TROY AT TroJANS GAME NINE 2014 SCHEDULE TROY TROJANS Game Information Series Date Opponent Time/Result Record: 1-7, 1-3 Sun Belt Date: Oct. 30, 2014 Series (Overall): 10-3 Aug. 30 at UAB (Fox College Sports) L, 10-48 Head Coach: Larry Blakeney Time: 6:32 p.m. Series in Troy: 4-2 Location: Statesboro, Ga. Series in Statesboro: 6-1 Sept. 6 Duke (ESPN3) L, 17-34 Career Record: 176-111-1 (24th season) Record at Troy: 176-111-1 (24th season) Stadium: Paulson Stadium (25,000) Neutral Site: 0-0 Sept. 13 Abilene Christian (ESPN3) L, 35-38 TV: ESPNU Blakeney vs. GS: 1-2 Sept. 20 at Georgia (SEC Network) L, 0-66 Talent: Mark Neely (PxP) Sept. 27 * at ULM (ESPN3/SBN) L, 20-22 GEORGIA SOUTHERN Jay Walker (Analyst) Oct. 11 * New Mexico State (ESPN3) W, 41-24 EAGLES Oct. 18 * Appalachian State (ESPN3) L, 14-53 Record: 6-2, 5-0 Sun Belt Radio: Troy Sports Radio Network Oct. 24 * at South Alabama (ESPNU) L, 13-27 Head Coach: Willie Fritz Talent: Barry McKnight (PxP) Jerry Miller (Analyst) Oct. 30 * at Georgia Southern (ESPNU) 6:30 p.m. Career Record: 182-63-1 (22nd season) Chris Blackshear (Sideline) @TroyATHLETICS Nov. 8 * Georgia State (ESPN3) 2 p.m. Record at GS: 6-2 (1st season) Nov. 15 * at Idaho (TBA) 4 p.m. Tale of the Tape Nov. 29 * UL Lafayette (TBA) 11:30 a.m. D ID Y O U K N O W ? * Sun Belt Conference Game / All times Central • Troy head coach Larry Blakeney has 176 career Offense TROY GS victories in his 24 seasons at Troy; the other 10 Points 150 358 TROY BY THE NUMBERS head coaches in the Sun Belt have COMBINED for Average 18.8 44.8 118 victories at their current school First Downs/Game 17.9 23.1 Total Offense 2840 4213 Kickoff returns for a touchdown by Chandler 2 • The Trojans are 99-22-1 at home under head Average 355.0 526.6 Worthy; he became just the sixth player in FBS history to coach Larry Blakeney return a kickoff for a touchdown in back-to-back games Net Rushing 1091 3217 Average 136.4 402.1 • Troy rushed for 210 yards in the first half against Net Passing 1749 996 New Mexico State; its highest first-half output Average 218.6 124.5 9 FBS players this season that have returned since 2002 vs. Austin Peay Pass Attempts 264 101 two kickoffs for a touchdown, including Troy’s Chandler Complete 168 60 Worthy; he ranks second nationally with 71.6 kickoff • Chandler Worthy became just the third player Interceptions 4 2 return yards per game in Troy history to return multiple kickoffs for a Fumbles/Lost 10/6 15/5 touchdown and the second to do so in a single 3rd Down 50/127 (39%) 46/92 (50%) season FG/Att. 6/8 9/11 11 Former Trojans on active NFL rosters, which is Avg. TOP 29:05 31:46 the most of any team in the Sun Belt Conference • Troy has played in more bowl games than any Penalties 55-536 34-327 other Sun Belt Conference school Average 67.0 40.9 17.6 Yards per carry by Brandon Burks against New • Troy is 73-8 under Larry Blakeney when scoring Defense TROY GS Mexico State; the second-highest average in a game in at least 35 points Points 312 178 Troy history. Burks rushed for 176 yards on just 10 carries Average 39.0 22.2 • Jamal Stadom (defense) and Chandler Worthy First Downs/Game 23.1 22.5 (special teams) were named the Sun Belt Players Total Defense 3687 3258 21 Different Trojans with at least one reception; of the Week following Troy’s win over NMSU Average 460.9 407.2 the total leads the country Net Rushing 1957 1153 • Troy has the highest all-time winning percentage Average 244.6 144.1 in Sun Belt games in league history; 50-28, .641. Net Passing 1730 2105 Middle Tennessee is second with a .575 winning Average 216.2 263.1 24 Years Larry Blakeney has been the head coach percentage of the Trojans; he announced that he would retire at the Pass Attempts 231 299 end of the season at a press conference on Oct. 6 Complete 148 175 • Larry Blakeney is one of just two active coaches Interceptions 6 11 in the NCAA to coach on the field that is currently Avg. per return 11.0 16.1 named for him; Kansas State’s Bill Snyder is the Different players with an offensive touch this Fumble/Rec. 7/4 11/5 26 other 3rd Down 54/112 (48%) 49/115 (43%) season; 11 players have a rush, four have attempted a Sacks/Yds. 12/86 15/121 pass and 21 have caught a pass • Troy left No. 55 vacant on the roster in memory of fallen teammate Jadarius Garner, who was S UN B ELT S TANDING S tragically killed in January. The Trojans have a No. SBC OVERALL STK 50 Sun Belt victories for Troy since joining the 55 decal on their helmet and carried his jersey out Georgia Southern 5-0 6-2 W5 league in 2004; Troy reached 50 SBC wins in just 76 games, to the coin toss in the season opener UL Lafayette 4-0 4-3 W3 which is the fastest in league history (MTSU, 87; ULL, 92) South Alabama 4-1 5-2 W4 • Larry Blakeney has spent his entire 45-year Arkansas State 2-1 4-3 L1 coaching career in the state of Alabama; 24 years Texas State 2-1 4-3 W1 75 Kickoff returns by Chandler Worthy in his career, at Troy, 14 years at Auburn and seven at three ULM 2-2 3-4 L3 which ranks as the second most in school history high schools ... also played collegiately (Auburn) Appalachian State 1-2 2-5 W1 & high school (Gordo) in Alabama Troy 1-3 1-7 L2 New Mexico State 1-3 2-6 L6 • Head coach Larry Blakeney is tied with legendary 528 Games coached by Larry Blakeney throughout Idaho 1-4 1-6 W1 Auburn head coach Shug Jordan for the third- Georgia State 0-5 1-7 L7 his entire coaching career entering Thursday’s contest most wins by a coach in the history of the state ALL CREDENTIAL REQUEsts - TROYTROJANS.COM/CREDENTIALS WHO TO CONTACT All Player, Coach and Administrator Interview Troy PRACTICE POLICIES Requests & Photo Requests Troy's practices are open to the public including credentialed media as long as our policies are adhered to. 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LArry BLAKENEY INTERVIEW OpportUNITIES ON THE WEB Sun Belt Conference Teleconference -- Monday 10:51 a.m. This is the best opportunity for out-of-town media to ask Larry Blakeney questions about the upcoming week and any TroyTrojans.com player feature stories. Blakeney is scheduled to be on the call at 10:51 a.m. every Monday morning -- please note that the conference sometimes runs early and late, so it is advised that media members be on the call at least five minutes early. The official online home of Troy Athletics, TroyTrojans. For access to the teleconference, members of the media can call 212-812-4494, passcode 13599868. For quick access, go com, is the number one stop on the web for all the up to to https://sportssystems.spiderphone.com/13599868. For more information about the Sun Belt Teleconference contact date information you need on the Trojan football team. John McElwain at [email protected]. Schedules, results, rosters, bios, stats, general releases, Troy Weekly Press Luncheon -- Monday 12 p.m. game notes, depth chart and the 2014 Troy Football Me- Larry Blakeney will hold his weekly media luncheon at 12 p.m. on Mondays on the fifth floor of the Veterans Memorial dia Guide can all be found at TroyTrojans.com Stadium press box. Lunch will be served beginning at 11:30 a.m. Requested players and assistant coaches will be avail- able following Blakeney’s press conference. PLAYER & COACH REQUESTS MUST BE MADE BY 3 P.M. ON SUNDAY. sunbeltsports.org Audio and video of Blakeney’s portion of the press conference will be posted to TroyTrojans.com Monday afternoon. HD The official online home of the Sun Belt Conference, video of the press conference will also be available for download; contact Adam Prendergast for details. sunbeltsports.org, has updated league standings, re- sults, schedules and notes. Post Practice in Person Larry Blakeney will be available after practice on Tuesday and Wednesday during the week to speak with the media. collegepressbox.com By Phone Via Appointment Larry Blakeney will have limited availability to do phone interviews early in the week, however it is advised that all out- collegepressbox.com is the official media Web site for of-town media participate in the Sun Belt Teleconference as we CAN NOT guarantee phone availability.