2008 Troy Trojans football team

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.

2008 Troy Trojans football
Sun Belt champion
New Orleans Bowl, L 27–30 OT vs. Southern Miss
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	8–5 (6–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Larry Blakeney (18th season)
Offensive coordinator	Neal Brown (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air Raid
Defensive coordinator	Jeremy Rowell (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Movie Gallery Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2008 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Troy $		6	–	1					8	–	5
Louisiana–Lafayette		5	–	2					6	–	6
Florida Atlantic		4	–	3					7	–	6
Arkansas State		4	–	3					6	–	6
FIU		3	–	4					5	–	7
Middle Tennessee		3	–	4					5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	4					4	–	8
North Texas		0	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	6:30 pm	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, Tennessee (Battle for the Palladium)	ESPN+	W 31–17	22,307
September 13	6:00 pm	Alcorn State*	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, Alabama		W 65–0	22,105
September 20	11:00 am	at No. 13 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio	BTN	L 10–28	102,989
September 27	6:05 pm	at Oklahoma State*	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, Oklahoma		L 24–55	52,463
October 7	7:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida	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	Fouts Field Denton, Texas		W 45–17	18,345
November 1	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana	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. 19 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana	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	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans (New Orleans Bowl)	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

Rankings

See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP									RV
Coaches
Harris	Not released															Not released
BCS	Not released															Not released

Personnel

Depth chart

Defense
FS Sherrod Martin Kedrick Manning		WLB Middle LB SLB ⋅ Boris Lee ⋅ Donnell Golden Xavier Lamb ⋅					SS Tavares Williams Bryant McKissic
CB Trevor Ford KeJuan Phillips		DE DT DT DE Brandon Lang Steve McLendon Maurice Coleman Cameron Sheffield Kenny Mainor Dion Gales Daniel Orr Kenny Mainor						CB Chris Bowens Jorrick Calvin
Offense
X-Receiver Kennard Burton Chip Reeves	H-Receiver Jerrel Jernigan Patrick Cherry	LT LG C RG RT Chris Jamison Tyler Clark Danny Franks Wesley Potter Dion Small Will Chambliss Will Chambliss Steven Adams Steven Adams Nic Riley					Z-Receiver Mykeal Terry Justin Bray	Y-Receiver Cornelius Williams Austin Silvoy
				QB Levi Brown Jamie Hampton
Key reserves QB Tanner Jones					RB DuJuan Harris Maurice Greer

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