2007 Troy Trojans football team

The 2007 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Larry Blakeney, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the Sun Belt title with Florida Atlantic. This was the second consecutive season in which Troy captured a share of the conference title. The team played home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama.

2007 Troy Trojans football
Sun Belt co-champion
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	8–4 (6–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Larry Blakeney (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Franklin (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Jeremy Rowell (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Movie Gallery Stadium
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Florida Atlantic +		6	–	1					8	–	5
Troy +		6	–	1					8	–	4
Middle Tennessee		4	–	3					5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		4	–	3					6	–	6
Arkansas State		3	–	4					5	–	7
Louisiana–Lafayette		3	–	4					3	–	9
FIU		1	–	6					1	–	11
North Texas		1	–	6					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	at No. 20 Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 26–46	73,926
September 8	6:00 pm	at No. 3 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	CSS	L 31–59	90,244
September 14	7:00 pm	Oklahoma State*	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN2	W 41–23	24,102
September 22	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN Plus	W 48–31	14,091
September 29	6:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL	CSS	W 24–7	18,273
October 6	7:00 pm	at FIU	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 34–16	5,723
October 20	2:30 pm	North Texas	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN Plus	W 45–7	23,887
October 27	6:00 pm	at Arkansas State	ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN Plus	W 27–0	14,694
November 3	12:00 pm	at No. 10 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 34–44	92,746
November 10	3:00 pm	at Western Kentucky*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY		W 21–17	16,972
November 20	6:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL (Battle for the Palladium)	ESPN2	W 45–7	18,242
December 1	1:00 pm	Florida Atlantic	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL	CSS	L 32–38	17,893
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

See also: 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP								40	35	33	37			34
Coaches													36	38
Harris	Not released										40				36		Not released
BCS	Not released																Not released

Coaching staff

• Larry Blakeney – Head coach
• Shayne Wasden – Assistant head coach
• Tony Franklin – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
• Jeremy Rowell – Defensive coordinator/secondary
• Randy Butler – Defensive ends/recruiting coordinator
• Maurea Crain – Defensive line
• Neal Brown – Inside receivers
• Benjy Parker – Linebackers
• John Schlarman – Offensive line
• Chad Scott – Running backs
• Richard Shaughnessy – Strength and conditioning