2006 Troy Trojans football team

The 2006 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Larry Blakeney, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the Sun Belt title with Middle Tennessee. This was the program's first Sun Belt championship since joining the conference two years prior, in 2004. Troy was invited to the New Orleans Bowl, where they played Rice of Conference USA, routing the Owls by a score of 41–17. The team played home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama.

2006 Troy Trojans football
Sun Belt co-champion
New Orleans Bowl champion
New Orleans Bowl, W 41–17 vs. Rice
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record8–5 (6–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Franklin (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorJeremy Rowell (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumMovie Gallery Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Troy +   6 1     8 5  
Middle Tennessee +   6 1     7 6  
Arkansas State   4 3     6 6  
Florida Atlantic   4 3     5 7  
Louisiana–Lafayette   3 4     6 6  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 4     4 8  
North Texas   2 5     3 9  
FIU   0 7     0 12  
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 2Alabama State*W 38–026,265[1]
September 9at No. 9 Florida State*Sun SportsL 17–2477,217
September 16at Georgia Tech*L 20–3545,637
September 24at No. 23 Nebraska*L 0–5684,799
September 30at UAB*L 3–2132,818
October 14Louisiana–Monroe
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 24–1919,415
October 28North Texas
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 14–617,795
November 4Louisiana–Lafayette
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN PlusW 42-2820,111
November 11Florida AtlanticW 24–1712,340
November 18Arkansas State
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, AL
L 26–3320,462
November 25at Middle TennesseeESPN PlusW 21–2017,812
December 2at FIUW 26–1315,023
December 22vs. RiceESPN2W 41–1724,791
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Troy dominates ASU". The Selma Times-Journal. September 3, 2006. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Troy Trojans Schedule 2006". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "2006 Football Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.