Alabama State Hornets @ Troy Trojans — Sep 12, 2026

NCAA Interdivisional·Round 1 September 12, 2026
Hornets Alabama State ALST 0-1, 0-1 Away
17
Final
34
Trojans Troy TROY 1-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
ALST 7 0 10 0 17
TROY 14 17 3 0 34
Top Performers
Passing Yards
A. Body QB ALST
105 PASS
W.
W. Crowder QB TROY
201 PASS
Rushing Yards
J. Hostzclaw RB ALST
80 RUSH
J. Merriweather ATH TROY
127 RUSH
Receiving Yards
F. Pierre ALST
27 REC
T. Keyes WR TROY
119 REC
Passing
Alabama State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
A. Body 13/20 105 1 0 3 94.8
A. Frye 0/4 0 0 0 0 39.6
Troy
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
W. Crowder 14/27 201 1 0 1 88.7
E. Crenshaw 0/1 0 0 0 0 39.6
T. Kilcrease 0/1 0 0 0 0 39.6
Rushing
Alabama State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Hostzclaw 12 80 6.7 1 50
A. Body 12 13 1.1 0 14
T. Ramsey 1 1 1.0 0 1
N. Hixon 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
V. Burrell 3 7 2.3 0 4
J. Howard 1 2 2.0 0 2
A. Frye 3 17 5.7 0 7
Troy
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Merriweather 13 127 9.8 3 69
W. Crowder 5 -1 -0.2 0 5
G. Griffin 10 56 5.6 0 25
J. Lovett 8 38 4.8 0 14
T. Kilcrease 1 3 3.0 0 3
Receiving
Alabama State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Hostzclaw 2 3 10 5.0 0 5 0
T. Ramsey 2 3 3 1.5 0 4 0
N. Hixon 2 2 24 12.0 0 13 0
F. Pierre 1 3 27 27.0 0 27 0
K. Keye 2 2 19 9.5 0 14 0
E. Horn 1 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
J. Austin 2 2 23 11.5 1 19 0
J. Howard 1 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0
D. Hicks 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Troy
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Worley 1 2 4 4.0 0 4 0
J. Merriweather 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
T. Keyes 5 6 119 23.8 1 73 0
J. Petty 2 7 22 11.0 0 16 0
J. Lott 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
M. Dortch 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
T. Lott 0 3 0 - 0 0 0
J. Boyd 3 3 38 12.7 0 20 0
N. White 1 2 7 7.0 0 7 0
F. Rogosch 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
Defense
Alabama State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
R. Watson 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
M. Richardson 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
O. Russell 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Blakey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Robinson 8 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
J. Jarrett 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Williams 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Sims 7 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
M. Campbell 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Crawford 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Watson 7 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Fitts 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Butler 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Tanner 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Lucius 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Harold 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Nichols 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Harris 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Shelton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Troy
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
T. Thompson 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Clemons 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Curry 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Steele 5 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
K. Jones 7 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1
J. Lott 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
S. Welch 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
R. Davis 4 0 4 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
M. Merriweather 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Smith 6 4 2 1.5 0 0 0 0 1
L. Hodge 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Keyes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Henderson 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
T. Terrell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Powe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Bocchino 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Green 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Pennix 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Alabama State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
A. Abu-Akel 1/1 2/2 5 0
Troy
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
E. Head 2/3 4/4 10 0
Returns
Alabama State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
T. Ramsey 1 15 15.0 0 15 1
M. Robinson 1 14 14.0 0 14 0
N. Hixon 2 30 15.0 0 19 0
Troy
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Petty 4 76 19.0 0 31 0
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
Alabama State
Troy
221 Total Yards 427
14 First Downs 18
6 Passing 8
5 Rushing 10
0 Penalty 3
3/14 3rd Down Eff. 3/14
105 Passing Yards 201
116 Rushing Yards 226
1 Turnovers 0
4-30 Penalties 12-120
27:44 Possession 32:12
2/3 Red Zone 3/3
Play-by-Play
Q3 10 - 3 17 - 34
17 - 34 5:00
E. Head FG
FG A. Abu-Akel
17 - 31 8:41
XP A. Abu-Akel
14 - 31 11:33
TD J. Austin
13 - 31 11:33
Q2 0 - 17 7 - 31
7 - 31 0:15
E. Head XP
7 - 30 0:15
J. Merriweather TD
7 - 24 3:42
E. Head XP
7 - 23 3:42
J. Merriweather TD
7 - 17 11:52
E. Head FG
Q1 7 - 14 7 - 14
7 - 14 5:56
E. Head XP
7 - 13 5:56
J. Merriweather TD
XP A. Abu-Akel
7 - 7 10:51
TD J. Hostzclaw
6 - 7 10:51
0 - 7 13:25
E. Head XP
0 - 6 13:25
T. Keyes TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: TROY +24 Times Tied: 1
League
NCAA Interdivisional
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 12, 2026
Time
8:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m