ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Sun Belt champs from Troy beat the Conference USA champs UT-San Antonio 18-12 Friday in a Cure Bowl thriller.
The No. 24 ranked Trojans forced five turnovers and scored 15 points off of those takeaways to erase the Roadrunners’ 12-0 lead. Gunnar Watson fired a 12-yard strike to RaJae’ Johnson in the third quarter for the go-ahead touchdown to make it 15-12.
This is the only bowl game between conference champs. No. 25 UTSA and No. 24 Troy both entered the game with eleven wins.
Troy will end the season at 12-2 and will be ranked at the end of a season for the first time in program history.
Senior LB KJ Robertson accepts the @CureBowl MVP trophy with his daughter on his shoulders. Says it’s the first time she got to see him play. @TroyTrojansFB’s defense had 5 takeaways. pic.twitter.com/7KriXKP1yG
— Alex Walker (@AlexWalkerTV) December 16, 2022
WHAT A SEASON for @CoachJonSumrall and @TroyTrojansFB!
— Alex Walker (@AlexWalkerTV) December 16, 2022
12 wins and a @CureBowl title. Incredible job in his first season with the Trojans. pic.twitter.com/7GxYqwZ1Z9
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