Troy Trojans
Troy is No. 94 of 138 in the model after week 6 (3-2, 1-0 in conference play). Its projected final record is 6.4-5.6, with a 1% chance to win out and a 0% chance to make the playoff.
2026 at a glance
- #94in the model (▲2 from last week)
- 6.4-5.6projected final record
- −4.7points vs. an average FBS team, neutral field
- 0%chance to make the playoff
Scouting report: Troy's best unit is its rush offense (No. 42 in FBS); its weakest is its run defense (No. 90). Overall, the offense ranks No. 67 and the defense No. 94, adjusted for opponents. These ranks rest on 5 games, so expect them to move week to week.
Résumé: No. 74, by wins above what a typical top-25 team would expect against Troy's schedule. That measures what the record is worth; the power rank (No. 94) measures how good the team is.
Deserved wins: playing the way it has, Troy would usually have won 3 games; it has won 3.
Postseason odds: 2% to win the Sun Belt, 0% to make the 12-team playoff, 0% to earn a first-round bye and 0% to win the national title. 75% to reach 6 wins. (Model estimates; how the playoff odds work.)
Season stats
- 28points per game
- 24points allowed per game
- 43%offensive success rate
- 40%success rate allowed
Leaders
- Passing: Will Crowder, 1,047 yards, 9 TD, 4 INT
- Rushing: Gavin Griffin, 337 yards on 69 carries, 1 TD
- Receiving: TK Keyes, 12 catches, 270 yards, 3 TD
Schedule and win odds
| Week | Opponent | Result or win chance | Played like |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Sam Houston | W 24-21 | 100% win |
| 2 | vs Alabama State | W 34-17 | 100% win |
| 3 | at No. 12 Missouri | L 17-27 | 0% win |
| 4 | at Utah State | L 10-21 | 1% win |
| 6 | vs Southern Miss | W 55-34 | 96% win |
| 7 | at Louisiana | 37% to win | |
| 8 | vs UL Monroe | 88% to win | |
| 9 | at No. 25 James Madison | 15% to win | |
| 10 | vs Louisiana Tech | 54% to win | |
| 11 | at South Alabama | 44% to win | |
| 12 | vs Georgia Southern | 51% to win | |
| 13 | at Arkansas State | 51% to win |
Sun Belt in the model
| # | Team | Record | Conf. | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | James Madison | 6-0 | 3-0 | 10.9-1.1 |
| 58 | Georgia State | 4-1 | 1-0 | 8.5-3.5 |
| 73 | Louisiana | 4-2 | 1-1 | 7.9-4.1 |
| 78 | Georgia Southern | 2-4 | 1-1 | 5.9-6.1 |
| 87 | Louisiana Tech | 3-2 | 1-0 | 7.3-4.7 |
| 94 | Troy | 3-2 | 1-0 | 6.4-5.6 |
| 97 | South Alabama | 4-2 | 2-0 | 7.4-4.6 |
| 103 | App State | 3-2 | 0-1 | 6.1-5.9 |
| 106 | Arkansas State | 2-4 | 0-2 | 5.0-7.0 |
| 107 | Coastal Carolina | 2-4 | 1-1 | 4.3-7.7 |
| 114 | Old Dominion | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4.3-7.7 |
| 128 | Southern Miss | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3.4-8.6 |
| 129 | Marshall | 3-3 | 0-2 | 5.1-6.9 |
| 136 | UL Monroe | 0-5 | 0-1 | 1.6-10.4 |
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