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Troy and Southern Miss combine for 89 points, nearly 1,200 yards
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Troy and Southern Miss put up crazy numbers on Tuesday night.
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The Sun Belt conference teams combined for 89 points and 1,174 yards in Troy's 55-34 home win.
Troy gained 662 total yards. The Trojans ran 58 times for 437 yards and had just over 39 minutes of time of possession.
Goose Crowder passed for 225 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 145 yards and two more scores for Troy. Jordan Lovett added 142 yards and a score on 12 carries for the Trojans. Four Troy players ran for at least 70 yards.
Southern Miss gained 512 yards. Landry Lyddy passed for 316 yards and two touchdowns. Mario Sanders caught eight passes for 102 yards and two touchdowns and threw for a 75-yard score on a double pass.
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Southern Miss struggled offensively in the first half, then exploded for 27 points and 403 yards after the break. Troy gained 336 yards in the first half and 326 yards in the second.
