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The 2016 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by second-year head coach Neal Brown and played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama . The Trojans were members of the Sun Belt Conference . They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in a two-way tie for third place. They were invited to the Dollar General Bowl where they defeated Ohio . This was the first 10-win season ever for Troy since joining the FBS in 2001. It was also the first season that Troy had received a Top 25 ranking since joining the FBS in 2001.
Troy announced their 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consist of six home and seven away games in the regular season. The Trojans will host Sun Belt foes Appalachian State , Arkansas State , Georgia State , and New Mexico State , and will travel to Georgia Southern , Idaho , South Alabama , and Texas State .[ 1]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 5:00 pm Austin Peay * ESPN3 W 57–1718,885 September 10 11:30 am at No. 2 Clemson * ACCN L 24–3078,532 September 17 6:00 pm at Southern Miss * beIN W 37–3127,905 September 24 6:00 pm New Mexico State Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ESPN3 W 52–621,146 October 1 4:00 pm at Idaho ESPN3 W 34–1313,392 October 15 2:30 pm Georgia State Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ESPN3 W 31–2123,913 6:30 pm at South Alabama ESPNU W 28–2130,837 November 5 2:30 pm UMass * Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ESPN3 W 52–3121,763 November 12 2:30 pm Appalachian State Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ESPN3 W 28–2425,782 8:30 pm Arkansas State No. 25 Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ESPNU L 3–3523,764 November 26 3:00 pm at Texas State ESPN3 W 40–78,010 December 3 11:00 am at Georgia Southern ESPN2 L 24–2816,850 8:00 pm vs. Ohio * ESPN W 28–2332,377 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — — — — — — — RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV — — Coaches — — — — RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV — RV — RV CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
1
2
3
4
Total
Governors
7
7
3
0
17
Trojans
13
17
14
13
57
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
3
7
0
14
24
#2 Tigers
3
10
0
17
30
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
17
7
10
3
37
Golden Eagles
7
10
14
0
31
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
0
0
6
0
6
Trojans
7
24
14
7
52
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
14
7
13
0
34
Vandals
6
0
0
7
13
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
0
0
14
7
21
Trojans
3
3
11
14
31
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
7
6
0
15
28
Jaguars
14
7
0
0
21
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
14
3
7
7
31
Trojans
21
7
10
14
52
1
2
3
4
Total
Mountaineers
0
14
3
7
24
Trojans
14
0
7
7
28
1
2
3
4
Total
Red Wolves
0
7
21
7
35
#25 Trojans
3
0
0
0
3
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
14
16
7
3
40
Bobcats
0
0
7
0
7
At Georgia Southern [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
3
7
7
7
24
Eagles
0
7
14
7
28
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1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
7
10
3
3
23
Trojans
14
7
7
0
28
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