# 2017 Troy Trojans football team

The 2017 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Neal Brown. They finished the 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.

## Schedule

Troy announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Trojans hosted Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern, Idaho, South Alabama, and Texas State, and traveled to Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, and New Mexico State.
The Trojans hosted two of their four non-conference opponents, Akron from the Mid-American Conference and Alabama State from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and will travel to Boise State from the Mountain West Conference and LSU from the Southeastern Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 2:45 p.m. | at Boise State* | Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID | ESPNU | L 13–24 | 31,581 |
| September 9 | 5:00 p.m. | Alabama State* | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL | ESPN3 | W 34–7 | 29,278 |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | ESPN3 | W 27–24 | 15,446 |
| September 23 | 5:00 p.m. | Akron* | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL | ESPN3 | W 22–17 | 27,324 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 25 LSU* | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | ESPNU | W 24–21 | 99,879 |
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL (rivalry) | ESPN2 | L 8–19 | 25,211 |
| October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Georgia State | Georgia State StadiumAtlanta, GA | ESPN3 | W 34–10 | 15,388 |
| October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL | ESPN3 | W 38–16 | 23,846 |
| November 2 | 8:15 p.m. | Idaho | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL | ESPNU | W 24–21 | 20,341 |
| November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | at Coastal Carolina | Brooks StadiumConway, SC | ESPN3 | W 42–17 | 15,545 |
| November 24 | 3:00 p.m. | Texas State | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL | ESPN3 | W 62–9 | 20,737 |
| December 2 | 6:30 p.m. | at Arkansas State | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPN2 | W 32–25 | 27,462 |
| December 16 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. North Texas* | Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl) | ESPN | W 50–30 | 24,904 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Broncos | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

### Alabama State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Trojans | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 34 |

### At New Mexico State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| Aggies | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 24 |

### Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Zips | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Trojans | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 22 |

### At LSU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| No. 25 Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
Troy beat LSU securing their first win against an AP TOP 25 team.

### South Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| Trojans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |

### At Georgia State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| Panthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### Georgia Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Trojans | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 38 |

### Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vandals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Trojans | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### At Coastal Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Chanticleers | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### Texas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Trojans | 17 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 62 |

### At Arkansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 0 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 32 |
| Red Wolves | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 25 |

### vs North Texas–New Orleans Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 15 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 50 |
| Mean Green | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 |