2022 Troy Trojans football team

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.

2022 Troy Trojans football
Sun Belt champion Sun Belt West Division co-champion Cure Bowl champion
Sun Belt Championship, W 45–26 vs. Coastal Carolina
Cure Bowl, W 18–12 vs. UTSA
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 19
Record	12–2 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jon Sumrall (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Craddock (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Shiel Wood (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Coastal Carolina xy		6	–	2					9	–	4
James Madison* x		6	–	2					8	–	3
Marshall		5	–	3					9	–	4
Georgia Southern		3	–	5					6	–	7
Appalachian State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Georgia State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Old Dominion		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
No. 19 Troy xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
South Alabama x		7	–	1					10	–	3
Southern Miss		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisiana		4	–	4					6	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	5					4	–	8
Texas State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Arkansas State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules Rankings from AP Poll

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

Recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
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Jamarcus Chatman DE	Rome, GA	Rome HS Florida State	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	271 lb (123 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Ollie Finch WR	Attalla, AL	Etowah HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Cherokee Glasgow DT	Mount Vernon, NY	Mount Vernon HS Maryland	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	–	Feb 3, 2021
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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
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Quayde Hawkins QB	Bainbridge, GA	Bainbridge HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Peyton Higgins WR	Florience, AL	Mars Hill Bible	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Phillip Lee LB	Jacksonville, FL	First Coast HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Taiyon Palmer CB	Lawrenceville, GA	Archer HS NC State	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Julian Peterson DT	Pinson, AL	Pinson Valley HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2020
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Sun Belt coaches poll

The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 25, 2022. The Trojans were picked to finish third in the West Division.^[5]

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams

Offense 1st team Austin Stidham – Offensive lineman, SR Tez Johnson – Wide receiver, SO

Defense 1st team Javon Solomon – Defensive lineman, SO Will Choloh – Defensive lineman, SR Carlton Martial – Linebacker, SR 2nd team Richard Jibunor – Defensive lineman, JR TJ Harris – Defensive back, SR

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Ole Miss*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SECN	L 10–28	60,533
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Alabama A&M*		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 38–17	26,189
September 17	2:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (College GameDay)	ESPN+	L 28–32	34,406
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Marshall		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	NFLN	W 16–7	27,514
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky*		Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	ESPN+	W 34–27	20,168
October 8	6:00 p.m.	Southern Miss		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	W 27–10	26,017
October 15	2:30 p.m.	Texas State		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 17–14	23,480
October 20	6:30 p.m.	at South Alabama		Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 10–6	25,450
November 5	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana		Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	W 23–17	7,888
November 12	2:30 p.m.	Army*		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	NFLN	W 10–9	31,010
November 19	2:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	W 34–16	23,864
November 26	2:30 p.m.	at Arkansas State		Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPNU	W 48–19	9,376
December 3	2:30 p.m.	Coastal Carolina		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL (Sun Belt Championship Game)	ESPN	W 45–26	21,554
December 16	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 25 UTSA*	No. 24	Exploria Stadium Orlando, FL (Cure Bowl)	ESPN	W 18–12	11,911
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Personnel

2022 Troy Trojans football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 RaJae' Johnson Sr RB 1 Jamontez Woods  So TE 2 Deyunkrea Lewis So QB 3 Peter Costelli  Fr WR 4 Marcus Rogers Sr WR 5 Jabre Barber So WR 7 Devonte Ross Fr WR 8 Demontrez Brown Jr QB 9 Jarret Doege Sr QB 10 Tucker Kilcrease Fr WR 11 Deshon Stoudemire Jr QB 12 Quayde Hawkins  Fr WR 15 Tez Johnson So WR 16 Peyton Higgins  Fr QB 17 Jameson Holcomb Fr QB 18 Gunnar Watson Jr QB 19 Will Carn  Fr RB 20 DK Billingsley Sr RB 21 Jarris Williams  Fr RB 22 Tae Meadows Fr RB 24 Damien Taylor  Fr RB 25 Charles Strong Jr RB 26 DeWhitt Betterson Jr. Fr RB 28 Kimani Vidal So WR 29 Jaidyn Wilson Jr TE 43 Russell Weeks  Fr TE 45 Gage Messick Fr TE 49 Jackson Blalock  Fr OL 51 Chase Little So OL 55 Jake Andrews Jr OL 58 Logan Self  Fr OL 60 Browder Braswell Fr OL 61 Tyler Cappi Fr OL 62 Matthew Johnson Fr OL 63 Carson Burt  So OL 64 DeAndre Butler Sr OL 66 Sebastian Joseph Jr OL 67 Grant Betts Jr OL 68 Sydney Solomon Jr OL 69 Jonas Woods Jr OL 70 Tyler Harvey-Fallows So OL 71 Kyler Gibson Fr OL 72 Beau Sellers Fr OL 74 Daniel King So OL 75 Kobe Williams So OL 77 Derrick Graham  Fr OL 78 Jeremiah Frazier So OL 79 Austin Stidham Sr WR 80 Kaden Cupp Fr WR 81 Robert Bruce So WR 82 Markus Ferrell Jr WR 83 DJ Epps Fr TE 84 AJ Lewis Jr WR 85 Jamarcus Knight Jr WR 86 Rondell Cole Jr WR 87 Jaden Warren  So TE 88 Michael Vice Jr TE 89 Clayton Ollendieck  Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 0 Jamarcus Chatman Jr CB 1 Elijah Culp So LB 2 Carlton Martial Sr DE 3 Antonio Showers Sr S 4 Craig Slocum Sr DT 5 Will Choloh Sr SPR 6 Taiyon Palmer Jr LB 7 KJ Robertson Sr S 8 TJ Harris Sr BAN 9 Richard Jibunor Jr LB 10 Jayden McDonald Jr CB 11 O'Shai Fletcher Jr S 12 Markeis Colvin Jr CB 13 Zion Williams Sr CB 14 Caleb Ransaw So SPR 15 Orlando Lacey Sr S 16 Tyler Founds Fr S 17 Carloss Crawford Jr CB 18 Reddy Steward Jr S 19 Darrell Starling So DT 21 Shakel Brown Sr SPR 22 Christian Murphy  So S 23 Keyshawn Swanson  So LB 24 Blake Matthews Fr S 25 Justin Powe Fr CB 26 Kyle Cass  Jr S 27 John Butler  Fr SPR 28 Sterling Roberts  Fr LB 29 Rorrick Steward Sr CB 30 Nasir Pogue Fr S 31 Dell Pettus Jr BAN 32 Phillip Lee  Fr SPR 33 Tim Steward  Jr LB 34 Jordan Stringer  Fr LB 35 Vady Clark Fr LB 36 Terry Thomas  Fr CB 37 Miles Beaty Fr CB 38 Tye Pouncey  So LB 39 Riley Slaughter Fr S 40 Tyson Wall Fr BAN 41 Javon Solomon  So LB 42 Jacob Foster Fr CB 43 Jordan Killings Fr S 44 Tavares Williams Jr. Fr LB 45 Luke Hodge Fr DE 47 Devon Reaves  So DT 52 Buddha Jones Jr BAN 85 Eric Shaw  Fr DE 91 Cameron Reese  Fr DT 92 Julian Peterson  Fr DT 95 Luis Medina So DT 97 AJ Pierce Jr DE 98 T. J. Jackson So DE 99 Fabian Rogosch Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P, K 6 Kyle Coale Sr K 13 Brooks Buce Sr LS 35 Collin Westfelt  Fr LS 39 Brennen Milliron Jr K 40 Scott Taylor Renfroe  Fr P 44 Mike Rivers Sr K 46 Zach Long  Fr K 48 Nick Woolfolk Sr LS 53 Quentin Skinner So LS 73 Caleb Robbins  Fr	Head coach Jon Sumrall (Kentucky) Coordinators/assistant coaches Joe Craddock (Middle Tennessee) Offensive coordinator/QB Shiel Wood (Wofford) Defensive coordinator/S Gary Banks (Troy) Wide receivers Bam Hardmon (Illinois) Defensive run game coordinator/OLB Brock Hays (Grambling State) Running backs Eric McDaniel (Purdue) Defensive linemen Evan McKissack (Troy) Tight ends Travis Pearson (Alabama State) Cornerbacks Taylor Polk (Mississippi) Inside linebackers Cole Popovich (Fresno State) Offensive linemen Rusty Whitt (Abilene Christian) Strength & conditioning coach Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 18 January 2025

Game summaries

At No. 21 Ole Miss

See also: 2022 Ole Miss Rebels football team

Game One: Troy Trojans (0–0) at No. 21 Ole Miss Rebels (0–0) - Game summary

Quarter	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, 2022
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C)
• Game attendance: 60,533
• Referee: Matt Loeffler
• TV 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
A&M Bulldogs	3	0	0	14	17
Trojans	0	7	21	10	38

See also: 2022 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

At Appalachian State

See also: 2022 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Troy Trojans (1–1) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	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 17
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 34,406
• Referee: Jeremy Parker
• TV 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

See also: 2022 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Game Four – Marshall Thundering Herd (2–1) at Troy Trojans (1–2)

Quarter	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, 2022
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: W 4 mph
• Game attendance: 27,514
• Referee: Wayne Winkler
• TV 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	10	3	7	14	34
Hilltoppers	7	10	3	7	27

See also: 2022 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	7	3	0	10
Trojans	3	7	7	10	27

See also: 2022 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	7	7	0	14
Trojans	0	10	0	7	17

See also: 2022 Texas State Bobcats football team

At South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	7	0	3	10
Jaguars	0	3	0	3	6

See also: 2022 South Alabama Jaguars football team and Battle for the Belt

At Louisiana

Troy at Louisiana

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Trojans	0	0	7	16	23
Ragin' Cajuns	0	10	7	0	17

• Date: November 5, 2022
• Location: Cajun Field
  Lafayette, Louisiana
• Game start: 4:02 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes
• Game attendance: 7,888
• Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 8 MPH
• Referee: Javarro Edwards
• TV 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

See also: 2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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

Army

See also: 2022 Army Black Knights football team

Army Black Knights at Troy Trojans

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	9	0	0	9
Trojans	0	0	3	7	10

at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL

• Date: November 12, 2022
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: S 11 mph • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 31,010
• Referee: Wayne Winkler
• TV announcers (NFLN): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play) & Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
• ESPN – Troy's Martial sets NCAA tackles record in win over Army^[8] /// Box Score, Army at Troy^[9] /// Army Pregame Notes^[10] /// Troy Pregame Notes^[11] /// Postgame Notes^[12]

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter (14:57) ARMY TD – Tyhier Tyler 3-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick missed Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 5:14; Army 6–0 (00:06) ARMY FG – Quinn Maretzki 26-yard field goal Drive: 16 plays, 66 yards, 6:34; Army 9–0 Third quarter (10:06) TROY FG – Brooks Buce 21-yard field goal Drive: 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 kick Drive: 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	0	3	7	6	16
Trojans	3	17	7	7	34

See also: 2022 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks football team

At Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	0	7	34	48
Red Wolves	3	10	6	0	19

See also: 2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Coastal Carolina (SBC Championship)

See also: 2022 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team and 2022 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game

2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Football Championship
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (9–2, 6–2) vs. Troy Trojans (10–2, 7–2)

Quarter	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, 2022
• Game time: 2:40 p.m CDT
• Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Overcast • Wind 4 mph (6.4 km/h) WSW
• Game attendance: 21,554
• Referee: Wayne Winkler
• TV 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)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Trojans	0	7	8	3	18
No. 25 Roadrunners	2	10	0	0	12

See also: 2022 UTSA Roadrunners football team and 2022 Cure Bowl

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ 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

See also: 2023 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
4	107	Jake Andrews	C	New England Patriots