2003 Troy State Trojans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Fleetwood (1st season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorVic Koenning (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMovie Gallery Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Connecticut   –     9 – 3  
Navy   –     8 – 5  
Troy State   –     6 – 6  
Notre Dame   –     5 – 7  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University—now known as Troy University—as an independent during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Larry Blakeney, the Trojans compiled a record of 6–6. Troy State played home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama.

On September 27, Troy had one of biggest wins in the program's history, defeating Marshall, 33–24, in front of a record crowd of 26,000. Marshall finished the previous season as the No. 24-ranked team in the AP Poll upset No. 6 Kansas State the week before. After the game, students and fans in attendance rushed the field and tore down the goal posts.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 30at No. 7 Kansas State*
L 5–4141,812
September 6at Minnesota*
ESPN PlusL 7–4831,393
September 13at UAB*
W 20–918,216[2]
September 20Southeastern Louisiana*
Cox SportsW 28-019,889
September 27Marshall*
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN RegionalW 33-2426,000
October 4at No. 12 Nebraska*
L 0–3077,825
October 18FIU*dagger
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 21–1019,417
October 25at Virginia*
L 0–2457,580
October 30at North Texas*
ESPN RegionalL 0–2111,128
November 8at Middle Tennessee*
ESPN RegionalL 20–276,563
November 15at Utah State*
W 23–149,291
November 22Louisiana–Monroe*
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 28–2419,057
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "The night the goal post came down". Troy Today. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Trojans knock off rival Blazers". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 14, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Troy Trojans Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "2003 Football Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.


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