Troy State 17, Sam Houston 14

ALABAMA- Lawrence Tynes kicked field goals of 33, 36, and 23 yards and quarterback Brock Nutter passed for 122 yards and caught an 11 yard halfback pass from Thad Buttone to lead Troy State to a 17-14 victory in the Southland Football league opener for both teams.

The Bearkats took a 7-6 lead into the locker room at half after Larry Nixon scored on a 38 yard pass from Matt Buss.

Troy State answered back in the third quarter putting 11 points on the board giving them a lead that they would not relinquish. The Kats made a late drive at the end of the game when Matt Dominquez caught 15 yard pass from Buss. Dominguez caught six passes for 125 yards and a touchdown. Buss passed for 244 yards, completing 17 of 33 passes.

Bearkat kicker James Dummer missed field goal attempts of 48, 48, 52, and 28 yards, all in the first half.

Scoring Summary
TS - Lawrence Tynes 33 field goal 1Q-5:36
SH - Larry Nixon 38 reception from Matt Buss (James Dummer kick) 2Q-1:50
TS - Tynes 36 field goal 2Q-0:19
TS - Brock Nutter 11 reception from Thad Buttone (David Hill reception from Nutter) 3Q-8:13
TS - Tynes 23 field goal 3Q-1:45
SH - Matt Dominguez 15 reception from Buss (Dummer kick) 4Q-5:38

Troy State 17, Sam Houston 14

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Players Mentioned

Matt Buss

Matt Dominguez

James Dummer

Larry Nixon

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