2012 Troy Trojans football team

2012 Sun Belt Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 4 wins due to NCAA violations.; ** – South Alabama was ineligible for the conference title or a bowl game as part of their transition to the FBS. ;

2012 Troy Trojans football
2012 Troy Trojans football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	5–7 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Larry Blakeney (22nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Kenny Edenfield (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeremy Rowell (7th season)
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium ; (Capacity: 30,000)
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

Last updated March 19, 2023

The 2012 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 22nd-year head coach Larry Blakeney and played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	11:00 am	at UAB *	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	FCS	W 39–29	28,612
September 8	6:00 pm	Louisiana	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 24–37	17,981
September 15	6:00 pm	Mississippi State *	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 24–30	29,013
September 22	6:00 pm	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN3	W 14–7	21,823
September 29	2:30 pm	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (rivalry)	SBN/CSS	W 31–10	23,789
October 11	6:30 pm	Western Kentucky	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPNU	L 26–31	16,426
October 20	12:00 pm	FIU	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	SBN	W 38–37	17,354
October 27	4:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL		L 27–34	11,968
November 3	11:00 am	at Tennessee *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECRN	L 48–55	84,189
November 10	2:30 pm	Navy *	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ( College GameDay )	ESPN3	W 41–31	24,321
November 17	2:30 pm	Arkansas State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	Troy/IMGSN	L 34–41	20,614
November 24	2:30 pm	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (Battle for the Palladium)	ESPN3	L 21–24	18,605
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

@ UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	10	7	15	7	39
Blazers	0	7	16	6	29

Louisiana–Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	14	6	10	7	37
Trojans	7	7	3	7	24

Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	13	0	7	30
Trojans	7	0	7	10	24

@ North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	7	7	0	14
Mean Green	7	0	0	0	7

@ South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	10	14	0	7	31
Jaguars	7	3	0	0	10

WKU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	7	7	14	3	31
Trojans	10	7	9	0	26

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	21	3	13	0	37
Trojans	7	7	14	10	38

@ Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	17	0	10	27
Owls	14	3	9	8	34

@ Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	10	20	10	8	48
Volunteers	21	10	3	21	55

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	21	7	3	31
Trojans	14	14	3	10	41

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	13	7	14	7	41
Trojans	7	10	6	11	34

@ Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	0	7	7	21
Blue Raiders	10	3	3	8	24

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References

↑ "Troy Trojans Schedule 2012". ESPN . Retrieved November 14, 2022.
↑ "2012 Football Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

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2012 Sun Belt Conference football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Arkansas State $		7	–	1		10	–	3
Louisiana–Monroe		6	–	2		8	–	5
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2		8	–	4
Louisiana–Lafayette *		4	–	2		5	–	4
Western Kentucky		4	–	4		7	–	6
Troy		3	–	5		5	–	7
North Texas		3	–	5		4	–	8
Florida Atlantic		2	–	6		3	–	9
FIU		2	–	6		3	–	9
South Alabama **		1	–	7		2	–	11

$ – Conference champion * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 4 wins due to NCAA violations. ** – South Alabama was ineligible for the conference title or a bowl game as part of their transition to the FBS.