University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Southern Miss
2-3 , 0-1
Troy
4-2 , 2-1
Golden Eagles Fall to Troy in Sun Belt Football Opener
10/8/2022 11:17:00 PM | Football
TROY, Ala. -- Kimani Vidal had 79 yards rushing and a touchdown on 17 carries, DK Billingsley scored on a 1-yard run and Troy beat Southern Miss 27-10 Saturday night.
Markeis Colvin picked off a pass and returned it 44 yards to the Southern Miss 27 and six plays later Billingsley's touchdown with 3:52 remaining in the first half gave Troy a 10-7 lead.
A defensive pass interference penalty on a third-and-9, a 29-yard gain on a run by Vidal and a 30-yard pass from Jarret Doege to Tez Johnson to the 10 set up Vidal's touchdown that capped the opening drive of the second half and gave the Trojans (4-2, 2-1 Sun Belt Conference) a 10-point lead.
Camron Harrell intercepted a pass from Doege near midfield and returned it to the 13 before, on the next play, Zach Wilcke threw a touchdown pass to Jason Brownlee that gave Southern Miss (2-3, 0-1) a 7-3 lead with 14:34 left in the second quarter. Briggs Bourgeios made a 34-yard field goal for the Golden Eagles.Â
The Troy defense forced four Southern Miss turnovers and the Golden Eagles finished with just 205 total yards — including 48 yards rushing on 26 attempts.
Team Stats
USM 0, TRO 3
TRO - Buce,Brooks 48 yd field goal 8 plays, 28 yards, TOP 04:45
USM 7, TRO 3
USM - Brownlee,Jason 13 yd pass from Wilcke,Zach (Bourgeois,Briggs kick) 1 plays, 13 yards, TOP 00:04
USM 7, TRO 10
TRO - Billingsley,DK 1 yd run (Buce,Brooks kick), 6 plays, 27 yards, TOP 02:36
USM 7, TRO 17
TRO - Vidal,Kimani 10 yd run (Buce,Brooks kick), 6 plays, 83 yards, TOP 03:37
USM 10, TRO 17
USM - Bourgeois,Briggs 34 yd field goal 9 plays, 26 yards, TOP 02:56
USM 10, TRO 20
TRO - Buce,Brooks 30 yd field goal 5 plays, 22 yards, TOP 02:00
USM 10, TRO 27
TRO - Johnson,Tez 23 yd pass from Doege,Jarret (Buce,Brooks kick) 1 plays, 23 yards, TOP 00:05
