2016 Dollar General Bowl

HISTORY 2016

TROY IS BACK – TROJANS DOWN OHIO IN DOLLAR GENERAL BOWL

MOBILE, Alabama – Jordan Chunn rushed for three touchdowns and the Troy defense forced five Ohio turnovers as the Trojans defeated the Bobcats, 28-23, in the 2016 Dollar General Bowl Friday in Ladd-Peebles Stadium.

Troy finished the season 10-3 marking the first time in the school’s FBS history that it reached the 10-win plateau. The Trojans finished with a six-win improvement from last season which is tied for the best turnaround in the country.

The Trojans never trailed in the game thanks to Chunn’s record-breaking night and a stout defensive performance led by Dollar General Bowl MVP Justin Lucas. Chunn set a Troy bowl record with his three rushing touchdowns, while his first touchdown of the night was the 35th of his career which set the all-time Troy rushing touchdown record.

Lucas recorded one of Troy’s four picks in the game in addition to tallying five tackles, a tackle for loss and two quarterback hurries. The Trojans held the Bobcats (8-6) to just six points in the second half and 78 rushing yards in the game; it marked the sixth time this season that Troy has held an opponent under 100 rushing yards.

Troy jumped out to a 28-17 lead on Chunn’s third touchdown of the game with just under six minutes to play in the third quarter.

The Trojans wasted no time getting on the board as Brandon Silvers connected with Deondre Douglas for 47 yards down to the Ohio 1-yard line on Troy’s first offensive play of the game. Chunn punched it in on the next play at the Trojans led 7-0 just 1:26 into the game.

Chunn rushed for 56 yards on 20 carries, while Silvers finished 24-of-41 for 235 yards and a score through the air. Douglas finished with six catches for a career-high 113 yards, while Emanuel Thompson caught eight passes for 83 yards.

Kris Weatherspoon and Trevon Sanders both recorded the first interceptions of their Troy careers, while Cedarius Rookard picked off his third pass of the season. The Trojans were in the Bobcat backfield most of the night with six quarterback hurries, two sacks and five tackles for loss.

Scoring Summary

TROY – Chunn 1-yard run (Kay kick), 13:34, 1st OHIO – White 44-yard pass from Windham (Zervos kick), 8:19, 1st TROY – Chunn 3-yard run (Kay kick), 1:14, 1st

7-0 7-7 14-7 OHIO – Zervos 33-yard field goal, 13:20, 2nd 14-10 TROY – Thompson 11-yard pass from Silvers (Kay kick), 4:52, 2nd 21-10 OHIO – Reid 5-yard pass from Windham (Zervos kick), 0:59, 2nd 21-17 TROY – Chunn 4-yard run (Kay kick), 5:47, 3rd 28-17 OHIO – Zervos 47-yard field goal, 3:28, 3rd 28-20 OHIO – Zervos 37-yard field goal, 3:54, 4th 28-23

Team Statistics

First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards

OHIO

23 30-78 315 47-23-4 77-393

TROY

17 31-87 235 41-24-2 72-322

RUSHING - (OHIO) Windham 10-24, Browen 8-23, Hardy 5-21, Smith 1-5, Irons 4-5, White 1-3, TEAM 1-(-3); (TROY) Chunn 20-56 (3 TD), Smith 2-32, Anderson 3-6, Silvers 3-5, TEAM 3-(-12)

PASSING - (OHIO) Windham 23-47-4-315 (2 TD); (TROY) Silvers 24-41-2-235 (TD)

RECEIVING - (OHIO) Reid 12-162 (TD), White 4-64 (TD), Ball 3-31, Smith 2-28, Irons 1-21, Hardy 1-9; (TROY) Thompson 8-83 (TD), Douglas 6-113, Letton 3-12, McCormick 2-11, Davis 2-11, Smith 1-4, Chunn 1-3, Anderson 1-(-2)