Silvers, stout defense power Troy past Georgia State, 34-10
Troy pounds in rushing TD
Josh Anderson drives straight into the pile and emerges on the other side in the end zone.
ATLANTA -- Brandon Silvers threw for 335 yards and two touchdowns as Troy handed Georgia State its first Sun Belt loss, 34-10 Saturday.
Just minutes after the Panthers took a 3-0 lead in the first quarter on a 30-yard field goal, Silvers hit John Johnson with a 49-yard touchdown pass that gave the Trojans a lead they never surrendered. Silvers followed that with a 6-yard strike to Deondre Douglas to make it 14-3 and Douglas dashed 35 yards on a reverse for a score to make it 21-3 minutes later.
It was a bounce-back victory for Troy (5-2, 2-1), which suffered its first conference loss last week, despite owning the top-ranked defense in the conference.
The loss snapped a three-game win streak by Georgia State (3-3, 3-1). Conner Manning completed 25 of 40 passes for 255 yards and a touchdown, but the Panthers were held to just 52 rushing yards.
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2023 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| James Madison | 7-1 | 11-2 |
| Appalachian State | 6-2 | 9-5 |
| Coastal Carolina | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Old Dominion | 5-3 | 6-7 |
| Georgia State | 3-5 | 7-6 |
| Marshall | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| Georgia Southern | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Troy | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| Texas State | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| South Alabama | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Arkansas State | 4-4 | 6-7 |
| Louisiana | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| Southern Miss | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| UL Monroe | 0-8 | 2-10 |
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