Trojans Game Five 2017 Schedule TROY TROJANS Game Information Series Date Opponent Time/Result Record: 3-1, 1-0 Sun Belt Date: Sept
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TROY AT TroJANS GAME FIVE 2017 SCHEDULE TROY TROJANS Game Information Series Date Opponent Time/Result Record: 3-1, 1-0 Sun Belt Date: Sept. 30, 2017 Series (Overall): 0-2 Sept. 2 at Boise State (ESPNU) L, 13-24 Head Coach: Neal Brown Time: 6 p.m. Series in Troy: 0-0 Sept. 9 Alabama State (ESPN3) W, 34-7 Career Record: 17-12 (3rd season) Location: Baton Rouge, La. Series in Baton Rouge: 0-2 Stadium: Tiger Stadium (102,321) Neutral Site: 0-0 Sept. 16 * at New Mexico State (ESPN3) W, 27-24 Record at Troy: 17-12 (3rd season) TV: ESPNU Brown vs. LSU: 0-0 Sept. 23 Akron (ESPN3) W, 22-17 Talent: Clay Matvick (PxP) Sept. 30 at LSU (ESPNU) 6 p.m. LSU Kirk Morrison (Analyst) Oct. 11 * South Alabama (ESPN2) 7 p.m. Oct. 21 * at Georgia State TBA TIGERS Record: 3-1, 0-1 SEC Radio: Troy Sports Radio Network Oct. 28 * Georgia Southern (ESPN3) 2:30 p.m. Head Coach: Ed Orgeron Talent: Barry McKnight (PxP) TroyTrojansFB Nov. 2 * Idaho (ESPNU) 8:15 p.m. Career Record: 25-30 (6th season) Jerry Miller (Analyst) Nov. 11 * at Coastal Carolina TBA Record at LSU: 9-3 (2nd season) Chris Blackshear (Sideline) #RTW Nov. 24 * Texas State TBA Dec. 2 * at Arkansas State TBA D ID Y O U K no W ? TALE OF THE TAPE * Sun Belt Conference Game / All times Central • Since 2010 just two quarterbacks have started Offense TROY LSU the season opener at quarterback for Troy -- Corey Points 96 114 Troy BY THE NUMBERS Robinson (2010-13) & Brandon Silvers (2014-17). Average 24.0 28.5 No other school in the country has had only two First Downs/Game 23.3 19.8 Ranking of Blace Brown among active players in 1 QBs start the last eight season openers ... in fact, Total Offense 1795 1617 the country with 0.37 interceptions per game in his career; Silvers was one of just four QBs nationally to make Average 448.8 404.2 he has 0.44 interceptions in games as a defender (three his fourth straight season-opening start Net Rushing 702 802 games as a wide receiver in 2014) Average 175.5 200.5 • Troy's 10 wins last season were its most since Net Passing 1093 815 moving to the FBS level in 2001; the Trojans had Average 273.2 203.8 2 Rushing touchdowns allowed by the Trojans this twice won nine games Pass Attempts 158 88 season, which is tied for the 15th fewest allowed in the Complete 103 51 country • Troy was the only school in the country last Interceptions 2 1 season to win a bowl game and both its men's and Fumbles/Lost 4/3 2/0 women's basketball tournaments Sacks Allowed/Yds. 6/28 6/39 3 Opponents held under 100 yards rushing this 3rd Down 22/56 (39%) 20/48 (42%) season by the Troy defense (three consecutive games). Last • Troy was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt FG/Att. 3/6 3/6 season, Troy held six opponents under the century mark, Preseason Coaches Poll; it was Troy's highest Avg. TOP 28:18 32:10 which was the third most in the school's FBS history predicted finish since 2011 when the Trojans were Penalties 43-390 33-297 also tabbed second Average 97.5 74.2 • Last season, Troy became the first team in Sun Defense TROY LSU 7 Rushing touchdowns shy of setting the Sun Belt Conference history to earn a national ranking Points 72 73 Belt rushing touchdown record for Jordan Chunn; enters when the Trojans were tabbed No. 25 by the AP on Average 18.0 18.2 Saturday with 42 in his career. UL Lafayette's Tyrell Fenroy is Nov. 13 following their 8-1 start the record holder with 48 First Downs/Game 18.5 16.8 Total Defense 1271 1188 • Troy's six-win improvement (4 to 10) from 2015 to 2016 was tied for the largest in the country; Average 317.8 297.0 11 Straight wins for Troy when it totals 400 or more only Troy and Colorado among that group won 10 Net Rushing 382 424 yards of total offense; the Trojans are 12-1 under Neal games Average 95.5 106.0 Brown with 400+ plus yards of offense Net Passing 889 764 • Neal Brown coached offenses -- OC at Troy, Texas Average 222.2 191.0 Tech and Kentucky & HC at Troy -- have never been Pass Attempts 145 134 Complete 86 76 Points per game allowed per game by the Troy shutout ... a span of 117 games 14.5 Interceptions 3 4 DEFENSE ... that total would rank 16th nationally; Troy ranks Fumble/Rec. 3/2 1/0 25th nationally allowing 18.0 points per game overall • Troy has adopted the motto Rebuild The Wall. The saying is crafted from Greek mythology and 3rd Down 30/67 (45%) 20/56 (36%) the Iliad. The city of Troy had a mighty wall that Sacks/Yds. 9/52 12/74 surrounded the city before it was eventually Times that Troy has rushed for over 150 yards in S U N B ELT S TA N DI N G S 12 destroyed thanks to the Trojan Horse three seasons under head coach Neal Brown; the Trojans SBC OVERALL STK are a perfect 12-0 in those games • Troy Football built a wall around the Sun Belt Troy 1-0 3-1 W3 with five straight league titles (2006-10) & is now Appalachian State 1-0 2-2 L1 looking to #RTW under Neal Brown Idaho 1-0 2-2 W1 16 Times that Troy has led going into the fourth ULM 1-0 1-2 W1 Arkansas State 0-0 1-2 L1 quarter in three seasons under head coach Neal Brown; the • Troy set the single-season overall (135,203) and Coastal Carolina 0-0 1-2 L2 Trojans are a perfect 16-0 in those games single-season average (22,534) attendance records Georgia State 0-0 1-2 W1 last season Georgia Southern 0-0 0-3 L3 New Mexico State 0-1 2-2 W1 27 Rushing yards allowed by the Troy defense in the • Troy's first two games at The Vet this season have South Alabama 0-1 1-3 L1 first half of games this season ... the Trojans have allowed seen the largest (29,278) and third-largest (27,324) Texas State 0-1 1-3 L3 83, 7, -2, 18 in the first half of their four games crowds in stadium history UL Lafayette 0-1 1-3 L3 GAME FIVE | MEDIA INFO WHO TO CONTACT CREDENTIALS Adam Prendergast, Assistant AD/Communications - All player, coach and administrator interview requests 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. Please note that credentials will not be mailed via USPS within Jace Sanders, Graduate Assistant - Photo Requests 10 days of a game. 334-670-5654 (o) | 334-429-34233 | [email protected] | @JSanders_XXIV TROY PRACTICE POLICIES ON THE WEB Troy’s practices are open to the public including credentialed media as long as our policies are adhered to. Please contact TroyTrojans.com Adam Prendergast in the Athletics Communications Office by 2 p.m. if you plan on coming to practice and then check in with a member of the Athletics Communications Office upon your arrival. The official online home of Troy Athletics, TroyTrojans. com, is the number one stop on the web for all the up to What's Open: Still and video photography is allowed; the use of Periscope or any other live streaming all is NOT allowed date information you need on the Trojan football team. during practice. Any injuries sustained during the open portion of practice are asked to not be reported on until confirmed by the Troy medical staff. Schedules, results, rosters, bios, stats, general releases, game notes, depth chart and the 2016 Troy Football 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. Media Guide can all be found at TroyTrojans.com sunbeltsports.org NEAL BROWN INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES The official online home of the Sun Belt Conference, Sun Belt Conference Teleconference -- Monday 11:33 a.m. sunbeltsports.org, has updated league standings, results, This is the best opportunity for out-of-town media to ask Neal Brown questions about the upcoming week and any player schedules and notes. feature stories. Brown is scheduled to be on the call at 11:33 a.m. every Monday morning -- please note that the confer- ence 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 collegepressbox.com they will be patched in. For more information about the Sun Belt Teleconference contact John McElwain at mcelwain@ sunbeltsports.org. collegepressbox.com is the official media Web site for Sun Belt football. Access and download weekly game Troy Weekly Press Luncheon -- Monday 11:45 a.m. notes, quotes, stats, media guides and more for the Neal Brown will hold his weekly media luncheon at 11:45 a.m. on Mondays on the fifth floor of the Veterans Memorial conference and each of its nine member schools.