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
2007 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Florida Atlantic +   6 – 1     8 – 5  
+   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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