2016 Troy Trojans football team

2016 Troy Trojans football
Dollar General Bowl champion
Dollar General Bowl, W 28–23 vs. Ohio
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2016 record 10–3 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach Neal Brown (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Kenny Edenfield (7th season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Vic Koenning (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Veterans Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
2016 Sun Belt football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Appalachian State +   7 – 1         10 – 3  
Arkansas State +   7 – 1         8 – 5  
Troy   6 – 2         10 – 3  
Idaho   6 – 2         9 – 4  
Louisiana–Lafayette   5 – 3         6 – 7  
Georgia Southern   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5         4 – 8  
South Alabama   2 – 6         6 – 7  
Georgia State   2 – 6         3 – 9  
New Mexico State   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Texas State   0 – 8         2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Neal Brown and played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama. The Trojans were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in a two-way tie for third place. They were invited to the Dollar General Bowl where they defeated Ohio. This was the first 10-win season ever for Troy since joining the FBS in 2001. It was also the first season that Troy had received a Top 25 ranking since joining the FBS in 2001.

Schedule

Troy announced their 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consist of six home and seven away games in the regular season. The Trojans will host Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia State, and New Mexico State, and will travel to Georgia Southern, Idaho, South Alabama, and Texas State.[1]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 5:00 PM Austin Peay* Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 W 57–17   18,885
September 10 11:30 AM at No. 2 Clemson* Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ACC L 24–30   78,532
September 17 6:00 PM at Southern Miss* M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS beIN W 37–31   27,905
September 24 6:00 PM New Mexico State Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 W 52–6   21,146
October 1 4:00 PM at Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID ESPN3 W 34–13   13,392
October 15 2:30 PM Georgia State Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 W 31–21   23,913
October 20 6:30 PM at South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (Battle for the Belt) ESPNU W 28–21   30,837
November 5 2:30 PM UMass* Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 W 52–31   21,763
November 12 2:30 PM Appalachian State Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 W 28–24   25,782
November 17 8:30 PM Arkansas State No. 25 Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPNU L 3–35   23,764
November 26 3:00 PM at Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 W 40–7   8,010
December 3 11:00 AM at Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN2 L 24–28   16,850
December 23 8:00 PM vs. Ohio* Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (Dollar General Bowl) ESPN W 28–23   32,377
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time Zone.
Schedule source:[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV NR NR 
Coaches NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR RV NR RV 
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

Game summaries

Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 7 7 3 0 17
Trojans 13 17 14 13 57
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–7–1 2002 Troy, 41–3

at Clemson

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 3 7 0 14 24
#2 Tigers 3 10 0 17 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2011 Clemson, 43–19

at Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 17 7 10 3 37
Golden Eagles 7 10 14 0 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–7 2008 Southern Miss, 30–27 OT

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 0 6 0 6
Trojans 7 24 14 7 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2015 Troy, 52–7

at Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 14 7 13 0 34
Vandals 6 0 0 7 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2015 Idaho, 19–16

Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 14 7 21
Trojans 3 3 11 14 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2015 Georgia State, 31–21

at South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 6 0 15 28
Jaguars 14 7 0 0 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2015 South Alabama, 24–18

Massachusetts

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 14 3 7 7 31
Trojans 21 7 10 14 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 14 3 7 24
Trojans 14 0 7 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 2015 Appalachian State, 44–41 3OT

Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 7 21 7 35
#25 Trojans 3 0 0 0 3
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–9 2013 Arkansas State, 41–34

at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 14 16 7 3 40
Bobcats 0 0 7 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–1 2013 Troy, 42–28

at Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 3 7 7 7 24
Eagles 0 7 14 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–5 2015 Georgia Southern, 45–10

vs. Ohio–Dollar General Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 10 3 3 23
Trojans 14 7 7 0 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2010 Troy, 48–21

References

  1. ↑ "Six Homes Games & Two National Televised Tilts Highlight 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). Troy University Department of Athletics. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 Troy Trojans Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
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