2006 Troy Trojans football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2006 Troy Trojans football Troy Trojans logo.svg 150 Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 8–5 6–1 Larry Blakeney 16th Tony Franklin 1st Air raid Jeremy Rowell 1st 4–2–5 Movie Gallery Stadium Sun Belt co-championNew Orleans Bowl champion New Orleans Bowl W 41–17 vs. Rice 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. Schedule 2006 AP Central September 2 w y Alabama State Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL 38–0 26,265 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-selma-times-journal-troy-dominates-a/129148226/ Troy dominates ASU The Selma Times-Journal September 3, 2006 July 30, 2023 Newspapers.com September 9 l y y Florida State 9 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL Sun Sports 17–24 77,217 September 16 l y y Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA 20–35 45,637 September 24 l y y Nebraska 23 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE 0–56 84,799 September 30 l y y UAB Legion Field Birmingham, AL 3–21 32,818 October 14 w Louisiana–Monroe Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL 24–19 19,415 October 28 w North Texas Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL 14–6 17,795 November 4 w Louisiana–Lafayette Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL ESPN Plus 42-28 20,111 November 11 w Florida Atlantic Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL 24–17 12,340 November 18 l Arkansas State Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL 26–33 20,462 November 25 w y Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN Battle for the Palladium ESPN Plus 21–20 17,812 December 2 w y FIU FIU Stadium Miami, FL 26–13 15,023 December 22 w y Rice Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA New Orleans Bowl ESPN2 41–17 24,791 Troy Trojans Schedule 2006 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2653/season/2006 ESPN November 14, 2022 2006 Football Schedule https://troytrojans.com/sports/football/schedule/2006 Troy University Athletics November 14, 2022 References Troy Category:Troy Trojans football seasons Category:Sun Belt Conference football champion seasons Category:New Orleans Bowl champion seasons Troy Trojans football