When the Troy football team took the field, it was vying to reclaim the title as the Sun Belt Conference king.

But it was the first-timer's turn to wear the crown.

James Madison , in its first-ever SBC title-game appearance, poured on 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to stamp a 31-14 victory over the Trojans at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia, on Friday, Dec. 5.

Troy (8-5, 6-3 in Sun Belt) was vying for its third conference championship in the last four years and fifth all-time. James Madison (12-1, 9-0) is still alive to clinch a spot in the 12-team CFB Playoff.

Undeterred by injury

A broken collarbone sidelined Troy QB Goose Crowder for six games earlier this season. Nonetheless, the redshirt junior slipped out of a sack and rammed his now-healed right s

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