1993 Troy State Trojans football team

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1993 Troy State Trojans football
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 21–24 vs. Marshall
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1
1993 record12–1–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Jacobs (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohnny Williams (7th season)
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 12,000)
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Troy State ^     11 0 1
Youngstown State ^     10 2 0
UAB     9 2 0
Wagner     9 2 0
No. 12 UCF ^     9 3 0
No. 24 Towson     8 2 0
No. 19 Western Kentucky     8 3 0
Hofstra     6 3 1
Saint Mary's     6 3 1
Davidson     6 4 0
Central Connecticut     5 5 0
Liberty     5 5 0
Marist     5 5 0
Samford     5 6 0
Duquesne     4 6 0
Saint Francis     3 7 0
Charleston Southern     3 8 0
Monmouth     2 5 0
Buffalo     1 10 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed as an independent.

The Trojans finished the regular season with a 10–0–1 record and a No. 1 national ranking in The Sports Network poll. Troy State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, beating Stephen F. Austin in the first round and McNeese State in the quarterfinals, before losing a hard-fought game to Marshall in the semifinals by a score of 24–21.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 6at UAB*No. 12W 37–314,207
September 11at Northwestern State*No. 9W 21–14
September 18at Nicholls State*No. 8W 24–17
September 25at Alabama State*No. 5W 38–3
October 2Charleston Southern*No. 5
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • , AL
W 56–0
October 9Liberty*No. 3
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 35–13
October 23Central State (OH)*daggerNo. 2
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
T 21–21
October 30No. 6 UCF*No. 5
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 29–155,100
November 6No. 24 Western Kentucky*No. 4
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 31–24
November 13No. 15 Alcorn State*No. 4
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 63–21
November 20at Samford*No. 1W 52–24
November 27No. 14 Stephen F. Austin*No. 1
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)
W 42–20
December 4at No. 5 McNeese State*No. 1
W 35–28
December 11at No. 9 Marshall*No. 1
L 21–24
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ https://issuu.com/troy_athletics/docs/2018_troy_fb_media_guide%7C2018[permanent dead link] Troy Football Media Guide
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