2009 Troy Trojans football team

The 2009 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. The Trojans won their fourth straight Sun Belt championship going undefeated in conference play (8–0) with a regular season record of 9–3. They were invited to the GMAC Bowl, where they played Mid-American Conference champion Central Michigan and were defeated, 44–41, in two overtimes.

2009 Troy Trojans football
Sun Belt champion
GMAC Bowl, L 41–44 2OT vs. Central Michigan
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	9–4 (8–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Larry Blakeney (19th season)
Offensive coordinator	Neal Brown (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air Raid
Defensive coordinator	Jeremy Rowell (4th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Movie Gallery Stadium
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Troy $		8	–	0					9	–	4
Middle Tennessee		7	–	1					10	–	3
Louisiana–Monroe		5	–	3					6	–	6
Florida Atlantic		5	–	3					5	–	7
Louisiana–Lafayette		4	–	4					6	–	6
Arkansas State		3	–	5					4	–	8
FIU		3	–	5					3	–	9
North Texas		1	–	7					2	–	10
Western Kentucky		0	–	8					0	–	12
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	6:00 pm	at Bowling Green*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH		L 14–31	14,514	[1]
September 12	11:21 am	at No. 1 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SEC Network	L 6–56	90,349	[2]
September 19	2:30 pm	UAB*	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL		W 27–14	21,182	[3]
September 26	3:30 pm	at Arkansas State	ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR	CST	W 30–27	23,641	[4]
October 6	7:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL (Battle for the Palladium)	ESPN2	W 31–7	17,108	[5]
October 17	6:00 pm	at FIU	FIU Stadium Miami, FL		W 42–33	10,142	[6]
October 24	2:30 pm	North Texas	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL		W 50–26	20,032	[7]
October 31	6:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL		W 42–21	17,106	[8]
November 7	4:00 pm	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY		W 40–20	16,747	[9]
November 14	6:30 pm	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	CST/CSS	L 20–56	66,442	[10]
November 21	3:15 pm	Florida Atlantic	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL		W 47–21	16,638	[11]
November 28	6:00 pm	at Louisiana—Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		W 48–31	12,245	[12]
January 6	7:00 pm	vs. No. 25 Central Michigan*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (GMAC Bowl)	ESPN	L 41–44 2OT	34,486	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Personnel

Coaching staff

• Larry Blakeney – Head Coach
• Neal Brown – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
• Jeremy Rowell – Defensive Coordinator
• Randy Butler – Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator
• Maurea Crain – Defensive Line
• Kenny Edenfield – Inside Receivers
• Benjy Parker – Linebackers
• John Schlarman – Offensive Line
• Chad Scott – Running Backs
• Richard Shaughnessy – Strength and Conditioning