2008 Troy Trojans football team
The 2008 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Trojans played their home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. The Trojans successfully defended their Sun Belt Championship, winning their third title in a row. Troy was coming off an 8–4 record in 2007.
| 2008 Troy Trojans football | |
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Sun Belt champion | |
New Orleans Bowl, L 27–30 OT vs. Southern Miss | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 8–5 (6–1 Sun Belt) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Neal Brown (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Air Raid |
| Defensive coordinator | Jeremy Rowell (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Movie Gallery Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy $ | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 28 | 6:30 pm | at Middle Tennessee | ESPN+ | W 31–17 | 22,307 | |
| September 13 | 6:00 pm | Alcorn State* | W 65–0 | 22,105 | ||
| September 20 | 11:00 am | at No. 13 Ohio State* | BTN | L 10–28 | 102,989 | |
| September 27 | 6:05 pm | at Oklahoma State* | L 24–55 | 52,463 | ||
| October 7 | 7:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | ESPN2 | W 30–17 | 17,191 | |
| October 18 | 6:00 pm | FIU |
| ESPN+ | W 33–23 | 19,316 |
| October 25 | 6:00 pm | North Texas | W 45–17 | 18,345 | ||
| November 1 | 6:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | ESPN+ | L 30–31 | 10,112 | |
| November 8 | 2:30 pm | Western Kentucky* |
| ESPN+ | W 17–7 | 19,066 |
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | at No. 20 LSU* | PPV | L 31–40 | 92,103 | |
| November 22 | 6:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| W 48–3 | 19,443 | |
| December 6 | 6:00 pm | Arkansas State |
| ESPN+ | W 35–9 | 16,227 |
| December 21 | 7:15 pm | Southern Miss | ESPN | L 27–30 | 30,197 | |
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | RV | |||||||||||||||
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| Harris | Not released | Not released | ||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | Not released | ||||||||||||||
Personnel
Depth chart
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Coaching staff
- Larry Blakeney – Head Coach
- Shayne Wasden – Assistant Head Coach
- Neal Brown – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- Jeremy Rowell – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
- Randy Butler – Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator
- Maurea Crain – Defensive Line
- Kenny Edenfield – Inside Receivers
- Benjy Parker – Linebackers
- John Schlarman – Offensive Line
- Chad Scott – Running Backs
- Richard Shaughnessy – Strength and Conditioning
References
- "Troy Trojans Schedule 2008". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- "2008 Football Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
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