For the second year in a row, Troy University’s football team made big money off of upsetting a heavily favored opponent.
On Saturday, the Trojans travelled to Lincoln and defeated Nebraska 24-19.
Troy got paid $1.15M to beat Nebraska.
That is all.— Melanie Newman (@MelanieLynneN) September 15, 2018
Last year, the team from southeast Alabama went to Death Valley and shocked LSU 24-21. They made just under a million dollars from that game.
⚔ Oops, we did it AGAIN!!! ⚔
FINAL
Troy 24, Nebraska 19#RTW #OneTROY pic.twitter.com/QbRQ9zjTET— Troy Trojans Football ⚔️⚔️ (@TroyTrojansFB) September 15, 2018
Here are the results from week three matchups across the Yellowhammer State:
All games below were on Saturday, September 15:
UAB 31 – Tulane 24 (Legion Field, Birmingham, AL)
Samford 24 – Mercer 30 (Seibert Stadium, Birmingham, AL)
Auburn 21 – LSU 22 (Jordan-Hare Stadium)
UNA 7 – North Dakota State 38 (Fargo, ND)
ASU 13 – Kennesaw State 62 (Kennesaw, GA)
Alabama 62 – Ole Miss 7 (Oxford, MS)
UWA 24 – Valdosta State 58 (Tiger Stadium, Livingston, AL)
South Alabama 41 – Texas State 31 (Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL)
Alabama A&M 7 – University of Cincinnati 63 (Cincinnati, OH)
A nice welcome home back to Troy!#RTW #OneTROY pic.twitter.com/O711qajLIB
— Troy Trojans Football ⚔️⚔️ (@TroyTrojansFB) September 16, 2018
Sean Ross is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
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