18 Facts About Troy Trojans

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However, since Troy Trojans University moved to Division I-A participation in football and because Troy Trojans and JSU no longer share the same conference affiliation, this once heated rivalry has cooled significantly.

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Troy Trojans has Sun Belt rivalries with all East Division schools.

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Troy Trojans University has fielded a football team continuously since 1946.

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Troy Trojans has won national championships at the NAIA level in 1968 and at the NCAA Division II level in 1984 and 1987.

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In 2001, Troy defeated Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi to notch the Trojans' first victory over a BCS level program.

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Troy Trojans was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.

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Troy Trojans was the first football program in the Sun Belt Conference to ever receive a Top 25 ranking.

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The Men of Troy Trojans were the 2-seed in the Tuscaloosa Regional in 2006, defeating the Southern Miss Golden Eagles twice, but were eliminated by the Alabama Crimson Tide in the championship game.

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The Troy Trojans were defeated by Southern Miss and Sam Houston State in consecutive games and eliminated from the regional.

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In 2011, the Troy Trojans struck again by winning the Sun Belt regular season title and earning a bid to the Nashville Regional as a 3-seed.

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The Troy Trojans defeated 2-seed Oklahoma State in the first round, but fell to 1-seed Vanderbilt and Belmont consecutively.

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Troy Trojans won a regular season title in 2013, this time in a thrilling fashion.

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Troy Trojans has won a total of 15 conference championships as a member of the Gulf South Conference, winning titles in 1971 and going on a streak of title runs from 1974 to 1988.

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Under current head coach Chanda Rigby, Troy Trojans has been to the NCAA Tournament twice and has won two Sun Belt tournament titles.

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In 2020, the Troy Trojans won the Sun Belt regular season conference championship for the first time in program history.

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Troy Trojans are currently coached by Beth Mullins, who is in her 4th season.

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17.

Troy Trojans University had one of the top collegiate rodeo programs in the nation during its existence.

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Troy Trojans has won 14 NCAA national championships across five different sports, as well as 2 NAIA national championships.

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