2019 Troy Trojans football team

The 2019 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama, and competed in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Chip Lindsey.

2019 Troy Trojans football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
2019 record	5–7 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Chip Lindsey (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Ryan Pugh (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brandon Hall (1st season)
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 30,420)
Uniform

2019 Sun Belt Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 19 Appalachian State x$		7	–	1					13	–	1
Georgia Southern		5	–	3					7	–	6
Georgia State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Troy		3	–	5					5	–	7
Coastal Carolina		2	–	6					5	–	7
West Division
Louisiana x		7	–	1					11	–	3
Arkansas State		5	–	3					8	–	5
Louisiana–Monroe		4	–	4					5	–	7
Texas State		2	–	6					3	–	9
South Alabama		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Appalachian State 45, Louisiana 38
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2018 season 10–3, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for the East Division championship with Appalachian State. Due to their head-to-head loss to Appalachian State, the Trojans did not represent the East Division in the Sun Belt Championship Game. They received an invitation to the Dollar General Bowl[1] where they defeated Buffalo.[2]

Head coach Neal Brown left at the conclusion of the season to become the head coach at West Virginia.[3][4] On January 10, 2019, the school hired Kansas coordinator Chip Lindsey as head coach.[5]

Preseason

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:00 p.m.	Campbell*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	W 43–14	23,172
September 14	5:00 p.m.	Southern Miss*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	L 42–47	27,108
September 21	2:00 p.m.	at Akron*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN+	W 35–7	16,954
September 28	5:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	L 43–50	26,437
October 5	3:00 p.m.	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	L 10–42	50,023
October 16	7:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL (Battle for the Belt)	ESPN2	W 37–13	23,182
October 26	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	L 33–52	14,527
November 2	2:00 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN3	L 35–36	15,098
November 9	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	W 49–28	22,108
November 16	2:00 p.m.	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 63–27	15,619
November 23	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	L 3–53	14,262
November 29	5:00 p.m.	No. 25 Appalachian State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	L 13–48	18,989
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:[6]

Game summaries

Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	7	0	0	7	14
Trojans	17	3	16	7	43

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	14	3	9	21	47
Trojans	7	7	7	21	42

at Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	14	14	0	35
Zips	7	0	0	0	7

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	21	10	14	5	50
Trojans	10	21	6	6	43

at Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	0	3	0	10
Tigers	21	21	0	0	42

South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	3	7	3	0	13
Trojans	3	13	7	14	37

at Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	14	0	19	33
Panthers	7	21	7	17	52

at Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	21	0	7	7	35
Chanticleers	14	3	11	8	36

Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	14	0	14	28
Trojans	14	13	0	22	49

at Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	14	21	7	21	63
Bobcats	3	7	10	7	27

at Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	3	0	0	0	3
Ragin' Cajuns	14	17	19	3	53

Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Mountaineers					0
Trojans					0

References

1. Long, A. Stacy. "Bull market: Troy to meet Buffalo in Dollar General Bowl". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
2. "Buffalo vs. Troy - Game Recap - December 22, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
3. Stephenson, Creg (2019-01-04). "Troy's Neal Brown leaving for West Virginia, reports say". al. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
4. "West Virginia football hires Troy coach Neal Brown to replace Dana Holgorsen". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
5. "Troy hires Kansas coordinator Chip Lindsey as head coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
6. "2019 Troy Trojans Football Schedule". TroyTrojans.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.