Arkansas State vs. Troy

Arkansas State and Troy have 20 meetings on file, the first in 1991; officially, tied 9–⁠9; as played, 11–⁠9 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Arkansas State 6–⁠4, and Arkansas State has won the last 2. The NCAA vacated Arkansas State’s two wins (2005 and 2006); they don’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Official series
tied 9–⁠9
Arkansas State wins on file
11
Troy wins on file
9
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1991
Longest streak
4 Troy
Current streak
2 Arkansas State
Last 10 meetings
Arkansas State 6–⁠4
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s1–⁠1
2000s3–⁠3
2010s5–⁠2
2020s2–⁠3
Average margin
15.8 points; 11 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arkansas State
6–⁠6 Arkansas State’s record at home
At Troy
3–⁠5 Troy’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Arkansas State’s biggest win2016: Arkansas State 35, Troy 3by 32 points
  2. Troy’s biggest win2023: Troy 37, Arkansas State 3by 34 points
  3. Upset2025: Arkansas State 23, Troy 10Arkansas State had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1992: Troy 41, Arkansas State 7Troy had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2006: Arkansas State 33, Troy 26Arkansas State had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsArkansas StateSeriesTroy
2004–⁠2010Steve Roberts3–⁠4Larry Blakeney

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arkansas State’s side (Roberts 3–⁠4 against Blakeney). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Arkansas State and Troy, 1991 on1300150017001995200020052010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Layne Hatcher Arkansas State25 of 35, 440 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT2019 Passing
Kimani Vidal Troy28 carries, 245 yards, 3 TD2023 Rushing
Kimani Vidal Troy33 carries, 208 yards, 4 TD2022 Rushing
Omar Bayless Arkansas State10 catches, 213 yards, 1 TD2019 Receiving
Jerrel Jernigan Troy10 catches, 209 yards, 1 TD2010 Receiving
Justin Rice Arkansas State14 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 for loss2020 Defense

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

On television

2025ESPNU0.0 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Nov 28, 2026Troy at Arkansas State upcomingat Arkansas State
Nov 1, 2025Arkansas State 23, Troy 10at Troy
Oct 26, 2024Arkansas State 34, Troy 31at Arkansas State
Oct 7, 2023Troy 37, Arkansas State 3at Troy
Nov 26, 2022Troy 48, Arkansas State 19at Arkansas State
Oct 31, 2020Troy 38, Arkansas State 10at Arkansas State
Sep 28, 2019Arkansas State 50, Troy 43at Troy
Dec 2, 2017Troy 32, Arkansas State 25at Arkansas State
Nov 17, 2016Arkansas State 35, 25Troy 3at Troy
Sep 12, 2013Arkansas State 41, Troy 34at Arkansas State
Nov 17, 2012Arkansas State 41, Troy 34at Troy
Dec 3, 2011Arkansas State 45, Troy 14at Arkansas State
Sep 25, 2010Troy 35, Arkansas State 28at Troy
Sep 26, 2009Troy 30, Arkansas State 27at Arkansas State
Dec 6, 2008Troy 35, Arkansas State 9at Troy
Oct 27, 2007Troy 27, Arkansas State 0at Arkansas State
Nov 18, 2006Arkansas State 33, Troy 26vacatedat Troy
Nov 12, 2005Arkansas State 9, Troy 3vacatedat Arkansas State
Oct 16, 2004Arkansas State 13, Troy 9at Arkansas State
Oct 10, 1992Troy 41, Arkansas State 7at Arkansas State
Nov 9, 1991Arkansas State 20, Troy 17at Arkansas State

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.