1996 Troy State Trojans football team
The 1996 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University—now known as Troy University—as a member of the Southland Football League during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Larry Blakeney, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Southland title. For the fourth consecutive season, Troy State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Trojans beat Florida A&M in the first round and Murray State in the quarterfinals before losing to Montana in the semifinals. They Trojans finished the season ranked No. 5 in the Sports Network poll.[1] The team played home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama.
| 1996 Troy State Trojans football | |
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Southland champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 7–70 at Montana | |
| Conference | Southland Football League |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 5 |
| Record | 12–2 (5–1 Southland) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Don Jacobs (6th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Steve Davis (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium (capacity: 12,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Troy State $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Nicholls State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | at Alcorn State* | No. 10 | W 61–7 | [2] | ||
| September 7 | at No. 10 Eastern Kentucky* | No. 8 | W 40–38 | |||
| September 21 | Nicholls State | No. 4 | W 37–7 | |||
| September 28 | at No. 7 Stephen F. Austin | No. 3 | L 10-13 | |||
| October 3 | Alabama State* | No. 9 |
| W 37–6 | [3] | |
| October 12 | McNeese State | No. 8 |
| W 16–12 | 9,500 | [4] |
| October 19 | Southwest Texas State | No. 6 |
| W 24–13 | [5] | |
| October 26 | at Jacksonville State* | No. 4 |
| W 31–21 | 11,500 | |
| November 9 | at No. 19 Northwestern State | No. 5 | W 26–13 | |||
| November 16 | at Sam Houston State | No. 5 | W 35–14 | 5,014 | [6] | |
| November 21 | Samford* | No. 5 |
| W 50–10 | ||
| November 30 | No. 12 Florida A&M* | No. 5 |
| W 29–25 | ||
| December 7 | No. 4 Murray State* | No. 5 |
| W 31–3 | ||
| December 14 | at No. 2 Montana* | No. 5 |
| L 7–70 | 18,367 | |
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References
- "NCAA I-AA". The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. November 26, 1993. p. B2. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Davis leads Troy to rout of Alcorn". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 1, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Troy State rebounds from loss". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 4, 1996. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "TSU Trojans trick their way to victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 13, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Troy State thumps Southwest Texas State". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 20, 1996. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Trojans bomb Bearkats". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.