Troy Trojans vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Match Player Stats On Sep 11, 2010

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 11, 2010
Oklahoma State running back Kendall Hunter rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns to help the Cowboys avoid a strong upset bid by Troy with a 41-38 win Saturday.

Hunter had touchdown runs of 9 and 24 yards and quarterback Brandon Weeden added two touchdown tosses to Justin Blackmon in the second half to hold off a charge by the Trojans (1-1)

Troy led by a touchdown twice in the first half but never went on top again after Oklahoma State's Josh Cooper returned a punt 65 yards for a score in the third quarter.

The Cowboys (2-0) opened up a 13-3 lead in the second quarter but Troy responded with 17 unanswered points on a pair of touchdown tosses by Corey Robinson - a 9-yarder to Jason Bruce and a 48-yarder to Jerrel Jernigan.

After Oklahoma State tied it up on Kendall Hunter's second rushing touchdow of the game, Jernigan returned the ensuing kickoff 100 yards to make it 27-20 at halftime.

Weeden hit Blackmon on a 2-yard TD toss and Cooper's return helped the Cowboys regain the lead at 34-27. Troy's Michael Taylor kicked his third field goal of the game to cut the deficit to 34-30, but Jernigan fumbled near the goal line late in the third to prevent the Trojans from recapturing the advantage.

Weeden hooked up with Blackmon again, this time on a 45-yard touchdown strike, to widen the margin back to 11. Troy closed the gap again on Robinson's third touchdown toss of the game - a 14-yarder to Brett Moncrief - and added the two-point conversion to make it 41-38 late in the fourth quarter but the Cowboys ran out the clock.

Robinson finished 27-for-37 for 271 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions for Troy.