2007 Troy Trojans football team

American college football season

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
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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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 as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Larry Blakeney, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the Sun Belt title with Florida Atlantic. This was the second consecutive season in which Troy captured a share of the conference title. The team played home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	at No. 20 Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 26–46	73,926
September 8	6:00 pm	at No. 3 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	CSS	L 31–59	90,244
September 14	7:00 pm	Oklahoma State*	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN2	W 41–23	24,102
September 22	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN Plus	W 48–31	14,091
September 29	6:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL	CSS	W 24–7	18,273
October 6	7:00 pm	at FIU	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 34–16	5,723
October 20	2:30 pm	North Texas	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN Plus	W 45–7	23,887
October 27	6:00 pm	at Arkansas State	ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN Plus	W 27–0	14,694
November 3	12:00 pm	at No. 10 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 34–44	92,746
November 10	3:00 pm	at Western Kentucky*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY		W 21–17	16,972
November 20	6:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL (Battle for the Palladium)	ESPN2	W 45–7	18,242
December 1	1:00 pm	Florida Atlantic	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL	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

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP								40	35	33	37			34
Coaches													36	38
Harris	Not released										40				36		Not released
BCS	Not released																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

References

^ "Troy Trojans Schedule 2007". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
^ "2007 Football Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

v t e 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 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Sun Belt Conference football champions
Middle Tennessee & North Texas (2001) North Texas (2002) North Texas (2003) North Texas (2004) Arkansas State, Louisiana–Lafayette, & Louisiana–Monroe (2005) Middle Tennessee & Troy (2006) Florida Atlantic & Troy (2007) Troy (2008) Troy (2009) FIU & Troy (2010) Arkansas State (2011) Arkansas State (2012) Arkansas State & Louisiana–Lafayette (2013) Georgia Southern (2014) Arkansas State (2015) Appalachian State & Arkansas State (2016) Appalachian State & Troy (2017) Appalachian State (2018) Appalachian State (2019) Coastal Carolina & Louisiana (2020) Louisiana (2021) Troy (2022) Troy (2023)

Sun Belt Conference football champions