Clemson Dominates Second Half to Beat Troy 27-16
Clemson defeated Troy 27-16 in Week 2 to cover the spread as the home favorite. The Tigers were sluggish early, scoring just a field goal in the first half while Troy built a 16-3 lead. However, Clemson exploded in the third quarter, outscoring Troy 17-0 in that frame to take control of the game.
Troy's offense was led by quarterback Will Crowder, who completed 223 passing yards, while Tray Taylor led receivers with 69 yards and Tae Meadows rushed for 76 yards. Despite the offensive production, Troy managed only a field goal in the second half as Clemson's defense tightened considerably.
Clemson's second-half surge included key plays from Cade Klubnik, including a 35-yard completion to Bryant Wesco Jr. in the second quarter and a 34-yard touchdown pass to Wesco in the fourth quarter. A Troy interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter briefly shifted momentum, but Clemson's third-quarter dominance proved decisive. The final score fell under the 51.5 over-under line.
AI-generated recap · Aug 20, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Troy | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
 Clemson | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 27 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Troy | Clemson |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 19-31 | 18-24 |
| Pass Yards | 223 | 196 |
| Rush Yards | 78 | 120 |
| Total Yards | 301 | 316 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 5-13 | 5-12 |
| Penalties | 10-97 | 3-30 |
| Possession | 33:01 | 26:59 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Goose Crowder pass complete to Rara Thomas for 11 yds to the TROY 36 for a 1ST down
Tae Meadows run for 1 yd to the TROY 37
Goose Crowder pass complete to Ethan Conner for 16 yds to the CLEM 47 for a 1ST down
Goose Crowder pass complete to DJ Epps for 3 yds to the CLEM 44
Goose Crowder pass complete to Tray Taylor for 44 yds for a TD (Scott Taylor Renfroe KICK)
Paddy McAteer kickoff for 37 yds , Gideon Davidson return for no gain to the CLEM 13
Adam Randall run for 3 yds to the CLEM 16
Cade Klubnik pass complete to Bryant Wesco Jr. for 2 yds to the CLEM 18
Cade Klubnik pass incomplete to T.J. Moore
Jack Smith punt for 51 yds , Peyton Higgins returns for 1 yd to the TROY 32
Tucker Kilcrease run for a loss of 1 yard to the TROY 31
Goose Crowder pass complete to Tray Taylor for 4 yds to the TROY 35
Goose Crowder pass complete to Rara Thomas for 7 yds to the TROY 42 for a 1ST down
Goose Crowder sacked by DeMonte Capehart for a loss of 9 yards to the TROY 33
Goose Crowder pass complete to Ethan Conner for 13 yds to the TROY 46
Goose Crowder pass incomplete to Tae Meadows
Evan Crenshaw punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CLEM 10
Adam Randall run for no gain to the CLEM 10
Cade Klubnik pass complete to Adam Randall for 6 yds to the CLEM 16
Cade Klubnik pass complete to T.J. Moore for 1 yd to the CLEM 17 for a 1ST down Troy Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Jaquez White) to the CLEM 32 for a 1ST down
Cade Klubnik pass incomplete to Tyler Brown
Cade Klubnik pass complete to Adam Randall for 1 yd to the CLEM 33
Cade Klubnik pass complete to Olsen Patt-Henry for 11 yds to the CLEM 44 for a 1ST down
Cade Klubnik pass complete to Tyler Brown for 4 yds to the CLEM 48
T.J. Moore run for 3 yds to the TROY 49
Cade Klubnik pass incomplete to T.J. Moore
Jack Smith punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Peyton Higgins at the TROY 8
Goose Crowder pass incomplete to Roman Mothershed
Goose Crowder pass complete to Peyton Higgins for 4 yds to the TROY 12
Troy Penalty, Illegal Formation (Roman Mothershed) declined
Adam Randall run for 5 yds to the TROY 25
Adam Randall run for 3 yds to the TROY 22
Christopher Vizzina run for no gain to the TROY 22
Adam Randall run for 7 yds to the CLEM 32 Adam Randall fumbled, recovered by TROY Justin Powe
Troy Penalty, Personal Foul (-15 Yards) to the CLEM 44
Goose Crowder pass complete to DJ Epps for 17 yds to the CLEM 27
Goose Crowder run for 6 yds to the CLEM 21 for a 1ST down
Goose Crowder pass incomplete to Ethan Conner
Tae Meadows run for 2 yds to the CLEM 19
Goose Crowder pass incomplete to Rara Thomas
Scott Taylor Renfroe 37 yd FG GOOD
(12:38) Shotgun Klubnik,Cade pass incomplete short middle to Wesco Jr.,Bryant thrown to CLEM41 PENALTY CLEM Holding (Jacobs,Brayden) 10 yards from CLEM25 to CLEM15. NO PLAY.
Cade Klubnik pass complete to Tyler Brown for 23 yds to the CLEM 38 for a 1ST down
PENALTY CLEM False Start (Sadler,Collin) 5 yards from CLEM38 to CLEM33. NO PLAY.
Adam Randall run for 3 yds to the CLEM 36
Cade Klubnik sacked by Jah-Mal Williams for a loss of 11 yards to the CLEM 25
Cade Klubnik pass complete to Adam Randall for 9 yds to the CLEM 34
Jack Smith punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Tray Taylor at the TROY 23
Goose Crowder pass complete to Rara Thomas for 3 yds to the TROY 26
Goose Crowder pass incomplete
Goose Crowder pass complete to Mojo Dortch for 19 yds to the TROY 45 for a 1ST down
Goose Crowder run for 6 yds to the CLEM 49
Tae Meadows run for no gain to the CLEM 49
Goose Crowder pass incomplete to Tray Taylor
Evan Crenshaw punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Bryant Wesco Jr. at the CLEM 8
Cade Klubnik pass intercepted TJ Thompson return for 4 yds for a TD (Scott Taylor Renfroe PAT MISSED)
Paddy McAteer kickoff for 65 yds , Adam Randall return for 30 yds to the CLEM 35 Troy Penalty, Defensive Offside (Kaleno Levine) to the CLEM 35
Bryant Wesco Jr. run for 4 yds to the CLEM 39
Cade Klubnik pass incomplete to David Eziomume
Cade Klubnik pass complete to Bryant Wesco Jr. for 35 yds to the TROY 26 for a 1ST down
Cade Klubnik pass complete to Adam Randall for 7 yds to the TROY 6
Cade Klubnik run for no gain to the TROY 6
Cade Klubnik pass complete to Tristan Smith for 2 yds to the TROY 8
Nolan Hauser 25 yd FG GOOD
Tae Meadows run for 28 yds to the CLEM 47 for a 1ST down
Tae Meadows run for 3 yds to the CLEM 44
Tae Meadows run for no gain to the CLEM 44
Tae Meadows run for 10 yds to the CLEM 34 for a 1ST down
Tae Meadows run for 9 yds to the CLEM 25
Goose Crowder run for 2 yds to the CLEM 23 for a 1ST down Troy Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Garner Langlo) to the CLEM 38 for a 1ST down
Mojo Dortch run for 3 yds to the CLEM 35
Jordan Lovett run for 2 yds to the CLEM 33
Paddy McAteer 51 yd FG MISSED
End of 2nd Quarter
Adam Randall run for 7 yds to the CLEM 32
Adam Randall run for 30 yds to the TROY 38 for a 1ST down
Gideon Davidson run for a loss of 1 yard to the TROY 39
(13:13) No Huddle-Shotgun Klubnik,Cade pass incomplete short left to Woodaz,Drew thrown to TROY35 broken up by Stringer,Jordan PENALTY TROY Pass Interference (Stringer,Jordan) 4 yards from TROY39 to TROY35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Adam Randall run for 10 yds to the TROY 25 for a 1ST down
(12:34) No Huddle-Shotgun Klubnik,Cade rush left for 16 yards gain to the TROY09 (Stringer,Jordan) PENALTY CLEM Holding offsetting TROY Holding offsetting. NO PLAY.
Cade Klubnik pass complete to Bryant Wesco Jr. for 7 yds to the TROY 18
Gideon Davidson run for 6 yds to the TROY 12 for a 1ST down
Adam Randall run for 11 yds to the TROY 1 for a 1ST down
Adam Randall run for 1 yd for a TD (Nolan Hauser KICK)
PENALTY TROY UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Davis,Elijah) 15 yards from CLEM35 to CLEM50. NO PLAY.
Robert Gunn III kickoff for 44 yds , Jordan Lovett return for no gain to the TROY 6
Tae Meadows run for no gain to the TROY 6
Goose Crowder pass intercepted
Cade Klubnik pass complete to Bryant Wesco Jr. for 26 yds for a TD (Nolan Hauser KICK)
Goose Crowder pass incomplete to Ethan Conner
PENALTY TROY False Start (Langlo,Garner) 5 yards from TROY25 to TROY20. NO PLAY.
Goose Crowder pass complete to DJ Epps for 10 yds to the TROY 30
Goose Crowder pass intercepted Ronan Hanafin return for 13 yds to the TROY 28
Cade Klubnik pass complete to Bryant Wesco Jr. for 3 yds to the TROY 25
Cade Klubnik pass complete to Bryant Wesco Jr. for 11 yds to the TROY 14 for a 1ST down
Cade Klubnik run for no gain to the TROY 14
Adam Randall run for a loss of 3 yards to the TROY 17
Cade Klubnik run for 5 yds to the TROY 12
Nolan Hauser 30 yd FG GOOD
Tae Meadows run for no gain to the TROY 25
Tae Meadows run for no gain to the TROY 25
Tae Meadows run for 9 yds to the TROY 34
Goose Crowder run for 3 yds to the TROY 37 for a 1ST down
Goose Crowder pass incomplete to Mojo Dortch
Tae Meadows run for 9 yds to the TROY 46
Tae Meadows run for 2 yds to the TROY 48 for a 1ST down
Jordan Lovett run for no gain to the TROY 48
Goose Crowder pass incomplete to Roman Mothershed
(00:59) PENALTY TROY Delay Of Game 5 yards from TROY48 to TROY43. NO PLAY.
Goose Crowder pass complete to Rara Thomas for 19 yds to the CLEM 38 for a 1ST down
Tae Meadows run for 2 yds to the CLEM 36
Goose Crowder run for 9 yds to the CLEM 27 for a 1ST down
Tucker Kilcrease run for no gain to the CLEM 27
Goose Crowder pass complete to Mojo Dortch for 4 yds to the CLEM 23
Goose Crowder pass complete to Mojo Dortch for 1 yd to the CLEM 22
Evan Crenshaw sacked by Avieon Terrell for a loss of 12 yards to the CLEM 34
Adam Randall run for 5 yds to the CLEM 39
Adam Randall run for 2 yds to the CLEM 41
Cade Klubnik pass complete to Tyler Brown for 5 yds to the CLEM 46 for a 1ST down
Cade Klubnik pass complete to Tyler Brown for 13 yds to the TROY 41 for a 1ST down
Cade Klubnik pass incomplete to Cole Turner
Adam Randall run for 7 yds to the TROY 34
Cade Klubnik pass complete to Bryant Wesco Jr. for 34 yds for a TD (Nolan Hauser KICK)
PENALTY TROY False Start (Conner,Ethan) 5 yards from TROY25 to TROY20. NO PLAY.
Goose Crowder pass complete to Tray Taylor for 14 yds to the TROY 34
Goose Crowder run for 4 yds to the TROY 38 for a 1ST down
Goose Crowder run for 5 yds to the TROY 43
Goose Crowder pass complete to Tray Taylor for 7 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Goose Crowder pass complete to Ethan Conner for 24 yds to the CLEM 26 for a 1ST down
Tae Meadows run for 1 yd to the CLEM 25
Goose Crowder sacked by T.J. Parker for a loss of 11 yards to the CLEM 36
Goose Crowder sacked by Will Heldt for a loss of 5 yards to the CLEM 41
Evan Crenshaw punt for 41 yds for a touchback
Adam Randall run for 6 yds to the CLEM 26
Adam Randall run for 2 yds to the CLEM 28
Adam Randall run for 3 yds to the CLEM 31 for a 1ST down
Adam Randall run for a loss of 2 yards to the CLEM 29
Adam Randall run for 12 yds to the CLEM 41 for a 1ST down
Adam Randall run for no gain to the CLEM 41
Cade Klubnik run for 2 yds to the CLEM 43