2015 Troy Trojans football team

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2015 Troy Trojans football
Troy Trojans logo.svg
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kenny Edenfield (6th season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Vic Koenning (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2014
2016  
2015 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Arkansas State $  8 0   9 4  
Appalachian State  7 1   11 2  
Georgia Southern  6 2   9 4  
Georgia State  5 3   6 7  
South Alabama  3 5   5 7  
Idaho  3 5   4 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette  3 5   4 8  
Troy  3 5   4 8  
New Mexico State  3 5   3 9  
Texas State  2 6   3 9  
Louisiana–Monroe  1 7   2 11  
  • $ Conference champion

The 2015 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-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 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a five-way tie for fifth place.

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Schedule

Troy announced their 2015 football schedule on February 27, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Trojans will host Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern, Idaho, Louisiana–Monroe, and South Alabama, and will travel to Appalachian State, Georgia State, Louisiana–Lafayette, and New Mexico State. [1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmat NC State * ESPN3 L 21–4957,451
September 126:00 pm Charleston Southern *ESPN3W 44–1617,517
September 192:30 pmat No. 24 Wisconsin * BTN L 3–2877,157
October 36:00 pm South Alabama
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL (rivalry)
ESPN3L 18–2422,873
October 103:00 pmat Mississippi State * SECN L 17–4560,866
October 172:30 pm Idaho Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN3L 16–1920,107
October 247:00 pmat New Mexico State ESPN3W 52–710,325
October 312:30 pmat Appalachian State ESPN3L 41–44 3OT26,130
November 72:30 pm Louisiana–Monroe
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN3W 51–1418,041
November 142:30 pm Georgia Southern
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN3L 10–4518,455
November 271:00 pmat Georgia State ESPN3L 21–3110,113
December 5th4:00 pmat Louisiana ESPN3W 41–1722,264
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At NC State

1234Total
Trojans777021
Wolfpack141414749

Charleston Southern

1234Total
Buccaneers720716
Trojans14761744

At Wisconsin

1234Total
Trojans30003
#24 Badgers777728

South Alabama

1234Total
Jaguars1473024
Trojans870318

At Mississippi State

1234Total
Trojans0014317
Bulldogs21170745

Idaho

1234Total
Vandals0610319
Trojans0031316

At New Mexico State

1234Total
Trojans21247052
Aggies07007

At Appalachian State

1234OTTotal
Trojans731471041
Mountaineers1431401344

Louisiana–Monroe

1234Total
Warhawks1400014
Trojans27213051

Georgia Southern

1234Total
Eagles101471445
Trojans1000010

At Georgia State

1234Total
Trojans077721
Panthers71014031

At Louisiana–Lafayette

1234Total
Trojans24017041
Ragin' Cajuns0107017

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References

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