In front of a record crowd, the Troy football team dropped its season opener to No. 22 Boise State 56-20.
Troy fans set a record at Veterans Memorial Stadium with a crowd of 29,612.
The Trojan defense, which ranked 12th last season in the nation in overall defense, had no answer for the Broncos’ offense.
Boise State scored on five of its first seven possessions as Boise State quarterback Brett Rypien took advantage of the Trojans’ secondary.
Rypien threw for 276 yards and four touchdowns in the first half alone.