Mode: | football |
Year: | 2017 |
Team: | Troy Trojans |
Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
Short Conf: | Sun Belt |
Record: | 11–2 |
Conf Record: | 7–1 |
Head Coach: | Neal Brown |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Cooff Coach1: | Kenny Edenfield |
Cooc1 Year: | 8th |
Cooff Coach2: | Matt Moore |
Cooc2 Year: | 2nd |
Def Coach: | Vic Koenning |
Dc Year: | 5th |
Champion: | Sun Belt co-champion New Orleans Bowl champion |
Bowl Result: | W 50–30 vs. North Texas |
Stadium: | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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.
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. [2] [3] [4]
See also: 2017 Boise State Broncos football team.
See also: 2017 Alabama State Hornets football team.
See also: 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team.
See also: 2017 Akron Zips football team.
See also: 2017 LSU Tigers football team.
Troy beat LSU securing their first win against an AP TOP 25 team.See also: 2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team and South Alabama–Troy football rivalry.
See also: 2017 Georgia State Panthers football team.
See also: 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team.
See also: 2017 Idaho Vandals football team.
See also: 2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team.
See also: 2017 Texas State Bobcats football team.
See also: 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team.
See also: 2017 North Texas Mean Green football team and 2017 New Orleans Bowl.