1996 Troy State Trojans football team
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| 1996 Troy State Trojans football | |
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Southland champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 7–70 vs. Montana | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 5 |
| 1996 record | 12–2 (5–1 SLC) |
| 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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The 1996 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Southland Conference.[1]
Troy State finished the season ranked No. 5 in the Sports Network Poll.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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| August 31 | at Alcorn State* | No. 10 |
| W 61–7 |
| 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 5 | vs. Alabama State* | No. 9 |
| W 37–6 |
| October 12 | McNeese State | No. 8 |
| W 16–12 |
| October 19 | Southwest Texas State | No. 6 |
| W 24–13 |
| October 26 | at Jacksonville State* | No. 4 |
| W 31–21 |
| November 9 | at No. 19 Northwestern State | No. 5 | W 26–13 | |
| November 16 | at Sam Houston State | No. 5 | W 35–14 | |
| 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 |
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References[]
- ^ https://issuu.com/troy_athletics/docs/2018_troy_fb_media_guide%7C2018[permanent dead link] Troy Football Media Guide
- ^ http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/troy_state/index.php%7CCFBdatawarehouse[permanent dead link] Yearly Troy Results
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