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1986 Troy State Trojans football team
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| 1986 Troy State Trojans football | |
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GSC champion | |
NCAA Division II Semifinal, L 28–42 at South Dakota | |
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Record | 10–2 (8–0 GSC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Willie J. Slater (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
| Defensive coordinator | Robert Maddox (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Troy State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Valdosta State | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Livingston | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University—now known as Troy University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Rick Rhoades, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the GSC title. Troy State advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Virginia Union in the quarterfinals before losing to South Dakota in the semifinal.[1] The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 6 | at West Texas State* | W 38–32 | 11,287 | ||
| September 13 | Nicholls State* | No. 13 | L 25–26 | 7,500 | |
| September 27 | Livingston | No. 11 |
| W 28–6 | 7,500 |
| October 4 | West Georgia | No. 10 |
| W 34–21 | 5,000 |
| October 11 | No. 16 Valdosta State | No. 11 |
| W 45-10 | 7,500 |
| October 18 | at No. 6 Mississippi College | No. 10 |
| W 10–0 | 3,500 |
| October 25 | at No. 17 Delta State | No. 6 |
| W 31–13 | 3,000 |
| November 1 | at North Alabama | No. 5 | W 38–9 | 5,000 | |
| November 8 | Tennessee–Martin | No. 4 |
| W 50–30 | 10,000 |
| November 15 | Jacksonville State | No. 3 | W 45–43 | 9,000 | |
| November 29 | No. 5 Virginia Union* | No. 3 |
| W 31–7 | |
| December 6 | at No. 6 South Dakota* | No. 3 |
| L 28–42 | |
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References
[edit]- ^ DeLassus, David (2016). "Troy Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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