ULM Warhawks

It was the worst home loss in Troy head coach Larry Blakeney's career which dates back to 1991 and just the 13^th home loss in his career (91-13-1). The Warhawks outgained the Trojans 523-126 in the game, including a dominating 325-6 in the second half. ULM's 523 yards of total offense are the most in Todd Berry's tenure as head coach.

ULM held Troy to -14 yards rushing and forced three turnovers; the Warhawks have forced seven turnovers in the past two games. It was the fewest rushing yards allowed by the Warhawks since they held Grambling State to -4 yards in 2007.

ULM (2-4, 1-1 Sun Belt) quarterback Kolton Browning completed 23-of-31 attempts for 275 yards and three touchdowns, while Tavarese Maye caught seven passes for a career-high 161 yards and a touchdown. Centarius Donald rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries and Jyruss Edwards added 88 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries.

After the teams only mustered a field goal each in the opening half, Troy took a 10-3 lead following a ULM miscue on a punt return. That was the final positive of the night for the Trojans (2-4, 1-2) as the Warhawks scored touchdowns on five of their final six drives on the night.

Luther Ambrose set the Warhawks up with outstanding field position on the ensuing drive with a 37-yard kickoff return out to the ULM 42-yard line. Facing a 3^rd-and-4, Browning found a wide open Maye who picked up 49-yards on the reception thanks in part to a devastating block by Anthony McCall.

Edwards found the end zone two plays later to pull the Warhawks within one, 10-9. However, ULM was not able to get the extra-point off and Cody Wells' pass was batted down by the Trojans as he scrambled to make a play.

The Warhawk defense held the Trojans to a three-and-out after a 39-yard kickoff return gave them outstanding field position. Seven plays later Browning and Maye hooked up for a 38-yard strike to give the Warhawks the lead for good.

Browning moved into seventh place on the ULM career passing yardage list (3,595), seventh on the ULM career total offense list (4,111), eighth on the career pass attempts list (562) and eighth on the career touchdown passes list (24).

Mitchell Bailey forced a fumble by Chandler Worthy on the ensuing kickoff and Brandon Hardy recovered the loose ball on the Troy 17-yard line. Browning needed just two plays to put more points on the board as he found Colby Harper in the end zone on a fade route from 13-yards out -- it was the first career touchdown reception for Harper.

Another three-and-out by the ULM defense quickly gave the ball back to the offense. Bailey was rewarded for his special teams work as he caught a 1-yard pass from Browning for a touchdown on fourth-and-goal to stretch the lead to 29-10.

The game continued to spiral out of control for the Trojans on their next possession. Another three-and-out led to another Troy punt, however this time the ball sailed over Will Goggins head and into the end zone for a safety. It was the first safety allowed by Troy since 2008 against, ironically, ULM.

Isaiah Newsome intercepted Corey Robinson late in the fourth quarter to set up ULM's final score of the night. The Warhawks milked the clock with a 10-play drive -- all on the ground -- capped by a 16-yard touchdown run by Donald.

ULM travels to Denton, Texas, next Saturday to take on North Texas. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Scoring Summary

TROY - Taylor 20-yard FG, 3:43, 2^nd                                                                                                  3-0

ULM - Manton 34-yard FG, 0:00, 2^nd                                                                                               3-3

TROY - Southwood 11-yard run (Taylor kick), 11:18, 3^rd                                                          10-3

ULM - Edwards 1-yard run (Wells pass failed), 9:21, 3^rd                                                         10-9

ULM - Maye 38-yard pass from Browning (Browning pass failed), 4:20, 3^rd                   10-15

ULM - Harper 13-yard pass from Browning (Manton kick), 3:34, 3^rd                                 10-22

ULM - Bailey 1-yard pass from Browning (Manton kick), 12:20, 4^th                                    10-29

ULM - Team safety, 11:28, 4^th                                                                                                           10-31

ULM  - Donald 16-yard run, 2:19, 4^th                                                                                               10-38

ULM Team Notes