Gunnar Watson tossed for three touchdowns, including a go-ahead 8-yard pass to Jabre Barber with 3:46 remaining and Troy held on for a hard-fought 31-24 Sun Belt Conference victory over the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns in a nationally-televised game on Saturday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Watson, who completed 17 of 31 passes for 199 yards, directed Troy (9-2, 6-1 Sun Belt) on a 10-play, 75-yard drive after Louisiana (5-6, 2-5 Sun Belt) tied the game at 24-all on Chandler Fields' 4-yard scoring pass to Terrance Carter with 7:19 left in the game.

Fields, in his second start of the season, threw for a career-high tying three touchdowns and set careers highs in attempts (39), completions (29) and yards (282) as Louisiana gained 348 yards of total offense – the third-most against Troy's vaulted defense in 2023