2007 Troy Trojans football team

2007 Troy Trojans football
Sun Belt co-champion
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2007 record 8–4 (6–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach Larry Blakeney (17th season)
Offensive coordinator Tony Franklin (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Jeremy Rowell (2nd season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Movie Gallery Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
2007 Sun Belt football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Florida Atlantic +  6 1     8 5  
Troy +  6 1     8 4  
Middle Tennessee  4 3     5 7  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 3     6 6  
Arkansas State  3 4     5 7  
Louisiana–Lafayette  3 4     3 9  
FIU  1 6     1 11  
North Texas  1 6     2 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Trojans played their home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. The Trojans were co-champions of the conference with Florida Atlantic, winning their second title in a row. Troy was coming off an 8–5 record in 2006.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 6:00PM at No. 20 Arkansas* Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, Arkansas L 26-46   73,926
September 8 6:00PM at No. 3 Florida* Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, Florida CSS L 31-59   90,244
September 14 7:00PM Oklahoma State* Movie Gallery StadiumTroy, Alabama ESPN2 W 41-23   24,102
September 22 6:00PM at Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun FieldLafayette, Louisiana ESPN+ W 48-31   14,091
September 29 6:00PM Louisiana–Monroe Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, Alabama CSS W 24-7   18,273
October 6 7:00PM at FIU Miami Orange BowlMiami, Florida W 34-16   5,723
October 20 2:30PM North Texasdagger Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, Alabama ESPN+ W 45-7   23,887
October 27 6:00PM at Arkansas State ASU StadiumJonesboro, Arkansas ESPN+ W 27-0   14,694
November 3 12:00PM No. 10 Georgia Sanford StadiumAthens, Georgia L 34-44   92,746
November 10 3:00PM at Western Kentucky* Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, Kentucky W 21-17   16,972
November 20 6:00PM Middle Tennessee Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, Alabama (Battle for the Palladium) ESPN2 W 45-7   18,242
December 1 1:00PM Florida Atlantic Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, Alabama CSS L 32-38   17,893
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. ██ Selected for BCS National Championship Game.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Final
AP #40 #35 #33 #37 #34
Coaches #36 #38
Harris Not released #40 #36
BCS Not released

Coaching staff

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

References

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