TROY VS TROJANS GAME TWO 2020 SCHEDULE TROY TROJANS Game Information Series Date Opponent Time/Result Record: 1-0, 0-0 Sun Belt Date: Sept. 26, 2020 Series (Overall): 0-0 Sept. 19 at Middle Tennessee (ESPN) W, 47-14 Head Coach: Chip Lindsey Time: 9:15 p.m. (CT) Series in Troy: 0-0 Location: Provo, Utah Series in Provo: 0-0 Sept. 26 at BYU (ESPN) 9:15 p.m. Career Record: 6-7 (2nd season) Record at Troy: 6-7 (2nd season) Stadium: LaVell Edwards (63,470) Neutral Site: 0-0 Oct. 3 at South Alabama (ESPNU) 7 p.m. TV: ESPN Lindsey vs. BYU : 0-0 Oct. 10 Texas State TBA Talent: Dave Flemming (PxP) Oct. 17 Eastern Kentucky 6 p.m. BYU Rod Gilmore (Analyst) Stormy Buonantony (Sideline) Oct. 24 Georgia State 2:30 p.m. COUGARS TROYTROJANSFB Oct. 31 at Arkansas State TBA Record: 1-0 Radio: Troy Sports Radio Network Nov. 7 at Georgia Southern 2:30 p.m. Head Coach: Kalani Sitake Talent: Barry McKnight (PxP) #DTW Career Record: 28-25 (5th season) Jerry Miller (Analyst) Nov. 14 Coastal Carolina 2:30 p.m. Junior Louissaint (Sideline) Nov. 21 Middle Tennessee 2:30 p.m. Record at BYU: 28-25 (5th season) Nov. 28 at Appalachian State 1:30 p.m. D ID Y OU K N OW ? T ALE O F T HE T APE • Troy has two former walk-ons starting on its Offense TROY BYU Points 47 55 ROY Y HE UMBERS defense and both are making huge impacts ... T B T N Carlton Martial is a two-time All-American at Average 47.0 55.0 linebacker and Craig Slocum was named to the First Downs/Game 30.0 28.0 1 Carlton Martial is the NCAA's active career leader Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week Total Offense 496 580 in forced fumbles per game; Martial is averaging 0.25 forced following his first career start this past weekend Average 496.0 580.0 fumbles per game Net Rushing 240 301 • Troy strength coach Rusty Whitt had a decorated Average 240.0 301.0 career as a Special Forces Sergeant in the United Net Passing 256 279 Games with 40-plus points for the Trojans under States Army. He served as a Senior Special Forces Average 256.0 279.0 6 Communication Sergeant in the 10th Special Pass Attempts 38 22 head coach & play caller Chip Lindsey; the 11th most in the Forces Group ... he received a combat infantry Complete 27 16 country the last two seasons badge, two Iraqi campaign medals and an Army Interceptions 1 1 commendation medal with valor Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0 Sacks Allowed/Yds. 4/29 0/0 6 Games with 500-plus yards of total offense last • Troy is 6-1 when leading at halftime under Chip 3rd Down 13/19 (68%) 6/11 (55%) season by the Trojans; tied for the most in Troy's DI era Lindsey and the Trojans are a perfect 5-0 when FG/Att. 1/1 2/2 rushing for more than 200 yards; Troy did both Avg. TOP 35:45 37:20 against Middle Tennessee Penalties 4-45 1-5 7 Games with a touchdown reception for Khalil Average 45.0 5.0 McClain in his 13 career games as a Trojan • Troy held Middle Tennessee to 241 yards of total offense in the opener. It was the fewest by an FBS Defense TROY BYU opponent against the Trojans since Troy held South Points 14 3 9 Teams are playing a full 12-game schedule this Alabama to 224 yards in 2017 Average 14.0 3.0 season -- Troy, Arkansas State, SMU, Texas State, ULM, First Downs/Game 15.0 7.0 Southern Miss, UTEP, Army, UTSA • Chip Lindsey coached offenses -- OC at Southern Total Defense 241 149 Miss, Arizona State and Auburn -- plus head coach Average 241.0 149.0 at Troy have been shutout just once (first career Net Rushing 87 119 game at Southern Miss) Players at the FBS level the last 20 seasons who Average 87.0 119.0 12 Net Passing 154 30 have finished a season with at least 100 tackles, 15 tackles • Troy's bandit has earned All-Sun Belt First Team Average 154.0 30.0 for loss and three interceptions -- Carlton Martial did so last in four of coach Bam Hardmon's five seasons Pass Attempts 31 8 year to become the first underclassman in that group coaching the position -- Hunter Reese (2017 & Complete 21 4 2018), Rashad Dillard (2016) & Tyler Roberts (2015) Interceptions 3 0 Fumble/Rec. 2/0 2/1 47 Points scored by the Trojans at Middle Tennessee • Over the last five seasons (2016-20), Troy ranks 3rd Down 6/14 (43%) 2/11 (18%) last weekend; it was the most in a season opener against an 14th nationally with 6.69 points per game off Sacks/Yds. 1/5 5/29 FBS team in school history and sixth most overall turnover -- the Trojans scored 17 points off three MTSU turnovers last week; the most in the country S U N B ELT S TA N DI N GS this season SBC OVERALL STK 71 Interceptions by the Trojans since the start of the EAST 2016 season are the second most in the country • Carlton Martial was named to five preseason All-America teams heading into the 2020 season - Coastal Carolina 0-0 2-0 W2 Georgia Southern 0-0 1-0 W1 Walter Camp (1st), The Athletic (2nd), CBS Sports (2nd), Pro Football Focus (2nd), Phil Steele (4th) Troy 0-0 1-0 W1 93 Plays run by the Trojan offense in the opener Appalachian State 0-0 1-1 L1 Georgia State 0-1 0-1 L1 at Middle Tennessee, the second most in the country this • Gunnar Watson became the first Troy quarterback season. Under Chip Lindsey, Troy's 83.71 plays-per-game since Corey Robinson (2010) to win his debut as average is the third most in the country WEST QB1 for the Trojans Louisiana 1-0 2-0 W2 Texas State 1-0 1-2 W1 • Troy used six different running backs in the game Arkansas State 0-0 1-1 W1 106 Turnovers forced by the Troy defense since against Middle Tennessee; they averaged 5.4 yards South Alabama 0-0 1-1 L1 the start of the 2016 season; the second most in the country per carry as a unit ULM 0-1 0-2 L2 GAME TWO | NOTES WHO TO CONTACT CREDENTIALS Adam Prendergast, Associate AD/Communications & Creative Content - Primary Contact All credential requests for Troy home games must be 334-670-3832 (o) | 334-372-5555 (c) | [email protected] | @AdamP_Troy completed online at TroyTrojans.com/Credentials. Kelly Shipp - Secondary Contact 334-670-5655 (o) | [email protected] ON THE WEB TROY PRACTICE POLICIES TroyTrojans.com Due to COVID-19, all of Troy's practices are closed to the public. Limited media access is available and media must The official online home of Troy Athletics, TroyTrojans. contact the Troy Athletics Communications Office by 10 a.m. the day of practice if they wish to attend. The Troy com, is the number one stop on the web for all the up to Athletics Communications Office will do its best to provide B-Roll to media outlets weekly. date information you need on the Trojan football team. What's Open: Still and video photography is allowed during non-team and 7-on-7 periods; the use of any live streaming all is NOT allowed during practice. Any injuries sustained during the open portion of practice are asked to not be reported on Schedules, results, rosters, bios, stats, general releases, until confirmed by the Troy medical staff. game notes, depth chart and the 2019 Troy Football Media Guide can all be found at TroyTrojans.com Friday’s walk-thru on home weeks is completely closed to the public and to the media. The Trojans will not go through a walk-thru on the road. sunbeltsports.org CHIP LINDSEY INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES The official online home of the Sun Belt Conference, sunbeltsports.org, has updated league standings, results, Sun Belt Conference Teleconference -- Monday 11:26 a.m. schedules and notes. This is the best opportunity for out-of-town media to ask Chip Lindsey questions about the upcoming week and any player feature stories. Lindsey is scheduled to be on the call at 11:26 a.m. every Monday morning -- please note that the collegepressbox.com conference sometimes runs early and late, so it is advised that media members be on the call at least five minutes early. Media Dial-in Number - 844-768-3456. Tell the operator that you are calling for the “Sun Belt Football Teleconference” and they will be patched in. For more information about the Sun Belt Teleconference contact Nancy Yasharoffat nancy@ collegepressbox.com is the official media Web site for sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, stats, media guides and more for the Troy Weekly Press Luncheon -- Tuesday 11:45 a.m. conference and each of its nine member schools. Login Players and coaches are available each Tuesday during the season at a weekly press conference. For the 2020 season, information will be distributed to accredited media this press conference will be held virtually via Zoom at 11:30 a.m. PLAYER & COACH REQUESTS MUST BE MADE BY 12 or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail P.M.