2024 Troy Trojans football team

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2024 Troy Trojans football
Troy Trojans logo.svg
Conference Sun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Sean Reagan (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDontae Wright (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator Nathan Burton (1st season)
Home stadium Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2023
2025 
2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Appalachian State  0 0   0 0  
Coastal Carolina  0 0   0 0  
Georgia Southern  0 0   0 0  
Georgia State  0 0   0 0  
James Madison  0 0   0 0  
Marshall  0 0   0 0  
Old Dominion  0 0   0 0  
West Division
Arkansas State  0 0   0 0  
Louisiana  0 0   0 0  
Louisiana–Monroe  0 0   0 0  
South Alabama  0 0   0 0  
Southern Miss  0 0   0 0  
Texas State  0 0   0 0  
Troy  0 0   0 0  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of August 14, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Troy Trojans football team will represent Troy University as a member of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Being led by first-year head coach Gerad Parker, the Trojans will play home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama.

Contents

Preseason

Media poll

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Trojans were picked to finish second place in the West division. [1]

Media poll (West division)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Texas State92 (9)
2Troy68 (4)
3Louisiana66 (1)
4Arkansas State65
5South Alabama54
6Southern Miss31
7Louisiana–Monroe16

Offensive lineman Daniel King was awarded to be in the preseason All-Sun Belt first team offense, respectively. [2] Offensive lineman Eli Russ and punter Robert Cole were named to the second team offense and special teams.

Schedule

The football schedule was announced on March 1, 2024. [3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 316:00 p.m. Nevada * ESPN+
September 711:00 a.m.at Memphis * ESPNU
September 143:00 p.m.at Iowa * FS1
September 21 Florida A&M *
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
September 28 Louisiana–Monroe
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
October 36:00 p.m. Texas State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPNU
October 156:30 p.m.at South Alabama ESPN2
October 26at Arkansas State
November 2 Coastal Carolina Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
November 16at Georgia Southern
November 23at Louisiana
November 30 Southern Miss
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

Personnel

Transfers

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP
Coaches RV
CFP Not releasedNot released

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References

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  2. "Troy Tabbed Second in the SBC West, Three Trojans Named to Preseason All-SBC Team". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
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