Troy Stuns Texas State in Overtime Thriller, 48-41
Troy defeated Texas State 48-41 in overtime in Week 7, covering the 7.5-point spread in a high-scoring affair that exceeded the 53.5 over-under. The Trojans' comeback victory featured five lead changes and dramatic swings in win probability throughout the contest.
Texas State dominated early, scoring 28 points in the first quarter alone behind rushing touchdowns from Lincoln Pare (62 yards) and Greg Burrell (59 yards). However, Troy's defense made crucial stops and the offense mounted a sustained comeback. Troy quarterback Tucker Kilcrease led the charge, completing 415 passing yards and connecting with RaRa Thomas for a 57-yard touchdown reception. Thomas finished as the game's leading receiver with 81 yards.
Despite Texas State's strong start, the Bobcats managed only 13 combined points over the second and third quarters. Troy's second-half adjustments proved decisive, with the team scoring 38 points after the opening frame. Brad Jackson led Texas State's ground game with 77 rushing yards, but it proved insufficient as Troy ultimately prevailed in overtime, 48-41.
AI-generated recap · Aug 9, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Troy | 7 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
 Texas State | 28 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 41 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Troy | Texas State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 30-40 | 19-22 |
| Pass Yards | 415 | 248 |
| Rush Yards | 43 | 326 |
| Total Yards | 458 | 574 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 5-14 | 10-17 |
| Penalties | 5-35 | 10-79 |
| Possession | 28:59 | 31:01 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Paddy McAteer kickoff for 65 yds , Jaylen Jenkins return for 45 yds to the TXST 45
Brad Jackson run for 3 yds to the TXST 48
Brad Jackson pass complete to Beau Sparks for 6 yds to the TROY 46
Lincoln Pare run for no gain to the TROY 46
Lincoln Pare run for 3 yds to the TROY 43 for a 1ST down
Brad Jackson pass complete to Beau Sparks for 35 yds to the TROY 8 for a 1ST down
Lincoln Pare run for 2 yds to the TROY 6
Lincoln Pare run for a loss of 2 yards to the TROY 8
Brad Jackson run for 8 yds for a TD (Tyler Robles KICK)
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to DJ Epps for a loss of 1 yard to the TROY 24
Tae Meadows run for a loss of 1 yard to the TROY 23
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to DJ Epps for 5 yds to the TROY 28
Evan Crenshaw punt for 49 yds , Beau Sparks returns for 77 yds for a TD Texas State Penalty, (Yards) to the TROY 0
Evan Crenshaw punt for 50 yds , Beau Sparks returns for 78 yds Texas State Penalty, (10 Yards) to the TXST 20
Brad Jackson pass incomplete to Mavin Anderson
Brad Jackson pass complete to Chris Dawn Jr. for 18 yds to the TXST 38 for a 1ST down
Greg Burrell run for 3 yds to the TXST 41
Greg Burrell run for 59 yds for a TD (Tyler Robles KICK)
Tae Meadows run for no gain to the TROY 25
Tucker Kilcrease pass incomplete to RaRa Thomas
Tucker Kilcrease pass incomplete to RaRa Thomas
Evan Crenshaw punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Beau Sparks at the TXST 30
Brad Jackson run for 3 yds to the TXST 33
Lincoln Pare run for 4 yds to the TXST 37
Brad Jackson run for 17 yds to the TROY 46 for a 1ST down
Lincoln Pare run for 3 yds to the TROY 43
Brad Jackson run for no gain to the TROY 43
Brad Jackson pass complete to Kylen Evans for 7 yds to the TROY 36 for a 1ST down
Greg Burrell run for 3 yds to the TROY 33
Brad Jackson sacked by Steven Cattledge for a loss of 4 yards to the TROY 37
Brad Jackson pass complete to Chris Dawn Jr. for 8 yds to the TROY 29 Texas State Penalty, (-10 Yards) to the TROY 39
Brad Jackson run for 14 yds to the TROY 25 for a 1ST down
Lincoln Pare run for a loss of 3 yards to the TROY 28
Brad Jackson pass complete to Kylen Evans for 21 yds to the TROY 7 for a 1ST down
Lincoln Pare run for 7 yds for a TD (Tyler Robles KICK)
Jarris Williams run for a loss of 1 yard to the TROY 24
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Tray Taylor for 19 yds to the TROY 43 for a 1ST down
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to RaRa Thomas for 57 yds for a TD Texas State Penalty, (Yards) declined (Scott Taylor Renfroe KICK)
Paddy McAteer kickoff for 65 yds , Jaylen Jenkins return for 29 yds to the TXST 29
Brad Jackson pass complete to Beau Sparks for 6 yds to the TXST 35
Lincoln Pare run for 3 yds to the TXST 38
Lincoln Pare run for 62 yds for a TD (Tyler Robles KICK)
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Roman Mothershed for 16 yds to the TROY 41 for a 1ST down
Tucker Kilcrease run for 3 yds to the TROY 44
PENALTY TROY False Start (Henry,Matt) 5 yards from TROY44 to TROY39. NO PLAY.
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Peyton Higgins for 12 yds to the TXST 49 for a 1ST down
Tae Meadows run for 8 yds to the TXST 41
Tae Meadows run for 4 yds to the TXST 37 for a 1ST down
Tucker Kilcrease run for 4 yds to the TXST 33
Tucker Kilcrease pass incomplete to Ethan Conner
Troy Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the TXST 41
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Ethan Conner for 9 yds to the TXST 32
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Peyton Higgins for 5 yds to the TXST 27 for a 1ST down
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Ethan Conner for 15 yds to the TXST 12 for a 1ST down
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Roman Mothershed for 7 yds to the TXST 5
Ethan Conner run for no gain to the TXST 5
Tucker Kilcrease run for 4 yds to the TXST 1 for a 1ST down
PENALTY TROY False Start (Conner,Ethan) 5 yards from TXST01 to TXST06. NO PLAY.
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Jackson Worley for 6 yds for a TD (Scott Taylor Renfroe KICK)
PENALTY TROY False Start (Townsend,Tra'jon) 5 yards from TXST03 to TXST08. NO PLAY.
Paddy McAteer kickoff for 64 yds , Jaylen Jenkins return for 29 yds to the TXST 36 Texas State Penalty, (9 Yards) to the TXST 9
Greg Burrell run for 1 yd to the TXST 10
Brad Jackson pass complete to Beau Sparks for 5 yds to the TXST 15
Brad Jackson run for 20 yds to the TXST 35 for a 1ST down
Brad Jackson sacked for a loss of 1 yard to the TXST 34
Greg Burrell run for 13 yds to the TXST 47 for a 1ST down
Greg Burrell run for 4 yds to the TROY 49
Brad Jackson pass complete to Beau Sparks for 20 yds to the TROY 29 for a 1ST down
Brad Jackson run for a loss of 4 yards to the TROY 33
Brad Jackson run for 2 yds to the TROY 31
Brad Jackson pass complete to Lincoln Pare for 8 yds to the TROY 23
Tyler Robles 42 yd FG GOOD
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Peyton Higgins for 4 yds to the TROY 29
Tucker Kilcrease run for 1 yd to the TROY 30
Tucker Kilcrease pass incomplete to DJ Epps
Evan Crenshaw punt for 51 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TXST 20 , Beau Sparks returns for 1 yd to the TXST 20
Brad Jackson pass complete to Beau Sparks for 1 yd to the TXST 21
Brad Jackson sacked by Jordan Stringer for a loss of 5 yards to the TXST 16
Brad Jackson pass incomplete to Chris Dawn Jr.
David Nunez punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Peyton Higgins at the TROY 35
David Nunez punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Peyton Higgins at the TROY 35
Tucker Kilcrease pass incomplete to DJ Epps
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Peyton Higgins for 19 yds to the TXST 46 for a 1ST down
Tucker Kilcrease run for 5 yds to the TXST 41
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to DJ Epps for 18 yds to the TXST 23 for a 1ST down
Tucker Kilcrease pass incomplete to Roman Mothershed
Tucker Kilcrease sacked by DonTerry Russell for a loss of 12 yards to the TXST 35
Tucker Kilcrease pass incomplete
Paddy McAteer 53 yd FG GOOD
End of 2nd Quarter
Tae Meadows run for a loss of 3 yards to the TROY 22
Troy Penalty, Offensive Holding (Yards) declined
Shotgun Kilcrease,Tucker sacked for loss of 8 yards to the TROY16 (Russell,DonTerry) PENALTY TXST Holding (Royal Jr.,Craig) 10 yards from TROY24 to TROY34, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Tae Meadows run for 2 yds to the TROY 36
Shotgun Kilcrease,Tucker pass incomplete short left to Thomas,RaRa thrown to TROY45 PENALTY TXST Offside (Snyder,Kenard) 5 yards from TROY36 to TROY41. NO PLAY.
Tae Meadows run for a loss of 1 yard to the TROY 40
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Ethan Conner for 9 yds to the TROY 49 for a 1ST down
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to DJ Epps for 48 yds to the TXST 3 for a 1ST down Texas State Penalty, (Yards) to the TXST 2 for a 1ST down
Jarris Williams run for 2 yds for a TD (Scott Taylor Renfroe KICK)
Tae Meadows run for 8 yds to the TROY 49
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to DJ Epps for 33 yds to the TXST 18 for a 1ST down
Tucker Kilcrease sacked by Treylin Payne for a loss of 5 yards to the TXST 23
Tae Meadows run for a loss of 1 yard to the TXST 24
Tucker Kilcrease sacked by Tymere Jackson for a loss of 5 yards to the TXST 29
Scott Taylor Renfroe 47 yd FG GOOD
Paddy McAteer kickoff for 65 yds , Jaylen Jenkins return for 30 yds to the TXST 30
Lincoln Pare run for 5 yds to the TXST 35
Lincoln Pare run for 9 yds to the TXST 44 for a 1ST down
Lincoln Pare run for 4 yds to the TXST 48
PENALTY TXST False Start (DeLeon,Justin) 5 yards from TXST48 to TXST43. NO PLAY.
Brad Jackson run for 9 yds to the TROY 48
Greg Burrell run for no gain to the TROY 48
Brad Jackson run for 2 yds to the TROY 46 for a 1ST down
Greg Burrell run for 40 yds for a 1ST down
Greg Burrell run for 4 yds to the TROY 2
Troy Penalty, Personal Foul (Jordan Stringer) to the TROY 1
Lincoln Pare run for 1 yd for a TD (Tyler Robles KICK)
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Roman Mothershed for 10 yds to the TROY 25
Tucker Kilcrease run for 4 yds to the TROY 39
Jarris Williams run for 5 yds to the TROY 44
Tray Taylor run for 16 yds to the TXST 40 for a 1ST down
Tucker Kilcrease sacked by Amipeleasi Langi Jr. for a loss of 2 yards to the TXST 42
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to DJ Epps for 6 yds to the TXST 36
Tucker Kilcrease sacked by Kalil Alexander for a loss of 5 yards to the TXST 41
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Tray Taylor for 31 yds to the TXST 10 for a 1ST down
Jarris Williams run for 3 yds to the TXST 7
Shotgun Kilcrease,Tucker pass incomplete short right to Taylor,Tray thrown to TXST00 PENALTY TXST Pass Interference (Crosby,Bobby) 5 yards from TXST07 to TXST02, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Jarris Williams pass incomplete to Trae Swartz
Tucker Kilcrease pass incomplete to Tray Taylor
Tucker Kilcrease run for no gain to the TXST 2
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Trae Swartz for 2 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Paddy McAteer kickoff for 65 yds , Jaylen Jenkins return for 16 yds to the TXST 16
Lincoln Pare run for no gain to the TXST 16
Brad Jackson run for 6 yds to the TXST 22
Brad Jackson pass complete to Beau Sparks for 5 yds to the TXST 27 for a 1ST down
Brad Jackson pass complete to Chris Dawn Jr. for 9 yds to the TXST 36
Lincoln Pare run for a loss of 3 yards to the TXST 33
Brad Jackson pass complete to Chris Dawn Jr. for 11 yds to the TXST 44 for a 1ST down
Greg Burrell run for no gain to the TXST 44
Greg Burrell run for 8 yds to the TROY 48
Greg Burrell run for no gain to the TROY 48
Brad Jackson pass complete to Chris Dawn Jr. for 7 yds to the TROY 41 for a 1ST down
Lincoln Pare run for 8 yds to the TROY 33
Lincoln Pare run for 7 yds to the TROY 26 for a 1ST down
Brad Jackson run for 2 yds to the TROY 24
Lincoln Pare run for 1 yd to the TROY 23
Brad Jackson run for 5 yds to the TROY 18
Tyler Robles 37 yd FG GOOD
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to RaRa Thomas for 13 yds to the TROY 38 for a 1ST down
Tucker Kilcrease run for 4 yds to the TROY 42
Tucker Kilcrease pass incomplete to Tae Meadows
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Tae Meadows for no gain to the TROY 42
Shotgun Kilcrease,Tucker pass incomplete short right to Thomas,RaRa thrown to TXST48, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY TXST Pass Interference (Terrell,Khamari) 9 yards from TROY42 to TXST49, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Ethan Conner for 20 yds to the TXST 29 for a 1ST down
Tucker Kilcrease run for no gain to the TXST 29
Tucker Kilcrease pass incomplete to DJ Epps
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to RaRa Thomas for 11 yds to the TXST 18 for a 1ST down
DJ Epps 18 Yd pass from Tucker Kilcrease (Tucker Kilcrease Pass to DJ Epps for Two-Point Conversion)
PENALTY TXST Roughing The Passer (Atwood,Amarion) 15 yards from TROY35 to TROY50. NO PLAY.
Paddy McAteer kickoff for 48 yds , Jaylen Jenkins return for no gain to the TXST 2
Lincoln Pare run for no gain to the TXST 2
Lincoln Pare run for 2 yds to the TXST 4
Brad Jackson pass complete to Chris Dawn Jr. for 31 yds to the TXST 35 for a 1ST down
Brad Jackson pass complete to Ty Stamey for 6 yds to the TXST 41
Brad Jackson pass complete to Chris Dawn Jr. for 35 yds to the TROY 24 for a 1ST down
Tyler Robles 42 yd FG MISSED
End of 4th Quarter
DJ Epps 6 Yd pass from Tucker Kilcrease (Scott Taylor Renfroe Kick)
T.Meadows rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by B.Crosby at TXST 25.
T.Kilcrease pass complete. Catch made by D.Epps for 7 yards. Pushed out of bounds by A.Jones at TXST 18.
T.Kilcrease pass complete. Catch made by D.Epps for 8 yards. Tackled by R.Nolan at TXST 10.
J.Williams rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by A.Jones at TXST 6.
T.Kilcrease pass complete. Catch made by D.Epps for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
S.Renfroe extra point is good.
B.Jackson steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for.
B.Jackson pass complete. Catch made by K.Evans for 9 yards. Tackled by K.Levine at TROY 16.
L.Pare rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by J.Williams, J.Powe at TROY 16.
B.Jackson rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by E.Davis at TROY 16.