American college football season
The 2017 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama , and competed in the Sun Belt Conference . They were led by third-year head coach Neal Brown . They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for the Sun Belt championship. They received an invitation to the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated North Texas .
Previous season [ ]
The Trojans finished the 2016 season 10–3, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for third place. They were invited to the Dollar General Bowl where they defeated Ohio . The season marked the first 10-win season for Troy since joining the FBS in 2001. It was also the first time that Troy had received a Top 25 ranking since.
Schedule [ ]
Troy announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Trojans hosted Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern , Idaho , South Alabama , and Texas State , and traveled to Arkansas State , Coastal Carolina , Georgia State , and New Mexico State .[1]
The Trojans hosted two of their four non-conference opponents, Akron from the Mid-American Conference and Alabama State from the Southwestern Athletic Conference , and will travel to Boise State from the Mountain West Conference and LSU from the Southeastern Conference .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 2:45 p.m. at Boise State * ESPNU L 13–2431,581
September 9 5:00 p.m. Alabama State * ESPN3 W 34–729,278
September 16 7:00 p.m. at New Mexico State ESPN3 W 27–2415,446
September 23 5:00 p.m. Akron * Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ESPN3 W 22–1727,324
September 30 6:00 p.m. at No. 25 LSU * ESPNU W 24–2199,879
7:00 p.m. South Alabama ESPN2 L 8–1925,211
October 21 1:00 p.m. at Georgia State ESPN3 W 34–1015,388
October 28 2:30 p.m. Georgia Southern Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ESPN3 W 38–1623,846
8:15 p.m. Idaho Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ESPNU W 24–2120,341
November 11 3:30 p.m. at Coastal Carolina ESPN3 W 42–1715,545
3:00 p.m. Texas State Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ESPN3 W 62–920,737
December 2 6:30 p.m. at Arkansas State ESPN2 W 32–2527,462
December 16 12:00 p.m. vs. North Texas * ESPN W 50–3024,904
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [2]
Game summaries [ ]
at Boise State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
3
7
0
3
13
Broncos
7
10
0
7
24
Alabama State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hornets
7
0
0
0
7
Trojans
7
13
7
7
34
at New Mexico State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
13
0
14
0
27
Aggies
3
0
13
8
24
Akron [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
3
0
7
7
17
Trojans
7
9
0
6
22
at LSU [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
7
3
7
7
24
No. 25 Tigers
0
0
7
14
21
Troy beat LSU securing their first win against an AP TOP 25 team.
South Alabama [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Jaguars
7
2
7
3
19
Trojans
0
0
0
8
8
at Georgia State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
7
14
10
3
34
Panthers
3
0
0
7
10
Georgia Southern [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
7
3
0
6
16
Trojans
14
14
3
7
38
Idaho [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Vandals
7
0
0
14
21
Trojans
0
10
7
7
24
at Coastal Carolina [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
14
14
7
7
42
Chanticleers
10
0
7
0
17
Texas State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
0
0
6
3
9
Trojans
17
24
14
7
62
at Arkansas State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
0
7
10
15
32
Red Wolves
0
10
3
12
25
vs North Texas–New Orleans Bowl [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
15
7
21
7
50
Mean Green
7
13
3
7
30
References [ ]
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