1996 Troy State Trojans football team

American college football season

1996 Troy State Trojans football

Southland champion

NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 7–70 at Montana

Conference| Southland Football League
Ranking
Sports Network| No. 5
Record| 12–2 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach|

* Larry Blakeney (6th season)

Offensive coordinator| Don Jacobs (6th season)
Defensive coordinator| Steve Davis (2nd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Veterans Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1997 ->

1996 Southland Football League standings

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No. 5 Troy State $^  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 19 Nicholls State ^  |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
No. 22 Stephen F. Austin |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Northwestern State |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Sam Houston State |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Southwest Texas State |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
McNeese State |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University—now known as Troy University—as a member of the Southland Football League during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Larry Blakeney, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Southland title. For the fourth consecutive season, Troy State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Trojans beat Florida A&M in the first round and Murray State in the quarterfinals before losing to Montana in the semifinals. They Trojans finished the season ranked No. 5 in the Sports Network poll.[1] The team played home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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August 31| at Alcorn State*| No. 10|

* Jack Spinks Stadium
* Lorman, MS

| W 61–7| | [2]
September 7| at No. 10 Eastern Kentucky*| No. 8|

* Roy Kidd Stadium
* Richmond, KY

| W 40–38| |
September 21| Nicholls State| No. 4|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Troy, AL

| W 37–7| |
September 28| at No. 7 Stephen F. Austin| No. 3|

* Homer Bryce Stadium
* Nacogdoches, TX

| L 10-13| |
October 3| Alabama State*| No. 9|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Troy, AL

| W 37–6| | [3]
October 12| McNeese State| No. 8|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Troy, AL

| W 16–12| 9,500| [4]
October 19| Southwest Texas State| No. 6|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Troy, AL

| W 24–13| | [5]
October 26| at Jacksonville State*| No. 4|

* Snow Stadium
* Jacksonville, AL (Battle for the Ol' School Bell)

| W 31–21| 11,500|
November 9| at No. 19 Northwestern State| No. 5|

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, LA

| W 26–13| |
November 16| at Sam Houston State| No. 5|

* Elliot T. Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| W 35–14| 5,014| [6]
November 21| Samford*| No. 5|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Troy, AL

| W 50–10| |
November 30| No. 12 Florida A&M*| No. 5|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Troy, AL (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)

| W 29–25| 10,200| [7]
December 7| No. 4 Murray State*| No. 5|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Troy, AL (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)

| W 31–3| |
December 14| at No. 2 Montana*| No. 5|

* Washington-Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)

| L 7–70| 18,367|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "NCAA I-AA". The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. November 26, 1993. p. B2. Retrieved April 29, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Davis leads Troy to rout of Alcorn". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 1, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Troy State rebounds from loss". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 4, 1996. Retrieved July 29, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "TSU Trojans trick their way to victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 13, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Troy State thumps Southwest Texas State". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 20, 1996. Retrieved March 6, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Trojans bomb Bearkats". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Trojans avoid being bitten by Rattlers". The Dothan Eagle. December 1, 1996. Retrieved August 12, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

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Troy Trojans football

Venues|

* Pace Field (1930–1949)
* Veterans Memorial Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Jacksonville State: Battle for the Ol' School Bell
* Middle Tennessee: Battle for the Palladium
* South Alabama

Culture & lore|

* Trojan
* "Trojans One & All"
* Sound of the South Marching Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1930
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* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
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* 1939
* 1940
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* 1942
* 1943–1945
* 1946
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* 2006
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* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

National championship seasons in bold

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Southland Conference football champions

College Division|

* Lamar Tech (1964)
* Lamar Tech (1965)
* Arlington State & Lamar Tech (1966)
* Texas–Arlington (1967)
* Arkansas State (1968)
* Arkansas State (1969)
* Arkansas State (1970)
* Lamar, Louisiana Tech, & Trinity (1971)
* Louisiana Tech (1972)

Division II|

* Louisiana Tech (1973)
* Louisiana Tech (1974)

Division I|

* Arkansas State (1975)
* McNeese State (1976)
* Louisiana Tech (1977)

Division I-A|

* Arkansas State & Louisiana Tech (1978)
* McNeese State (1979)
* McNeese State (1980)
* Texas–Arlington (1981)

Division I-AA/FCS|

* Louisiana Tech (1982)
* North Texas State & Northeast Louisiana (1983)
* Louisiana Tech (1984)
* Arkansas State (1985)
* Arkansas State (1986)
* Northeast Louisiana (1987)
* Northwestern State (1988)
* Stephen F. Austin (1989)
* Northeast Louisiana (1990)
* McNeese State & Sam Houston State (1991)
* Northeast Louisiana (1992)
* McNeese State (1993)
* North Texas (1994)
* McNeese State (1995)
* Troy State (1996)
* McNeese State & Northwestern State (1997)
* Northwestern State (1998)
* Stephen F. Austin & Troy State (1999)
* Troy State (2000)
* McNeese State & Sam Houston State (2001)
* McNeese State (2002)
* McNeese State (2003)
* Northwestern State & Sam Houston State (2004)
* Nicholls State & Texas State (2005)
* McNeese State (2006)
* McNeese State (2007)
* Central Arkansas (2008)
* McNeese State & Stephen F. Austin (2009)
* Stephen F. Austin (2010)
* Sam Houston State (2011)
* Central Arkansas & Sam Houston State (2012)
* Southeastern Louisiana (2013)
* Sam Houston State & Southeastern Louisiana (2014)
* McNeese State (2015)
* Sam Houston State (2016)
* Central Arkansas (2017)
* Incarnate Word & Nicholls (2018)
* Central Arkansas & Nicholls (2019)
* Sam Houston State (2020)
* Incarnate Word (2021)
* Incarnate Word & Southeastern Louisiana (2022)
* Nicholls (2023)

National championships in bold

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1996 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

* Delaware
* East Tennessee State
* Eastern Illinois
* Florida A&M
* Furman
* Jackson State
* Marshall
* Montana
* Murray State
* Nicholls State
* Northern Arizona
* Northern Iowa
* Troy State
* Villanova
* Western Illinois
* William & Mary

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