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: Southland-
1996 Season Highlights
Larry Blakeney enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Troy.
The Trojans won the Southland Conference Championship.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 @ Alcorn State
61
7
W
Sat., Sep. 7 @ Eastern Kentucky
40
38
W
Sat., Sep. 21 vs. Nicholls State
37
7
W
Sat., Sep. 28 @ Stephen F. Austin
10
13
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Alabama State
37
6
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. McNeese State
16
12
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Texas State
24
13
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Jacksonville State
31
21
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @ Northwestern State
26
13
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Sam Houston State
35
14
W
Thu., Nov. 21 vs. Samford
50
10
W
Sat., Nov. 30 vs. Florida A&M
29
25
W
Sat., Dec. 7 vs. Murray State
31
3
W
Sat., Dec. 14 @ Montana
7
70
L
@ Missoula, MT
1996 Season Totals
Record 12-2
Points Scored 434
Scoring Average 31.0
Points Allowed 252
Defense Average 18.0
Opponents Record 10-22
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 5-2
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 All Southland Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.