2008 Troy Trojans football team

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2008 Troy Trojans football
Troy Trojans logo.svg
Sun Belt champion
New Orleans Bowl, L 27–30 OT vs. Southern Miss
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record8–5 (6–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Neal Brown (1st season)
Offensive scheme Air Raid
Defensive coordinatorJeremy Rowell (3rd season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Movie Gallery Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
Seasons
  2007
2009  
2008 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Troy $  6 1   8 5  
Louisiana–Lafayette  5 2   6 6  
Florida Atlantic  4 3   7 6  
Arkansas State  4 3   6 6  
FIU  3 4   5 7  
Middle Tennessee  3 4   5 7  
Louisiana–Monroe  3 4   4 8  
North Texas  0 7   1 11  
  • $ Conference champion

The 2008 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Trojans played their home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. The Trojans successfully defended their Sun Belt Championship, winning their third title in a row. Troy was coming off an 8–4 record in 2007.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 286:30 pmat Middle Tennessee ESPN+ W 31–1722,307
September 136:00 pm Alcorn State *W 65–022,105
September 2011:00 amat No. 13 Ohio State * BTN L 10–28102,989
September 276:05 pmat Oklahoma State *L 24–5552,463
October 77:00 pmat Florida Atlantic ESPN2 W 30–1717,191
October 186:00 pm FIU
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, Alabama
ESPN+W 33–2319,316
October 256:00 pm North Texas W 45–1718,345
November 16:00 pmat Louisiana–Monroe ESPN+L 30–3110,112
November 82:30 pm Western Kentucky *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, Alabama
ESPN+W 17–719,066
November 157:00 pmat No. 20 LSU * PPV L 31–4092,103
November 226:00 pm Louisiana–Lafayette
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, Alabama
W 48–319,443
December 66:00 pm Arkansas State
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, Alabama
ESPN+W 35–916,227
December 217:15 pm Southern Miss ESPN L 27–3030,197
  • *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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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP RV
Coaches
Harris Not releasedNot released
BCS Not releasedNot released

Personnel

Depth chart

Coaching staff

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References

  1. "Troy Trojans Schedule 2008". ESPN . Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  2. "2008 Football Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.