1997 Southland Football League standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 McNeese State +^   6 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 21 Northwestern State +^   6 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 13 Stephen F. Austin   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Sam Houston State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Nicholls State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Southwest Texas State   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Troy State   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Jacksonville State   1 – 6     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University—now known as Troy University—as a member of the Southland Football League during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Larry Blakeney, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Southland. Troy State began the season ranked No. 2 in the No. 5 in the Sports Network poll, but fell out of the rankings by November and missed the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs after qualifying the previous four seasons. The team played home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30vs. Alcorn State*No. 2
W 30–0[1]
September 6No. 21 Eastern Kentucky*No. 2
W 21–12
September 13at Alabama State*No. 2
W 20–13[2]
September 20at No. 25 Nicholls StateNo. 2
L 20–22
October 2at Southwest Texas StateNo. 7
L 17–31[3]
October 11Sam Houston StateNo. 19
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 13–10 OT5,013[4]
October 18No. 12 Stephen F. AustinNo. 16
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
L 13–20
October 25at Samford*No. 25
L 14–25
November 7Northwestern State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
L 13–14
November 15at No. 7 McNeese State
L 7–10[5]
November 20Jacksonville State
W 49–08,900

[6]

References

  1. ^ "Troy State rolls over Alcorn". The Montgomery Advertiser. August 31, 1997. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Troy comes from behind to beat ASU". The Anniston Star. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bobcats barrage, ruthless defense, Mathis' running knock off No. 7 Troy". Austin American-Statesman. October 3, 1997. Retrieved March 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Troy State downs Sam Houston in OT". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 12, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "McNeese slips past Troy St". The Daily Advertiser. November 16, 1997. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1997 Football Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.


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