# 2016 Troy Trojans football team

The 2016 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Neal Brown and played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama. The Trojans were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in a two-way tie for third place. They were invited to the Dollar General Bowl where they defeated Ohio. This was the first 10-win season ever for Troy since joining the FBS in 2001. It was also the first season that Troy had received a Top 25 ranking since joining the FBS in 2001.

## Schedule

Troy announced their 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consist of six home and seven away games in the regular season. The Trojans will host Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia State, and New Mexico State, and will travel to Georgia Southern, Idaho, South Alabama, and Texas State.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 5:00 pm | Austin Peay* | | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL | ESPN3 | W 57–17 | 18,885 |
| September 10 | 11:30 am | at No. 2 Clemson* | | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC | ACCN | L 24–30 | 78,532 |
| September 17 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Miss* | | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | beIN | W 37–31 | 27,905 |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | New Mexico State | | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL | ESPN3 | W 52–6 | 21,146 |
| October 1 | 4:00 pm | at Idaho | | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | ESPN3 | W 34–13 | 13,392 |
| October 15 | 2:30 pm | Georgia State | | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL | ESPN3 | W 31–21 | 23,913 |
| October 20 | 6:30 pm | at South Alabama | | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL (rivalry) | ESPNU | W 28–21 | 30,837 |
| November 5 | 2:30 pm | UMass* | | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL | ESPN3 | W 52–31 | 21,763 |
| November 12 | 2:30 pm | Appalachian State | | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL | ESPN3 | W 28–24 | 25,782 |
| November 17 | 8:30 pm | Arkansas State | No. 25 | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL | ESPNU | L 3–35 | 23,764 |
| November 26 | 3:00 pm | at Texas State | | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | W 40–7 | 8,010 |
| December 3 | 11:00 am | at Georgia Southern | | Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA | ESPN2 | L 24–28 | 16,850 |
| December 23 | 8:00 pm | vs. Ohio* | | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL (Dollar General Bowl) | ESPN | W 28–23 | 32,377 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked 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 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | — | — |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | — | RV |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Austin Peay

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Governors | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Trojans | 13 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 57 |

### At Clemson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| #2 Tigers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 30 |

### At Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 37 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |

### New Mexico State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Trojans | 7 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 52 |

### At Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 14 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
| Vandals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |

### Georgia State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Trojans | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 31 |

### At South Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 7 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 28 |
| Jaguars | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |

### Massachusetts

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Trojans | 21 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 52 |

### Appalachian State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountaineers | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Trojans | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Arkansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Wolves | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
| #25 Trojans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### At Texas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 40 |
| Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### At Georgia Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |

### Vs. Ohio–Dollar General Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Trojans | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |