2007 Troy Trojans football team

2007 Troy Trojans football
Sun Belt co-champion
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	8–4 (6–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Larry Blakeney (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Franklin (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air Raid
Defensive coordinator	Jeremy Rowell (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Movie Gallery Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2007 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Florida Atlantic +		6	–	1					8	–	5
Troy +		6	–	1					8	–	4
Middle Tennessee		4	–	3					5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		4	–	3					6	–	6
Arkansas State		3	–	4					5	–	7
Louisiana–Lafayette		3	–	4					3	–	9
FIU		1	–	6					1	–	11
North Texas		1	–	6					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions

The 2007 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Trojans played their home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. The Trojans were co-champions of the conference with Florida Atlantic, winning their second title in a row. Troy was coming off an 8–5 record in 2006.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00PM	at No. 20 Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas		L 26-46	73,926
September 8	6:00PM	at No. 3 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida	CSS	L 31-59	90,244
September 14	7:00PM	Oklahoma State*	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, Alabama	ESPN2	W 41-23	24,102
September 22	6:00PM	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	ESPN+	W 48-31	14,091
September 29	6:00PM	Louisiana–Monroe	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, Alabama	CSS	W 24-7	18,273
October 6	7:00PM	at FIU	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida		W 34-16	5,723
October 20	2:30PM	North Texas	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, Alabama	ESPN+	W 45-7	23,887
October 27	6:00PM	at Arkansas State	ASU Stadium Jonesboro, Arkansas	ESPN+	W 27-0	14,694
November 3	12:00PM	at No. 10 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia		L 34-44	92,746
November 10	3:00PM	at Western Kentucky*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, Kentucky		W 21-17	16,972
November 20	6:00PM	Middle Tennessee	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, Alabama (Battle for the Palladium)	ESPN2	W 45-7	18,242
December 1	1:00PM	Florida Atlantic	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, Alabama	CSS	L 32-38	17,893
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. ██ Selected for BCS National Championship Game.

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final
AP								#40	#35	#33	#37			#34
Coaches													#36	#38
Harris	Not released										#40				#36
BCS	Not released

Coaching staff

• Larry Blakeney – Head Coach
• Shayne Wasden – Assistant Head Coach
• Tony Franklin – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
• Jeremy Rowell – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
• Randy Butler – Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator
• Maurea Crain – Defensive Line
• Neal Brown – Inside Receivers
• Benjy Parker – Linebackers
• John Schlarman – Offensive Line
• Chad Scott – Running Backs
• Richard Shaughnessy – Strength and Conditioning