2016 Troy Trojans football team

2016 Troy Trojans football
2016 Troy Trojans football
Dollar General Bowl champion
Dollar General Bowl, W 28–23 vs. Ohio
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	10–3 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Neal Brown (2nd season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Kenny Edenfield (7th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Matt Moore (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Vic Koenning (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 30,000)

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.

2016 Sun Belt Conference football standings

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

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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	5:00 pm	Austin Peay*		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 57–17	18,885
September 10	11:30 am	at No. 2 Clemson*		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ACCN	L 24–30	78,532
September 17	6:00 pm	at Southern Miss*		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	beIN	W 37–31	27,905
September 24	6:00 pm	New Mexico State		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 52–6	21,146
October 1	4:00 pm	at Idaho		Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	W 34–13	13,392
October 15	2:30 pm	Georgia State		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 31–21	23,913
October 20	6:30 pm	at South Alabama		Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 28–21	30,837
November 5	2:30 pm	UMass*		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 52–31	21,763
November 12	2:30 pm	Appalachian State		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 28–24	25,782
November 17	8:30 pm	Arkansas State	No. 25	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPNU	L 3–35	23,764
November 26	3:00 pm	at Texas State		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 40–7	8,010
December 3	11:00 am	at Georgia Southern		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN2	L 24–28	16,850
December 23	8:00 pm	vs. Ohio*		Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Dollar General Bowl)	ESPN	W 28–23	32,377
*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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	—	RV
CFP	Not 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

"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.
"Troy Trojans Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
"2016 Troy Football Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
"2016 Troy Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 31, 2016.

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[USA16-1] "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.

Troy Trojans football
Venues	Pace Field (1930–1949) Veterans Memorial Stadium (1950–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Jacksonville State: Battle for the Ol' School Bell Middle Tennessee: Battle for the Palladium South Alabama
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