2007 Troy Trojans football team

2007 Troy Trojans football
Sun Belt Conference co-champion
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2007 record	8–4 (6–1 SBC)
Head coach	Larry Blakeney
Offensive coordinator	Tony Franklin
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Jeremy Rowell
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 college football season of 2008–2009. 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 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 #20 Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR		L 46-26	73,926
September 8	6:00PM	at #3 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	CSS	L 59-31	90,244
September 14	7:00PM	Oklahoma State*	Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN2	W 41-23	24,102
September 22	6:00PM	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	W 48-31	14,091
September 29	6:00PM	Louisiana–Monroe	Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, AL	CSS	W 24-7	18,273
October 6	7:00PM	at Florida International	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL		W 34-16	5,723
October 20	2:30PM	North Texas	Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	W 45-7	23,887
October 27	6:00PM	at Arkansas State	ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	W 27-0	14,694
November 3	12:00PM	#10 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		L 44-34	92,746
November 10	3:00PM	at Western Kentucky*	Houchens Industries – L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY		W 21-17	16,972
November 20	6:00PM	Middle Tennessee	Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, AL (Battle for the Palladium)	ESPN2	W 45-7	18,242
December 1	1:00PM	Florida Atlantic	Movie Gallery Stadium • Troy, AL	CSS	L 38-32	17,893
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source: "Troy 2007 Schedule/Results". ESPN. Retrieved April 16, 2009.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. ██ Selected for BCS National Championship Game.
Poll	Pre	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14
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

Troy Trojans football

Venues	Veterans Memorial Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Jacksonville State: Battle for the Ol' School Bell Middle Tennessee: Battle for the Palladium South Alabama

Culture & lore	Trojan "Trojans One & All" Sound of the South Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Sun Belt Conference football champions

Middle Tennessee & North Texas (2001)
North Texas (2002)
North Texas (2003)
North Texas (2004)
Arkansas State, Louisiana–Lafayette, & Louisiana–Monroe (2005)
Middle Tennessee & Troy (2006)
Florida Atlantic & Troy (2007)
Troy (2008)
Troy (2009)
Florida International & Troy (2010)
Arkansas State (2011)
Arkansas State (2012)
Arkansas State & Louisiana–Lafayette (2013)
Georgia Southern (2014)
Arkansas State (2015)

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