Troy announced their 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consist of six home and seven away games in the regular season. The Trojans will host Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia State, and New Mexico State, and will travel to Georgia Southern, Idaho, South Alabama, and Texas State.[1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 5:00 pm | Austin Peay* | | | ESPN3 | W 57–17 | 18,885 |
September 10 | 11:30 am | at No. 2 Clemson* | | | ACCN | L 24–30 | 78,532 |
September 17 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Miss* | | | beIN | W 37–31 | 27,905 |
September 24 | 6:00 pm | New Mexico State | | - Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Troy, AL
| ESPN3 | W 52–6 | 21,146 |
October 1 | 4:00 pm | at Idaho | | | ESPN3 | W 34–13 | 13,392 |
October 15 | 2:30 pm | Georgia State | | - Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Troy, AL
| ESPN3 | W 31–21 | 23,913 |
October 20 | 6:30 pm | at South Alabama | | | ESPNU | W 28–21 | 30,837 |
November 5 | 2:30 pm | UMass* | | - Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Troy, AL
| ESPN3 | W 52–31 | 21,763 |
November 12 | 2:30 pm | Appalachian State | | - Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Troy, AL
| ESPN3 | W 28–24 | 25,782 |
November 17 | 8:30 pm | Arkansas State | No. 25 | - Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Troy, AL
| ESPNU | L 3–35 | 23,764 |
November 26 | 3:00 pm | at Texas State | | | ESPN3 | W 40–7 | 8,010 |
December 3 | 11:00 am | at Georgia Southern | | | ESPN2 | L 24–28 | 16,850 |
December 23 | 8:00 pm | vs. Ohio* | | | ESPN | W 28–23 | 32,377 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | — | — |
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Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | — | RV |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Governors
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
17 |
Trojans
|
13
|
17
|
14
|
13 |
57 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Trojans
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
24 |
#2 Tigers
|
3
|
10
|
0
|
17 |
30 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Trojans
|
17
|
7
|
10
|
3 |
37 |
Golden Eagles
|
7
|
10
|
14
|
0 |
31 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Aggies
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0 |
6 |
Trojans
|
7
|
24
|
14
|
7 |
52 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Trojans
|
14
|
7
|
13
|
0 |
34 |
Vandals
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
13 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Panthers
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
7 |
21 |
Trojans
|
3
|
3
|
11
|
14 |
31 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Trojans
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
15 |
28 |
Jaguars
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
21 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Minutemen
|
14
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
31 |
Trojans
|
21
|
7
|
10
|
14 |
52 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Mountaineers
|
0
|
14
|
3
|
7 |
24 |
Trojans
|
14
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Red Wolves
|
0
|
7
|
21
|
7 |
35 |
#25 Trojans
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Trojans
|
14
|
16
|
7
|
3 |
40 |
Bobcats
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Trojans
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
Eagles
|
0
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
28 |
Vs. Ohio–Dollar General Bowl
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bobcats
|
7
|
10
|
3
|
3 |
23 |
Trojans
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
28 |