# 2008 Troy Trojans football team

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 | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 28 | 6:30 pm | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, Tennessee (Battle for the Palladium) | ESPN+ | W 31–17 | 22,307 |
| September 13 | 6:00 pm | Alcorn State* | Movie Gallery StadiumTroy, Alabama | | W 65–0 | 22,105 |
| September 20 | 11:00 am | at No. 13 Ohio State* | Ohio StadiumColumbus, Ohio | BTN | L 10–28 | 102,989 |
| September 27 | 6:05 pm | at Oklahoma State* | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, Oklahoma | | L 24–55 | 52,463 |
| October 7 | 7:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | Lockhart StadiumFort Lauderdale, Florida | ESPN2 | W 30–17 | 17,191 |
| October 18 | 6:00 pm | FIU | Movie Gallery StadiumTroy, Alabama | ESPN+ | W 33–23 | 19,316 |
| October 25 | 6:00 pm | North Texas | Fouts FieldDenton, Texas | | W 45–17 | 18,345 |
| November 1 | 6:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | Malone StadiumMonroe, Louisiana | ESPN+ | L 30–31 | 10,112 |
| November 8 | 2:30 pm | Western Kentucky* | Movie Gallery StadiumTroy, Alabama | ESPN+ | W 17–7 | 19,066 |
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | at No. 19 LSU* | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, Louisiana | PPV | L 31–40 | 92,103 |
| November 22 | 6:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | Movie Gallery StadiumTroy, Alabama | | W 48–3 | 19,443 |
| December 6 | 6:00 pm | Arkansas State | Movie Gallery StadiumTroy, Alabama | ESPN+ | W 35–9 | 16,227 |
| December 21 | 7:15 pm | Southern Miss | Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans (New Orleans Bowl) | ESPN | L 27–30 | 30,197 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | Not released |

## Personnel
### Depth chart

Defense :
* FS
* Sherrod Martin
* Kedrick Manning
| WLB | Middle LB | SLB |
| ⋅ | Boris Lee | ⋅ |
| Donnell Golden | Xavier Lamb | ⋅ |
* SS
* Tavares Williams
* Bryant McKissic
* CB
* Trevor Ford
* KeJuan Phillips
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| Brandon Lang | Steve McLendon | Maurice Coleman | Cameron Sheffield |
| Kenny Mainor | Dion Gales | Daniel Orr | Kenny Mainor |
* CB
* Chris Bowens
* Jorrick Calvin
Offense :
* X-Receiver
* Kennard Burton
* Chip Reeves
* H-Receiver
* Jerrel Jernigan
* Patrick Cherry
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Chris Jamison | Tyler Clark | Danny Franks | Wesley Potter | Dion Small |
| Will Chambliss | Will Chambliss | Steven Adams | Steven Adams | Nic Riley |
* Z-Receiver
* Mykeal Terry
* Justin Bray
* Y-Receiver
* Cornelius Williams
* Austin Silvoy
* QB
* Levi Brown
* Jamie Hampton
* Key reserves
* QB Tanner Jones
* RB
* DuJuan Harris
* Maurice Greer

### 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