1995 Troy State Trojans football team

The 1995 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University—now known as Troy University—as an independent during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Larry Blakeney, the Trojans compiled a record of 11–1. After the first undefeated regular season in program history, Troy State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs for the third consecutive season, but lost to Georgia Southern in the first round. The Trojans were ranked No. 3 in the final Sports Network poll.[1] The team played home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama.

1995 Troy State Trojans football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 3
Record11–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Jacobs (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Davis (1st season)
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 12,000)
1995 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Troy State ^    11 1 0
No. 9 Hofstra ^    10 1 0
Saint Mary's    8 2 0
Wagner    8 2 0
Hampton    8 3 0
Liberty    8 3 0
Monmouth    7 3 0
Jacksonville State    7 4 0
Samford    7 4 0
Robert Morris    6 4 0
Towson    6 4 0
UCF    6 5 0
UAB    5 6 0
Wofford    4 7 0
Buffalo    3 8 0
Youngstown State    3 8 0
Central Connecticut    2 8 0
Western Kentucky    2 8 0
Davidson    1 8 1
Charleston Southern    1 10 0
Saint Francis    0 10 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31East Tennessee State*No. 15W 31–7
September 9at Northwestern State*No. 9W 34–17
September 16at Nicholls State*No. 8W 17–3
September 23at Alabama State*No. 7W 28–10[2]
September 30at Western Kentucky*No. 6W 56–39
October 7at Northeast Louisiana*No. 6W 20–1019,267
October 14at Charleston Southern*No. 6W 66–13
October 21Jacksonville State*No. 5
W 35–7
October 28UAB*daggerNo. 4
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 60–715,100[3]
November 11at UCF*No. 3W 35–1412,312
November 16at Samford*No. 3W 50–20
November 25No. 15 Georgia Southern*No. 3
L 21–246,000

References

  1. "NCAA Division I-AA poll". News Record. North Hills, Pennsylvania. November 21, 1995. p. B5. Retrieved April 29, 2017 via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. "Trojans slap down Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 24, 1995. Retrieved July 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Troy State bombards Blazers, stays perfect". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 1995. Retrieved December 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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