2017 Troy Trojans football
Sun Belt co-champion
New Orleans Bowl champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record11–2 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorKenny Edenfield (8th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMatt Moore (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorVic Koenning (5th season)
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Troy +  7 –1   11 –2  
Appalachian State +  7 –1   9 –4  
Arkansas State  6 –2   7 –5  
Georgia State  5 –3   7 –5  
New Mexico State  4 –4   7 –6  
Louisiana  4 –4   5 –7  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 –4   4 –8  
Idaho  3 –5   4 –8  
South Alabama  3 –5   4 –8  
Coastal Carolina *  2 –6   3 –9  
Georgia Southern  2 –6   2 –10  
Texas State  1 –7   2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2017 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Neal Brown. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for the Sun Belt championship. They received an invitation to the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated North Texas.

Schedule

Troy announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Trojans hosted Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern, Idaho, South Alabama, and Texas State, and traveled to Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, and New Mexico State.[1]

The Trojans hosted two of their four non-conference opponents, Akron from the Mid-American Conference and Alabama State from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and will travel to Boise State from the Mountain West Conference and LSU from the Southeastern Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:45 p.m.at Boise State*
ESPNUL 13–2431,581
September 95:00 p.m.Alabama State*
ESPN3W 34–729,278
September 167:00 p.m.at New Mexico State
ESPN3W 27–2415,446
September 235:00 p.m.Akron*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN3W 22–1727,324
September 306:00 p.m.at No. 25 LSU*
ESPNUW 24–2199,879
October 117:00 p.m.South Alabama
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL (rivalry)
ESPN2L 8–1925,211
October 211:00 p.m.at Georgia State
ESPN3W 34–1015,388
October 282:30 p.m.Georgia Southerndagger
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN3W 38–1623,846
November 28:15 p.m.Idaho
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPNUW 24–2120,341
November 113:30 p.m.at Coastal Carolina
ESPN3W 42–1715,545
November 243:00 p.m.Texas State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN3W 62–920,737
December 26:30 p.m.at Arkansas State
ESPN2W 32–2527,462
December 1612:00 p.m.vs. North Texas*
ESPNW 50–3024,904
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2][3][4]

Game summaries

At Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 3 7 0 3 13
Broncos 7 10 0 7 24

Alabama State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 0 0 0 7
Trojans 7 13 7 7 34

At New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 13 0 14 0 27
Aggies 3 0 13 8 24

Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 3 0 7 7 17
Trojans 7 9 0 6 22

At LSU

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 3 7 7 24
No. 25 Tigers 0 0 7 14 21

Troy beat LSU securing their first win against an AP TOP 25 team.

South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 2 7 3 19
Trojans 0 0 0 8 8

At Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 14 10 3 34
Panthers 3 0 0 7 10

Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 3 0 6 16
Trojans 14 14 3 7 38

Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 7 0 0 14 21
Trojans 0 10 7 7 24

At Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 14 14 7 7 42
Chanticleers 10 0 7 0 17

Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 6 3 9
Trojans 17 24 14 7 62

At Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0 7 10 15 32
Red Wolves 0 10 3 12 25

vs North Texas–New Orleans Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 15 7 21 7 50
Mean Green 7 13 3 7 30

References

  1. ↑ "Pair of Nationally Televised Home Games Highlight 2017 Troy Football Schedule" (Press release). Troy University Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Troy Trojans Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2017 Football Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2017 Troy Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 6, 2017.


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