2007 Troy Trojans football team

2007 Troy Trojans football
Sun Belt co-champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record8–4 (6–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Franklin (2nd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorJeremy Rowell (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumMovie Gallery Stadium
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Sun Belt Conference 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

The 2007 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Larry Blakeney, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the Sun Belt title with Florida Atlantic. This was the second consecutive season in which Troy captured a share of the conference title. The team played home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmat No. 20 Arkansas*
L 26–4673,926
September 86:00 pmat No. 3 Florida*
CSSL 31–5990,244
September 147:00 pmOklahoma State*
ESPN2W 41–2324,102
September 226:00 pmat Louisiana–Lafayette
ESPN PlusW 48–3114,091
September 296:00 pmLouisiana–Monroe
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, AL
CSSW 24–718,273
October 67:00 pmat FIU
W 34–165,723
October 202:30 pmNorth Texasdagger
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN PlusW 45–723,887
October 276:00 pmat Arkansas State
ESPN PlusW 27–014,694
November 312:00 pmat No. 10 Georgia*
L 34–4492,746
November 103:00 pmat Western Kentucky*
W 21–1716,972
November 206:00 pmMiddle Tennessee
ESPN2W 45–718,242
December 11:00 pmFlorida Atlantic
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, AL
CSSL 32–3817,893
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings

See also: 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP4035333734
Coaches3638
HarrisNot released4036Not released
BCSNot releasedNot 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

  1. ^ "Troy Trojans Schedule 2007". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "2007 Football Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.


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