TROY AT TroJANS GAME ONE 2014 SCHEDULE TROY TROJANS Game Information Series Date Opponent Time/Result Record: 0-0, 0-0 Sun Belt Date: Aug. 30, 2014 Series (Overall): 7-4 Aug. 30 at UAB (Fox College Sports) 11 a.m. Head Coach: Larry Blakeney Time: 11 a.m. Series in Troy: 4-1 Location: Birmingham, Ala. Series at UAB: 3-3 Sept. 6 Duke (ESPN3) 6 p.m. Career Record: 175-104-1 (24th season) Record at Troy: 175-104-1 (24th season) Stadium: Legion Field (72,000) Neutral Site: 0-0 Sept. 13 Abilene Christian (ESPN3) 6 p.m. TV: Fox College Sports Blakeney vs. UAB: 7-4 Sept. 20 at Georgia (SEC Network) 11 a.m. Talent: Mike Morgan (PxP) Sept. 27 * at ULM (TBA) 6 p.m. UAB JC Pearson (Analyst) Oct. 11 * New Mexico State (TBA) 2 p.m. BLAZERS Steffi Sorensen (Sideline) Oct. 18 * Appalachian State (TBA) 2 p.m. Record: 0-0, 0-0 C-USA Radio: Troy Sports Radio Network Oct. 24 * at South Alabama (ESPNU) 6:30 p.m. Head Coach: Bill Clark Talent: Barry McKnight (PxP) Jerry Miller (Analyst) Oct. 30 * at Georgia Southern (ESPNU) 6:30 p.m. Career Record: 11-4 (2nd season) Chris Blackshear (Sideline) @TroyATHLETICS Nov. 8 * Georgia State (TBA) 2 p.m. Record at UAB: 0-0 (1st season) Nov. 15 * at Idaho (TBA) 4 p.m. Tale of the Tape (2013 Stats) Nov. 29 * UL Lafayette (TBA) 6:30 p.m. D ID Y O U K N O W ? * Sun Belt Conference Game / All times Central • Troy head coach Larry Blakeney has 175 career Offense TROY UAB victories in his 23 seasons at Troy; the other 10 Points 409 315 TROY BY THE NUMBERS head coaches in the Sun Belt have COMBINED for Average 34.1 26.2 88 victories at their current school First Downs/Game 22.9 20.0 Total Offense 5559 4715 Troy’s rank in the Sun Belt in scoring offense in 1 • The Trojans are 98-19-1 at home under head Average 463.2 392.9 four of the past seven seasons; Troy has led the SBC in coach Larry Blakeney Net Rushing 1692 2137 passing offense five straight years Average 141.0 178.1 • The last three times Troy broke in a new starting Net Passing 3867 2578 quarterback the Trojans went 8-5 and won the Average 322.2 214.8 4 Games of combined experience by Troy’s Sun Belt Conference championship Pass Attempts 483 353 quarterbacks heading into the season (all by Dallas Complete 325 185 Tidwell). Only NM State & UAB have fewer (zero) • Troy is one of just 11 teams in the country to Interceptions 9 9 have averaged over 400 yards of offense in six of Fumbles/Lost 18/9 20/11 the past seven seasons 3rd Down 82/186 (44%) 63/168 (38%) 6 Trojans who have already earned their degree FG/Att. 11/15 16/24 heading into the fall semester. Additionally, eight current • Troy has played in more bowl games than any Avg. TOP 29:57 30:36 players are on track to graduate in December other Sun Belt Conference school Penalties 88-895 72-579 Average 74.6 48.2 • Troy is 72-7 under Larry Blakeney when scoring 14 Passes of 50+ yards last season by the Trojans, at least 35 points Defense TROY UAB the second most in the NCAA. Troy had 19 passing plays Points 431 525 of 40+ yards, also second best in the NCAA • Troy has the highest all-time winning percentage Average 35.9 43.8 in Sun Belt games in league history; 49-25, .662. First Downs/Game 23.0 24.6 New Mexico State is second with a .577 winning Total Defense 5798 5974 percentage Average 483.2 497.8 14 Rushing TDs last season for Jordan Chunn; his Net Rushing 2035 2656 14 scores were the most in the country by a freshman and Average 169.6 221.3 set a Troy freshman record • Larry Blakeney is one of just two active coaches in the NCAA to coach on the field that is currently Net Passing 3763 3318 named for him; Kansas State’s Bill Snyder is the Average 313.6 276.5 other Pass Attempts 397 355 16 Former Trojans on active NFL rosters, which is Complete 230 232 the most in the Sun Belt • Forty-five percent (23-of-51) of Troy’s touchdown Interceptions 6 7 drives last season were less than two minutes Avg. per return 28.3 6.1 Fumble/Rec. 25/5 17/7 3rd Down 75/172 (44%) 69/150 (46%) 18 Forced fumbles by the Troy defense last season, • Bryan Holmes returned five punts last season - Sacks/Yds. 24/143 18/97 which was the fourth most in the country three went for returns of 42, 32 and 28 yards ... if he had enough returns to qualify, Holmes would S UN B ELT S TANDING S have ranked second nationally with his 20.6 per 30 Consecutive starts by right tackle Terrence return average SBC OVERALL STK Jones, which leads the team Appalachian State 0-0 0-0 - Arkansas State 0-0 0-0 - • The entire Troy football team took part in the ALS Georgia Southern 0-0 0-0 - Ice Bucket Challenge thanks in part to the City of Georgia State 0-0 0-0 - Wins for Troy against the current members Troy Fire Department and their 75-foot ladder 54 Idaho 0-0 0-0 - truck of Conference USA. The Trojans are 54-37-1 against the New Mexico State 0-0 0-0 - current makeup of the league South Alabama 0-0 0-0 - • Head coach Larry Blakeney is one victory shy of Texas State 0-0 0-0 - tying legendary Auburn head coach Shug Jordan Troy 0-0 0-0 - 420K Views on YouTube of All-Sun Belt OL Terrence for the third-most wins by a coach in the history UL Lafayette 0-0 0-0 - Jones doing an 810-pound squat over the summer of the state ULM 0-0 0-0 - 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. TroyTrojans.com This is the best opportunity for out-of-town media to ask Larry Blakeney questions about the upcoming week and any player feature stories. Blakeney is scheduled to be on the call at 10:51 a.m. every Monday morning -- please note that the The official online home of Troy Athletics, TroyTrojans. conference sometimes runs early and late, so it is advised that media members be on the call at least five minutes early. com, is the number one stop on the web for all the up to For access to the teleconference, members of the media can call 800-793-6775, passcode 13599868. For quick access, go date information you need on the Trojan football team. to https://sportssystems.spiderphone.com/13599868. For more information about the Sun Belt Teleconference contact John McElwain at [email protected]. Schedules, results, rosters, bios, stats, general releases, game notes, depth chart and the 2014 Troy Football Me- Troy Weekly Press Luncheon -- Monday 12 p.m. dia Guide can all be found at TroyTrojans.com Larry Blakeney will hold his weekly media luncheon at 12 p.m. on Mondays on the fifth floor of the Veterans Memorial Stadium press box. Lunch will be served beginning at 11:30 a.m. Requested players and assistant coaches will be avail- sunbeltsports.org able following Blakeney’s press conference. PLAYER & COACH REQUESTS MUST BE MADE BY 3 P.M. ON SUNDAY. The official online home of the Sun Belt Conference, Audio and video of Blakeney’s portion of the press conference will be posted to TroyTrojans.com Monday afternoon. 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. Contact the Troy Sun Belt football. Access and download weekly game Athletics Media Relations Office to schedule an interview. notes, quotes, stats, media guides and more for the conference and each of its nine member schools.