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: Billy Atkins Conference: Mid-South Athletic-
1971 Season Highlights
Billy Atkins enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Troy.
The Trojans won the Mid-South Athletic Conference Championship.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 @ Austin Peay State
0
34
L
Sat., Sep. 25 West Alabama
21
20
W
@ Montgomery, AL
Sat., Oct. 2 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
31
6
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @ Delta State
14
20
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Jacksonville State
42
28
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs. North Alabama
21
14
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @ McNeese State
7
17
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs. Tennessee-Martin
21
0
W
Sat., Nov. 13
Louisiana Monroe
21
7
W
@ Dothan, AL
1971 Season Totals
Record 6-3
Points Scored 178
Scoring Average 19.8
Points Allowed 146
Defense Average 16.2
Opponents Record 10-9
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 0-3
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1971 Mid-South Athletic- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Troy
6-3 178 146
Billy Atkins
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 All Mid-South Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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