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: Larry Blakeney Conference: Sun Belt-
2008 Season Highlights
Larry Blakeney enters his 18th season as Head Coach at Troy.
The Trojans won the Sun Belt Conference Championship.
2008 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 28 @
Middle Tennessee State
31
17
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs. Alcorn State
65
0
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Ohio State
10
28
L
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Oklahoma State
24
55
L
Tue., Oct. 7 @
Florida Atlantic
30
17
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Florida International
33
23
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
North Texas
45
17
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Louisiana Monroe
30
31
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Western Kentucky
17
7
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Louisiana State
31
40
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
48
3
W
Sat., Dec. 6 vs.
Arkansas State
35
9
W
Sun., Dec. 21
Southern Mississippi
27
30
L
@ New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Bowl
2008 Season Totals
Record 8-5
Points Scored 426
Scoring Average 32.8
Points Allowed 277
Defense Average 21.3
Opponents Record 64-73
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-4
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2008 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2008 All Sun Belt Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.