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2015 Troy

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Neal Brown.

Schedule and results

Troy in 2015, game by game: lost at NC State 21–49; won vs. Charleston Southern 44–16; lost at No. 24 Wisconsin 3–28; lost vs. South Alabama 18–24; lost at Mississippi State 17–45; lost vs. Idaho 16–19; won at New Mexico State 52–7; lost at App State 41–44; won vs. UL Monroe 51–14; lost vs. Georgia Southern 10–45; lost at Georgia State 21–31; won at Louisiana 41–17+45−35Lost 21–49 at NC State-28NC StateWon 44–16 vs. Charleston Southern+28Charleston Sout…Lost 3–28 at No. 24 Wisconsin-25No. 24 WisconsinLost 18–24 vs. South Alabama-6South AlabamaLost 17–45 at Mississippi State-28Mississippi Sta…Lost 16–19 vs. Idaho-3IdahoWon 52–7 at New Mexico State+45New Mexico StateLost 41–44 at App State-3App StateWon 51–14 vs. UL Monroe+37UL MonroeLost 10–45 vs. Georgia Southern-35Georgia SouthernLost 21–31 at Georgia State-10Georgia StateWon 41–17 at Louisiana+24Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atNC StateL 21–⁠4923%
Sep 12vsCharleston SouthernW 44–⁠1656%
Sep 19at24WisconsinL 3–⁠2815%
Oct 3vsSouth AlabamaL 18–⁠2450%
Oct 10atMississippi StateL 17–⁠4514%
Oct 17vsIdahoL 16–⁠1970%
Oct 24atNew Mexico StateW 52–⁠755%
Oct 31atApp StateL 41–⁠4417%
Nov 7vsUL MonroeW 51–⁠1465%
Nov 14vsGeorgia SouthernL 10–⁠4534%
Nov 27atGeorgia StateL 21–⁠3145%
Dec 5atLouisianaW 41–⁠1732%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisiana 41–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 35 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 5th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
335–⁠339
Coach
Neal Brown
Elo
1383 +13 this season
SP+ rating
-7.0 No. 93 of 128; offense No. 94, defense No. 88, special teams No. 42
SRS
−7.0 No. 93 of 128 in FBS
Returning
79% of last season’s EPA, No. 33 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 117 roster talent No. 112 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kenny Edenfield
Defensive coordinator
Vic Koenning
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense101st of 128
  • Defense79th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted97th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted94th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0142%1.12101st of 128
Defense0.1245%1.1179th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.13 def		42% off
47% def		—97th off
94th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense2.9own 303% allowed
Defense3.4own 311% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsBrandon Silvers QB2,378 yds
Passing touchdownsBrandon Silvers QB20 TD
Rushing yardsBrandon Burks RB1,005 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrandon Burks RB7 TD
Receiving yardsTeddy Ruben WR879 yds
Receiving touchdownsTeddy Ruben WR9 TD
InterceptionsLaMarcus Farmer CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Doug Salter ILB★★★No. 1784
Gardner Minshew PRO★★★No. 1872
James Peach OT★★★No. 2052
Melvin Tyus RB★★★No. 2098
Damien Kemp OT★★★No. 2116

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

Roster 115

The 2015 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 26 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas State8–⁠09–⁠4
App State7–⁠111–⁠2
Georgia Southern6–⁠29–⁠4
Georgia State5–⁠36–⁠7
South Alabama3–⁠55–⁠7
Idaho3–⁠54–⁠8
Louisiana3–⁠54–⁠8
Troy3–⁠54–⁠8
New Mexico State3–⁠53–⁠9
Texas State2–⁠63–⁠9
UL Monroe1–⁠72–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.