Game notes: Troy at Arkansas State
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The matchup
- Troy (3–3, 1–1 in conference) at Arkansas State (3–4, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, November 28, 3 p.m. ET, Centennial Bank Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 21st meeting; Arkansas State leads the series 11–9 as played. Officially, tied 9–9; as played, 11–9. The NCAA vacated Arkansas State’s two wins (2005 and 2006); they don’t count officially.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 1, 2025: Arkansas State 23, Troy 10.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1991: Arkansas State 20, Troy 17.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Arkansas State is 6–6 at home against Troy.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Arkansas State 23–10 (at Troy); 2024: Arkansas State 34–31 (at Arkansas State); 2023: Troy 37–3 (at Troy); 2022: Troy 48–19 (at Arkansas State); 2020: Troy 38–10 (at Arkansas State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Troy
- Troy is 3–3 (1–1 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 24–21 vs. Sam Houston; W 34–17 vs. Alabama State; L 17–27 at No. 20 Missouri; L 10–21 at Utah State; W 55–34 vs. Southern Miss; L 6–33 at Louisiana.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Troy is No. 83 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Gerad Parker is 15–17 in his third season at Troy and 15–23 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Gerad Parker is 0–2 against Arkansas State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Will Crowder (QB): 1,112 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Gavin Griffin (RB): 359 rushing yards, 1 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Keno Jones (LB): 41 tackles, 1.5 sacks.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Troy lost to App State 47–10.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Arkansas State
- Arkansas State is 3–4 (1–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 24–42 at Memphis; W 52–7 vs. West Georgia; L 7–31 at TCU; W 17–14 vs. Kennesaw State; L 20–23 at Louisiana; L 49–56 vs. South Alabama; W 23–13 at Southern Miss.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Arkansas State is No. 95 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Butch Jones is 29–41 in his sixth season at Arkansas State and 113–95 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Butch Jones is 2–2 against Troy.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Trey Owens (QB): 1,631 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Hunter Summers (WR): 31 catches, 422 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Joe Drew (S): 64 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Arkansas State lost to South Alabama 38–31.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Butch Jones is 2–0 against Gerad Parker’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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