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Troy Trojans vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

College Football
Troy
8-4
28-18
Final
M. M. Roberts Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

  • End of Game
  • Missed FG
  • Touchdown
  • Touchdown
  • Touchdown
  • Punt
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Who won: Troy 28-18

The Troy Trojans beat the Southern Miss Golden Eagles 28-18 on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at M. M. Roberts Stadium. The Troy outscored the Southern Miss 14-3 in the 2nd quarter. Goose Crowder led the Troy in passing yards (24/34, 285 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT). Braylon Braxton led the Southern Miss in passing yards (20/35, 209 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.5RaRa Thomas
  2. 27.7Goose Crowder
  3. 37.5Donnie Smith
  4. 47.4Devin Lafayette
  5. 57.3Tae Meadows
  6. 67.2Carl Chester
  7. 77.1Peyton Higgins
  8. 87.1Jonathan Pennix
  9. 96.9Jaquez White
  10. 106.9Chris Jones
  11. 116.9J'Mond Tapp
  12. 126.8Ian Foster

Team stats

TROYUSM
221st Downs20
7-153rd down efficiency5-14
1-34th down efficiency1-1
428Total Yards304
296Passing209
25/35Comp/Att20/35
8.5Yards per pass6.0
132Rushing95
38Rushing Attempts31
3.5Yards per rush3.1
11-87Penalties6-53
1Turnovers1
0Fumbles lost0
1Interceptions thrown1
32:30Possession27:30

Player of the game

RaRa Thomas

TROY · 5 REC, 118 YDS, 2 TD

8.5

Win probability

100%TROY final
TROYUSM

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Play by play

  1. Q4 0:00TRO

    End of game

    End of 4th quarter.

  2. Q4 0:22Goose Crowder

    Stuffed for a loss of 2

    Kneel down by #9 G.Crowder at TROY26 for loss of 2 yards

    G. Crowder · 8 CAR, -4 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TROY 28

  3. Q4 0:26Creighton Wilbanks

    46 yd field goal missed

    #40 C.Wilbanks field goal attempt from 46 yards NO GOOD (H: #17 K.McCormick, LS: #46 L.Beard), clock 00:26

    C. Wilbanks · 1/3 FG · 4th & 4 · 4th & 4 at TROY 28

  4. Q4 0:31TRO

    Timeout

    Timeout Troy, clock 00:31

  5. Q4 0:31USM
    FLAG

    Penalty

    PENALTY TROY Offside (#11 E.Davis) 5 yards from TROY33 to TROY28. NO PLAY

    4th & 9 at TROY 33

  6. Q4 0:31Braylon Braxton

    Incomplete to C. Chester

    No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Braxton pass incomplete deep left to #7 C.Chester thrown to TROY00

    B. Braxton · 20/35, 209 YDS · 3rd & 9 · 3rd & 9 at TROY 33

  7. Q4 0:41Braylon Braxton

    1 yd completion to J. Carter

    No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Braxton pass complete short left to #24 J.Carter caught at TROY41, for 1 yard to the TROY33 (#5 K.Levine)

    B. Braxton · 20/35, 209 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at TROY 34

  8. Q4 0:59USM

    Pass incompletion

    No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Braxton pass incomplete short right to #8 B.Brown thrown to TROY25 broken up by #8 J.White

    1st & 10 at TROY 34

  9. Q4 1:01Braylon Braxton

    14 yd completion to J. Carter

    No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Braxton pass complete short left to #24 J.Carter caught at TROY44, for 14 yards to the TROY34 (#8 J.White), 1ST DOWN

    B. Braxton · 20/35, 209 YDS · 3rd & 12 · 3rd & 12 at TROY 48

  10. Q4 1:29Braylon Braxton
    FLAG

    Flag: penalty

    No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Braxton sacked for loss of 8 yards to the USM39 (#22 D.Smith) PENALTY TROY Illegal Substitution 5 yards from USM47 to TROY48. NO PLAY

    B. Braxton · 20/35, 209 YDS · 3rd & 17 · 3rd & 17 at USM 47

  11. Q4 1:45Braylon Braxton

    Sacked for a loss of 5

    No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Braxton sacked for loss of 5 yards to the USM47 (#22 D.Smith)

    B. Braxton · 20/35, 209 YDS · 2nd & 12 · 2nd & 12 at TROY 48

  12. Q4 1:54Braylon Braxton

    3 yd run

    No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Braxton rush right for 3 yards gain to the TROY48, out of bounds at TROY48

    B. Braxton · 7 CAR, -3 YDS · 1st & 15 · 1st & 15 at USM 49

  13. Q4 2:00USM
    FLAG

    Flag: penalty

    PENALTY USM False Start (#9 E.Metcalf) 5 yards from TROY46 to USM49. NO PLAY

    1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TROY 46

  14. Q4 2:00USM

    Timeout

    Timeout Southern Miss, clock 02:00

  15. Q4 2:15Braylon Braxton

    13 yd completion to B. Brown

    No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Braxton pass complete short right to #8 B.Brown caught at TROY47, for 13 yards to the TROY46 (#7 J.Stringer; #17 M.Odom), 1ST DOWN

    B. Braxton · 20/35, 209 YDS · 4th & 10 · 4th & 10 at USM 41

  16. Q4 2:25TRO

    Timeout

    Timeout Troy, clock 02:25

  17. Q4 2:25Braylon Braxton

    Incomplete to B. Brown

    No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Braxton pass incomplete deep right to #8 B.Brown thrown to TROY35

    B. Braxton · 20/35, 209 YDS · 3rd & 10 · 3rd & 10 at USM 41

  18. Q4 2:34USM

    Pass incompletion

    No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Braxton pass incomplete short left to #9 E.Metcalf thrown to TROY40

    2nd & 10 at USM 41

  19. Q4 2:34Braylon Braxton

    Incomplete to M. Davis

    No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Braxton pass incomplete short right to #6 M.Davis thrown to TROY41

    B. Braxton · 20/35, 209 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at USM 41

  20. Q4 2:47Braylon Braxton

    15 yd completion to C. Chester

    No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Braxton pass complete short left to #7 C.Chester caught at USM41, for 15 yards to the USM41, out of bounds at USM41, 1ST DOWN

    B. Braxton · 20/35, 209 YDS · 3rd & 9 · 3rd & 9 at USM 26

  21. Q4 2:52Braylon Braxton

    Incomplete to E. Metcalf

    No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Braxton pass incomplete short middle to #9 E.Metcalf thrown to USM38 broken up by #8 J.White

    B. Braxton · 20/35, 209 YDS · 2nd & 9 · 2nd & 9 at USM 26

  22. Q4 3:05Braylon Braxton

    1 yd run

    No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Braxton rush middle for 1 yard gain to the USM26 (#7 J.Stringer; #11 E.Davis)

    B. Braxton · 7 CAR, -3 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at USM 25

  23. Q4 3:16

    Kickoff, touchback

    #32 P.McAteer kickoff 65 yards to the USM00, Touchback

    P. McAteer

  24. TOUCHDOWNQ4 3:16
    RaRa Thomas

    Touchdown! 75 yd catch from G. Crowder

    R. Thomas · 5 REC, 118 YDS

    #9 G.Crowder pass complete deep middle to #7 R.Thomas caught at USM40, for 75 yards to the USM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:16, 1ST DOWN #40 S.Renfroe kick attempt good (H: #28 E.Crenshaw, LS: #87 C.Walls)

    TROY 28 - 18 USM
  25. Q4 3:27Reed Harradine

    Kickoff, touchback

    #96 R.Harradine kickoff 65 yards to the TROY00, Touchback

    R. Harradine

Leaders

TROYUSM
Passing Yards
Goose Crowder
24/34, 285 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Braylon Braxton
20/35, 209 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Yards
Tae Meadows
21 CAR, 94 YDS, 1 TD
Jeffery Pittman
10 CAR, 51 YDS
Receiving Yards
RaRa Thomas
5 REC, 118 YDS, 2 TD
Carl Chester
4 REC, 76 YDS, 1 TD
Sacks
Donnie Smith
2
J'Mond Tapp
1
Tackles
Devin Lafayette
7
Chris Jones
10