The Basics
--Score: Troy 51, ULM 14
--Records: ULM (1-8, 0-5 SBC), Troy (3-6, 2-3 SBC)
--Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium – Troy, Ala.
--Attendance: 18,041
How It Happened
--The Trojans forced a three-and-out to start the game and took over at midfield. A 26-yard completion and 17-yard rush did not faze the ULM defense, which stood tall and forced Troy into a 20-yard field goal. The Trojans took the 3-0 lead four minutes in.
--Garrett Smith was sacked on the ensuing possession while trying to throw downfield, and the loose ball was picked up by Darrin Reddick who ran it back 27 yards to the endzone. The Trojans increased their lead to 10-0 with 10:07 to go in the first quarter.
--The margin was stretched to 13-0 when Troy took over at the ULM 29 after recovering a fumble. A first down pass followed by a stout stand from the Warhawk defense sent Troy's field goal unit out for the second time. Jed Solomon's 28-yard field goal split the uprights with seven minutes remaining in the first quarter.
--ULM answered right back on a six-play, 75-yard touchdown march. Smith found Marcus Green streaking across the field for a 47-yard completion and score. Green also had a 10-yard catch through the middle of the field on the previous play. That made it a 13-7 ballgame with 4:38 left in the first.
--Troy took a 20-7 lead after a three-play, 55-yard drive ended on Brandon Silvers' 43-yard touchdown pass to Bryan Holmes.
--ULM responded with a 10-play, 75-yard scoring drive. Facing a 4th-and-10 at the Troy 30, Ajalen Holley broke past the Troy secondary for a wide-open loft to the end zone from Smith.
--Troy's first play after the ensuing kickoff was a 75-yard strike down the sideline from Silvers to Brandon Burks, increasing its lead to 27-14 with 33 seconds to go in the first quarter.
--The Trojans were able to get three more scores in the second quarter, highlighted by LaMarcus Farmer's 55-yard interception return touchdown and two Emanuel Thompson scoring receptions.
--A Troy field goal in the third quarter was the only score by either team in the second half.
Inside (and Beyond) The Box Score
--ULM captains: Marcus Green (offense), Lorenzo Jackson (defense) and David Griffith (special teams).
--Troy captains: Teddy Ruben, Tyler Roberts, Dalton Bennett, Lonnie Gosha.
--ULM won the coin toss and elected to receive.
--The loss snapped ULM's four-game winning streak against Troy.
--The game ended ULM's first three-game road swing since 2009 (Kentucky, Troy, North Texas).
--ULM's 169 first-quarter yards were its most since having 203 in the third at Tulsa (Oct. 10).
--Mitch Lane blocked a fourth-quarter field goal, the Warhawks' second of the season (Lorenzo Jackson, at Tulsa). Caleb Tucker also had a blocked punt against Nicholls State.
--The safety Lane also had his first sack of the season.
--The 245 yards in the first half marked back-to-back games of 230 or more before the break.
--Marcus Green's 47-yard touchdown catch was the longest of his career. It was also his fourth consecutive game with a TD reception. He previously had scoring grabs of 11, 27 and 31 yards on the year.
--Green finished with 12 catches for 149 yards. He had seven for 116 in the first half alone.
--Green shattered his previous career-high for both categories, which came the week before at UL Lafayette (eight grabs, 96 yards).
--Ajalen Holley's touchdown catch was his fifth in his last three contests against Troy.
--Rashon Ceaser made his first appearance since being injured at Alabama (Sept. 26). He had two receptions.
--Garrett Smith reached double-digits in rushes for the seventh time in nine games. He had a season-high 19 against UL Lafayette the previous week.
--Hunter Kissinger posted a game-high 11 tackles, extending his team lead for the year. He has double-digit stops in five of his last six contests.
Up Next
--The Warhawks get their first home game in nearly a month when Arkansas State visits Malone Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 14. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN3.
