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Defense Leads Troy to 27-10 Victory Over Southern Miss

TROY, Ala. – On a night where the Troy University football team honored its letterwinners and the 1987 National Championship team, the 2022 version of the Trojans handled Sun Belt Conference foe Southern Miss, 27-10, at The Vet on Saturday night.

The Trojans improve to 4-2 on the year and improved their Sun Belt Conference record to 2-1. Southern Miss falls to 2-3 overall and drops its first conference contest of the season and stands at 0-1.

Troy forced four turnovers in the contest, netting three interceptions and a forced fumble. Craig Slocum led the way in tackles for Troy with eight, while netted 1.