1997 Troy State Trojans football team

The 1997 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University in the 1997 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] Troy State finished the season unranked after starting out the season as the #2-ranked team in the nation during the first part of the season.

1997 Troy State Trojans football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1997 record5–6 (2–5 SLC)
Head coachLarry Blakeney (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorWayne Bolt (2nd season)
Base defense4-3 defense
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 12,000)
1997 Southland Football League standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 7 McNeese State +^  6 1     13 2  
No. 21 Northwestern State +^  6 1     8 4  
No. 13 Stephen F. Austin  5 2     8 3  
Sam Houston State  3 4     5 6  
Nicholls State  3 4     5 6  
Southwest Texas State  2 5     5 6  
Troy State  2 5     5 6  
Jacksonville State  1 6     1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
August 30vs. Alcorn State*No. 2
  • Ladd-Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
W 30–0-
September 6No. 21 Eastern Kentucky*No. 2
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 21–12-
September 13at Alabama State*No. 2
W 20–13-
September 20at No. 25 Nicholls StateNo. 2L 20-22-
October 4at Texas StateNo. 7
L 17-31-
October 11Sam Houston StateNo. 19
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 13–10-
October 18No. 12 Stephen F. AustinNo. 16
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
L 13–20-
October 25at Samford*No. 25
L 14–25-
November 7Northwestern State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
L 13–14-
November 15at No. 7 McNeese State
L 7–10-
November 22Jacksonville State
W 49–0-

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