2016 Troy Trojans football
Dollar General Bowl champion
Dollar General Bowl, W 28–23 vs. Ohio
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record10–3 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorKenny Edenfield (7th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMatt Moore (2nd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorVic Koenning (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
2016 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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.

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 pmAustin Peay*
ESPN3W 57–1718,885
September 1011:30 amat No. 2 Clemson*
ACCNL 24–3078,532
September 176:00 pmat Southern Miss*
beINW 37–3127,905
September 246:00 pmNew Mexico State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN3W 52–621,146
October 14:00 pmat Idaho
ESPN3W 34–1313,392
October 152:30 pmGeorgia State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN3W 31–2123,913
October 206:30 pmat South Alabama
ESPNUW 28–2130,837
November 52:30 pmUMass*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN3W 52–3121,763
November 122:30 pmAppalachian State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN3W 28–2425,782
November 178:30 pmArkansas StateNo. 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
ESPN2L 24–2816,850
December 238:00 pmvs. Ohio*
ESPNW 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————RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV—RV—RV
CFPNot released——————Not released

Game summaries

Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 7 7 3 0 17
Trojans 13 17 14 13 57

At Clemson

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 3 7 0 14 24
#2 Tigers 3 10 0 17 30

At Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 17 7 10 3 37
Golden Eagles 7 10 14 0 31

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 0 6 0 6
Trojans 7 24 14 7 52

At Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 14 7 13 0 34
Vandals 6 0 0 7 13

Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 14 7 21
Trojans 3 3 11 14 31

At South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 6 0 15 28
Jaguars 14 7 0 0 21

Massachusetts

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 14 3 7 7 31
Trojans 21 7 10 14 52

Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 14 3 7 24
Trojans 14 0 7 7 28

Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 7 21 7 35
#25 Trojans 3 0 0 0 3

At Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 14 16 7 3 40
Bobcats 0 0 7 0 7

At Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 3 7 7 7 24
Eagles 0 7 14 7 28

Vs. Ohio–Dollar General Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 10 3 3 23
Trojans 14 7 7 0 28

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.


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