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.
| 2003 Troy State Trojans football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–6 |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mark Fleetwood (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | I formation |
| Defensive coordinator | Vic Koenning (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Movie Gallery Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State | – | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | – | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | at No. 7 Kansas State* | L 5–41 | 41,812 | |||
| September 6 | at Minnesota* | ESPN Plus | L 7–48 | 31,393 | ||
| September 13 | at UAB* | W 20–9 | 18,216 | [2] | ||
| September 20 | Southeastern Louisiana* | Cox Sports | W 28-0 | 19,889 | ||
| September 27 | Marshall* |
| ESPN Regional | W 33-24 | 26,000 | |
| October 4 | at No. 12 Nebraska* | L 0–30 | 77,825 | |||
| October 18 | FIU* |
| W 21–10 | 19,417 | ||
| October 25 | at Virginia* | L 0–24 | 57,580 | |||
| October 30 | at North Texas* | ESPN Regional | L 0–21 | 11,128 | ||
| November 8 | at Middle Tennessee* | ESPN Regional | L 20–27 | 6,563 | ||
| November 15 | at Utah State* | W 23–14 | 9,291 | |||
| November 22 | Louisiana–Monroe* |
| W 28–24 | 19,057 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "The night the goal post came down". Troy Today. August 25, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "Trojans knock off rival Blazers". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 14, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Troy Trojans Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "2003 Football Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
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