TROY, Alabama – Brandon Silvers dropped a dime to Deondre Douglas on a 23-yard strike with 66 seconds remaining to cap off a 97-yard drive and push Troy past Akron, 22-17, at Veterans Memorial Stadium Saturday.
Troy's defense stuffed Akron on a third-and-2 with just over three minutes remaining in the game to force a three-and-out and set up the game-winning drive. Following a 56-yard punt that was downed at the Troy 3-yard line, the Trojans (3-1) took over with 3:14 to play.
Facing fourth-and-5 from its own 40-yard line, Silvers found Douglas over the middle for a 16-yard gain to keep the game alive.