2003 Troy State Trojans football team

The 2003 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Trojans played their home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed as a Division I-A Independent. The 2003 season was Troy State's second season as a member of Division I-A.

2003 Troy State Trojans football
ConferenceIndependent
2003 record6–6
Head coachLarry Blakeney (13th season)
Offensive coordinatorMark Fleetwood (1st season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorVic Koenning (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMovie Gallery Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
2003 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Connecticut   –     9 –3  
Navy   –     8 –5  
Troy State   –     6 –6  
Notre Dame   –     5 –7  
Rankings from AP Poll

During the season, Troy managed to get one of the biggest wins in the program's history at the time, defeating Marshall 33-24 in front of a then record crowd of 26,000. Marshall had just finished their previous season as the #24-ranked team in the AP Poll, and prior to playing against Troy, had just come off of an upset victory over #6 Kansas State, which is what made the win a milestone victory for Troy. Following the win over Marshall, students and fans in attendance rushed the field and tore down the goal posts.[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 30at No. 7 Kansas State*
L 5–4141,812
September 6at Minnesota*
ESPN+L 7–4831,393
September 13at UAB*
W 20–918,216
September 20SE Louisiana*
Cox SportsW 28-019,889
September 27Marshall*
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, Alabama
ESPN RegionalW 33-2426,000
October 4at No. 12 Nebraska*
L 0–3077,825
October 18FIU*
W 21–1019,417
October 25at Virginia*
L 0–2457,580
October 30at North Texas*
ESPN RegionalL 0–2111,128
November 8at Middle Tennessee*
ESPN RegionalL 20–276,563
November 15at Utah State*
W 23–149,291
November 22Louisiana–Monroe*
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, Alabama
W 28–2419,057
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "The night the goal post came down". Troy Today. Retrieved 2018-10-03.


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