SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 31, 2013
Louisiana-Monroe 49, Troy 37: Kolton Browning passed for 354 yards and five touchdowns and added a rushing score as the visiting Warhawks won their third straight game.
Browning was 21-of-31 and did not throw an interception while Centarius Donald rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown for Louisiana-Monroe (5-4, 3-1 Sun Belt), which kept itself in the league title race. Tre' Perrier and Ajalen Holley each caught a pair of touchdown passes and Rashon Ceaser had three catches for 105 yards and a TD for the Warhawks.
Corey Robinson was 31-of-52 for 362 yards and two touchdowns and added a rushing score for the Trojans (5-4, 3-2). Jordan Chunn added 81 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
Browning connected with Holley for a 60-yard touchdown and Donald scored on a 3-yard run as the Warhawks built a 14-0 lead. Browning and Holley hooked up again for a 6-yard TD to make it 21-7 with 5:41 left in the half before the Trojans stormed back.
Eli Canton blocked a Warhawks punt - the first for Troy since 2007 - and K.D. Edenfield returned it 11 yards for a touchdown, before Will Scott added a 43-yard field goal to pull the Trojans within 21-17 at halftime. But Browning threw for three touchdowns and added a 1-yard sneak after the break, including a 29-yard heave to Perrier that sealed it with 3:01 left.