LYNCHBURG, Va. – Stephen Calvert threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to B.J. Farrow with just over two minutes remaining to lift Liberty past Troy, 22-16, in non-conference action Saturday at Williams Stadium.
Troy, which saw its nine-game road winning streak snapped, took a 16-14 lead with 12:48 to play in the game on the third Tyler Sumpter field goal of the afternoon. The Trojans (5-2) forced the Flames (3-3) to punt on the ensuing possession and drove down to the Liberty 31-yard line looking to add some critical insurance points.
However, a penalty and sack derailed the Troy scoring opportunity and Liberty followed with a 14-play, 89-yard drive in which the Flames converted three third downs before Calvert's game-winning touchdown pass.