Troy Trojans vs Georgia Southern Eagles Match Player Stats On Oct 30, 2014

Georgia Southern 42, Troy 10: Kevin Ellison rushed for a career-high three touchdowns as the host Eagles crushed the Trojans for their sixth straight victory.

Ellison (5-of-9) passed for 31 yards and ran for a game-high 99 as Georgia Southern (7-2, 6-0 Sun Belt), the nation's top rushing team at 404.2 yards per game, gained 421 on the ground after setting a conference record with 613 in its 69-31 victory over Georgia State on Saturday. Alfred Ramsby added two rushing touchdowns for the Eagles, whose losses came to North Carolina State and Georgia Tech - both on the road by a combined five points - in their first FBS season.

Georgia Southern also dominated defensively, holding Troy (1-8, 1-4) to 154 yards - 80 prior to its last drive - while dominating time of possession 38:43-21:17. Khary Franklin rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown while Brandon Silvers was 3-of-7 for 10 yards for the Trojans, who average 17.8 points per game.

Troy's Chandler Worthy, who returned a kickoff for a touchdown in each of his last two games จC the sixth player in FBS history to accomplish the feat, fumbled the opening kickoff and Ellison cashed in three plays later with a 6-yard TD run. Ellison capped the Eagles' next possession with a 1-yard score and Ramsby's 4-yard TD in the second quarter gave Georgia Southern, which outgained the Trojans 218-64 in the first half, a 21-3 lead at the break.

The Eagles went 84 yards on their first possession of the second half, culminated by Ellison diving into end zone for a 2-yard touchdown. Ramsby's second score was a 9-yard run set up by Ellison's shifty 30-yard jaunt and backup quarterback Favian Upshaw (96 rushing yards) added a 19-yard TD run to make it 42-3.