Troy Football Team History
Troy Trojans
Troy University
Troy, AL
Founded: 1887 Stadium: Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium Capacity: 30,000 Colors: Cardinal, Black & Silver Coach: Tom Jones Conference: Gulf States-
1973 Season Highlights
Tom Jones enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Troy.
The Trojans won the Gulf States Conference Championship.
1973 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Louisiana Monroe
15
15
T
Thu., Sep. 13 West Alabama
7
6
W
@ Montgomery, AL
Sat., Sep. 22 Nicholls State
42
7
W
@ Dothan, AL
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. Ouachita Baptist (AR)
17
7
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
24
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Delta State
17
10
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @ North Alabama
36
7
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. McNeese State
6
21
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Tennessee-Martin
30
0
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Jacksonville State
14
38
L
1973 Season Totals
Record 7-2
-1
Points Scored 208
Scoring Average 20.8
Points Allowed 111
Defense Average 11.1
Opponents Record 10-7
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 1-1
-1
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1973 Gulf States- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Troy
7-2-1 208 111
Tom Jones
1973 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1973 All Gulf States Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.