TROJANS Game Ten 2020 Schedule TROY TROJANS Game Information Series Date Opponent Time/Result Record: 4-5, 2-3 Sun Belt Date: Dec
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TROY VS TROJANS GAME TEN 2020 SCHEDULE TROY TROJANS Game Information Series Date Opponent Time/Result Record: 4-5, 2-3 Sun Belt Date: Dec. 5, 2020 Series (Overall): 5-3 Sept. 19 at Middle Tennessee (ESPN) W, 47-14 Head Coach: Chip Lindsey Time: 1 p.m. Series in Troy: 2-2 Location: Mobile, Ala. Series in Mobile: 3-1 Sept. 26 at #18/23 BYU (ESPN) L, 7-48 Career Record: 9-12 (2nd season) Record at Troy: 9-12 (2nd season) Stadium: Hancock Whitney (25,450) Neutral Site: 0-0 Oct. 10 Texas State (ESPN3) W, 37-17 TV: ESPN3 Lindsey vs. USA : 1-0 Oct. 17 Eastern Kentucky (ESPN3) W, 31-29 Talent: J.D. Byers (PxP) Oct. 24 Georgia State (ESPNU) L, 34-36 SOUTH ALABAMA Pat Greenwood (Analyst) Oct. 31 at Arkansas State (ESPN3) W, 38-10 JAGUARS TROYTROJANSFB Nov. 7 at Georgia Southern (ESPN3) L, 13-20 Record: 4-6, 3-4 Sun Belt Radio: Troy Sports Radio Network Nov. 21 Middle Tennessee (ESPN3) L, 17-20 Head Coach: Steve Campbell Talent: Barry McKnight (PxP) #DTW Career Record: 69-48 (10th season) Jerry Miller (Analyst) Nov. 28 at Appalachian State (ESPN2) L, 10-47 Junior Louissaint (Sideline) Dec. 5 at South Alabama (ESPN3) 1 p.m. Record at USA: 9-25 (3rd season) Dec. 12 Coastal Carolina (ESPN+) 2 p.m. Dec. 17 ULM 6 p.m. D ID Y OU K N OW ? T ALE O F T HE T APE • Austin Stidham ranks second nationally (min. 350 Offense TROY USA Points 234 219 ROY Y HE UMBERS pass blocking opportunities) among all offensive T B T N tackles with a 98.4 efficiency rating per Pro Average 26.0 21.9 Football Focus (pressures allowed on a per-snap First Downs/Game 20.7 20.1 1 Ranking of junior linebacker Carlton Martial basic with weighting towards sacks allowed) Total Offense 3464 3705 nationally among active players with 8.48 tackles per game Average 384.9 370.5 in his career • Will Choloh is the highest rated pass rusher Net Rushing 923 1168 among interior defensive lineman nationally per Average 102.6 116.8 PFF with a 90.0 grade and his 25 pressures are the Net Passing 2541 2537 2.98 Penalties per game called against the Troy fourth most Average 282.3 253.7 offense this season; Troy's 2.22 offensive penalties per 100 Pass Attempts 359 314 Complete 231 198 plays are the 11th fewest in the country • Jayden McDonald is the fourth-highest rated pass rushing linebacker in the country with a 90.5 Interceptions 10 5 grade (min. 450 snaps) Fumbles/Lost 9/4 12/8 Sacks Allowed/Yds. 20/155 35/239 Ranking of senior receiver Kaylon Geiger 3 • Troy's offensive line ranks first nationally (min. 3rd Down 57/134 (44%) 61/152 (40%) nationally among active players with 5.95 receptions per 300 passing situations) as a unit with a 92.7 FG/Att. 8/15 13/17 game in his career efficiency rating Avg. TOP 26:43 30:35 Penalties 51-480 41-374 • Troy ranks second nationally since the start of Average 53.3 37.4 4 Defensive TDs scored by Troy this season ... Troy's the 2016 season averaging 1.970 turnovers forced four defensive TDs lead the country. Troy scored a defensive per game Defense TROY USA TD in three straight games for the first time in the school's Points 241 271 Average 26.8 27.1 FBS history • K.J. Robertson has only missed two tackles all First Downs/Game 21.8 20.6 season long; that is the fewest in the country at Total Defense 3703 4386 the linebacker position (min. 350 snaps), while his Average 411.4 438.6 8 100-yard receiving games by Kaylon Geiger in his 89.4 tackle grade ranks second at the position career at Troy; his total is the second most in school history Net Rushing 1600 1802 Average 177.8 180.2 and fifth most in the country the last two seasons • Troy is 1-8 on coin tosses this season ... Troy has Net Passing 2103 2584 received the opening kickoff in 16-of-21 games Average 233.7 258.4 under Chip Lindsey and has scored on 10 of those Pass Attempts 292 291 possessions 8 Times in nine games that the Trojans have scored on Complete 195 186 their final drive before halftime (Troy scored two defensive Interceptions 6 6 • Troy strength coach Rusty Whitt had a decorated TDs against Georgia State heading into the half) Fumble/Rec. 12/5 15/7 career as a Special Forces Sergeant in the United 3rd Down 48/132 (36%) 49/128 (38%) States Army. He served as a Senior Special Forces Sacks/Yds. 16/124 12/70 Communication Sergeant in the 10th Special Games decided by 20-plus points in Chip Lindsey's 13 Forces Group ... he received a combat infantry first 21 games as head coach; the Trojans are 8-5 in those S U N B ELT S TA N DI N GS games and 3-2 this season badge, two Iraqi campaign medals and an Army commendation medal with valor SBC OVERALL STK EAST • In Troy's four wins, the Trojan defense is holding Coastal Carolina 7-0 9-0 W9 Games with 30-plus points scored the last two 14 its opponents to just 17.5 points, 4.6 yards per play Appalachian State 5-1 7-2 W1 seasons by the Trojans; the total ranks 15th nationally and 324.8 yards per game Georgia Southern 4-3 6-4 L2 Georgia State 4-4 5-4 W2 Troy 2-3 4-5 L3 • At Troy's team Thanksgiving dinner in Hickory, 40 Wins since the start of the 2016 season rank as N.C., the Trojans ate three whole turkeys, 30 the 18th most in the country and fifth most among the G5 WEST pounds of mac and cheese, 300 deviled eggs, 70 Louisiana 6-1 8-1 W5 pounds of ham, 50 pounds of turkey breast, 50 South Alabama 3-4 4-6 W1 pounds of roast beef, 15 pounds of cranberry Texas State 2-6 2-10 L1 45.8 Net punting average for Jack Martin; leads the sauce, 40 pounds of mashed potatoes and 20 Arkansas State 1-6 3-7 L5 country among players with at least 20 punts cakes and pies ULM 0-6 0-9 L9 GAME TEN | 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. ON MONDAY. to [email protected].