2022 Troy Trojans football team
2022 Troy Trojans football | |
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Sun Belt champion Sun Belt West Division co-champion Cure Bowl champion | |
Sun Belt Championship, W 45–26 vs. Coastal Carolina | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
West Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 20 |
AP | No. 19 |
Record | 12–2 (7–1 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Joe Craddock (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Shiel Wood (1st season) |
Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium (capacity: 30,420) |
The 2022 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University as a member of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Jon Sumrall, the Trojans played home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama.
Linebacker Carlton Martial began the 2022 season needing 104 tackles to break the all-time NCAA Division I FBS record for most tackles in a career.[1][2] On November 12, 2022, he recorded his 546th tackle to break the prior record of 545 tackles set by Tim McGarigle of Northwestern.[3][4]
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Previous season
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Ole Miss* | SECN | L 10–28 | 60,533 | ||
September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M* | ESPN3 | W 38–17 | 26,189 | ||
September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at Appalachian State | ESPN+ | L 28–32 | 34,406 | ||
September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Marshall |
| NFLN | W 16–7 | 27,514 | |
October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky* | ESPN+ | W 34–27 | 20,168 | ||
October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Miss |
| ESPN+ | W 27–10 | 26,017 | |
October 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas State![]() |
| ESPN3 | W 17–14 | 23,480 | |
October 20 | 6:30 p.m. | at South Alabama | ESPNU | W 10–6 | 25,450 | ||
November 5 | 4:00 p.m. | at Louisiana | ESPN+ | W 23–17 | 7,888 | ||
November 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Army* |
| NFLN | W 10–9 | 31,010 | |
November 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe |
| ESPN+ | W 34–16 | 23,864 | |
November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | at Arkansas State | ESPNU | W 48–19 | 9,376 | ||
December 3 | 2:30 p.m. | Coastal Carolina |
| ESPN | W 45–26 | 21,554 | |
December 16 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 25 UTSA* | No. 24 | ESPN | W 18–12 | 11,911 | |
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Preseason
Recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Lawson Chandler OL |
Bainbridge, GA | Bainbridge HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 320 lb (150 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
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Jamarcus Chatman DE |
Rome, GA | Rome HS Florida State |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 271 lb (123 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
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Ollie Finch WR |
Attalla, AL | Etowah HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
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Cherokee Glasgow DT |
Mount Vernon, NY | Mount Vernon HS Maryland |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | – | Feb 3, 2021 |
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Kyran Griffin-Isom WR |
New Orleans, LA | West Creek HS Palomar College |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
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Quayde Hawkins QB |
Bainbridge, GA | Bainbridge HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
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Peyton Higgins WR |
Florience, AL | Mars Hill Bible | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
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Phillip Lee LB |
Jacksonville, FL | First Coast HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
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Taiyon Palmer CB |
Lawrenceville, GA | Archer HS NC State |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
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Julian Peterson DT |
Pinson, AL | Pinson Valley HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 295 lb (134 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2020 |
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Sun Belt coaches poll
The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 25, 2022. The Trojans were picked to finish third in the West Division.[7]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
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1 | Louisiana | 95 (12) |
2 | South Alabama | 79 (2) |
3 | Troy | 76 |
4 | Texas State | 41 |
5 | Southern Miss | 40 |
6 | Arkansas State | 37 |
7 | Louisiana–Monroe | 24 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
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1 | Appalachian State | 94 (10) |
2 | Coastal Carolina | 77 (2) |
3 | Georgia State | 68 |
4 | Marshall | 62 |
5 | Georgia Southern | 35 (1) |
6 | James Madison | 31 |
7 | Old Dominion | 25 |
Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams
Offense 1st team
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Defense 1st team
2nd team
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Personnel
Game summaries
at No. 21 Ole Miss
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trojans | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
No. 21 Rebels | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Alabama A&M
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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A&M Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Trojans | 0 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 38 |
at Appalachian State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trojans | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Mountaineers | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 32 |
Marshall
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Trojans | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, Alabama
- Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: W 4 mph
- Game attendance: 27,514
- Referee: Wayne Winkler
- TV announcers (NFLN): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
- Pregame line: Marshall –3.0
Game information |
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Statistics | MRSH | TROY |
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First downs | 15 | 13 |
Plays–yards | 69–174 | 56–421 |
Rushes–yards | 48–96 | 31–100 |
Passing yards | 78 | 321 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 11–21–0 | 15–25–1 |
Time of possession | 30:56 | 29:04 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Henry Colombi | 8/13, 49 yards |
Rushing | Khalan Laborn | 29 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Caleb McMillan | 3 receptions, 37 yards | |
Troy | Passing | Gunnar Watson | 15/25, 321 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | DK Billingsley | 14 carries, 85 yards | |
Receiving | Tez Johnson | 2 receptions, 121 yards |
at Western Kentucky
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trojans | 10 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
Hilltoppers | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Southern Miss
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Trojans | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
Texas State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bobcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Trojans | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at South Alabama
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trojans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
at Louisiana
Pregame line | Over/under |
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TROY –5.5 | 43 |
Statistics | Troy | Louisiana |
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First downs | 21 | 21 |
Total yards | 377 | 315 |
Rushing yards | 154 | 203 |
Passing yards | 223 | 112 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 30:08 | 29:52 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Troy | Passing | Gunnar Watson | 21/35, 223 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Kimani Vidal | 21 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Rajae' Johnson | 5 receptions, 79 yards | |
Louisiana | Passing | Ben Wooldridge | 13/29, 112 yards |
Rushing | Chris Smith | 18 carries, 97 yards | |
Receiving | Michael Jefferson | 6 receptions, 50 yards |
Army
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Trojans | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL
- Date: November 12, 2022
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: S 11 mph • Weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 31,010
- Referee: Wayne Winkler
- TV announcers (NFLN): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play) & Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
- ESPN – Troy's Martial sets NCAA tackles record in win over Army[8] /// Box Score, Army at Troy[9] /// Army Pregame Notes[10] /// Troy Pregame Notes[11] /// Postgame Notes[12]
Game information | ||
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Statistics | ARMY | TROY |
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First downs | 20 | 15 |
3rd down efficiency | 5–14 | 1–9 |
4th down efficiency | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Plays–yards | 71–357 | 53–264 |
Rushes–yards | 62–279 | 22–72 |
Passing yards | 78 | 192 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 4–9–0 | 15–31–1 |
Penalties–yards | 3–20 | 3–35 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 37:07 | 22:53 |
Louisiana-Monroe
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Warhawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
Trojans | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
at Arkansas State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trojans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 48 |
Red Wolves | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
Coastal Carolina (SBC Championship)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Chanticleers | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 26 |
Trojans | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
vs. No 25 UTSA (Cure Bowl)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 24 Trojans | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
No. 25 Roadrunners | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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Source: "2022 Troy Trojans football team", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 13th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Troy_Trojans_football_team.
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References
- ^ "Carlton Martial". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ "As Troy linebacker Carlton Martial approaches the tackles record in college football his legend shrinks". ESPN.com. November 9, 2022.
- ^ "Martial breaks tackles record; Troy rallies for victory". Dothan Eagle. November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Troy LB Carlton Martial sets NCAA record for career tackles". ESPN.com. November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Troy Trojans Schedule 2022". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Football Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Army at Troy – Game Summary – November 12, 2022". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "Scoring Summary (Final) Army West Point at Troy (Nov 12, 2022 at Troy, Alabama)". USMA Athletic Department. November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "Army at Troy – Army Game Notes" (PDF). USMA Athletic Department. November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Army at Troy – Troy Game Notes" (PDF). Troy Athletic Department. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Football Drops Nailbiter, 10–9 at Troy". USMA Athletic Department. November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
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