American college football season
The 2008 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Trojans played their home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. The Trojans successfully defended their Sun Belt Championship, winning their third title in a row. Troy was coming off an 8–4 record in 2007.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 28 | 6:30 pm | at Middle Tennessee | | ESPN+ | W 31–17 | 22,307 |
September 13 | 6:00 pm | Alcorn State* | | | W 65–0 | 22,105 |
September 20 | 11:00 am | at No. 13 Ohio State* | | BTN | L 10–28 | 102,989 |
September 27 | 6:05 pm | at Oklahoma State* | | | L 24–55 | 52,463 |
October 7 | 7:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | | ESPN2 | W 30–17 | 17,191 |
October 18 | 6:00 pm | FIU | - Movie Gallery Stadium
- Troy, Alabama
| ESPN+ | W 33–23 | 19,316 |
October 25 | 6:00 pm | North Texas | | | W 45–17 | 18,345 |
November 1 | 6:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | | ESPN+ | L 30–31 | 10,112 |
November 8 | 2:30 pm | Western Kentucky* | - Movie Gallery Stadium
- Troy, Alabama
| ESPN+ | W 17–7 | 19,066 |
November 15 | 7:00 pm | at No. 20 LSU* | | PPV | L 31–40 | 92,103 |
November 22 | 6:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | - Movie Gallery Stadium
- Troy, Alabama
| | W 48–3 | 19,443 |
December 6 | 6:00 pm | Arkansas State | - Movie Gallery Stadium
- Troy, Alabama
| ESPN+ | W 35–9 | 16,227 |
December 21 | 7:15 pm | Southern Miss | | ESPN | L 27–30 | 30,197 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: 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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Harris | Not released | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |
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BCS | Not released | | | | | | | | Not released |
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Personnel
Depth chart
Defense
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SS
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Tavares Williams
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Bryant McKissic
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CB
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Trevor Ford
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KeJuan Phillips
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DE
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DT
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DT
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DE
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Brandon Lang
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Steve McLendon
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Maurice Coleman
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Cameron Sheffield
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Kenny Mainor
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Dion Gales
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Daniel Orr
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Kenny Mainor
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CB
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Chris Bowens
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Jorrick Calvin
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Offense
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LT
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LG
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C
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RG
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RT
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Chris Jamison
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Tyler Clark
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Danny Franks
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Wesley Potter
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Dion Small
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Will Chambliss
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Will Chambliss
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Steven Adams
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Steven Adams
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Nic Riley
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QB
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Levi Brown
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Jamie Hampton
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Key reserves
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QB Tanner Jones
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RB
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DuJuan Harris
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Maurice Greer
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Coaching staff
- Larry Blakeney – Head Coach
- Shayne Wasden – Assistant Head Coach
- Neal Brown – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- Jeremy Rowell – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
- Randy Butler – Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator
- Maurea Crain – Defensive Line
- Kenny Edenfield – Inside Receivers
- Benjy Parker – Linebackers
- John Schlarman – Offensive Line
- Chad Scott – Running Backs
- Richard Shaughnessy – Strength and Conditioning
References
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National championship seasons in bold |