2016 Troy Trojans football team

The 2016 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Neal Brown and played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama. The Trojans were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in a two-way tie for third place. They were invited to the Dollar General Bowl where they defeated Ohio. This was the first 10-win season ever for Troy since joining the FBS in 2001. It was also the first season that Troy had received a Top 25 ranking since joining the FBS in 2001.

2016 Troy Trojans football
Dollar General Bowl champion
Dollar General Bowl, W 28–23 vs. Ohio
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	10–3 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Neal Brown (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Kenny Edenfield (7th season) Matt Moore (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Vic Koenning (4th season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Appalachian State +		7	–	1					10	–	3
Arkansas State +		7	–	1					8	–	5
Troy		6	–	2					10	–	3
Idaho		6	–	2					9	–	4
Louisiana–Lafayette		5	–	3					6	–	7
Georgia Southern		4	–	4					5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	5					4	–	8
South Alabama		2	–	6					6	–	7
Georgia State		2	–	6					3	–	9
New Mexico State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Texas State		0	–	8					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Troy announced their 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consist of six home and seven away games in the regular season. The Trojans will host Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia State, and New Mexico State, and will travel to Georgia Southern, Idaho, South Alabama, and Texas State.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	5:00 pm	Austin Peay*		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 57–17	18,885
September 10	11:30 am	at No. 2 Clemson*		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ACCN	L 24–30	78,532
September 17	6:00 pm	at Southern Miss*		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	beIN	W 37–31	27,905
September 24	6:00 pm	New Mexico State		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 52–6	21,146
October 1	4:00 pm	at Idaho		Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	W 34–13	13,392
October 15	2:30 pm	Georgia State		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 31–21	23,913
October 20	6:30 pm	at South Alabama		Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 28–21	30,837
November 5	2:30 pm	UMass*		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 52–31	21,763
November 12	2:30 pm	Appalachian State		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 28–24	25,782
November 17	8:30 pm	Arkansas State	No. 25	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPNU	L 3–35	23,764
November 26	3:00 pm	at Texas State		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 40–7	8,010
December 3	11:00 am	at Georgia Southern		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN2	L 24–28	16,850
December 23	8:00 pm	vs. Ohio*		Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Dollar General Bowl)	ESPN	W 28–23	32,377
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	—	RV
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

Austin Peay

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	7	7	3	0	17
Trojans	13	17	14	13	57

See also: 2016 Austin Peay Governors football team

At Clemson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	3	7	0	14	24
#2 Tigers	3	10	0	17	30

See also: 2016 Clemson Tigers football team

At Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	17	7	10	3	37
Golden Eagles	7	10	14	0	31

See also: 2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	6	0	6
Trojans	7	24	14	7	52

See also: 2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team

At Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	14	7	13	0	34
Vandals	6	0	0	7	13

See also: 2016 Idaho Vandals football team

Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	14	7	21
Trojans	3	3	11	14	31

See also: 2016 Georgia State Panthers football team

At South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	6	0	15	28
Jaguars	14	7	0	0	21

See also: 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team and South Alabama–Troy football rivalry

Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	14	3	7	7	31
Trojans	21	7	10	14	52

See also: 2016 UMass Minutemen football team

Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	14	3	7	24
Trojans	14	0	7	7	28

See also: 2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	7	21	7	35
#25 Trojans	3	0	0	0	3

See also: 2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

At Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	14	16	7	3	40
Bobcats	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2016 Texas State Bobcats football team

At Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	3	7	7	7	24
Eagles	0	7	14	7	28

See also: 2016 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Vs. Ohio–Dollar General Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	10	3	3	23
Trojans	14	7	7	0	28

See also: 2016 Ohio Bobcats football team and 2016 Dollar General Bowl