TROY, Ala. – Troy's suffocating defense forced six turnovers and Tyler Sumpter booted a school record four field goals in the Trojans' 12-7 victory over Texas State on Saturday at The Vet. Troy's 13thstraight Sun Belt win sets up a winner-take-all battle at Appalachian State next weekend for the right to host the inaugural Sun Belt Championship Game.
"Survive and advance; that's what it was today," Troy head coach Neal Brown said. "It was not a thing of beauty but it's going to count exactly the same as the one week prior did.