Troy Trojans football
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| First season | 1909 | ||
| Athletic director | Jeremy McClain | ||
| Head coach |
Neal Brown 2nd year, 14–11 (.560) |
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| Other staff |
Kenny Edenfield (Co-OC) Matt Moore (Co-OC) Vic Koenning (DC) |
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| Stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium | ||
| Seating capacity | 30,000 | ||
| Field surface | Turf | ||
| Location | Troy, Alabama | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Sun Belt | ||
| All-time record | 520–402–27 (.562) | ||
| Bowl record | 3–3 (.500) | ||
| Claimed nat'l titles | 3 (1 NAIA, 2 Division II) | ||
| Conference titles |
Alabama Intercollegiate: 3 Alabama Collegiate: 3 Mid-South: 1 Gulf South: 5 Southland: 3 Sun Belt: 5 |
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| Consensus All-Americans | 6 NAIA 10 Div-II 13 FCS 1 FBS |
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| Colors | Cardinal, Silver, and Black |
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| Fight song | "Trojans One & All" | ||
| Mascot | Trojan | ||
| Marching band | The Sound of the South | ||
| Rivals |
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders UAB Blazers South Alabama Jaguars |
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| Website | TroyTrojans.com | ||
| Trojans in the NFL | |
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| NFL Draft selections | |
| Total selected: | 34 |
| First picks in draft: | 0 |
| 1st Round: | 2 |
The Troy Trojans football program represents Troy University in Troy, Alabama, in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly known as Division I-A, of which it has been a member since 2001. The current head coach of the team is Neal Brown. The football program joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2004, while the other Troy athletic programs didn't join the SBC until 2005.
Troy University has fielded a football team continuously since 1946. Prior to that year, the team was fielded with a lot of interruptions from 1909 to 1942. Eight years were skipped due to lack of participation and later World War I from 1913–1920, while the Wall Street Crash of 1929 kept the team from playing that year.
Coach George Penton led the Troy Trojans for two seasons, 1911 and 1912. Under his tutelage, the Trojans completed their only undefeated season, a 3–0 record.
Albert Elmore began coaching in 1931 at the Troy. He is credited with changing the team mascot to "Red Wave" (this was a variation of Alabama's "Crimson Tide", and the current nickname is "Trojans"). Elmore left Troy after the 1937 season. In seven years at Troy State, five of which were winning seasons, Elmore compiled a 35–30–3 record.
In 1947, Fred McCollum took the head coaching position at Troy State. From 1947 to 1950, he compiled an overall record of twenty wins, eighteen losses and three ties (20–18–3) with the Red Wave, which included back to back six-win seasons in 1948-1949.
On January 8, 1966, Bill Atkins was named the head coach of the Troy State Trojans football team. In 1968, he coached Troy State to an NAIA National Championship and was named the NAIA Coach of the Year. Atkins finished at Troy State with a 44–16–2 record before leaving in 1971. He is the second-most winningest coach in Troy history, only behind Larry Blakeney.
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