2018 Troy Trojans football team

2018 Troy Trojans football
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Division East Division
2018 record 5–2 (3–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach Neal Brown (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator Matt Moore (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Sean Reagan (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Vic Koenning (6th season)
Home stadium Veterans Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
2018 Sun Belt football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Georgia Southern  3 –0     5 –1  
Troy  3 –0     5 –1  
Appalachian State  2 –0     4 –1  
Georgia State  1 –1     2 –4  
Coastal Carolina  1 –2     3 –3  
West Division
Louisiana  1 –1     3 –3  
Louisiana–Monroe  1 –2     3 –4  
South Alabama  1 –2     2 –5  
Arkansas State  0 –2     3 –3  
Texas State  0 –3     1 –5  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Troy Trojans football team represents Troy University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Trojans play their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama, and compete in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They are led by fourth-year head coach Neal Brown.

Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2017 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.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy[1] Deontae Crumitie C SR
Jim Thorpe Award[2] Blace Brown CB SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[3] Blace Brown CB SR
Hunter Reese DE SR
Outland Trophy[4] Deontae Crumitie C SR
Paul Hornung Award[5] Marcus Jones CB/KR SO
Wuerffel Trophy[6] Damion Willis WR SR

Sun Belt coaches poll

On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Trojans predicted to finish in second place in the East Division.[7]

East Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Appalachian State46 (6)
2Troy44 (4)
3Georgia State26
4Georgia Southern22
5Coastal Carolina12

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

The Trojans had ten players at eleven positions selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.[8]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15:00 p.m.No. 22 Boise State*
ESPNewsL 20–5629,612
September 86:00 p.m.Florida A&M*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN+W 59–725,767
September 1511:00 a.m.at Nebraska*
BTNW 24–1989,360
September 226:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe
ESPN+W 35–2715,722
September 292:30 p.m.Coastal Carolina
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN+W 45–2123,810
October 46:30 p.m.Georgia State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPNUW 37–2022,903
October 131:00 p.m.at Liberty*
ESPN3L 16–2217,389
October 237:00 p.m.at South Alabama
ESPN2
November 32:30 p.m.Louisiana
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN+
November 1012:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern
ESPN+
November 172:30 p.m.Texas State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN+
November 241:30 p.m.at Appalachian State
ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[9]

Game summaries

Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Broncos 14 21 7 14 56
Trojans 7 0 7 6 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2017 BSU, 24–13

Florida A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 0 7 0 0 7
Trojans 21 17 14 7 59
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–2 2002 TROY, 24–7

at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 3 14 0 7 24
Cornhuskers 0 7 6 6 19
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–4 2006 NEB, 56–0

at Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 28 0 0 35
Warhawks 7 0 7 13 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–7–1 2015 TROY, 51–14

Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 0 14 7 0 21
Trojans 21 3 14 7 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2017 TROY, 42–17

Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 3 3 14 20
Trojans 14 9 0 14 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–1 2017 TROY, 34–10

at Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 3 3 3 16
Flames 0 14 0 8 22
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 1993 TROY, 35–13

at South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0
Jaguars 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–3 2017 USA, 19–8

Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0
Trojans 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–11 2015 TROY, 41–17

at Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0
Eagles 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–1 2017 TROY, 34–10

Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0
Trojans 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–1 2017 TROY, 62–9

at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0
Mountaineers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–3 2016 TROY, 28–24

References

  1. ↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ http://sunbeltsports.org/news/2018/7/18/mountaineers-red-wolves-selected-as-division-favorites-in-2018-sun-belt-football-coaches-preseason-poll.aspx
  8. ↑ http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2018/7/20/sun-belt-announces-2018-preseason-all-conference-football-teams.aspx
  9. ↑ "2018 Troy Trojans Football Schedule". TroyTrojans.com. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
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