Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Troy Trojans

Oct 6, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
USM	0	7	20	7	34
TROY	17	14	10	14	55

Game Recap

Goose Crowder throws for 2 TDs, runs for 2 more as Troy beats Southern Miss 55-34 to open Sun Belt. Goose Crowder threw for two touchdowns, and he added two scores on the ground to help Troy beat Southern Miss 55-34 on Tuesday night in a Sun Belt Conference opener for both teams.

Scoring Summary

USMTROY

Q110:11Jordan Lovett 15 Yd Run (Ethan Head Kick).07
Q14:37Ethan Head 34 Yd Field Goal.010
Q11:53Goose Crowder 9 Yd Run (Ethan Head Kick).017
Q212:09Mario Sanders 2 Yd pass from Landry Lyddy (Creighton Wilbanks Kick).717
Q26:20Goose Crowder 1 Yd Run (Ethan Head Kick).724
Q20:21Nick Hampton 5 Yd pass from Goose Crowder (Ethan Head Kick).731
Q314:43AJ Little 75 Yd pass from Mario Sanders (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed).1331
Q312:13Jordan Lovett 46 Yd pass from Goose Crowder (Ethan Head Kick).1338
Q35:25Mario Sanders 27 Yd pass from Landry Lyddy (Creighton Wilbanks Kick).2038
Q32:12Ethan Head 22 Yd Field Goal.2041
Q31:03Robert Briggs 44 Yd Run (Creighton Wilbanks Kick).2741
Q46:50Jaheim Merriweather 1 Yd Run (Ethan Head Kick).2748
Q44:38Jamarice Wilder 1 Yd Run (Creighton Wilbanks Kick).3448
Q41:51Gavin Griffin 12 Yd Run (Ethan Head Kick).3455

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Touchdown — 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:49
07
Punt — 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:21
07
Field Goal — 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:13
010
Punt — 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:20
010
Touchdown — 3 plays, 59 yards, 1:17
017

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:44
717
Touchdown — 12 plays, 78 yards, 5:42
724
Interception — 7 plays, 60 yards, 1:27
724
Touchdown — 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:26
731
End Of Half — 1 play, 7 yards, 0:16
731

3rd Quarter

Touchdown — 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:17
1331
Touchdown — 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:23
1338
Interception — 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:03
1338
Punt — 6 plays, 19 yards, 3:25
1338
Touchdown — 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:20
2038
Field Goal — 6 plays, 76 yards, 3:07
2041
Touchdown — 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:09
2741

4th Quarter

Downs — 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:24
2741
Fumble — 8 plays, 38 yards, 2:20
2741
Touchdown — 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:29
2748
Touchdown — 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:12
3448
Touchdown — 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:47
3455
End of Game — 9 plays, 54 yards, 1:51
3455

Team Stats

USM

TROY

34Points55

512Total Yards662

391Pass Yards225

121Rush Yards437

20:38Time of Possession39:22

29First Downs33

5Touchdowns7

0(0)Field Goals(Attempts)2(2)

3Turnovers0

25Penalty Yards87

Game Details

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Veterans Memorial Stadium · Troy, AL

attendance: 21,933 (73.1%)

spread: TROY -9.5

over/under: 51.5