Troy Trojans
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| University | Troy University |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| NCAA | Division I/FBS |
| Athletic director | Jeremy McClain |
| Location | Troy, Alabama |
| Varsity teams | 15 |
| Football stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Trojan Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Riddle-Pace Field |
| Soccer stadium | Colley Track/Soccer Complex |
| Mascot | T-Roy |
| Nickname | Trojans |
| Fight song | Trojans, One and All |
| Colors | Cardinal, Silver, and Black |
| Website | www |
The Troy Trojans are the sports teams of Troy University. They began playing in the NCAA's Division I-A in 2001, became a football only member of the Sun Belt Conference in 2004, and joined that conference for all other sports in 2005. Troy University's athletics nickname was the Red Wave until the early 1970s when the student body voted to change the name to Trojans.
Prior to becoming a member of NCAA Division One athletics in 1993, Troy University was a member of the Gulf South Conference of the NCAA Division II ranks. At the time, Troy's primary rivals were Jacksonville State University, Livingston University (now the University of West Alabama), and the University of North Alabama. The rivalry between Troy and Jacksonville State was arguably the fiercest of those. However, since Troy University moved to Division I-A participation in football and because Troy and JSU no longer share the same conference affiliation, this once heated rivalry has cooled significantly. Currently, the Trojans' most prominent rival in all sports is South Alabama.
A member of the Sun Belt Conference, Troy sponsors teams in eight men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports.
Troy University has fielded a football team continuously since 1946. Troy has won national championships at the NAIA level in 1968 and at the NCAA Division II level in 1984 and 1987. Troy University football began playing in the NCAA's Division I-A in 2001, became a football only member of the Sun Belt Conference in 2004, and joined that conference for all other sports in 2005. In 2001, Troy defeated Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi to notch the Trojans' first victory over a BCS level program. On September 9, 2004, the Trojans garnered the program's first win over a ranked opponent when they defeated then #17 ranked Missouri, 24-14, upsetting former Heisman-hopeful Brad Smith's Heisman Trophy chances. Three years later in 2007, the Trojans routed Oklahoma State at home by a score of 41-23. The Trojan football team made its first bowl game appearance in the Silicon Valley Football Classic against Northern Illinois University on December 30, 2004, but lost. The Trojans won their first bowl game on December 20, 2006 at the New Orleans Bowl against Rice University by a score of 41-17. The team's last bowl appearance was in 2010 against Ohio, routing the Bobcats by a score of 48-21. Troy's football team is coached by Larry Blakeney, who is entering his 24th season as head coach in 2014. Larry Blakeney announced his retirement effective at the end of the 2014 season. Former Troy offensive coordinator Neal Brown, who had become the offensive coordinator position at the University of Kentucky, was chosen to be Blakeney's replacement and began as head coach for the 2015 season.
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