TROY AT TroJANS GAME FIVE 2015 SCHEDULE TROY TROJANS Game Information Series Date Opponent Time/Result Record: 1-3, 0-1 Sun Belt Date: Oct. 10, 2015 Series (Overall): 1-3 Sept. 5 at NC State (ESPN3) L, 21-49 Head Coach: Neal Brown Time: 3:01 p.m. (CDT) Series in Troy: 0-1 Location: Starkville, Miss. Series in Starkville: 1-2 Sept. 12 Charleston Southern (ESPN3) W, 44-16 Career Record: 1-3 (1st season) Record at Troy: 1-3 (1st season) Stadium: Davis Wade (61,337) Neutral Site: 0-0 Sept. 19 at Wisconsin (Big Ten Network) L, 3-28 TV: SEC Network Brown vs. MSU: 0-0 Oct. 3 * South Alabama (ESPN3) L, 18-24 Talent: Dave Neal (PxP) Oct. 10 at Mississippi State (SECN) 3 p.m. MISSISSIPPI STATE Matt Stinchcomb (Analyst) Oct. 17 * Idaho (ESPN3) 2:30 p.m. BULLDOGS Kayce Smith (Sideline) Oct. 24 * at New Mexico State 7 p.m. Record: 3-2, 1-2 SEC Radio: Troy Sports Radio Network @TROYATHLETICS Oct. 31 * at Appalachian State TBA Head Coach: Dan Mullen Talent: Barry McKnight (PxP) Jerry Miller (Analyst) Nov. 7 * ULM 2:30 p.m. Career Record: 49-33 (7th season) Chris Blackshear (Sideline) #REBUILDTHEWALL Nov. 14 * Georgia Southern 2:30 p.m. Record at MSU: 49-33 (7th season) Nov. 27 * at Georgia State TBA Tale of the Tape Dec. 5 * at UL Lafayette TBA DID YOU KNOW? * Sun Belt Conference Game / All times Central Offense TROY MSU • Neal Brown is the second-youngest head coach Points 86 149 TROY BY THE NUMBERS at the FBS level. Brown turned 35 on March 11 Average 21.5 29.8 ... only Western Michigan’s P.J. Fleck is younger First Downs/Game 17.0 22.0 (turns 35 on Nov. 29) Total Offense 1199 2199 2 Punt returns of 30 or more yards by Teddy Average 299.8 439.8 Ruben, which is the fourth most in the country • The Trojans are 54-18 at home since moving to Net Rushing 443 775 the FBS level in 2001 Average 110.8 155.0 Net Passing 756 1424 Rushes of 20 yards or more allowed by the Troy • True freshman Deontae Crumitie became the Average 189.0 284.8 3 first true freshman to start a season opener on the defense ... only 15 teams have allowed fewer Pass Attempts 120 185 offensive line in Troy’s recorded history when he Complete 73 121 started at right guard at NC State Interceptions 4 0 Fumbles/Lost 6/2 8/7 6 Career 100-yard rushing games by senior • Troy has five rushes of over 20 yards this season; 3rd Down 18/50 (36%) 23/60 (38%) Brandon Burks after rushing for 124 yards in the opener the Trojans didn’t have five 20-plus yard runs last FG/Att. 3/4 6/7 at NC State; he ranks eighth in Troy history year until the 10th game of the season Avg. TOP 24:18 24:01 Penalties 26-241 20-185 • Defensive coordinator Vic Koenning has coached Average 60.2 37.0 11 Sacks by the Troy defense through the first four six defenses (one at Troy and five at Clemson) games; the Trojans didn’t pick up their 11th sack until the that ranked in the top 20 in the country in total sixth game of the season last year. Troy finished with just defense; his two North Carolina defense’s ranked Defense TROY MSU Points 117 189 17 sacks a year ago in the top 12 in tackles for loss Average 29.2 17.8 • Troy has appeared in five bowls games in its First Downs/Game 22.5 20.2 Total Defense 1590 1912 Quarterback hurries by Troy’s “Fire Ant” defense NCAA history, which is tied for the most by a Sun 13 Belt team Average 397.5 382.4 through four games; the Trojans had eight all of last Net Rushing 873 909 season - Tyler Roberts leads the way with three • Troy has the highest all-time winning percentage Average 218.2 181.8 in Sun Belt games in league history; 52-31, Net Passing 717 1003 .627. Middle Tennessee is second (.575) and UL Average 179.2 200.6 16 Catches of over 30 yards by senior wide receiver Lafayette is third (.559) (among schools that have Pass Attempts 93 143 Bryan Holmes over the past three seasons; his total leads been in the league for multiple seasons) Complete 56 93 the Sun Belt and is the fourth most in the country over Interceptions 1 3 the past three seasons • Troy is averaging 2.75 sacks and 6.5 tackles for Avg. per return 3.0 15.3 loss per game this season ... the Trojans averaged Fumble/Rec. 7/2 5/0 just 1.5 sacks and 4.3 tackles for loss a season ago 3rd Down 20/58 (34%) 23/77 (30%) 70 Percent of Troy’s touchdown drives this season Sacks/Yds. 11/56 13/96 have been less than two minutes -- that is the highest • Troy adopted the motto #RebuildTheWall SUN BELT STANDINGS percentage in the country this season. The saying is crafted from Greek mythology and the Iliad. The city of Troy had a SBC OVERALL STK mighty wall that surrounded the city before it was Georgia Southern 2-0 4-1 W4 eventually destroyed thanks to the Trojan Horse. 92 Games coached by Neal Brown as a head coach South Alabama 1-0 3-2 W1 and an offensive coordinator at Troy, Texas Tech and Arkansas State 1-0 2-3 W1 • Troy Football built a wall around the Sun Belt Georgia State 1-0 1-3 L2 Kentucky; Brown’s offenses have never been shutout in with five straight conference titles (2006-10) and that span Appalachian State 0-0 3-1 W2 are now looking to #RebuildTheWall under Neal UL Lafayette 0-0 1-3 L2 Brown Texas State 0-0 1-3 L2 Troy 0-1 1-3 L2 • Teddy Ruben ranks 16th nationally with 168.5 100 Percent of the time in the red zone that the ULM 0-1 1-3 L2 all-purpose yards in Troy’s two home games; Trojans have put points on the scoreboard this season. New Mexico State 0-1 0-4 L4 overall Ruben ranks 40th nationally with 132.8 all- Troy is one of six teams in the country with perfect red Idaho 0-2 1-4 L2 zone execution purpose yards per game GAME FIVE | MEDIA INFO WHO TO CONTACT CREDENTIALS Adam Prendergast, Assistant AD/ Media Relations - 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 Kylie Murphy, Graduate Assistant - Photo Requests 10 days of a game. 334-670-5654 (o) • 732-513-3087 (c) • [email protected] • @kylienmurphy ON THE WEB TROY PRACTICE POLICIES TroyTrojans.com Troy's practices are open to the public including credentialed media as long as our policies are adhered to. 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