Sam Houston 21, Troy 24 · Box Score

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Final · Week 1 · Sat, Sep 5, 2026

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SHSU	7	7	0	7	21
TROY	7	7	3	7	24

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Team stats

SHSU		TROY
22	First downs	18
373	Total yards	342
335	Passing yards	165
30-46	Comp-Att	12-24
7.3	Yards per pass	6.9
38	Rushing yards	177
24	Rushes	42
1.6	Yards per rush	4.2
6-14	3rd down	6-15
0-1	4th down	0-0
6-35	Penalties-yards	6-55
1	Turnovers	0
0	Fumbles lost	0
1	Interceptions thrown	0
30:51	Time of possession	29:09
4	Sacks	4
8	Tackles for loss	13
5	QB hurries	8
6	Passes defended	2
0	Defensive TDs	0
15	Kick return yards	44
11	Punt return yards	—
3	Passing TDs	3
0	Rushing TDs	0
3	Kicking points	6

Advanced stats

SHSU		TROY
+0.07	EPA per play	+0.16
47%	Success rate	33%
1.21	Explosiveness	1.66
-0.33	Rushing EPA per play	+0.03
45%	Rushing success rate	33%
+0.23	Passing EPA per play	+0.29
48%	Passing success rate	33%
53%	Standard downs success	35%
35%	Passing downs success	31%
1.77	Line yards per rush	2.67
0.85	Second-level yards	1.33
0.90	Open-field yards	1.36
40%	Stuff rate	28%
50%	Power success	0%
20%	Havoc caused	23%
4	Scoring chances	6
5.25	Points per chance	4.00
Own 20	Avg. starting field position	Own 32
4	Explosive plays	6
0%	Postgame win expectancy	100%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q17:47
Sam HoustonTD
(07:52) Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short middle to #7 G.O'Neill caught at TROY02, for 14 yards to the TROY00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:47, 1ST DOWN #94 S.Carpenter kick attempt good (H: #81 N.Ottomanelli, LS: #46 C.Whitington)
Drive: 6 plays, 83 yds
7-0
Q14:06
TroyTD
(04:11) #9 G.Crowder pass complete short left to #85 F.Rogosch caught at SHSU12, for 19 yards to the SHSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:06, 1ST DOWN #33 E.Head kick attempt good (H: #28 E.Crenshaw, LS: #87 C.Walls)
Drive: 9 plays, 75 yds
7-7
Q214:54
TroyTD
(14:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 G.Crowder pass complete deep middle to #8 T.Keyes caught at SHSU00, for 28 yards to the SHSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:54, 1ST DOWN #33 E.Head kick attempt good (H: #28 E.Crenshaw, LS: #87 C.Walls)
Drive: 6 plays, 72 yds
7-14
Q211:59
Sam HoustonTD
(12:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short left to #0 D.Bledsoe III caught at TROY00, for 14 yards to the TROY00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:59, 1ST DOWN #94 S.Carpenter kick attempt good (H: #81 N.Ottomanelli, LS: #46 C.Whitington)
Drive: 6 plays, 75 yds
14-14
Q314:11
TroyFG
(14:13) #33 E.Head field goal attempt from 32 yards GOOD (H: #28 E.Crenshaw, LS: #87 C.Walls), clock 14:11
Drive: 4 plays, 0 yds
14-17
Q410:42
TroyTD
TJ Lott 18 Yd pass from Goose Crowder (Ethan Head Kick)
Drive: 9 plays, 87 yds
14-24
Q41:03
Sam HoustonTD
(01:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete deep right to #2 C.Reed caught at TROY00, for 31 yards to the TROY00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:03, 1ST DOWN #94 S.Carpenter kick attempt good (H: #81 N.Ottomanelli, LS: #46 C.Whitington)
Drive: 9 plays, 85 yds
21-24

Score shown SHSU-TROY.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int
Landyn Locke	30/46	335	7.3	3	1

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	Long
Alton McCaskill	13	51	3.9	24
Landan Brown	6	23	3.8	14
Landyn Locke	5	-36	-7.2	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Grady O'Neill	7	86	12.3	1	37
Tim Burns Jr.	4	63	15.8	0	19
Chris Reed	3	52	17.3	1	31
Kamari Maxwell	1	33	33.0	0	33
Landan Brown	4	31	7.8	0	14
Darrick Bledsoe III	4	26	6.5	1	14
Kyan Berry-Johnson	3	22	7.3	0	12
Max Whisner	2	20	10.0	0	15
Alton McCaskill	2	2	1.0	0	5

Defense

Player	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur	Tot
Railyn Adams	2	0	0.5	0	0	7
Caesar Magee III	5	0	0	1	0	6
Brody Henderson	3	0	0	0	0	6
Tyler Bailey	2	0	0	0	0	6
Dean Ford	0	0	1	0	0	5
Ishmel Atkins	2	0	0	3	0	4
Dravon Wilson	2	0	0.5	0	0	4
Chauncey Chidi	1	0.5	0.5	0	0	4
Elijah Groves	1	1.5	1.5	0	0	3
Brian Bates Jr.	1	1	1	0	0	3
Dylan Frazier	1	0	0	0	1	3
Jarra Anderson	1	0.5	0.5	0	0	3
Justin Cottrell	1	0	0	1	0	3
Justin Terrell	1	0	0.5	1	0	2
Stacy Bey	1	0	0	0	0	2
Josh Alexander-Felton	1	0	1.5	0	1	2
Mike King Jr.	1	0.5	0.5	0	1	2
Jace Arnold	0	0	0	0	0	2
Tokyo Gordon	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jalyn Stanford	1	0	0	0	0	1
Zion Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	1
Cameron Franklin	0	0	0	0	0	1
Darien Jackson	0	0	0	0	1	1
Joseph Opara	0	0	0	0	0	1
Lyric Smith	0	0	0	0	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Samuel Carpenter	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Cal Joseph	7	288	41.1	0	2	47

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Alijah Cason	1	8	8.0	8	0
Tim Burns Jr.	1	7	7.0	7	0

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Tim Burns Jr.	2	11	5.5	7	0