2008 Troy Trojans football team

2008 Troy Trojans football
Sun Belt champion
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2008 record 8–5 (6–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach Larry Blakeney (18th season)
Offensive coordinator Neal Brown (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Jeremy Rowell (3rd season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Movie Gallery Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
2008 Sun Belt football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Troy $  6 –1     8 –5  
Louisiana–Lafayette  5 –2     6 –6  
Florida Atlantic  4 –3     7 –6  
Arkansas State  4 –3     6 –6  
FIU  3 –4     5 –7  
Middle Tennessee  3 –4     5 –7  
Louisiana–Monroe  3 –4     4 –8  
North Texas  0 –7     1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2008 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 successfully defended their Sun Belt Championship, winning their third title in a row. Troy was coming off an 8–4 record in 2007.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 28 6:30 PM at Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee (Battle for the Palladium) ESPN+ W 31-17   22,307
September 13 6:00 PM Alcorn State* Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, Alabama W 65-0   22,105
September 20 11:00 AM at No. 13 Ohio State* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio BTN L 10-28   102,989
September 27 6:05 PM at Oklahoma State* Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma L 24-55   52,463
October 7 7:00 PM at Florida Atlantic Lockhart Stadium • Fort Lauderdale, Florida ESPN2 W 30-17   17,191
October 18 6:00 PM FIU Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, Alabama ESPN+ W 33-23   19,316
October 25 6:00 PM North Texas Fouts Field • Denton, Texas W 45-17   18,345
November 1 6:00 PM at Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, Louisiana ESPN+ L 30-31   10,112
November 8 2:30 PM Western Kentucky*dagger Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, Alabama ESPN+ W 17-7   19,066
November 15 7:00 PM at No. 20 LSU* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana PPV L 31-40   92,103
November 22 6:00 PM Louisiana–Lafayette Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, Alabama W 48-3   19,443
December 6 6:00 PM Arkansas State Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, Alabama ESPN+ W 35-9   16,227
December 21 7:15 PM Southern Miss Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans (New Orleans Bowl) ESPN L 27-30   30,197
*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 14Final
AP RV
Coaches
Harris Not released
BCS Not released

Personnel

Depth Chart

Coaching Staff

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

References

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