2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 14 Coastal Carolina xy+		8	–	0					11	–	1
Appalachian State		6	–	2					9	–	3
Georgia Southern		4	–	4					8	–	5
Georgia State		4	–	4					6	–	4
Troy		3	–	4					5	–	6
West Division
No. 15 Louisiana xy+		7	–	1					10	–	1
South Alabama		3	–	5					4	–	7
Arkansas State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Texas State		2	–	6					2	–	10
Louisiana–Monroe		0	–	7					0	–	10
Championship: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina (Canceled)
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama, and competed in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Chip Lindsey.

Troy had games scheduled against Arkansas–Pine Bluff, NC State, Tennessee, and UMass, but were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1][2][3][4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19	3:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (Battle for the Palladium)	ESPN	W 47–14	6,000
September 26	9:15 p.m.	at No. 18 BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 7–48	0
October 10	2:30 p.m.	Texas State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 37–17	10,500
October 17	2:30 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 31–29	10,500
October 24	3:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPNU	L 34–36	12,000
October 31	2:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 38–10	6,757
November 7	12:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	L 13–20	5,012
November 21	2:30 p.m.	Middle Tennessee*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 17–20	12,000
November 28	7:00 p.m.	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN2	L 10–47	2,100
December 5	1:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 29–0	5,375
December 12	2:00 p.m.	No. 13 Coastal Carolina	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	L 38–42	11,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Troy at Middle Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total • Trojans 7 19 14 7 47 Blue Raiders 7 0 0 7 14 Date: September 19, 2020 Location: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes Game attendance: 6,000 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Hazy, Cool, Nice • Wind: 6 N MPH Referee: Ken Antee TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Neal (play–by–play), Jay Walker (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter)

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY −3.5	64.5[7]

Statistics	Troy	Middle Tennessee
First downs	30	15
Total yards	496	241
Rushing yards	240	87
Passing yards	256	154
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	35:45	24:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	26/37, 248 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	B. J. Smith	10 carries, 81 yards
	Receiving	Khalil McClain	6 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TDs
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Asher O'Hara	16/23, 109 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Asher O'Hara	14 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jarrin Pierce	11 receptions, 81 yards

Troy at Brigham Young

1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 0 0 7 0 7 • No. 18 Cougars 7 17 14 10 48 Date: September 26, 2020 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 9:20 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 9 NW MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter)

Pregame line	Over/under
BYU −14	61[8]

Statistics	Troy	BYU
First downs	8	32
Total yards	181	664
Rushing yards	19	192
Passing yards	162	472
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	19:53	40:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	21/33, 162 yards
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	4 carries, 23 yards
	Receiving	Tray Eafford	2 receptions, 59 yards
BYU	Passing	Zach Wilson	23/28, 392 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Lopini Katoa	11 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Dax Milne	7 receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD

Texas State at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 3 0 7 7 17 • Trojans 6 17 7 7 37 Date: October 10, 2020 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes Game attendance: 10,500 Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Humid • Wind: N 13 MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN3): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY −7	59[9]

Statistics	Texas State	Troy
First downs	15	26
Total yards	254	488
Rushing yards	161	150
Passing yards	93	338
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	25:59	34:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing	Brady McBride	15/28, 93 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Calvin Hill	6 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Javen Banks	1 reception, 17 yards
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	33/46, 338 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	12 carries, 106 yards
	Receiving	Kaylon Geiger	7 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD

Eastern Kentucky at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 7 10 0 12 29 • Trojans 14 7 7 3 31 Date: October 17, 2020 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutes Game attendance: 10,500 Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 5 MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPN3): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY −30	60[10]

Statistics	Eastern Kentucky	Troy
First downs	21	27
Total yards	425	507
Rushing yards	55	174
Passing yards	370	333
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	34:12	25:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Kentucky	Passing	Parker McKinney	30/47, 370 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Alonzo Booth	15 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Keyion Dixon	8 receptions, 196 yards, 2 TDs
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	26/38, 333 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	13 carries, 143 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kaylon Geiger	7 receptions, 100 yards

Georgia State at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total • Panthers 7 6 20 3 36 Trojans 7 14 0 13 34 Date: October 24, 2020 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 3:02 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 40 minutes Game attendance: 12,000 Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: NW 3 MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play–by–play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY −2.5	68.5[11]

Statistics	Georgia State	Troy
First downs	23	23
Total yards	379	447
Rushing yards	210	40
Passing yards	169	407
Turnovers	3	4
Time of possession	37:42	22:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	20/30, 169 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Destin Coates	25 carries, 115 yards
	Receiving	Roger Carter	7 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TDs
Troy	Passing	Jacob Free	24/38, 329 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	7 carries, 24 yards
	Receiving	Reggie Todd	8 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD

Troy at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total • Trojans 14 10 0 14 38 Red Wolves 0 3 7 0 10 Date: October 31, 2020 Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 6,757 Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Mostly Clear • Wind: SSE 6 MPH Referee: T. Livingston TV announcers (ESPN3): Roger Twibell (play–by–play), Pete Cordelli (analyst), and Cori Keller (sideline reporter)

Pregame line	Over/under
ARST −3.5	69.5[12]

Statistics	Troy	Arkansas State
First downs	27	21
Total yards	487	379
Rushing yards	68	108
Passing yards	419	271
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	33:10	26:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Jacob Free	33/45, 419 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	17 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kaylon Geiger	8 receptions, 126 yards
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	11/20, 166 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	12 carries, 90 yards
	Receiving	Dahu Green	4 receptions, 75 yards

Troy at Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 0 10 3 0 13 • Eagles 0 6 14 0 20 Date: November 7, 2020 Location: Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA Game start: 2:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 5,012 Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Danny Waugh (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY −3	52[13]

Statistics	Troy	Georgia Southern
First downs	14	20
Total yards	235	411
Rushing yards	34	326
Passing yards	201	85
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	17:13	42:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Jacob Free	21/47, 201 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Jamontez Woods	3 carries, 23 yards
	Receiving	Kaylon Geiger	6 receptions, 49 yards
Georgia Southern	Passing	Shai Werts	12/13, 85 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Gerald Green	10 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	NaJee Thompson	1 reception, 35 yards

Middle Tennessee at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total • Blue Raiders 7 10 0 3 20 Trojans 3 7 0 7 17 Date: November 21, 2020 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 51 minutes Game attendance: 12,000 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 5 MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPN3): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY –11	60.5[14]

Statistics	Middle Tennessee	Troy
First downs	23	18
Total yards	396	392
Rushing yards	186	92
Passing yards	210	300
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	37:21	22:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Asher O'Hara	19/23, 210 yards
	Rushing	Asher O'Hara	25 carries, 86 yards
	Receiving	Yusuf Ali	7 receptions, 90 yards
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	25/39, 300 yards, TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	B. J. Smith	10 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Khalil McClain	6 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD

Troy at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 0 10 0 0 10 • Mountaineers 21 13 13 0 47 Date: November 28, 2020 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes Game attendance: 2,100 Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: Light Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPN2): Bill Roth (play–by–play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
APP –14	50.5[15]

Statistics	Troy	Appalachian State
First downs	13	26
Total yards	231	554
Rushing yards	106	275
Passing yards	125	279
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	29:39	30:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	13/20, 125 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jamontez Woods	10 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Kaylon Geiger	3 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	22/29, 279 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	10 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malik Williams	7 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD

Troy at South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total • Trojans 3 24 0 2 29 Jaguars 0 0 0 0 0 Date: December 5, 2020 Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 52 minutes Game attendance: 5,375 Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NNE 6 MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPN3): J. D. Byars (play–by–play) and Pat Greenwood (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY –4	54[16]

Statistics	Troy	South Alabama
First downs	25	17
Total yards	414	239
Rushing yards	117	57
Passing yards	297	182
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	31:47	28:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	34/41, 297 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	22 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Tray Eafford	4 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD
South Alabama	Passing	Desmond Trotter	15/28, 144 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Caullin Lacy	4 carries, 38 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Tolbert	5 receptions, 92 yards

Coastal Carolina at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 13 Chanticleers 14 7 7 14 42 Trojans 3 13 7 15 38 Date: December 12, 2020 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 2:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes Game attendance: 11,000 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 11 MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
CCU −13.5	51.5

Statistics	Coastal Carolina	Troy
First downs	29	29
Total yards	514	443
Rushing yards	176	89
Passing yards	338	354
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	36:28	23:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	24/29, 338 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	C. J. Marable	20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Jaivon Heiligh	11 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TDs
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	25/37, 260 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jamontez Woods	9 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kaylon Geiger	9 receptions, 103 yards