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Kimani Vidal scores twice and Troy holds off Western Kentucky 27-24
TROY, Ala. (AP) Kimani Vidal scored a pair of touchdowns and Troy defeated Western Kentucky 27-24 on Saturday.
Vidal, coming in ranked third nationally at 131.7 yards rushing per game, finished with 156 on 26 carries. His 8-yard touchdown run after initially being stopped behind the line, gave the Trojans (2-2) a 27-17 lead with 5:37 to go.
Chris Lewis caught a Hail Mary from Gunnar Watson for a 40-yard score to end the first half and take the lead for good at 10-7. The Hilltoppers' second muffed punt of the game led to Vidal's 19-yard score and a 17-7 lead.
Watson was 22 of 35 for 349 yards passing and one touchdown. Lewis, who had a pair of highlight reel receptions on his Hail Mary catch and a one-hander that led to a Scott Taylor Renfroe field goal for a 20-14 edge, finished with 101 yards on three catches. Deshon Stoudemire had 99 yards on six catches.
After Vidal fumbled the ball out of the WKU end zone for a touchback, the Hilltoppers (2-2) went 80 yards in a minute-and-a-half to close the deficit to 27-24 on Austin Reed's 12-yard pass to Easton Messer with 2:29 remaining.
Troy was able to run out the clock with the help of a Vidal catch in the flat that he turned into a 28-yard gain.
Reed was 23 of 39 for 268 yards passing and two touchdowns. Malachi Corley had 112 yards on nine receptions and Messer 96 on six.
Troy outgained WKU 521-288 and held the Hilltoppers to 20 rushing yards. There were five lost fumbles, three by the Trojans.
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A. Reed
16 QB 268 PaYds, 2 PaTDs, -8 RuYds |
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K. Vidal
28 RB 156 RuYds, 2 RuTDs, 58 ReYds, 4 RECs |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 16 | 24 |
Rushing | 3 | 10 |
Passing | 10 | 13 |
Penalty | 3 | 1 |
3rd Down Conv | 3-10 | 9-18 |
4th Down Conv | 0-1 | 2-2 |
Total Net Yards | 288 | 521 |
Total Plays | 51 | 82 |
Avg Gain | 5.6 | 6.4 |
Net Yards Rushing | 20 | 172 |
Rush Attempts | 12 | 47 |
Avg Rush Yards | 1.7 | 3.7 |
Yards Passing | 268 | 349 |
Comp. - Att. | 23-39 | 22-35 |
Yards Per Pass | 6.5 | 8.1 |
Penalties - Yards | 3-21 | 7-71 |
Touchdowns | 3 | 3 |
Rushing TDs | 1 | 2 |
Passing TDs | 2 | 1 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Fumbles - Lost | 2-2 | 3-3 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 5-37.8 | 4-37.8 |
Return Yards | -1 | 1 |
Punts - Returns | 1--1 | 1-1 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
A. Reed
16 QB
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A. Reed | 23/39 | 268 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
K. Hutchinson
15 WR
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K. Hutchinson | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Young
3 RB
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E. Young | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Corley
11 WR
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M. Corley | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Ervin-Poindexter
2 RB
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D. Ervin-Poindexter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Sanders
7 RB
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L. Sanders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Reed
16 QB
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A. Reed | 3 | -8 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
M. Corley
11 WR
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M. Corley | 15 | 9 | 112 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Messer
8 WR
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E. Messer | 8 | 6 | 96 | 1 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Barry
18 WR
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M. Barry | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Hutchinson
15 WR
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K. Hutchinson | 4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Burt Jr.
19 WR
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C. Burt Jr. | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Ervin-Poindexter
2 RB
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D. Ervin-Poindexter | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Sanders
7 RB
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L. Sanders | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
V. Marshall
19 DB
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V. Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Helms
87 TE
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R. Helms | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
U. Stout
21 DB
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U. Stout | 6-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. McCray
95 DE
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D. McCray | 5-4 | 2.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Simpkins
16 DB
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K. Simpkins | 5-1 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Loving
94 DL
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J. Loving | 4-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H. Wheeler
98 DT
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H. Wheeler | 4-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Cooper
48 LB
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N. Cooper | 3-3 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Lynch
51 LB
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D. Lynch | 3-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Guidry
32 LB
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K. Guidry | 3-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Washington
20 LB
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B. Washington | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Davis
99 DL
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K. Davis | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Baker
10 LB
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D. Baker | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Evans
3 LB
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J. Evans | 2-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Williams
7 DB
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T. Williams | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Thompson
13 DT
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T. Thompson | 1-1 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
V. Marshall
19 DB
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V. Marshall | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Williams
14 DB
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D. Williams | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Allen
11 DB
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T. Allen | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Key
15 LB
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A. Key | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Rice
50 LB
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L. Rice | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
L. Carneiro
17 K
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L. Carneiro | 1/1 | 24 | 3/3 | 6 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
T. Ellard
47 P
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T. Ellard | 5 | 37.8 | 2 | 44 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
E. Messer
8 WR
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E. Messer | 1 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
K. Hutchinson 15 WR
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K. Hutchinson | 1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
G. Watson
18 QB
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G. Watson | 22/35 | 349 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
K. Vidal
28 RB
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K. Vidal | 27 | 156 | 2 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Taylor
24 RB
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D. Taylor | 8 | 28 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Martin
20 RB
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A. Martin | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Williams
21 RB
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J. Williams | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Lewis
6 WR
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C. Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Watson
18 QB
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G. Watson | 7 | -20 | 0 | 9 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Lewis
6 WR
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C. Lewis | 5 | 3 | 101 | 1 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Stoudemire
11 WR
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D. Stoudemire | 8 | 6 | 99 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Vidal
28 RB
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K. Vidal | 4 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Ross
7 WR
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D. Ross | 4 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Barber
1 WR
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J. Barber | 9 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Ollendieck
89 TE
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C. Ollendieck | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Rogers
4 WR
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M. Rogers | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Taylor
24 RB
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D. Taylor | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
R. Steward
2 CB
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R. Steward | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Stringer
44 LB
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J. Stringer | 3-2 |