2016 Troy Trojans football team
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.
| 2016 Troy Trojans football | |
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Dollar General Bowl champion | |
Dollar General Bowl, W 28–23 vs. Ohio | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| 2016 record | 10–3 (6–2 Sun Belt) |
| Head coach |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Kenny Edenfield (7th season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Matt Moore (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Air raid |
| Defensive coordinator | Vic Koenning (4th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 5:00 pm | Austin Peay* | ESPN3 | W 57–17 | 18,885 | ||
| September 10 | 11:30 am | at No. 2 Clemson* | ACCN | L 24–30 | 78,532 | ||
| September 17 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Miss* | beIN | W 37–31 | 27,905 | ||
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | New Mexico State |
| ESPN3 | W 52–6 | 21,146 | |
| October 1 | 4:00 pm | at Idaho | ESPN3 | W 34–13 | 13,392 | ||
| October 15 | 2:30 pm | Georgia State |
| ESPN3 | W 31–21 | 23,913 | |
| October 20 | 6:30 pm | at South Alabama | ESPNU | W 28–21 | 30,837 | ||
| November 5 | 2:30 pm | UMass* |
| ESPN3 | W 52–31 | 21,763 | |
| November 12 | 2:30 pm | Appalachian State |
| ESPN3 | W 28–24 | 25,782 | |
| November 17 | 8:30 pm | Arkansas State | No. 25 |
| ESPNU | L 3–35 | 23,764 |
| November 26 | 3:00 pm | at Texas State | ESPN3 | W 40–7 | 8,010 | ||
| December 3 | 11:00 am | at Georgia Southern | ESPN2 | L 24–28 | 16,850 | ||
| December 23 | 8:00 pm | vs. Ohio* |
| ESPN | W 28–23 | 32,377 | |
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- Schedule source:[2]
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | NR | NR | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | NR | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game summaries
Austin Peay
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Governors | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Trojans | 13 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 57 |
at Clemson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Trojans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| #2 Tigers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
at Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Trojans | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 37 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
New Mexico State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Trojans | 7 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
at Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Trojans | 14 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
| Vandals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Georgia State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Trojans | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 31 |
at South Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Trojans | 7 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 28 |
| Jaguars | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Massachusetts
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Minutemen | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Trojans | 21 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 52 |
Appalachian State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mountaineers | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Trojans | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Arkansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Wolves | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
| #25 Trojans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Texas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Trojans | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 40 |
| Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Georgia Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Trojans | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
vs. Ohio–Dollar General Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bobcats | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Trojans | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
References
- "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.
- "2016 Troy Trojans Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 31, 2016.