1996 Troy State Trojans football team

The 1996 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Southland Conference.[1]

1996 Troy State Trojans football
Southland champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
1996 record12–2 (5–1 SLC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Jacobs (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Davis (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 12,000)
1996 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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

Troy State finished the season ranked No. 5 in the Sports Network Poll.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
August 31at Alcorn State*No. 10W 61–7
September 7at No. 10 Eastern Kentucky*No. 8W 40–38
September 21Nicholls StateNo. 4W 37–7
September 28at No. 7 Stephen F. AustinNo. 3L 10-13
October 5vs. Alabama State*No. 9W 37–6
October 12McNeese StateNo. 8
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 16–12
October 19Southwest Texas StateNo. 6
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 24–13[2]
October 26at Jacksonville State*No. 4W 31–21
November 9at No. 19 Northwestern StateNo. 5W 26–13
November 16at Sam Houston StateNo. 5W 35–14
November 21Samford*No. 5
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 50–10
November 30No. 12 Florida A&M*No. 5
W 29–25
December 7No. 4 Murray State*No. 5
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 31–3
December 14at No. 2 Montana*No. 5
L 7–70

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References

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