2017 Troy Trojans football team

The 2017 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Neal Brown. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for the Sun Belt championship. They received an invitation to the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated North Texas.

2017 Troy Trojans football
Sun Belt co-champion New Orleans Bowl champion
New Orleans Bowl, W 50–30 vs. North Texas
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	11–2 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Neal Brown (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Kenny Edenfield (8th season) Matt Moore (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Vic Koenning (5th season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Troy +		7	–	1					11	–	2
Appalachian State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Arkansas State		6	–	2					7	–	5
Georgia State		5	–	3					7	–	5
New Mexico State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisiana		4	–	4					5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		4	–	4					4	–	8
Idaho		3	–	5					4	–	8
South Alabama		3	–	5					4	–	8
Coastal Carolina *		2	–	6					3	–	9
Georgia Southern		2	–	6					2	–	10
Texas State		1	–	7					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

Schedule

Troy announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Trojans hosted Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern, Idaho, South Alabama, and Texas State, and traveled to Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, and New Mexico State.^[1]

The Trojans hosted two of their four non-conference opponents, Akron from the Mid-American Conference and Alabama State from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and will travel to Boise State from the Mountain West Conference and LSU from the Southeastern Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	2:45 p.m.	at Boise State*	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPNU	L 13–24	31,581
September 9	5:00 p.m.	Alabama State*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 34–7	29,278
September 16	7:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	W 27–24	15,446
September 23	5:00 p.m.	Akron*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 22–17	27,324
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at No. 25 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	W 24–21	99,879
October 11	7:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 8–19	25,211
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 34–10	15,388
October 28	2:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 38–16	23,846
November 2	8:15 p.m.	Idaho	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPNU	W 24–21	20,341
November 11	3:30 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN3	W 42–17	15,545
November 24	3:00 p.m.	Texas State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 62–9	20,737
December 2	6:30 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN2	W 32–25	27,462
December 16	12:00 p.m.	vs. North Texas*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	W 50–30	24,904
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Boise State

See also: 2017 Boise State Broncos football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	3	7	0	3	13
Broncos	7	10	0	7	24

Alabama State

See also: 2017 Alabama State Hornets football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	0	0	0	7
Trojans	7	13	7	7	34

At New Mexico State

See also: 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	13	0	14	0	27
Aggies	3	0	13	8	24

Akron

See also: 2017 Akron Zips football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	3	0	7	7	17
Trojans	7	9	0	6	22

At LSU

See also: 2017 LSU Tigers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	3	7	7	24
No. 25 Tigers	0	0	7	14	21

Troy beat LSU securing their first win against an AP TOP 25 team.

South Alabama

See also: 2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team and South Alabama–Troy football rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	2	7	3	19
Trojans	0	0	0	8	8

At Georgia State

See also: 2017 Georgia State Panthers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	14	10	3	34
Panthers	3	0	0	7	10

Georgia Southern

See also: 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	3	0	6	16
Trojans	14	14	3	7	38

Idaho

See also: 2017 Idaho Vandals football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	7	0	0	14	21
Trojans	0	10	7	7	24

At Coastal Carolina

See also: 2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	14	14	7	7	42
Chanticleers	10	0	7	0	17

Texas State

See also: 2017 Texas State Bobcats football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	6	3	9
Trojans	17	24	14	7	62

At Arkansas State

See also: 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	7	10	15	32
Red Wolves	0	10	3	12	25

vs North Texas–New Orleans Bowl

See also: 2017 North Texas Mean Green football team and 2017 New Orleans Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	15	7	21	7	50
Mean Green	7	13	3	7	30