2007 Troy Trojans football team
The 2007 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the college football season of 2008–2009. The Trojans played their home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. The Trojans were co-champions of the conference with Florida Atlantic, winning their second in a row. Troy was coming off an 8-5 record in 2006.
Schedule
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Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 1 |
6:00PM CST |
at #20 Arkansas* |
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Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR |
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L 46-26 |
73,926 |
| September 8 |
6:00PM CST |
at #3 Florida* |
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Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL |
CSS |
L 59-31 |
90,244 |
| September 14 |
7:00PM CST |
at Oklahoma State* |
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Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, AL |
ESPN2 |
W 41-23 |
24,102 |
| September 22 |
6:00PM CST |
at Louisiana-Lafayette |
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Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA |
ESPN+ |
W 48-31 |
14,091 |
| September 29 |
6:00PM CST |
Louisiana-Monroe |
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Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, AL |
CSS |
W 24-7 |
18,273 |
| October 6 |
7:00PM EST |
at Florida International |
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FIU Stadium • Miami, FL |
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W 34-16 |
5,723 |
| October 20 |
2:30PM CST |
North Texas |
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Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, AL |
ESPN+ |
W 45-7 |
23,887 |
| October 27 |
6:00PM CST |
at Arkansas State |
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ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, AR |
ESPN+ |
W 27-0 |
14,694 |
| November 3 |
1:00PM EST |
#10 Georgia |
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Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA |
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L 44-34 |
92,746 |
| November 10 |
4:00PM EST |
at Western Kentucky* |
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Houchens Industries – L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY |
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W 21-17 |
16,972 |
| November 20 |
6:00PM CST |
Middle Tennessee |
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Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, AL (Battle for the Palladium) |
ESPN2 |
W 45-7 |
18,242 |
| December 1 |
1:00PM CST |
Florida Atlantic |
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Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, AL |
CSS |
L 38-32 |
17,893 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
- Schedule Source: "Troy 2007 Schedule/Results". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/teams/schedule?teamId=2653&year=2007. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
Rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. ██ Selected for BCS National Championship Game.
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Pre |
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Final |
| AP |
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#40 |
#35 |
#33 |
#37 |
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#34 |
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#36 |
#38 |
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| Harris |
Not released |
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#40 |
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#36 |
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Not released |
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Coaching staff
- Larry Blakeney – Head Coach
- Shayne Wasden - Assistant Head Coach
- Tony Franklin – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- Jeremy Rowell – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
- Randy Butler – Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator
- Maurea Crain – Defensive Line
- Neal Brown – Inside Receivers
- Benjy Parker – Linebackers
- John Schlarman – Offensive Line
- Chad Scott – Running Backs
- Richard Shaughnessy – Strength and Conditioning
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