2024 Troy Trojans football team

2024 Troy Trojans football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSean Reagan (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDontae Wright (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorNathan Burton (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall xy$   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Georgia Southern   6 – 2     8 – 5  
James Madison   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Old Dominion   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Coastal Carolina   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Appalachian State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Georgia State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
Louisiana xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
Texas State   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Arkansas State   5 – 3     8 – 5  
South Alabama   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5     5 – 7  
  3 – 5     4 – 8  
Southern Miss   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Marshall 31, Louisiana 3
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2024 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University as a member of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Gerad Parker and the Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama.

Preseason

Media poll

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Trojans were picked to finish second place in the West division.[1]

Media poll (West division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Texas State 92 (9)
2 Troy 68 (4)
3 Louisiana 66 (1)
4 Arkansas State 65
5 South Alabama 54
6 Southern Miss 31
7 Louisiana–Monroe 16

Offensive lineman Daniel King was awarded to be in the preseason All-Sun Belt first team offense, respectively.[2] Offensive lineman Eli Russ and punter Robert Cole were named to the second team offense and special teams.

Schedule

The football schedule was announced on March 1, 2024.[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Nevada*
ESPN+L 26–2827,412
September 711:00 a.m.at Memphis*
ESPNUL 17–3823,246
September 143:00 p.m.at Iowa*
FS1L 21–3869,250
September 216:00 p.m.Florida A&M*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN+W 34–1229,024
September 286:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN+L 9–1321,253
October 36:00 p.m.Texas State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN2L 17–3820,349
October 156:30 p.m.at South Alabama
ESPN2L 9–2525,450
October 266:00 p.m.at Arkansas State
ESPN+L 31–3417,162
November 23:00 p.m.Coastal Carolina
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN+W 38–2424,223
November 163:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern
ESPN+W 28–2021,762
November 234:00 p.m.at Louisiana
ESPN+L 30–5115,501
November 301:00 p.m.Southern Miss
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
ESPN+W 52–2019,521

Game summaries

vs. Nevada

See also: 2024 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
Pregame line Over/under
Troy –7.5 44.5
Game One – Nevada Wolf Pack (0–1) at Troy Trojans (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wolf Pack 0 6 15728
Trojans 7 7 3926

at Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL

  • Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: N at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 27,412
  • Referee: Nolan Dumas
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer (play-by-play), Ben Stanfield (analyst), and Junior Louissaint (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (3:59) TRO – Damien Taylor 25-yard run, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 4:53; Troy 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (3:08) TRO – Gerald Green 16-yard run, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:33; Troy 14–0)
  • (0:25) NEV – Jace Henry 17-yard pass from Brendon Lewis (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 2:36; Troy 14–6)
Third quarter
  • (13:55) NEV – Patrick Garwo III 1-yard run, Jaden Smith pass (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:05; Tied 14–14)
  • (7:24) TRO – Scott Taylor Renfroe 30-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:24; Troy 17–14)
  • (3:20) NEV – Patrick Garwo III 22-yard run, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:57; Nevada 21–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:56) NEV – Marcus Bellon 7-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Matthew Killam kick (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 3:22; Nevada 28–17)
  • (6:12) TRO – Scott Taylor Renfroe 19-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 6:44; Nevada 28–20)
  • (0:21) TRO – Devonte Ross 16-yard pass from Goose Crowder (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:56; Nevada 28–26)
Statistics NEV TROY
First downs 17 24
Total yards 393 391
Rushing yards 214 190
Passing yards 179 201
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–21–0 20–30–0
Time of possession 29:35 30:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing Brendon Lewis 17/20, 158 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Savion Red 11 carries, 135 yards
Receiving Jaden Smith 6 receptions, 81 yards
Troy Passing Goose Crowder 20/30, 201 yards, TD
Rushing Damien Taylor 11 carries, 103 yards, TD
Receiving Devonte Ross 7 receptions, 103 yards, TD

at Memphis

See also: 2024 Memphis Tigers football team
Pregame line Over/under
Memphis –18.5 57.5
Game Two – Troy Trojans (0–1) at Memphis Tigers (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Trojans 0 7 3717
Tigers 7 14 10738

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN

  • Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NE at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 23,246
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:35) MEM – Brandon Thomas 2-yard run, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 5:32; Memphis 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:51) TRO – Goose Crowder 11-yard run, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:00; Tied 7–7)
  • (7:35) MEM – Brandon Thomas 1-yard run, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:16; Memphis 14–7)
  • (3:07) MEM – Mario Anderson Jr. 21-yard run, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:51; Memphis 21–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:16) MEM – Caden Costa 32-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 3:14; Memphis 24–7)
  • (5:32) MEM – Brendan Doyle 4-yard pass from Seth Henigan, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:43; Memphis 31–7)
  • (0:29) TRO – Scott Taylor Renfroe 22-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:03; Memphis 31–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:03) MEM – Mario Anderson Jr. 4-yard run, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:06; Memphis 38–10)
  • (6:47) TRO – Matthew Caldwell 1-yard run, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:16; Memphis 38–17)
Statistics TROY MEM
First downs 17 27
Total yards 251 372
Rushing yards 101 211
Passing yards 150 161
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–26–0 20–32–0
Time of possession 31:06 28:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Troy Passing Matthew Caldwell 11/19, 113 yards
Rushing Damien Taylor 7 carries, 33 yards
Receiving Zeriah Beason 4 receptions, 60 yards
Memphis Passing Seth Henigan 20/32, 161 yards, TD
Rushing Mario Anderson Jr. 17 carries, 125 yards, 2 TD
Receiving DeMeer Blankumsee 4 receptions, 50 yards

at Iowa

See also: 2024 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Pregame line Over/under
Iowa –23.5 39.5
Game Three – Troy Trojans (0–2) at Iowa Hawkeyes (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Trojans 0 14 7021
Hawkeyes 0 10 141438

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA

  • Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), Cloudy, Wind SE 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 69,250
  • Referee: Chris Coyle
  • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
  • 11:12 Iowa – Kaleb Johnson 4-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:51; Iowa 7–0)
  • 9:08 Troy – Devonte Ross 63-yard pass from Matthew Caldwell (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:04; Tied 7–7)
  • 6:24 Iowa – Drew Stevens 42-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:44; Iowa 10–7)
  • 1:00 Troy – Devonte Ross 77-yard punt return (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick) (Troy 14–10)
Third quarter
  • 6:44 Iowa – Addison Ostrenga 2-yard pass from Brendan Sullivan (Drew Stevens kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:30; Iowa 17–14)
  • 2:30 Iowa – Jermari Harris 28-yard interception return (Drew Stevens kick) (Iowa 24–14)
  • 0:58 Troy – Devonte Ross 62-yard pass from Tucker Kilcrease (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:32; Tied 24–21)
Fourth quarter
  • 12:05 Iowa – Kaleb Johnson 33-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:53; Iowa 31–21)
  • 6:01 Iowa – Jaziun Patterson 39-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 3:15; Iowa 38–21)
Statistics TROY IOWA
First downs 10 25
Total yards 253 462
Rushing yards 24 284
Passing yards 229 178
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–26–1 20–24–0
Time of possession 23:41 36:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Troy Passing Matthew Caldwell 14/21, 156 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Damien Taylor 7 carries, 20 yards
Receiving Devonte Ross 5 receptions, 142 yards, 2 TD
Iowa Passing Cade McNamara 19/23, 176 yards
Rushing Kaleb Johnson 25 carries, 173 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jacob Gill 5 receptions, 44 yards

vs. Florida A&M (FCS)

See also: 2024 Florida A&M Rattlers football team
Pregame line Over/under
Troy –21.5 48.5
Game Four – Florida A&M Rattlers (FCS) (2–1) vs Troy Trojans (0–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rattlers (FCS) 6 3 3012
Trojans 7 7 71334

at Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL

  • Date: September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: W 3 mph
  • Game attendance: 29,024
  • Referee: Tim Barker
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer (play-by-play), Ben Stanfield (analyst) and Junior Louissaint (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:22) TRO – Damien Taylor 40-yard run, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:38; Troy 7–0)
  • (7:34) FAM – Cameron Gillis 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:48; Troy 7–3)
  • (1:11) FAM – Cameron Gillis 22-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 4:03; Troy 7–6)
Second quarter
  • (0:46) TRO – Devonte Ross 20-yard pass from Goose Crowder, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:20; Troy 14–6)
  • (0:05) FAM – Cameron Gillis 31-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 0:41; Troy 14–9)
Third quarter
  • (10:57) TRO – Devonte Ross 44-yard from Goose Crowder, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:58; Troy 21–9)
  • (5:29) FAM – Cameron Gillis 43-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:23; Troy 21–12)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:16) TRO – Damien Taylor 7-yard pass from Goose Crowder (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:12; Troy 27–12)
  • (8:36) TRO – Devonte Ross 98-yard pass from Goose Crowder, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 98 yards, 0:51; Troy 34–12)
Statistics FA&M TROY
First downs 19 24
Total yards 343 507
Rushing yards 55 212
Passing yards 288 295
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–39–0 18–25–0
Time of possession 33:05 26:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida A&M Passing Daniel Richardson 25/39, 288 yards
Rushing Thad Franklin Jr. 10 carries, 46 yards
Receiving Jamari Gassett 10 receptions, 141 yards
Troy Passing Goose Crowder 17/24, 291 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Damien Taylor 15 carries, 109 yards, TD
Receiving Devonte Ross 11 receptions, 229 yards, 3 TD

vs. Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2024 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Pregame line Over/under
Troy –6.5 44.5
Game Five – Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (2–1) at Troy Trojans (1–3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 3 0 3713
Trojans 3 3 039

at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL

  • Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE 4 mph
  • Game attendance: 21,253
  • Referee: Trennis Livingston
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer (play-by-play), Ben Stanfield (analyst) and Junior Louissaint (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:02) TRO – Scott Taylor Renfroe 37-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 5:58; Troy 3–0)
  • (3:09) ULM – Max Larson 42-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:53; Tied 3–3)
Second Quarter
  • (0:57) TRO – Scott Taylor Renfroe 49-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 3:47; Troy 6–3)
Third Quarter
  • (4:07) ULM – Max Larson 20-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 6:05; Tied 6–6)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:36) TRO – Scott Taylor Renfroe 36-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:26; Troy 9–6)
  • (9:08) ULM – Ahmad Hardy 1-yard run, Max Larson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:28; Louisiana–Monroe 13–9)
Statistics ULM TROY
First downs 13 17
Total yards 247 260
Rushing yards 112 189
Passing yards 135 71
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 6–11–1 7–12–0
Time of possession 29:29 30:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe Passing Aidan Armenta 4/6, 108 yards
Rushing Ahmad Hardy 27 carries, 106 yards, TD
Receiving Jake Godfrey 1 reception, 57 yards
Troy Passing Tucker Kilcrease 6/11, 57 yards
Rushing Gerald Green 13 carries, 102 yards
Receiving Zeriah Beason 2 receptions, 30 yards

vs. Texas State

See also: 2024 Texas State Bobcats football team
Pregame line Over/under
Texas State –14.5 57.5
Game Six – Texas State Bobcats (2–2) at Troy Trojans (1–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bobcats 14 14 10038
Trojans 0 10 7017

at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL

  • Date: Thursday October 3, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: W 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 20,349
  • Referee: Scott Broadway
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and Ashley ShahAhmadi (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:35) TST – Ismail Mahdi 1-yard run, Mason Shipley kick (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:51; Texas State 7–0)
  • (2:05) TST – Jaden Williams 10-yard pass from Jordan McCloud, Mason Shipley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:35; Texas State 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (10:52) TRO – Mojo Dortch 7-yard pass from Tucker Kilcrease, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:26; Texas State 14–7)
  • (9:03) TST – Kole Wilson 51-yard pass from Jordan McCloud, Mason Shipley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:49; Texas State 21–7)
  • (3:17) TRO – Scott Taylor Renfroe 42-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:46; Texas State 21–10)
  • (2:02) TST – Joey Hobert 28-yard pass from Jordan McCloud, Mason Shipley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:15; Texas State 28–10)
Third Quarter
  • (9:47) TST – Mason Shipley 53-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, 5:13; Texas State 31–10)
  • (5:34) TST – Jordan McCloud 42-yard run, Mason Shipley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 1:24; Texas State 38–10)
  • (3:28) TRO – Devonte Ross 19-yard pass from Tucker Kilcrease, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:06; Texas State 38–17)
Fourth Quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics TXST TROY
First downs 26 19
Total yards 467 331
Rushing yards 215 63
Passing yards 252 268
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–29–2 19–32–0
Time of possession 31:27 28:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas State Passing Jordan McCloud 20/29, 252 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Torrance Burgess Jr. 12 carries, 85 yards
Receiving Kole Wilson 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD
Troy Passing Tucker Kilcrease 17/28, 249 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Damien Taylor 11 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Landon Parker 5 receptions, 83 yards

at South Alabama (rivalry)

See also: 2024 South Alabama Jaguars football team and South Alabama–Troy football rivalry
Pregame line Over/under
South Alabama –8.5 51.5
Game Seven – Troy Trojans (1–5) at South Alabama Jaguars (2–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Trojans 0 3 069
Jaguars 3 16 6025

at Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL

  • Date: Tuesday October 15, 2024
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SE 4 mph
  • Game attendance: 25,450
  • Referee: Trennis Livingston
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Steve Addazio (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (1:18) USA – Laith Marjan 36-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 34 yards, 5:08; South Alabama 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (9:10) USA – Jeremiah Webb 24-yard pass from Gio Lopez, Laith Marjan kick (Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:42; South Alabama 10–0)
  • (7:40) USA – 0-yard safety (South Alabama 12–0)
  • (4:34) USA – Gio Lopez 49-yard run, Laith Marjan kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 3:00; South Alabama 19–0)
  • (0:18) TROY – Scott Taylor Renfroe 36-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 57 yards, 4:16; South Alabama 19–3)
Third Quarter
  • (8:34) USA – Laith Marjan 42-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:35; South Alabama 22–3)
  • (0:50) USA – Laith Marjan 42-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:51; South Alabama 25–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (2:35) TROY – Devonte Ross 11-yard pass from Matthew Caldwell (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:31; South Alabama 25–9)
Statistics TROY USA
First downs 14 12
Total yards 172 318
Rushing yards 36 160
Passing yards 136 158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–36–3 16–21–0
Time of possession 24:03 35:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Troy Passing Matthew Caldwell 17/30, 142 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Damien Taylor 6 carries, 23 yards
Receiving Devonte Ross 7 receptions, 70 yards, TD
South Alabama Passing Gio Lopez 16/21, 158 yards, TD
Rushing Gio Lopez 11 carries, 67 yards, TD
Receiving Javon Ivory 1 reception, 57 yards

at Arkansas State

See also: 2024 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
Pregame line Over/under
Arkansas State –7.5 50.5
Game Eight – Troy Trojans (1–6) at Arkansas State Red Wolves (4–3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Trojans 0 3 21731
Red Wolves 13 10 3834

at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR

  • Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: NE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 17,162
  • Referee: Scott Broadway
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Darrell Greene (play-by-play) and Pete Cordelli (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:19) ASU – Clune Van Andel 22-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:41; Arkansas State 3–0)
  • (7:58) ASU – Clune Van Andel 19-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:16; Arkansas State 6–0)
  • (1:40) ASU – Zak Wallace 5-yard run, Clune Van Andel kick (Drive: 10 plays, 99 yards, 3:54; Arkansas State 13–0)
Second Quarter
  • (8:20) TRO – Scott Taylor Renfroe 38-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 8:20; Arkansas State 13–3)
  • (4:39) ASU – Zak Wallace 3-yard run, Clune Van Andel kick (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:37; Arkansas State 20–3)
  • (0:02) ASU – Clune Van Andel 39-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 1:15; Arkansas State 23–3)
Third Quarter
  • (9:44) TRO – Damien Taylor 1-yard run, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:16; Arkansas State 23–10)
  • (6:00) TRO – Brody Dalton 16-yard pass from Matthew Caldwell, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:36; Arkansas State 23–17)
  • (3:34) TRO – Peyton Higgins 1-yard pass from Matthew Caldwell, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:08; Troy 24–23)
  • (0:49) ASU – Clune Van Andel 46-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 2:45; Arkansas State 26–24)
Fourth Quarter
  • (1:45) TRO – Gerald Green 2-yard run, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:32; Troy 31–26)
  • (0:33) ASU – Zak Wallace 1-yard run, Corey Rucker pass (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:12; Arkansas State 34–31)
Statistics TROY ARST
First downs 23 26
Total yards 466 534
Rushing yards 162 185
Passing yards 304 349
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–33–3 25–40–0
Time of possession 30:47 29:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Troy Passing Matthew Caldwell 22/33, 304 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Gerald Green 20 carries, 113 yards, TD
Receiving Devonte Ross 11 receptions, 126 yards
Arkansas State Passing Jaylen Raynor 25/40, 349 yards
Rushing Jaylen Raynor 12 carries, 71 yards
Receiving Corey Rucker 12 receptions, 193 yards

vs. Coastal Carolina

See also: 2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
Pregame line Over/under
Coastal Carolina –3.5 51.5
Game Nine – Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (4–3) at Troy Trojans (1–7)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chanticleers 7 0 17024
Trojans 7 21 7338

at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL

  • Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NW 7 mph
  • Game attendance: 24,223
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer (play-by-play), Ben Stanfield (analyst) and Junior Louissaint (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (5:02) TROY – Gerald Green 1-yard run, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 3:45; Troy 7–0)
  • (1:12) CCU – Ethan Vasko 11-yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 1 play, 11 yards, 0:11; Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (10:42) TROY – Devonte Ross 3-yard pass from Matthew Caldwell, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:24; Troy 14–7)
  • (4:57) TROY – Gerald Green 83-yard pass from Matthew Caldwell, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 89 yards, 1:20; Troy 21–7)
  • (0:27) TROY – Matthew Caldwell 1-yard run, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:42; Troy 28–7)
Third Quarter
  • (9:43) CCU – Kade Hensley 28-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:12; Troy 28–10)
  • (9:22) CCU – Braydon Bennett 21-yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:13; Troy 28–17)
  • (6:22) TROY – Damien Taylor 41-yard run, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:00; Troy 35–17)
  • (2:20) CCU – Jameson Tucker 38-yard pass from Ethan Vasko, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:02; Troy 35–24)
Fourth Quarter
  • (2:42) TROY – Scott Taylor Renfroe 36-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 50 yards, 6:39; Troy 38–24)
Statistics CCU TROY
First downs 16 23
Total yards 313 511
Rushing yards 107 342
Passing yards 206 169
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–34–0 9–16–0
Time of possession 26:10 33:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Ethan Vasko 18/34, 206 yards, TD
Rushing Braydon Bennett 10 carries, 69 yards, TD
Receiving Jameson Tucker 6 receptions, 106 yards, TD
Troy Passing Matthew Caldwell 9/16, 169 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Damien Taylor 28 carries, 190 yards, TD
Receiving Gerald Green 1 reception, 83 yards, TD

at Georgia Southern

See also: 2024 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
Game Ten – Troy Trojans (2–7) at Georgia Southern Eagles (6–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Trojans 0 7 71428
Eagles 7 3 7320

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

  • Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 21,762
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Danny Waugh (play-by-play), Jayson Foster (analyst) and Whitney Haworth (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (1:56) GASO – Josh Dallas 4-yard run, Gavin Stewart kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:44; Georgia Southern 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:23) TROY – Brody Dalton 6-yard pass from Matthew Caldwell, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:33; Tied 7–7)
  • (0:27) GASO – Gavin Stewart 21-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 2:28; Georgia Southern 10–7)
Third Quarter
  • (7:50) TROY – Devonte Ross 4-yard pass from Matthew Caldwell, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:48; Troy 14–10)
  • (2:34) GASO – OJ Arnold 1-yard run, Gavin Stewart kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:16; Georgia Southern 17–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:34) TROY – Matthew Caldwell 2-yard run, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:00; Troy 21–17)
  • (10:43) GASO – Gavin Stewart 45-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:51; Troy 21–20)
  • (2:32) TROY – Matthew Caldwell 1-yard run, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:11; Troy 28–20)
Statistics TROY GASO
First downs 27 19
Total yards 441 246
Rushing yards 153 75
Passing yards 288 171
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–32–0 17–28–1
Time of possession 38:31 21:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Troy Passing Matthew Caldwell 26/32, 288 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Damien Taylor 18 carries, 92 yards
Receiving Devonte Ross 10 receptions, 95 yards, TD
Georgia Southern Passing JC French 17/28, 171 yards, INT
Rushing OJ Arnold 6 carries, 27 yards, TD
Receiving Josh Dallas 4 receptions, 69 yards

at Louisiana

See also: 2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team
Game Eleven – Troy Trojans (3–7) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (8–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Trojans 14 0 8830
Ragin' Cajuns 7 27 31451

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: NE 1 mph
  • Game attendance: 15,501
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan McDonald (play-by-play), Eric Mouton (analyst) and Ben Schafer (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:44) LA – Tavion Smith 20-yard pass from Chandler Fields, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 3:03; Louisiana 7–0)
  • (4:24) TROY – Jackson Worley 4-yard pass from Matthew Caldwell, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:45; Tied 7–7)
  • (0:00) TROY – Devonte Ross 30-yard pass from Matthew Caldwell, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:58; Troy 14–7)
Second Quarter
  • (13:31) LA – Bill Davis 1-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:20; Tied 14–14)
  • (12:23) LA – Lance LeGendre 44-yard pass from Chandler Fields, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 1 play, 44 yards, 0:08; Louisiana 21–14)
  • (8:08) LA – Kenneth Almendares 38-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:44; Louisiana 24–14)
  • (2:16) LA – Bill Davis 3-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:49; Louisiana 31–14)
  • (0:00) LA – Kenneth Almendares 32-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 0:48; Louisiana 34–14)
Third Quarter
  • (11:06) LA – Kenneth Almendares 46-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:54; Louisiana 37–14)
  • (5:45) TROY – Brody Dalton 6-yard pass from Matthew Caldwell, Landon Parker pass (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 5:14; Louisiana 37–22)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:31) TROY – Trae Swartz 1-yard pass from Matthew Caldwell, Devonte Ross pass (Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 6:48; Louisiana 37–30)
  • (11:16) LA – Robert Williams 96-yard kickoff return, Kenneth Almendares kick (Louisiana 44–30)
  • (1:09) LA – Bill Davis 1-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:31; Louisiana 51–30)
Statistics TROY LA
First downs 22 17
Total yards 394 417
Rushing yards 135 94
Passing yards 259 323
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–44–0 18–24–2
Time of possession 33:37 26:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Troy Passing Matthew Caldwell 26/42, 230 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Damien Taylor 16 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Devonte Ross 8 receptions, 95 yards, TD
Louisiana Passing Chandler Fields 18/24, 323 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Bill Davis 19 carries, 64 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Lance LeGendre 6 receptions, 109 yards, TD

Southern Miss

See also: 2024 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
Game Twelve – Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–10) at Troy Trojans (3–8)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles 8 0 6620
Trojans 10 7 142152

at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: NE 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 19,521
  • Referee: Steven Robinson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer (play-by-play), Ben Stanfield (analyst) and Junior Louissaint (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:11) USM – Kenyon Clay 1-yard rush, Bryce Lofton two-point conversion pass to Kyirin Heath (Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:29; Southern Miss 8–0)
  • (7:28) TROY – Damien Taylor 6-yard rush, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:43; Southern Miss 8–7)
  • (2:59) TROY – Scott Taylor Renfroe 50-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 3:39; Troy 10–8)
Second Quarter
  • (8:50) TROY – Matthew Caldwell 14-yard rush, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 6:26; Troy 17–8)
Third Quarter
  • (6:04) TROY – Damien Taylor 56-yard rush, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 1 play, 56 yards, 0:12; Troy 24–8)
  • (5:46) USM – Larry Simmons 75 yard pass from Tate Rodemaker, Two-point pass conversion attempt failed (Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:09; Troy 24–14)
  • (0:42) TROY – Trae Swartz 10-yard pass from Matthew Caldwell, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:04; Troy 31–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (7:05) USM – Tiaquelin Mims 4-yard pass from Tate Rodemaker, Connor Gibbs PAT failed (Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:09; Troy 31–20)
  • (5:59) TROY – Damien Taylor 35-yard rush, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:05; Troy 38–20)
  • (5:43) TROY – Ian Conerly-Goodly 31-yard interception returned, Scott Taylor Renfroe kick (Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Troy 45–20)
  • (4:08) TROY – Jordan Lovett 5-yard rush, Nick Troemel kick (Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:25; Troy 52–20)
Statistics USM TROY
First downs 15 24
Plays–yards 290 453
Rushes–yards 30-31 44-266
Passing yards 259 187
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19-31-2 14-27-0
Time of possession 28:18 31:42
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Miss Passing Tate Rodemaker 18/30, 234 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing JQ Gray 5 carries, 27 yards
Receiving Larry Simmons 4 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD
Troy Passing Matthew Caldwell 14/26, 187 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Damien Taylor 23 carries, 169 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Devonte Ross 5 receptions, 70 yards

Personnel

Transfers

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Roster

2024 Troy Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 0 Gerald Green Sr
WR 1 Landon Parker Sr
WR 2 Peyton Higgins  Jr
RB 3 Damien Taylor  Jr
RB 4 Jarris Williams  Jr
WR 5 Mojo Dortch So
WR 6 Chris Lewis Jr
WR 7 Devonte Ross Jr
WR 8 Zeriah Beason Jr
QB 9 Goose Crowder Jr
QB 10 Tucker Kilcrease  So
QB 11 Caleb McCreary Fr
QB 12 Matthew Caldwell Jr
WR 13 Ky McNulty Fr
TE 14 Ethan Conner Sr
RB 15 Jordan Lovett  Fr
QB 16 Montana Wells  Fr
WR 17 Roman Mothershed  Fr
WR 19 Jywon Boyd Fr
WR 20 Isaac Smith Fr
RB 21 Trevor Pearson  Fr
RB 22 Tae Meadows  So
WR 24 Ian Senn Fr
RB 26 DeWhitt Betterson Jr.  So
TE 38 Tyler Geary So
TE 42 Chad Barham Fr
TE 44 Brooks Mauk Fr
TE 49 Tyce Khatri  Fr
OL 50 Boaz Stanley  So
OL 54 Caleb Ash Fr
OL 55 Tavon Matthews  Sr
OL 56 Carlos Slayden Jr
OL 57 Noah Mercer  Fr
OL 58 Elijah Prather  Fr
OL 62 Logan Potes Fr
OL 63 Brian Senter Fr
OL 64 Ricky Timbers Fr
OL 65 Tyler Cappi  So
OL 66 Eli Russ Jr
OL 67 Matt Henry Jr
OL 70 Casey Fua'au Jr
OL 71 Kyler Gibson  So
OL 72 Obatare Jackson  Fr
OL 73 Tyler Bell  Fr
OL 74 Daniel King Sr
OL 75 Zerian Hudson Jr
OL 77 Zak Bowden Jr
OL 78 Billy Gilmore  Fr
WR 81 Robert Bruce Sr
WR 82 Jackson Thomas  Fr
WR 83 DJ Epps  So
WR 84 Caleb Chappelle Jr
TE 85 Fabian Rogosch  So
TE 86 Jackson Worley  Fr
TE 88 Brody Dalton Jr
TE 89 Trae Swartz Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 0 Raymond Cutts Sr
BAN 1 Phillip Lee  Jr
LB 2 Steven Cattledge  Jr
SPR 3 Devin Lafayette Jr
LB 4 Brendan Jackson Sr
BAN 5 Jah-Mal Williams Jr
LB 6 Terry Thomas  Jr
LB 7 Jordan Stringer  Jr
BAN 8 Eric Shaw  Jr
CB 9 Damaje Yancey Sr
CB 10 Jabari Strait Jr
SPR 11 Darrell Starling  Jr
CB 12 Trent Henry Jr
LB 13 TJ Thompson Jr
S 14 Cecil Powell Sr
CB 15 Semaj James Jr
DE 16 Trashun Griffin Fr
CB 17 Marlin Odom Fr
SPR 18 Jordan Perry So
S 19 Kevin Beckham Fr
LB 20 Keyshawn Campbell  Fr
CB 21 LJ Green  Fr
S 22 OJ Vaughan Jr. Fr
S 23 KC Bradford So
S 24 Rondell Carter Fr
S 25 Justin Powe  So
CB 26 Dorion Jackson  Fr
S 27 John Butler  Jr
BAN 28 AZ Williams Jr
S 29 Joe Lott Fr
S 30 Keion Dunlap Fr
CB 31 Shemar Welch Fr
S 32 LaBarryon Moore  Fr
CB 33 LaMar Croskey So
LB 34 Cooper Mason  Fr
BAN 35 Malaki Pegues  Fr
CB 36 EJ Hall Fr
S 37 Daivon Nelson Jr
S 38 Krypto Norwood Jr
S 39 Ian Conerly-Goodly Jr
CB 40 JaQueraius Thomas Jr
S 42 Tyrek Thompson Fr
LB 43 Kam Weaver Fr
LB 44 Luke Hodge  So
DT 45 Cheick Kaba Jr
LB 46 Gavyn Baker Fr
LB 47 Anthony Butler Sr
DT 51 Jaden Palms Jr
DE 52 ShuMond Johnson Fr
DE 53 Jabril McNeill Jr
DT 54 Cam'Ron Underwood Fr
DT 69 Jermaine Paramore Fr
DE 90 Ty'Quarius Perry  Fr
DT 91 Kevin Norwood Fr
DT 92 Kam Curry Jr
DE 95 Luis Medina  Jr
DT 96 Dylan Mann Fr
DT 97 Kenny Reedy So
DT 98 Jamel Fils-Aime Jr
DT 99 Julian Peterson  Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 18 Paddy McAteer  So
P 28 Evan Crenshaw Jr
K 30 Nick Troemel  Fr
K 33 Gage Theus Jr
K 35 Max Zuluaga Fr
K 40 Scott Taylor Renfroe  Jr
LS 41 Will Spain  Jr
P 48 Robert Cole Sr
K 80 Chase Cross  Fr
LS 87 Colton Wals  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 19 January 2025

References

  1. ^ "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Troy Tabbed Second in the SBC West, Three Trojans Named to Preseason All-SBC Team". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Football Schedule". Troy Trojans.com. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Troy Trojans Football Transfers". On3.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
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