Scott Shelton
Staff Writer
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles defeated the Troy Trojans 47-42 in a game where the offenses combined for over 1,000 yards of offense in a battle of quarterbacks.
Troy’s Kaleb Barker and Southern Miss’ Jack Abraham combined to throw for 967 yards and five touchdowns as both signal callers had career nights.
Troy had four receivers reach the 100-yard mark, led by Kaylon Geiger with 118 yards and a touchdown.
The game marks the first time in Troy history that four different receivers each put up 100 receiving yards.