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2017 Troy

11–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Neal Brown.

Schedule and results

Troy in 2017, game by game: lost at Boise State 13–24; won vs. Alabama State 34–7; won at New Mexico State 27–24; won vs. Akron 22–17; won at No. 25 LSU 24–21; lost vs. South Alabama 8–19; won at Georgia State 34–10; won vs. Georgia Southern 38–16; won vs. Idaho 24–21; won at Coastal Carolina 42–17; won vs. Texas State 62–9; won at Arkansas State 32–25; won vs. North Texas 50–30+53−11Lost 13–24 at Boise State-11Boise StateWon 34–7 vs. Alabama State+27Alabama StateWon 27–24 at New Mexico State+3New Mexico StateWon 22–17 vs. Akron+5AkronWon 24–21 at No. 25 LSU+3No. 25 LSULost 8–19 vs. South Alabama-11South AlabamaWon 34–10 at Georgia State+24Georgia StateWon 38–16 vs. Georgia Southern+22Georgia SouthernWon 24–21 vs. Idaho+3IdahoWon 42–17 at Coastal Carolina+25Coastal CarolinaWon 62–9 vs. Texas State+53Texas StateWon 32–25 at Arkansas State+7Arkansas StateWon 50–30 vs. North Texas+20North Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atBoise StateL 13–⁠2433%
Sep 9vsAlabama StateW 34–⁠786%
Sep 16atNew Mexico StateW 27–⁠2463%
Sep 23vsAkronW 22–⁠1774%
Sep 30at25LSUW 24–⁠2125%
Oct 11vsSouth AlabamaL 8–⁠1979%
Oct 21atGeorgia StateW 34–⁠1052%
Oct 28vsGeorgia SouthernW 38–⁠1684%
Nov 2vsIdahoW 24–⁠2176%
Nov 11atCoastal CarolinaW 42–⁠1777%
Nov 24vsTexas StateW 62–⁠990%
Dec 2atArkansas StateW 32–⁠2541%
Dec 16Bowls & playoffvsNorth TexasNew Orleans BowlW 50–⁠3067%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Texas 50–⁠30 in the New Orleans Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Sun Belt Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 35 on file).

Sun Belt Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with App State

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
410–⁠240
Coach
Neal Brown
Elo
1617 +101 this season
SP+ rating
1.6 No. 65 of 128; offense No. 73, defense No. 39, special teams No. 123
SRS
0.0 No. 67 of 130 in FBS
Returning
99% of last season’s EPA, No. 3 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 96 roster talent No. 99 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Kenny Edenfield and Matt Moore
Defensive coordinator
Vic Koenning
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense47th of 130
  • Defense7th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted51st of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted14th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1343%1.2647th of 130
Defense-0.0639%1.167th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
-0.02 def		42% off
41% def		—51st off
14th 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
Offense3.4own 3314% allowed
Defense2.4own 3021% caused

CORE rating 4.8, 45th of 130 (offense -0.3, defense -5.1).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsBrandon Silvers QB3,290 yds
Passing touchdownsBrandon Silvers QB17 TD
Rushing yardsJordan Chunn RB774 yds
Rushing touchdownsJordan Chunn RB10 TD
Receiving yardsDeondre Douglas WR628 yds
Receiving touchdownsDeondre Douglas WR4 TD
TacklesTron Folsom OLB80 tkl
SacksJamal Stadom DT7 sacks
InterceptionsBlace Brown CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Travon Mathis SDE★★★No. 1442
Tre’ Young CB★★★No. 1527
Kevin Nixon OLB★★★No. 1607
Marcus Jones CB★★★No. 1999
Luke Whittemore WR★★★No. 2116

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.775
Running backs32.00.788
Receivers42.30.787
Offensive line32.30.775
Defensive line22.50.802
Linebackers32.30.798
Defensive backs42.50.800
Athletes and specialists12.00.782
Whole class212.30.790

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 113

The 2017 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Troy7–⁠111–⁠2
App State7–⁠19–⁠4
Arkansas State6–⁠27–⁠5
Georgia State5–⁠37–⁠5
New Mexico State4–⁠47–⁠6
Louisiana4–⁠45–⁠7
UL Monroe4–⁠44–⁠8
Idaho3–⁠54–⁠8
South Alabama3–⁠54–⁠8
Coastal Carolina2–⁠63–⁠9
Georgia Southern2–⁠62–⁠10
Texas State1–⁠72–⁠10

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