2016 Troy Trojans football team

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2016 Troy Trojans football
Troy Trojans logo.svg
Dollar General Bowl champion
Dollar General Bowl, W 28–23 vs. Ohio
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record10–3 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Kenny Edenfield (7th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMatt Moore (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Vic Koenning (4th season)
Base defense 3–3–5
Home stadium Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2015
2017  
2016 Sun Belt Conference 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

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.

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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]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 35:00 pm Austin Peay * ESPN3 W 57–1718,885
September 1011:30 amat No. 2 Clemson * ACCN L 24–3078,532
September 176:00 pmat Southern Miss * beIN W 37–3127,905
September 246:00 pm New Mexico State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN3W 52–621,146
October 14:00 pmat Idaho ESPN3W 34–1313,392
October 152:30 pm Georgia State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN3W 31–2123,913
October 206:30 pmat South Alabama ESPNU W 28–2130,837
November 52:30 pm UMass *
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN3W 52–3121,763
November 122:30 pm Appalachian State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN3W 28–2425,782
November 178:30 pm Arkansas State No. 25
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPNUL 3–3523,764
November 263:00 pmat Texas State ESPN3W 40–78,010
December 311:00 amat Georgia Southern ESPN2 L 24–2816,850
December 238:00 pmvs. Ohio *
ESPN W 28–2332,377
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2] [3] [4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP RVRVRVRV25RVRV
Coaches RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
CFP Not releasedNot released

Game summaries

Austin Peay

1234Total
Governors773017
Trojans1317141357

At Clemson

1234Total
Trojans3701424
#2 Tigers31001730

At Southern Miss

1234Total
Trojans17710337
Golden Eagles71014031

New Mexico State

1234Total
Aggies00606
Trojans72414752

At Idaho

1234Total
Trojans14713034
Vandals600713

Georgia State

1234Total
Panthers0014721
Trojans33111431

At South Alabama

1234Total
Trojans7601528
Jaguars1470021

Massachusetts

1234Total
Minutemen1437731
Trojans217101452

Appalachian State

1234Total
Mountaineers0143724
Trojans1407728

Arkansas State

1234Total
Red Wolves0721735
#25 Trojans30003

At Texas State

1234Total
Trojans14167340
Bobcats00707

At Georgia Southern

1234Total
Trojans377724
Eagles0714728

Vs. Ohio–Dollar General Bowl

1234Total
Bobcats7103323
Trojans1477028

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. "Troy Trojans Schedule 2016". ESPN . Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  3. "2016 Troy Football Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  4. "2016 Troy Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 31, 2016.