Troy at Georgia State
Saturday, October 21, 2017 Share
Troy beat Georgia State 34–10. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Troy led the series 4–1.
Final at Center Parc Stadium, AtlantaTV: ESPN3Attendance 15,388
- At kickoff
- 75°F, mostly cloudy, wind 7 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL), 13 km from the stadium
- Officials
- Referee Ted Pitts; umpire John Short; head linesman Greg LeFils Sr; line judge Walter Flowers; side judge Chip Shields; field judge DuVal West; back judge Jay Brown; center judge Mike SweatmanGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| Georgia State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Standouts
- PassingBrandon Silvers25 of 35, 335 yards, 2 TD, 1 INTTroy
- DefenseSeth Calloway5 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for lossTroy
Player stats
Troy
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Silvers | 25/35 | 335 | 2 | 1 |
| Kaleb Barker | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson | 13 | 57 | 1 | 13 |
| Deondre Douglas | 1 | 35 | 1 | 35 |
| Sidney Davis | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Jamarius Henderson | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tray Eafford | 3 | 67 | 0 | 47 |
| Jamarius Henderson | 5 | 62 | 0 | 42 |
| John Johnson | 1 | 49 | 1 | 49 |
| Damion Willis | 4 | 43 | 0 | 18 |
| Defense | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Jones | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Nixon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Calloway | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Lebbie | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Cedarius Rookard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antione Barker | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Reese | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
Georgia State
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conner Manning | 25/40 | 255 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Smith | 11 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Kyler Neal | 12 | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| Devin Gentry | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
| Conner Manning | 7 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamir Jones | 5 | 75 | 0 | 39 |
| Glenn Smith | 8 | 70 | 0 | 17 |
| Kyler Neal | 3 | 38 | 0 | 21 |
| Penny Hart | 5 | 32 | 1 | 21 |
| Defense | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Traylor | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandon Sullivan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Middleton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Payne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
| Troy | Georgia State | |
|---|---|---|
| 457 | Total yards | 307 |
| 335 | Passing yards | 255 |
| 122 | Rushing yards | 52 |
| 9.3 | Yards per pass | 6.4 |
| 5.5 | Yards per rush | 1.6 |
| 20 | First downs | 16 |
| 4–11 | Third downs | 7–19 |
| 1–1 | Fourth downs | 2–3 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1–5 | Penalties | 2–20 |
| 27:16 | Possession | 32:44 |
| 4 | Sacks (by defense) | 0 |
Before kickoff
Our ratings and the line, going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Troy 52% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Troy −7, over/under 51.5.
The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.
Before kickoff, the win chances were Troy 68%, Georgia State 32%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
The series
Every Troy–Georgia State gameTroy leads 7–4 in 11 meetings, counting the six since this game.
| 2025 | Troy 31, Georgia State 19 | |
| 2023 | Troy 28, Georgia State 7 | |
| 2021 | Georgia State 37, Troy 10 | |
| 2020 | Georgia State 36, Troy 34 | |
| 2019 | Georgia State 52, Troy 33 | |
| 2018 | Troy 37, Georgia State 20 |
Around this game
Troy
- Next gamevs. Georgia SouthernOct. 28, 2017
- SeasonTroy in 2017
- ProgramTroy history and records
Georgia State
- Next gamevs. South AlabamaOct. 26, 2017
- SeasonGeorgia State in 2017
- ProgramGeorgia State history and records