the first-time since 2019 (Nov. 9, Georgia Southern).
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On the defensive side of the ball, the Trojans allowed just 254 total yards of offense, the second sub-300-yard performance of the season. The Troy defense held the potent Texas State (1-4, 1-1 Sun Belt) offense to just 15 total first downs for the game and three first half points.
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The Trojans returns to action next Saturday afternoon against Eastern Kentucky. Kickoff between the Colonels and Trojans is set for 2:30 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
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