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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 – 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.
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