2003 Troy State Trojans football team
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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[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. 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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