Troy Dominates UL Monroe 37-14 in Week 8 Matchup
Troy defeated UL Monroe 37-14 on Saturday in Week 8, with the Trojans' defense controlling the game throughout. Troy scored 10 points in each quarter while holding UL Monroe scoreless in the first and fourth quarters.
The Trojans' offense struck early and often, with Tucker Kilcrease connecting with Tray Taylor for a 60-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Troy's defense proved suffocating, highlighted by Joe Lott's 53-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter that sealed the victory.
UL Monroe's Aidan Armenta led the Warhawks' passing attack with touchdown passes to Brandon Buckhaulter and Julian Nixon, but inconsistency plagued the home offense. Zachary Palmer-Smith rushed for 78 yards for UL Monroe, while Troy's Rara Thomas led all receivers with 9 catches.
Troy covered the 4.5-point spread as the away team, improving to a convincing victory. The game exceeded the over-under of 46 points, finishing at 51 total points. Six lead changes occurred throughout the contest in what remained a competitive affair despite the final margin.
AI-generated recap · Aug 8, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Troy | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
 UL Monroe | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
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Box Score
| Statistic | Troy | UL Monroe |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 13-21 | 23-41 |
| Pass Yards | 223 | 228 |
| Rush Yards | 91 | 98 |
| Total Yards | 314 | 326 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| 3rd Down | 5-13 | 5-13 |
| Penalties | 7-74 | 4-40 |
| Possession | 26:55 | 33:05 |
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Play-by-Play
Jacob Green kickoff for 51 yds , Peyton Higgins return for 18 yds to the TROY 32
Tray Taylor run for 6 yds to the TROY 38
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Tray Taylor for 29 yds to the ULM 33 for a 1ST down
Tucker Kilcrease pass incomplete to DJ Epps
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to RaRa Thomas for 9 yds to the ULM 24
Tae Meadows run for 4 yds to the ULM 20 for a 1ST down
Tae Meadows run for 20 yds for a TD (Scott Taylor Renfroe KICK)
Braylon McReynolds run for 1 yd to the ULM 26
UL Monroe Penalty, Illegal Formation (Yards) declined
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Nic Trujillo
Makenzie Ryan punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Peyton Higgins at the TROY 33
Tucker Kilcrease pass incomplete to Roman Mothershed
Tucker Kilcrease run for no gain to the TROY 33
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Peyton Higgins for 11 yds to the TROY 44 for a 1ST down
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Trae Swartz for 31 yds to the ULM 25 for a 1ST down
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Jordan Lovett for 9 yds to the ULM 16
(08:56) Shotgun Kilcrease,Tucker pass incomplete short left to Mothershed,Roman thrown to ULM00 QB hurried by Perkins-McAllister,D'Arco PENALTY TROY Holding (Ash,Caleb) 10 yards from ULM16 to ULM26. NO PLAY.
Tucker Kilcrease run for 3 yds to the ULM 23
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Peyton Higgins for 9 yds to the ULM 14 for a 1ST down
Tae Meadows run for 6 yds to the ULM 8
Tucker Kilcrease run for a loss of 3 yards to the ULM 11
Tucker Kilcrease pass incomplete to Tray Taylor
Scott Taylor Renfroe 29 yd FG GOOD
Zach Palmer-Smith run for 28 yds to the TROY 47 for a 1ST down
Hunter Herring run for no gain to the TROY 47
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Nic Trujillo for 5 yds to the TROY 42
PENALTY TROY Offside (Ash,Caleb) 4 yards from TROY42 to TROY38. NO PLAY.
Zach Palmer-Smith run for 3 yds to the TROY 35 for a 1ST down
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Nic Trujillo
Dorian Lewis run for 12 yds to the TROY 23 for a 1ST down
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Jonathan Bibbs for no gain to the TROY 23
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Jonathan Bibbs for no gain to the TROY 23
Aidan Armenta run for 6 yds to the TROY 17
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Dorian Lewis for 10 yds to the TROY 7 for a 1ST down
Hunter Herring pass complete to Nic Trujillo for 7 yds for a TD (A. Wells Run For Two-point Conversion)
Jacob Green kickoff for 62 yds , Peyton Higgins return for 25 yds to the TROY 28
Tae Meadows run for 7 yds to the TROY 35
Tae Meadows run for 4 yds to the TROY 39 Troy Penalty, Offensive Holding (Jackson Worley) to the TROY 29
Tucker Kilcrease pass incomplete to Tray Taylor
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Peyton Higgins for 9 yds to the TROY 38 for a 1ST down
Tae Meadows run for 7 yds to the TROY 45
Jarris Williams run for no gain to the TROY 45
Jarris Williams run for a loss of 2 yards to the TROY 43
Evan Crenshaw punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ULM 15
Zach Palmer-Smith run for 23 yds to the ULM 38 for a 1ST down
Hunter Herring pass complete to Jonathan Bibbs for 26 yds to the TROY 36 for a 1ST down
Zach Palmer-Smith run for 2 yds to the TROY 34
Hunter Herring run for a loss of 1 yard to the TROY 35
UL Monroe Penalty, Offensive Holding (Yards) declined
Hunter Herring pass complete to Jake Godfrey for 17 yds to the TROY 18 for a 1ST down
Zach Palmer-Smith run for 4 yds to the TROY 14
Landon Graves run for no gain to the TROY 14
Hunter Herring run for 5 yds to the TROY 9
PENALTY ULM Delay Of Game (Armenta,Aidan) 5 yards from TROY09 to TROY14. NO PLAY.
Danny Hagan 32 yd FG MISSED
Tae Meadows run for 2 yds to the TROY 22
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Ethan Conner for 13 yds to the TROY 35 for a 1ST down
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Trae Swartz for 6 yds to the TROY 41
RaRa Thomas run for a loss of 1 yard to the TROY 40
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Tray Taylor for 60 yds for a TD (Scott Taylor Renfroe KICK)
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Jonathan Bibbs for 34 yds to the TROY 41 for a 1ST down
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Jake Godfrey
PENALTY ULM False Start (Godfrey,Jake) 5 yards from TROY41 to TROY46. NO PLAY.
Aidan Armenta pass complete to JP Coulter for 11 yds to the TROY 35
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Jake Godfrey for 10 yds to the TROY 25 for a 1ST down
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Hunter Herring for 2 yds to the TROY 23
Dorian Lewis run for no gain to the TROY 23
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Nate Sullivan Jr. for 9 yds to the TROY 14 for a 1ST down
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Nic Trujillo
End of 2nd Quarter
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Jonathan Bibbs
Zach Palmer-Smith run for 6 yds to the ULM 46
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Jake Godfrey for 6 yds to the TROY 48 for a 1ST down
Aidan Armenta sacked by Donnie Smith for a loss of 7 yards to the ULM 45
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Zach Palmer-Smith for 4 yds to the TROY 36
Aidan Armenta pass complete to JP Coulter for 9 yds to the TROY 27 for a 1ST down
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to JP Coulter
Tyrell Reed Jr. run for 16 yds to the TROY 11 for a 1ST down
Zach Palmer-Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the TROY 12
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Jonathan Bibbs
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Jonathan Bibbs
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Brandon Buckhaulter for 12 yds for a TD (Hunter Herring PAT MISSED)
Jacob Green kickoff for 50 yds , Peyton Higgins return for 26 yds to the TROY 41
(09:34) Shotgun Kilcrease,Tucker rush middle for 0 yards to the TROY41 (Wells,Kevontay) PENALTY TROY Holding (Worley,Jackson) 10 yards from TROY41 to TROY31. NO PLAY.
Tray Taylor run for 3 yds to the TROY 34
Tucker Kilcrease sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the TROY 27
Tucker Kilcrease pass incomplete to Jarris Williams
Evan Crenshaw punt for 57 yds
Zach Palmer-Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the ULM 15
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Nic Trujillo for 5 yds to the ULM 20
Aidan Armenta sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the ULM 12
Makenzie Ryan punt for 45 yds , returns for 9 yds to the ULM 48
Makenzie Ryan punt for 45 yds , Peyton Higgins returns for 9 yds to the TROY 34
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Ethan Conner for 27 yds to the ULM 39 for a 1ST down
Tucker Kilcrease run for no gain to the ULM 39
Tae Meadows run for 5 yds to the ULM 34
Tae Meadows run for 3 yds to the ULM 31
Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Tae Meadows for 5 yds to the ULM 26 for a 1ST down
Jordan Lovett run for 2 yds to the ULM 24
Tucker Kilcrease run for 1 yd to the ULM 23
Tucker Kilcrease pass incomplete
Scott Taylor Renfroe 41 yd FG GOOD
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Jonathan Bibbs for 12 yds to the ULM 37 for a 1ST down
Aidan Armenta sacked by Jah-Mal Williams for a loss of 11 yards to the ULM 11 Aidan Armenta fumbled, recovered by TROY Elijah Davis , return for 0 yards
Tray Taylor run for 11 yds for a TD (Scott Taylor Renfroe KICK)
PENALTY ULM UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (Langston,Seidrion) 15 yards from TROY35 to TROY50. NO PLAY.
Paddy McAteer kickoff for 39 yds , Kevontay Wells return for no gain to the ULM 11
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Jonathan Bibbs
Aidan Armenta pass intercepted Joe Lott return for 14 yds to the ULM 15
Tae Meadows run for 6 yds to the ULM 9
Tae Meadows run for 1 yd to the ULM 8 Tae Meadows fumbled, recovered by TROY Jackson Worley
Tucker Kilcrease pass incomplete to Trae Swartz
Scott Taylor Renfroe 26 yd FG GOOD
Tyrell Reed Jr. run for no gain to the ULM 35
Aidan Armenta pass complete to JP Coulter for 15 yds JP Coulter fumbled, recovered by TROY TJ Thompson , return to the 50 yard line
Jordan Lovett run for 4 yds to the ULM 46
UL Monroe Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (15 Yards) to the ULM 26 for a 1ST down
Jordan Lovett run for 3 yds to the ULM 23
Jordan Lovett run for 3 yds to the ULM 20
Tucker Kilcrease run for 3 yds to the ULM 17
Tae Meadows run for a loss of 1 yard to the ULM 18
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Nic Trujillo
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Dorian Lewis for 6 yds to the ULM 24
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Nic Trujillo for 8 yds to the ULM 32 for a 1ST down
Aidan Armenta pass incomplete to Nic Trujillo
Aidan Armenta pass complete to Julian Nixon for 23 yds to the TROY 45 for a 1ST down
Aidan Armenta sacked by Elijah Davis for a loss of 2 yards to the TROY 47
Aidan Armenta pass intercepted Joe Lott return for 53 yds for a TD UL Monroe Penalty, Defensive Holding (Yards) declined (Scott Taylor Renfroe KICK)
Paddy McAteer kickoff for 43 yds , Rylan Green return for 12 yds to the ULM 34
Zach Palmer-Smith run for 13 yds to the ULM 47 for a 1ST down
Landon Graves run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
Landon Graves run for 4 yds to the TROY 46
Zach Palmer-Smith run for 1 yd to the TROY 45
Landon Graves pass incomplete to Jonathan Bibbs
Landon Graves pass incomplete to Jonathan Bibbs
Tae Meadows run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
Tae Meadows run for a loss of 3 yards to the TROY 47
Tucker Kilcrease pass incomplete to Ethan Conner
Evan Crenshaw punt for 47 yds , Nic Trujillo returns for 4 yds to the ULM 10
Landon Graves pass complete to Julian Nixon for 7 yds to the ULM 17
Tyrell Reed Jr. run for 1 yd to the ULM 18
D'Shaun Ford run for 3 yds to the ULM 21 for a 1ST down
Landon Graves pass incomplete to Caleb Groce
Tyrell Reed Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the ULM 19
Landon Graves pass incomplete to Caleb Groce
Makenzie Ryan punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Peyton Higgins at the TROY 43
T. Kilcrease takes a knee