2017 Troy Trojans football team

The 2017 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Neal Brown. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for the Sun Belt championship. They received an invitation to the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated North Texas.

2017 Troy Trojans football
Sun Belt co-champion
New Orleans Bowl champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2017 record11–2 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coachNeal Brown (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorKenny Edenfield (8th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMatt Moore (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorVic Koenning (5th season)
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Troy +  7 –1     11 –2  
Appalachian State +  7 –1     9 –4  
Arkansas State  6 –2     7 –5  
Georgia State  5 –3     7 –5  
New Mexico State  4 –4     7 –6  
Louisiana  4 –4     5 –7  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 –4     4 –8  
Idaho  3 –5     4 –8  
South Alabama  3 –5     4 –8  
Coastal Carolina *  2 –6     3 –9  
Georgia Southern  2 –6     2 –10  
Texas State  1 –7     2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2016 season 10–3, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for third place. They were invited to the Dollar General Bowl where they defeated Ohio. The season marked the first 10-win season for Troy since joining the FBS in 2001. It was also the first time that Troy had received a Top 25 ranking since.

Schedule

Troy announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Trojans hosted Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern, Idaho, South Alabama, and Texas State, and traveled to Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, and New Mexico State.[1]

The Trojans hosted two of their four non-conference opponents, Akron from the Mid-American Conference and Alabama State from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and will travel to Boise State from the Mountain West Conference and LSU from the Southeastern Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:45 p.m.at Boise State*
ESPNUL 13–2431,581
September 95:00 p.m.Alabama State*
ESPN3W 34–729,278
September 167:00 p.m.at New Mexico State
ESPN3W 27–2415,446
September 235:00 p.m.Akron*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN3W 22–1727,324
September 306:00 p.m.at No. 25 LSU*
ESPNUW 24–2199,879
October 117:00 p.m.South Alabama
ESPN2L 8–1925,211
October 211:00 p.m.at Georgia State
ESPN3W 34–1015,388
October 282:30 p.m.Georgia Southern
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN3W 38–1623,846
November 28:15 p.m.Idaho
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPNUW 24–2120,341
November 113:30 p.m.at Coastal Carolina
ESPN3W 42–1715,545
November 243:00 p.m.Texas State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN3W 62–920,737
December 26:30 p.m.at Arkansas State
ESPN2W 32–2527,462
December 1612:00 p.m.vs. North Texas*
ESPNW 50–3024,904
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

at Boise State
See also: 2017 Boise State Broncos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 3 7 0 3 13
Broncos 7 10 0 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Alabama State
See also: 2017 Alabama State Hornets football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 0 0 0 7
Trojans 7 13 7 7 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–2 2006 TROY, 38–0

at New Mexico State
See also: 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 13 0 14 0 27
Aggies 3 0 13 8 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2016 TROY, 52–6

Akron
See also: 2017 Akron Zips football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 3 0 7 7 17
Trojans 7 9 0 6 22
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at LSU
See also: 2017 LSU Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 3 7 7 24
No. 25 Tigers 0 0 7 14 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2008 LSU, 40–31

Troy beat LSU securing their first win against an AP TOP 25 team.

South Alabama
See also: 2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team and South Alabama–Troy football rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 2 7 3 19
Trojans 0 0 0 8 8
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–2 2016 TROY, 28–21

at Georgia State
See also: 2017 Georgia State Panthers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 14 10 3 34
Panthers 3 0 0 7 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2008 TROY, 31–21

Georgia Southern
See also: 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 3 0 6 16
Trojans 14 14 3 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–6 2016 GAST, 28–24

Idaho
See also: 2017 Idaho Vandals football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 7 0 0 14 21
Trojans 0 10 7 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2016 TROY, 34–13

at Coastal Carolina
See also: 2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 14 14 7 7 42
Chanticleers 10 0 7 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Texas State
See also: 2017 Texas State Bobcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 6 3 9
Trojans 17 24 14 7 62
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–1 2016 TROY, 40–7

at Arkansas State
See also: 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0 7 10 15 32
Red Wolves 0 10 3 12 25
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–0 2016 ASU, 35–3

vs North Texas–New Orleans Bowl
See also: 2017 North Texas Mean Green football team and 2017 New Orleans Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 15 7 21 7 50
Mean Green 7 13 3 7 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–2 2012 TROY, 14–7
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References
  1. "Pair of Nationally Televised Home Games Highlight 2017 Troy Football Schedule" (Press release). Troy University Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  2. "2017 Troy Trojans Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 6, 2017.


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