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1997 Troy State Trojans football team

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1997 Troy State Trojans football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 SLC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorWayne Bolt (2nd season)
Base defense4-3 defense
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 12,000)
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 McNeese State +^   6 1     13 2  
No. 21 Northwestern State +^   6 1     8 4  
No. 13 Stephen F. Austin   5 2     8 3  
Sam Houston State   3 4     5 6  
Nicholls State   3 4     5 6  
Southwest Texas State   2 5     5 6  
Troy State   2 5     5 6  
Jacksonville State   1 6     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Southland Conference.[1] Troy State finished the season unranked after starting out the season as the #2-ranked team in the nation during the first part of the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
August 30vs. Alcorn State*No. 2W 30–0-
September 6No. 21 Eastern Kentucky*No. 2W 21–12-
September 13at Alabama State*No. 2W 20–13-
September 20at No. 25 Nicholls StateNo. 2L 20-22-
October 4at Texas StateNo. 7L 17-31-
October 11Sam Houston StateNo. 19
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 13–10-
October 18No. 12 Stephen F. AustinNo. 16
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
L 13–20-
October 25at Samford*No. 25L 14–25-
November 7Northwestern State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
L 13–14-
November 15at No. 7 McNeese StateL 7–10-
November 22Jacksonville State
W 49–0-

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