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Southern Mississippi vs Troy

Final · Week 7 · Tue Oct 6 · 8:00 PM ET · Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL)

Southern Mississippi Golden EaglesSouthern Mississippi
34
FinalOct 6, 2026
Troy TrojansTroy
55
TVESPN2

Recap

Troy beat Southern Mississippi 55-34 at Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL) on Oct 6, 2026.

Troy won the turnover battle 3-0. They scored 17 unanswered points in the first quarter.

Kalshi had Troy at 77% and Polymarket at 77% to win before kickoff. Among the public, 91% of moneyline bets and 87% of the money were on Troy.

Score by quarter

Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and Troy Trojans, score by quarter
Team1234T
USM0720734
TROY1714101455

Scoring plays

First Quarter

  1. TROYTouchdown · 10:11Jordan Lovett 15 Yd Run (Ethan Head Kick)0-7
  2. TROYField Goal · 4:37Ethan Head 34 Yd Field Goal0-10
  3. TROYTouchdown · 1:53Goose Crowder 9 Yd Run (Ethan Head Kick)0-17

Second Quarter

  1. USMTouchdown · 12:09Mario Sanders 2 Yd pass from Landry Lyddy (Creighton Wilbanks Kick)7-17
  2. TROYTouchdown · 6:20Goose Crowder 1 Yd Run (Ethan Head Kick)7-24
  3. TROYTouchdown · 0:21Nick Hampton 5 Yd pass from Goose Crowder (Ethan Head Kick)7-31

Third Quarter

  1. USMTouchdown · 14:43AJ Little 75 Yd pass from Mario Sanders (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)13-31
  2. TROYTouchdown · 12:13Jordan Lovett 46 Yd pass from Goose Crowder (Ethan Head Kick)13-38
  3. USMTouchdown · 5:25Mario Sanders 27 Yd pass from Landry Lyddy (Creighton Wilbanks Kick)20-38
  4. TROYField Goal · 2:12Ethan Head 22 Yd Field Goal20-41
  5. USMTouchdown · 1:03Robert Briggs 44 Yd Run (Creighton Wilbanks Kick)27-41

Fourth Quarter

  1. TROYTouchdown · 6:50Jaheim Merriweather 1 Yd Run (Ethan Head Kick)27-48
  2. USMTouchdown · 4:38Jamarice Wilder 1 Yd Run (Creighton Wilbanks Kick)34-48
  3. TROYTouchdown · 1:51Gavin Griffin 12 Yd Run (Ethan Head Kick)34-55

Team stats

USMTROY
1st Downs
30
33
Total Yards
512
662
Passing
391
225
Rushing
121
437
3rd down efficiency
3-9
8-14
Turnovers
3
0
Possession
20:38
39:22

Top performers

Southern Mississippi Golden EaglesTroy Trojans

Passing

Landry Lyddy24/37, 316 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Goose Crowder18/21, 225 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing

Robert Briggs2 CAR, 44 YDS, 1 TD
Goose Crowder17 CAR, 145 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving

Kaden Saunders7 REC, 138 YDS
Jordan Lovett2 REC, 53 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Jameer Lewis1.5
Delvin Whitaker1

Tackles

Michael Robinson III13
Keno Jones8

Betting splits at kickoff

Consensus
MoneylineUSM · TROY
Bets9%91%
Money13%87%
SpreadUSM · TROY
Bets27%73%
Money20%80%
Total O/UOver · Under
Bets54%46%
Money51%49%

Scores and stats: ESPN. Prediction-market prices: Kalshi and Polymarket. Betting splits: a consensus across several sportsbooks. Odds change constantly: confirm the price at the book. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

Game details updated Oct 7, 12:42 AM ET. How game pages are made