2006 Troy Trojans football team

The 2006 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. This was the Trojans first Sun Belt championship since joining the conference only two years prior in 2004. The team finished the regular season with an 8–5 overall record, going 6–1 in conference play. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl, where they played Conference USA's Rice, routing the Owls by a score of 41–17.

2006 Troy Trojans football
Sun Belt co-champion
New Orleans Bowl champion
New Orleans Bowl, W 41–17 vs. Rice
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2006 record8–5 (6–1 Sun Belt)
Head coachLarry Blakeney (16th season)
Offensive coordinatorTony Franklin (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir Raid
Defensive coordinatorJeremy Rowell (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumMovie Gallery Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
2006 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Troy +  6 1     8 5  
Middle Tennessee +  6 1     7 6  
Arkansas State  4 3     6 6  
Florida Atlantic  4 3     5 7  
Louisiana–Lafayette  3 4     6 6  
Louisiana–Monroe  3 4     4 8  
North Texas  2 5     3 9  
FIU  0 7     0 12  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2Alabama State*
W 38–026,265
September 9at No. 9 Florida State*Sun SportsL 17–2477,217
September 16at Georgia Tech*L 20–3545,637
September 24at No. 23 Nebraska*L 0–5684,799
September 30at UAB*L 3–2132,818
October 14Louisiana–Monroe
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, Alabama
W 24–1919,415
October 28North Texas
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, Alabama
W 14–617,795
November 4Louisiana–Lafayette
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, Alabama
ESPN+W 42-2820,111
November 11Florida AtlanticW 24–1712,340
November 18Arkansas State
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, Alabama
L 26–3320,462
November 25at Middle TennesseeESPN+W 21–2017,812
December 2at FIU
W 26–1315,023
December 22vs. Rice
ESPN2W 41–1724,791
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References


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