SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 12, 2013
Troy 35, Georgia State 28: Corey Robinson threw three touchdown passes and Jordan Chunn added a pair of rushing scores as the visiting Trojans spoiled the Panthersกฏ Sun Belt Conference debut.
Brandon Burks rushed for 113 yards and Chunn added 91 for Troy (4-3, 1-1), which snapped a 28-28 tie on Robinsonกฏs 54-yard touchdown pass to Chris Williams down the left sideline with 3:17 remaining. Chris Pickettกฏs interception at the Troy 17 just 29 seconds earlier set up the go-ahead score.
Ronnie Bell passed for 370 yards and four touchdowns and Albert Wilson finished with 268 all-purpose yards for Georgia State (0-6, 0-1), which led 28-21 in the fourth quarter but fell short to remain winless in its first season in FBS.
Robinson, who finished with 350 yards passing, threw a pair of first-half touchdowns as the Trojans built a 14-7 halftime lead. The Panthers rallied on Bellกฏs touchdown passes to Wilson (8 yards) and Robert Davis (31 yards) in the third quarter to take a 21-14 advantage.
After Chunn scored on an 8-yard run to tie the score at 21 with 1:09 left in the third quarter, the Panthers moved ahead on Bellกฏs 38-yard strike to Wilson on the opening snap of the fourth quarter. The Trojans evened the score at 28 five minutes later on Chunnกฏs 3-yard run.