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12/16 23:51 CST Jacksonville State holds off Troy 17-13 to win Salute to
Veterans Bowl
Jacksonville State holds off Troy 17-13 to win Salute to Veterans Bowl
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) --- Caden Creel threw a touchdown pass, Deondre Johnson
had six receptions for 101 yards, and Jacksonville State beat Troy 17-13 on
Tuesday night to win the Salute to Veterans Bowl.
Andrew Paul's 1-yard run off a direct snap gave the Gamecocks a 17-13 lead with
5:44 remaining. With about a minute left, Tucker Kilcrease drove Troy past
midfield but his Hail Mary pass-attempt to DJ Epps on the final play was
knocked down in the end zone.
Creel completed 14 of 20 passes for 173 yards that included a 22-yard touchdown
pass to Brock Rechsteiner in the first quarter. Garrison Rippa added a 51-yard
field goal in the third for Jacksonville State (9-5).
Kilcrease was 12-of-23 passing for 116 yards and threw two interceptions for
Troy (8-6), which ended a 79-game win streak when leading heading into the
fourth quarter.
Late in the first quarter, Troy scored its only touchdown on the Gamecocks'
botched flea flicker. Luis Medina recovered a fumble in the end zone after TJ
Thompson strip-sacked Creel. Scott Taylor Renfroe kicked field goals from 38
and 30 yards in the second quarter and the Trojans led 13-7 at halftime.
Troy had won the last seven games between the teams but it was the first
meeting since 2001 for the schools located just 162 miles apart. The Trojans
are 33-29-2 in the series that dates to 1924.
Jacksonville State has played in a bowl game in each of its three seasons at
the FBS level. Marshall is the only other team (1997-99) to appear in bowl
games in each of its first three eligible seasons.
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