Coastal Carolina Chanticleers @ Troy Trojans
Caldwell accounts for 3 TD to help Troy end skid, beat Coastal Carolina 38-24
TROY, Ala. -- — Matthew Caldwell accounted for three touchdowns, Damien Taylor ran for 190 yards and a TD Saturday and Troy beat Coastal Carolina 38-24 to snap a four-game losing streak.
Caldwell finished 9-of-16 passing for 169 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions and his 1-yard touchdown run just before halftime gave the Trojans a 28-7 lead. Gerald Green had 123 yards rushing on 18 carries.
Troy (2-7, 1-4 Sun Belt Conference) won for the first time since it beat Florida A&M 34-12 on Sept. 21.
Vasko finished 18-of-34 passing for 206 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions for the Chanticleers. Jameson Tucker had six receptions for 106 yards and Braydon Bennett added 69 yards rushing and a TD.
Green's 1-yard touchdown run capped a seven-play, 99-yard drive and gave Troy a 7-0 lead with 5 minutes left in the first quarter.
Avyonne Jones blocked a Trojans punt that went out of bounds, the Chanticleers took possession at the Troy 11 and, on the next play, Ethan Vasko scrambled for an TD run that made it 7-7 with a little more than a minute left in the first quarter.
Troy responded with an 11-play, 82-yard drive that took nearly 5 1/2 minutes off the clock and culminated when Caldwell threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Devonte Ross early in the second quarter. Coastal Carolina (4-4, 1-2) went three-and-out on its ensuing possession and Green caught a short pass along the left sideline and ran the rest of the way for an 83-yard TD that gave the Trojans an 21-7 lead with 4:57 to go in the first half.
Caldwell's TD run with 23 seconds left in the second quarter made it a 21-point game.
The Chanticleers opened the second half with a 12-play, 73-yard drive that took 5-plus minutes off the clock but stalled at the 11 and they settled for Kade Hensley's 29-yard field goal that trimmed the deficit to 28-10.
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Troy, AL
2025 Standings
| Sun Belt - East | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| James Madison | 8-0 | 12-2 |
| Old Dominion | 6-2 | 10-3 |
| Coastal Carolina | 5-3 | 6-7 |
| Georgia Southern | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Marshall | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| App State | 2-6 | 5-8 |
| Georgia State | 0-8 | 1-11 |
| Sun Belt - West | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Troy | 6-2 | 8-6 |
| Southern Miss | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Louisiana | 5-3 | 6-7 |
| Arkansas State | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Texas State | 3-5 | 7-6 |
| South Alabama | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| UL Monroe | 1-7 | 3-9 |
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