December 2017 – The Tropolitan

Troy tops North Texas 50-30, rolls to second consecutive bowl win

December 16, 2017 Sports

Joshua Thurston photo In just his third season as Troy’s head coach, Neal Brown and the Trojans won their second straight bowl game, defeating North Texas 50-30 on Saturday in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Michael Shipma Sports Editor On the first day of the college football bowl season, the Troy Trojans rolled to a 50-30 victory in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl over North Texas on Saturday to win the program’s second straight bowl game and finish the season with an 11-2 record. With the win, the…

Troy receives New Orleans Bowl invite slated for Dec. 16

December 3, 2017 Sports

Michael Shipma Sports Editor It’s official: the Troy Trojans are headed to the Big Easy to play in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl against North Texas on Saturday, Dec. 16. In Head Coach Neal Brown’s third year, Troy won its first Sun Belt Conference Championship since 2010, which is also the last year that the Trojans played in the New Orleans Bowl. Thanks in part to a Louisiana loss to Appalachian State on Saturday, the Trojans will get to play the Mean Green inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, which is…

Late TD lifts Troy past Arkansas State for share in SBC title

December 2, 2017December 3, 2017 Sports

Michael Shipma Staff Writer In typical “Fun Belt” fashion, the Troy football team scored with 17 seconds left in the game to come back and defeat Arkansas State 32-25 on Saturday night to lay claim to a share in the Sun Belt Conference Championship. After giving up two touchdowns and squandering a 24-13 lead in the final three minutes of the game, the Trojans marched down the field to the tune of a nine-play, 72-yard game winning drive that ended with quarterback Brandon Silvers throwing a 14-yard touchdown pass to wide…