2003 Troy State Trojans football team
| 2003 Troy State Trojans football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 2003 record | 6–6 |
| Head coach | Larry Blakeney (13th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Mark Fleetwood (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | I formation |
| Defensive coordinator | Vic Koenning (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4-3 defense |
| Home stadium |
Movie Gallery Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State | – | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | – | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2003 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Trojans played their home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed as a Division 1-A Independent. The 2003 season was Troy State's second season as a member of Division 1-A.
During the season, Troy managed to get one of the biggest wins in the program's history at the time, defeating Marshall 33-24 in front of a then record crowd of 26,000. Marshall had just finished their previous season as the #24-ranked team in the AP Poll, and prior to playing against Troy, had just come off of an upset victory over #6 Kansas State, which is what made the win a milestone victory for Troy. Following the win over Marshall, students and fans in attendance rushed the field and tore down the goal posts.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 30 | at No. 7 Kansas State* | KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas | L 5–41 | 41,812 | |||||
| September 6 | at Minnesota* | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, Minnestoa | ESPN+ | L 7–48 | 31,393 | ||||
| September 13 | at UAB* | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | W 20–9 | 18,216 | |||||
| September 20 | Southeastern Louisiana* | Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, Alabama | Cox Sports | W 28-0 | 19,889 | ||||
| September 27 | Marshall* | Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, Alabama | ESPN Regional | W 33-24 | 26,000 | ||||
| October 4 | at No. 12 Nebraska* | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | L 0–30 | 77,825 | |||||
| October 18 | Florida International* |
Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, Alabama | W 21–10 | 19,417 | |||||
| October 25 | at Virginia* | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia | L 0–24 | 57,580 | |||||
| October 30 | at North Texas* | Fouts Field • Denton, Texas | ESPN Regional | L 0–21 | 11,128 | ||||
| November 8 | at Middle Tennessee* | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee | ESPN Regional | L 20–27 | - | ||||
| November 15 | at Utah State* | Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah | W 23–14 | - | |||||
| November 22 | Louisiana-Monroe* | Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, Alabama | W 28–24 | - | |||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
- Schedule Source: "Troy 2003 Schedule/Results". ESPN. Retrieved 2004-04-16.
References
- ↑ "The night the goal post came down". Troy Today. Retrieved 2018-10-03.