American college football season
The 2022 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University as a member of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Led by first-year head coach Jon Sumrall , the Trojans played home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama .
Linebacker Carlton Martial began the 2022 season needing 104 tackles to break the all-time NCAA Division I FBS record for most tackles in a career.[1] [2] On November 12, 2022, he recorded his 546th tackle to break the prior record of 545 tackles set by Tim McGarigle of Northwestern.[3] [4]
Preseason [ edit ] Recruiting class [ edit ] US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date Lawson Chandler OL Bainbridge, GA Bainbridge HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 320 lb (150 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jamarcus Chatman DE Rome, GA Rome HS Florida State 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 271 lb (123 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Ollie Finch WR Attalla, AL Etowah HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Cherokee Glasgow DT Mount Vernon, NY Mount Vernon HS Maryland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 280 lb (130 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Kyran Griffin-Isom WR New Orleans, LA West Creek HS Palomar College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Quayde Hawkins QB Bainbridge, GA Bainbridge HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Peyton Higgins WR Florience, AL Mars Hill Bible 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Phillip Lee LB Jacksonville, FL First Coast HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Taiyon Palmer CB Lawrenceville, GA Archer HS NC State 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Julian Peterson DT Pinson, AL Pinson Valley HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 295 lb (134 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Sun Belt coaches poll [ edit ] The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 25, 2022. The Trojans were picked to finish third in the West Division.[5]
West Division Predicted finish Team Votes 1 Louisiana 95 (12) 2 South Alabama 79 (2) 3 Troy 76 4 Texas State 41 5 Southern Miss 40 6 Arkansas State 37 7 Louisiana–Monroe 24
East Division Predicted finish Team Votes 1 Appalachian State 94 (10) 2 Coastal Carolina 77 (2) 3 Georgia State 68 4 Marshall 62 5 Georgia Southern 35 (1) 6 James Madison 31 7 Old Dominion 25
Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams [ edit ] Offense
1st team
Austin Stidham – Offensive lineman, SR Tez Johnson – Wide receiver, SO
Defense
1st team
2nd team
Richard Jibunor – Defensive lineman, JR TJ Harris – Defensive back, SR
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 3:00 p.m. at No. 21 Ole Miss * SECN L 10–2860,533 September 10 6:00 p.m. Alabama A&M * ESPN3 W 38–1726,189 September 17 2:30 p.m. at Appalachian State ESPN+ L 28–3234,406 September 24 6:00 p.m. Marshall Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL NFLN W 16–727,514 October 1 6:00 p.m. at Western Kentucky * ESPN+ W 34–2720,168 October 8 6:00 p.m. Southern Miss Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ESPN+ W 27–1026,017 October 15 2:30 p.m. Texas State Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ESPN3 W 17–1423,480 6:30 p.m. at South Alabama ESPNU W 10–625,450 November 5 4:00 p.m. at Louisiana ESPN+ W 23–177,888 November 12 2:30 p.m. Army * Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL NFLN W 10–931,010 November 19 2:30 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ESPN+ W 34–1623,864 November 26 2:30 p.m. at Arkansas State ESPNU W 48–199,376 December 3 2:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina ESPN W 45–2621,554 2:00 p.m. vs. No. 25 UTSA * No. 24 ESPN W 18–1211,911
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Game summaries [ edit ] At No. 21 Ole Miss [ edit ] Game One: Troy Trojans (0–0) at No. 21 Ole Miss Rebels (0–0) - Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 0 3 0 7 10 No. 21 Rebels 7 14 7 0 28
at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
Date : Saturday, September 3, 2022Game time : 3:00 p.m. CST Game weather : sunny • Temperature : 86 °F (30 °C)Game attendance : 60,533Referee : Matt LoefflerTV announcers (SECN) : Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play) Matt Stinchcomb (color) Alyssa Lang (sideline)Pregame line : Ole Miss –21.5 • O/U : 56.5
Game information First Quarter (2:25) Ole Miss – Ulysses Bentley IV 2 yard run (Jonathan Cruz kick) Ole Miss 7–0 ; 9 plays, 82 yards, 2:13 Second Quarter (11:51) Ole Miss – Jonathan Mingo 2 yard run (Jonathan Cruz kick) Ole Miss 14–0 ; 10 plays, 79 yards, 3:01 (6:38) Ole Miss – Quinshon Judkins 2 yard run (Jonathan Cruz kick) Ole Miss 21–0 ; 11 plays, 83 yards, 3:40 (0:00) Troy – Brooks Buce 31 yard field goal Ole Miss 21–3 ; 11 plays, 47 yards, 3:09 Third Quarter (10:42) Ole Miss – Malik Heath 12 yard pass from Jaxson Dart (Jonathan Cruz kick) Ole Miss 28–3 ; 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:18 Fourth Quarter (0:57) Troy – RaeJae’ Johnson 3 yard run from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick) Ole Miss 28–10 ; 11 plays, 39 yards, 5:07
Statistics Troy Ole Miss First downs 20 24 Total yards 346 433 Rushes/yards 33/60 44/266 Passing yards 286 167 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 35–48–1 19–29–1 Time of possession 36:58 23:02
Team Category Player Statistics Troy Passing Gunnar Watson 34–47, 275 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Kimani Vidal 12 carries, 48 yards Receiving Jabre Barber 5 receptions, 60 yards Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 18–27, 154 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Zach Evans 20 carries, 130 yards Receiving Michael Trigg 4 receptions, 33 yards
Alabama A&M [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total A&M Bulldogs 3 0 0 14 17 Trojans 0 7 21 10 38
At Appalachian State [ edit ] Troy Trojans (1–1) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (1–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 7 14 0 7 28 Mountaineers 7 7 10 8 32
at Kidd Brewer Stadium , Boone, North Carolina
Date : September 17Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDTGame weather : Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)Game attendance : 34,406Referee : Jeremy ParkerTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : David Jackson and Avery Hall
Game information First quarter APP – Christian Wells 17-yard pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughes kick), 13:48. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 5:57. TROY – D. K. Billingsley 19-yard run (Brooks Bruce kick), 6:49. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:59. Second quarter
TROY – Gunnar Watson 1-yard run (Brooks Bruce kick), 8:43. Trojans 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:51. APP – Anderson Castle 18-yard pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughes kick), 1:22. Tied 14–14. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:21. TROY – Gunnar Watson 1-yard run (Brooks Bruce kick), 0:00. Trojans 21–14. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 1:22. Third quarter
APP – Daetrich Harrington 19-yard run (Michael Hughes kick), 11:35. Tied 21–21. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:25. APP – Michael Hughes 23-yard field goal, 0:29. Mountaineers 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:37. Fourth quarter
TROY – Kimani Vidal 1-yard run (Brooks Bruce kick), 10:10. Trojans 28–24. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 5:14. APP – Gunnar Watson safety, 0:20. Trojans 28–26. APP – Christian Horn 53-yard pass from Chase Brice, 0:00. Mountaineers 32–28. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 0:15.
Statistics
Statistics TROY APP First downs 25 23 Total yards 359 456 Rushing yards 57 161 Passing yards 302 295 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 27:52 32:08
Team Category Player Statistics Troy Passing Gunnar Watson 23/37, 302 yards, INT Rushing D. K. Billingsley 6 rushes, 38 yards, TD Receiving Deshon Stoudemire 6 receptions, 70 yards Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 22/34, 287 yards, 2 TD Rushing Camerun Peoples 17 rushes, 84 yards Receiving Christian Horn 5 receptions, 98 yards, TD
Marshall [ edit ] Game Four – Marshall Thundering Herd (2–1) at Troy Trojans (1–2)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 0 0 7 0 7 Trojans 10 0 0 6 16
at Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, Alabama
Date : Saturday, September 24, 2022Game time : 7:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind : W 4 mphGame attendance : 27,514Referee : Wayne WinklerTV announcers (NFLN ) : Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Tyoka Jackson (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –3.0
Game information First quarter (10:51) TROY – Buddha Jones 23 yards fumble return, Brooks Buce kick (Troy 7–0 ) (5:31) TROY – Brooks Buce 40 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:10; Troy 10–0 ) Third quarter (4:25) MRSH – Khalan Laborn 14 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:37; Troy 10–7 ) Fourth quarter (7:43) TROY – Brooks Buce 25 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:41; Troy 13–7 ) (3:18) TROY – Brooks Buce 28 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 3:11; Troy 16–7 )
Statistics MRSH TROY First downs 15 13 Plays–yards 69–174 56–421 Rushes–yards 48–96 31–100 Passing yards 78 321 Passing: comp–att–int 11–21–0 15–25–1 Time of possession 30:56 29:04
Team Category Player Statistics Marshall Passing Henry Colombi 8/13, 49 yards Rushing Khalan Laborn 29 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD Receiving Caleb McMillan 3 receptions, 37 yards Troy Passing Gunnar Watson 15/25, 321 yards, 1 INT Rushing DK Billingsley 14 carries, 85 yards Receiving Tez Johnson 2 receptions, 121 yards
At Western Kentucky [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 10 3 7 14 34 Hilltoppers 7 10 3 7 27
Southern Miss [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Eagles 0 7 3 0 10 Trojans 3 7 7 10 27
Texas State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 0 7 7 0 14 Trojans 0 10 0 7 17
At South Alabama [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 0 7 0 3 10 Jaguars 0 3 0 3 6
At Louisiana [ edit ] Troy at Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total • Trojans 0 0 7 16 23 Ragin' Cajuns 0 10 7 0 17
Date: November 5, 2022Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana Game start: 4:02 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutesGame attendance: 7,888Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 8 MPH Referee: Javarro EdwardsTV announcers (ESPN+): Dan McDonald (play–by–play) and Eric Mouton (analyst) Scoring summary 2 05:39 LA Ben Wooldridge 11-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick)(13 plays, 80 yards, 5:38) LA 7–0 01:27 LA Kenneth Almendares 30-yard field goal(9 plays, 36 yards, 3:27) LA 10–0 3 08:36 LA Ben Wooldridge 10-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick)(12 plays, 77 yards, 6:15) LA 17–0 00:00 TROY Michael Vice 3-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick)(20 plays, 75 yards, 8:36) LA 17–7 4 12:01 TROY Deyunkrea Lewis 35-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick)(6 plays, 67 yards, 1:57) LA 17–14 02:41 TROY Brooks Buce 37-yard field goal(6 plays, 54 yards, 2:32) TIE 17–17 00:05 TROY Kimani Vidal 22-yard rush (Brooks Buce PAT blocked)(8 plays, 68 yards, 1:12) TROY 23–17
Pregame line Over/under TROY –5.5 43
Statistics Troy Louisiana First downs 21 21 Total yards 377 315 Rushing yards 154 203 Passing yards 223 112 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 30:08 29:52
Team Category Player Statistics Troy Passing Gunnar Watson 21/35, 223 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Kimani Vidal 21 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD Receiving RaJae' Johnson 5 receptions, 79 yards Louisiana Passing Ben Wooldridge 13/29, 112 yards Rushing Chris Smith 18 carries, 97 yards Receiving Michael Jefferson 6 receptions, 50 yards
Game information First quarter No scoring
Second quarter (14:57) ARMY TD – Tyhier Tyler 3-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick missedDrive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 5:14; Army 6–0 (00:06) ARMY FG – Quinn Maretzki 26-yard field goalDrive: 16 plays, 66 yards, 6:34; Army 9–0 Third quarter (10:06) TROY FG – Brooks Buce 21-yard field goalDrive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 4:54; Army 9–3 Fourth quarter (08:04) TROY TD – Tez Johnson 3-yard pass from Gunnar Watson, Brooks Buce kickDrive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:19; Troy 10–9 Passing ARMY – Jemel Jones: 3/7, 42 yards TROY – Gunnar Watson: 15/31, 192 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing ARMY – Tyhier Tyler: 27 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD TROY – Kimani Vidal: 13 carries, 72 yards Receiving ARMY – Joshua Lingenfelter: 1 reception, 36 yards TROY – Tez Johnson: 6 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD Defense ARMY – Camden O'Gara: 8 total tackles (2 solo, 6 assisted), 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, 1 pass break-up TROY – Carlton Martial: 22 total tackles (6 solo, 16 assisted)
Statistics ARMY TROY First downs 20 15 3rd down efficiency 5–14 1–9 4th down efficiency 1–2 1–1 Plays–yards 71–357 53–264 Rushes–yards 62–279 22–72 Passing yards 78 192 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 4–9–0 15–31–1 Penalties–yards 3–20 3–35 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 37:07 22:53
Louisiana-Monroe [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Warhawks 0 3 7 6 16 Trojans 3 17 7 7 34
At Arkansas State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 7 0 7 34 48 Red Wolves 3 10 6 0 19
Coastal Carolina (SBC Championship) [ edit ] 2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Football Championship Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (9–2, 6–2) vs. Troy Trojans (10–2, 7–2)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Coastal Carolina 0 7 6 13 26 Troy 17 14 14 0 45
at Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, Alabama
Date : Saturday, December 3, 2022Game time : 2:40 p.m CDT Game weather : 78 °F (26 °C) • Overcast • Wind 4 mph (6.4 km/h) WSWGame attendance : 21,554Referee : Wayne WinklerTV announcers (ESPN ) : Dave Flemming , Rod Gilmore and Tiffany Blackmon Pregame line : TROY –6.5
Game information First Quarter (11:07) TROY – Brooks Bruce 35 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:53; Troy 3–0 ) (9:28) TROY – Deshon Stoudemire 65 yard pass from Gunnar Watson, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:12; Troy 10–0 ) (4:09) TROY – DK Billingsley 8 yard rush, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:43; Troy 17–0 ) Second Quarter (12:36) TROY – DK Billingsley 33 yard rush, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:45; Troy 24–0 ) (9:47) TROY – RaJae' Johnson 67 yard pass from Gunnar Watson, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:46; Troy 31–0 ) (0:29) CCU – Grayson McCall 8 yard rush, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:35; Troy 31–7 ) Third Quarter (12:08) CCU – Jared Brown 30 yard pass from Grayson McCall, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:52; Troy 31–13 ) (8:42) TROY – RaJae' Johnson 36 yard pass from Gunnar Watson, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:26; Troy 38–13 ) (4:49) TROY – DK Billingsley 3 yard rush, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 8 plays, 7 yards, 3:40; Troy 45–13 ) Fourth Quarter (14:55) CCU – Sam Pinckney 11 yard pass from Grayson McCall, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:54; Troy 45–19 ) (6:09) CCU – Tyson Mobley 21 yard pass from Grayson McCall, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 4:03; Troy 45–26 )
Statistics Coastal Carolina Troy First downs 27 16 plays–yards 72–432 53–411 Rushes/yards 31–113 36–93 Passing yards 319 318 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–41–1 12–17–0 Time of possession 32:22 27:38
Team Category Player Statistics Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 29/41, 319 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Reese White 8 carries, 44 yards Receiving Tyson Mobley 7 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD Troy Passing Gunnar Watson 12/17, 318 yards, 3 TDs Rushing DK Billingsley 9 carries, 57 yards, 3 TDs Receiving RaJae' Johnson 4 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TDs
Vs. No 25 UTSA (Cure Bowl) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 Trojans 0 7 8 3 18 No. 25 Roadrunners 2 10 0 0 12
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — — — — — — — — — RV RV RV RV RV 23 19 Coaches — — — — — — — — — RV RV RV RV RV 24 20 CFP Not released — — — — — 24 Not released
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Carlton Martial" . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "As Troy linebacker Carlton Martial approaches the tackles record in college football his legend shrinks" . ESPN.com. November 9, 2022. ^ "Martial breaks tackles record; Troy rallies for victory" . Dothan Eagle . November 12, 2022. ^ "Troy LB Carlton Martial sets NCAA record for career tackles" . ESPN.com. November 12, 2022. ^ "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll" . sunbeltsports.org . Retrieved July 25, 2022 . ^ "Troy Trojans Schedule 2022" . ESPN . Retrieved November 14, 2022 . ^ "2022 Football Schedule" . Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022 . ^ "Army at Troy – Game Summary – November 12, 2022" . ESPN . Retrieved November 16, 2022 . ^ "Scoring Summary (Final) Army West Point at Troy (Nov 12, 2022 at Troy, Alabama)" . USMA Athletic Department. November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022 . ^ "Army at Troy – Army Game Notes" (PDF) . USMA Athletic Department. November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022 . ^ "Army at Troy – Troy Game Notes" (PDF) . Troy Athletic Department. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022 . ^ "Football Drops Nailbiter, 10–9 at Troy" . USMA Athletic Department. November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022 .
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