1997 Troy State Trojans football team

The 1997 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University in the 1997 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] Troy State finished the season unranked after starting out the season as the #2-ranked team in the nation during the first part of the season.

1997 Troy State Trojans football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1997 record5–6 (2–5 SLC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Jacobs (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorWayne Bolt (1st season)
Base defense4-3 defense
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 12,000)
1997 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 McNeese State +^  6 1   13 2  
No. 21 Northwestern State +^  6 1   8 4  
No. 13 Stephen F. Austin  5 2   8 3  
Sam Houston State  3 4   5 6  
Nicholls State  3 4   5 6  
Southwest Texas State  2 5   5 6  
Troy State  2 5   5 6  
Jacksonville State  1 6   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30vs. Alcorn State*No. 2W 30–0-
September 6No. 21 Eastern Kentucky*No. 2W 21–12-
September 13at Alabama State*No. 2W 20–13-
September 20at No. 25 Nicholls StateNo. 2L 20-22-
October 2at Southwest Texas StateNo. 7L 17-31-[2]
October 11Sam Houston StateNo. 19
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 13–10-
October 18No. 12 Stephen F. AustinNo. 16
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
L 13–20-
October 25at Samford*No. 25L 14–25-
November 7Northwestern State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
L 13–14-
November 15at No. 7 McNeese StateL 7–10-
November 20Jacksonville State
W 49–0-

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