Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles @ Troy Trojans — Oct 7, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 7, 2026
issippi Golden Eagles Southern Miss USM 0-4, 0-3 Away
34
Final
55
Trojans Troy TROY 2-2, 2-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
USM 0 7 20 7 34
TROY 17 14 10 14 55
Top Performers
Passing Yards
L.
L. Lyddy QB USM
316 PASS
W.
W. Crowder QB TROY
225 PASS
Rushing Yards
R. Briggs RB USM
44 RUSH
W.
W. Crowder QB TROY
145 RUSH
Receiving Yards
K.
K. Saunders WR USM
138 REC
J. Lovett ATH TROY
53 REC
Passing
Southern Miss
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
L. Lyddy 24/37 316 2 1 2 98.5
M. Sanders 1/1 75 1 0 0 158.3
E. Singleton 0/1 0 0 1 0 0.0
Troy
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
W. Crowder 18/21 225 2 0 2 143.1
Rushing
Southern Miss
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
M. Johnson 1 6 6.0 0 6
L. Lyddy 9 13 1.4 0 6
S. Robinson 6 29 4.8 0 9
J. Wilder 9 29 3.2 1 11
R. Briggs 2 44 22.0 1 44
Troy
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
W. Crowder 17 145 8.5 2 48
J. Lovett 12 142 11.8 1 68
G. Griffin 15 78 5.2 1 12
J. Merriweather 15 72 4.8 1 20
Receiving
Southern Miss
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
M. Johnson 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
A. Little 1 4 75 75.0 1 75 0
S. Robinson 3 4 34 11.3 0 27 0
M. Sanders 8 10 102 12.8 2 27 0
J. Wilder 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
J. Beck 2 2 25 12.5 0 16 0
K. Saunders 7 9 138 19.7 0 38 0
R. Briggs 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
P. Kilgore 1 2 5 5.0 0 5 0
D. Dalton 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
E. Singleton 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
B. Peters 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
Troy
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
H. Kinchen 2 2 9 4.5 0 5 0
J. Lovett 2 2 53 26.5 1 46 0
G. Griffin 2 2 20 10.0 0 16 0
T. Lott 2 2 30 15.0 0 15 0
J. Merriweather 2 2 14 7.0 0 12 0
M. Dortch 3 3 33 11.0 0 14 0
N. White 1 2 37 37.0 0 37 0
J. Petty 2 2 20 10.0 0 12 0
T. Keyes 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
N. Hampton 2 2 9 4.5 1 5 0
Defense
Southern Miss
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
M. S. Robinson 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
N. Cairo 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Lewis 6 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
M. Haygood 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Murphy 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Sylvie 10 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
R. Pernas 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Edison 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
K. Albert 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Robinson 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Johnson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Lewis 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Cyprien 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Peavy 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Wilson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Taylor 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Troy
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
K. Jones 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Thompson 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Nelson 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Smith 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
K. Curry 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Powe 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Strait 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
B. Steele 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Perry 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Keyes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Merriweather 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Welch 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Whitaker 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
K. Henderson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
M. Goree 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Green 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Steele 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Terrell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Hodge 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Southern Miss
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Wilbanks 0/0 4/4 4 0
Troy
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
E. Head 2/2 7/7 13 0
Returns
Southern Miss
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
M. Johnson 3 45 15.0 0 17 4
Troy
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
G. Griffin 3 52 17.3 0 22 1
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Southern Miss
Troy
512 Total Yards 662
28 First Downs 32
15 Passing 13
6 Rushing 19
0 Penalty 6
3/8 3rd Down Eff. 6/13
391 Passing Yards 225
121 Rushing Yards 437
3 Turnovers 0
3-25 Penalties 7-87
20:40 Possession 39:20
2/6 Red Zone 8/8
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 14 34 - 55
34 - 55 1:51
E. Head XP
34 - 54 1:55
G. Griffin TD
XP C. Wilbanks
34 - 48 4:38
TD J. Wilder
33 - 48 4:38
27 - 48 6:50
E. Head XP
27 - 47 6:51
J. Merriweather TD
Q3 20 - 10 27 - 41
XP C. Wilbanks
27 - 41 1:03
TD R. Briggs
26 - 41 1:03
20 - 41 2:12
E. Head FG
XP C. Wilbanks
20 - 38 5:19
TD M. Sanders
19 - 38 5:30
13 - 38 12:13
E. Head XP
13 - 37 12:13
J. Lovett TD
TD A. Little
13 - 31 14:39
Q2 7 - 14 7 - 31
7 - 31 0:16
E. Head XP
7 - 30 0:21
N. Hampton TD
7 - 24 6:14
E. Head XP
7 - 23 6:21
W. Crowder TD
XP C. Wilbanks
7 - 17 12:02
TD M. Sanders
6 - 17 12:09
Q1 0 - 17 0 - 17
0 - 17 1:53
E. Head XP
0 - 16 1:53
W. Crowder TD
0 - 10 4:30
E. Head FG
0 - 7 10:11
E. Head XP
0 - 6 10:11
J. Lovett TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: TROY +25 Times Tied: 0
Highlights
Southern Miss 34 - 55 Troy
October 7, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 7, 2026
Time
12:00 am
Duration
1h 0m