Troy University Athletics
Troy’s Kilcrease & McAteer Named SBC Players of the Week
10/13/2025 1:00:00 PM | Football
TROY, Ala. – Troy quarterback Tucker Kilcrease and kicker Paddy McAteer have been named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively, the league office announced Monday afternoon, for their performances in Troy's victory at Texas State.
The two honors push Troy's total to five SBC Players of the Week for the season, the most in the league.
Kilcrease completed 30-of-39 passes for 415 yards and five touchdowns as he helped lead Troy rally from deficits of 21-0 and 28-7 to defeat the Bobcats, 48-41, in overtime. The Brantley, Ala., native's five touchdowns tied for second in program history (most by a player with 400-plus passing yards), while his passing total was the seventh most in a game by a Troy quarterback.
Since the start of the fourth quarter at Buffalo (last nine quarters), Kilcrease has completed 52-of-76 passes for 709 yards and eight touchdowns, while rushing for 143 yards and two touchdowns.
McAteer, a native of Mullaghbawn, Ireland, played a significant role in Troy's comeback with a record-setting field goal and stealing a possession back with an onside kick. After Kilcrease completed passes of 19 and 18 yards with less than 90 seconds remaining in the first half, McAteer boomed a 53-yard field goal, the first of his career, as time expired on the opening half. It was tied for the longest field goal in program history and pulled Troy within two scores at the break.
Troy marched down the field on the opening possession of the first half, capped by Jarris Williams' first career touchdown. McAteer drilled the ensuing kickoff off a Texas State player, which ricocheted back into the hands of Jordan Perry for a Troy recovery. Six plays later, Scott Taylor Renfroe split the uprights to pull Troy within four, 31-27.
The Trojans, who have now won seven of their last 10 games and five of their last six Sun Belt contests, travel to ULM this weekend.
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