1996 Troy State Trojans football team

The 1996 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Southland Conference.[1]

1996 Troy State Trojans football
Southland champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
1996 record12–2 (5–1 SLC)
Head coachLarry Blakeney (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorWayne Bolt (1st season)
Base defense4-3 defense
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 12,000)
1996 Southland Football League standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 Troy State $^  5 1     12 2  
No. 19 Nicholls State ^  4 2     8 4  
No. 22 Stephen F. Austin  3 3     7 4  
Northwestern State  3 3     6 5  
Sam Houston State  3 3     4 7  
Southwest Texas State  2 4     5 6  
McNeese State  1 5     3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

Troy State finished the season ranked #5 in the Sports Network Poll.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
August 31at Alcorn State*No. 10W 61–7-
September 7at No. 10 Eastern Kentucky*No. 8
W 40–38-
September 21Nicholls State (LA)No. 4W 37–7-
September 28at No. 7 Stephen F. AustinNo. 3
L 10-13-
October 5vs. Alabama State*No. 9
  • Ladd-Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
W 37-6-
October 12McNeese StateNo. 8
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 16–12-
October 19Texas StateNo. 6
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 24–13-
October 26at Jacksonville State*No. 4
W 31–21-
November 9at No. 19 Northwestern State (LA)No. 5
W 26–13-
November 16at Sam Houston StateNo. 5W 35–14-
November 21Samford*No. 5
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 50–10-
November 30No. 12 Florida A&M*No. 5
W 29–25-
December 7No. 4 Murray State*No. 5
W 31–3-
December 14at No. 2 Montana*No. 5
L 7–70-

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