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Troy scored 19 unanswered second-half points to build on a one-point halftime lead and pick up a 40-20 win over the Western Kentucky University football team Saturday in the 2009 Homecoming game at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.

It didn't take long for Troy freshman running back Shawn Southward to pick up a nickname.

TROY -- Troy may be playing the newest team in the Sun Belt Conference and one of the weakest in NCAA Division I-A, but the Trojans also have their memories of facing Western Kentucky the last two years.

Shawn Southward ran for 140 yards and four touchdowns in Troy's 40-20 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Shawn Southward ran for 140 yards and four touchdowns in Troy's 40-20 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday night.

When: 4 p.m. today Where: Where: L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, Ky. Records: Troy , WKU Line: Troy by 241/2 On the air: TV -- None; Radio -- WTBF-FM 94.7, WNZZ-AM 950 FOUR-DOWN TERRITORY 1. Western Kentucky has lost 16 straight games, has the nation's worst defense and one of the worst offenses, but Troy is expecting an enthusiastic ...

It's homecoming weekend at Western Kentucky University, so football coach David Elson won't lack motivational speakers.

TROY -- The numbers that stare back at Andrew Davis don't reveal a spectacular senior season, but the Troy Trojans are confident he's having his best year.

Saturday's 4 p.m. game at Western Kentucky will be a homecoming of sorts for Troy wide receiver Zack Marcum, and this time he should get a chance to contribute.

TROY -- Trojans running back DuJuan Harris was most happy, he said, over Boris Lee's touchdown last weekend because it made the final score look good.

Eric Ward was not a top-flight recruit, even in the Football Championship Subdivision.

ULM receiver Darrell McNeal didn't want to talk about it. Linebacker Cardia Jackson compared it to losing his grandmother.

It was a special day for freshman receiver Josh Jarboe, who got in the end zone for the first time when he caught a 16-yard scoring pass from Levi Brown in the first quarter to help Troy get a 14-0 lead in the 42-21 win over UL-Monroe Saturday.

Troy quarterback Levi Brown hopes to pass his team by Sun Belt Conference rival Louisiana-Monroe tonight in Troy.

TROY -- With Halloween coming Saturday, the day of Troy's home game with Louisiana-Monroe, the Trojans had varied answers to one simple question.

TROY -- The fallout from a fluke interception continued Monday with Troy receiver Jer rel Jernigan offering to tutor linebacker Bear Woods on how to make a move.

The Sun Belt's only two undefeated teams in conference play meet on Saturday when Louisiana-Monroe visits Troy.

Halloween is coming Saturday, but the ghost of UL-Monroe past still stings Troy players.

Levi Brown wasn't the only one to set a record in Troy's 50-26 win over North Texas Saturday.

A high number of penalties in recent games isn't going to stop Troy from playing physical.