2024 Troy Trojans football team

2024 Troy Trojans football
2024 Troy Trojans football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	West Division
Record	1–4 (0–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Gerad Parker (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Sean Reagan (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Dontae Wright (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Nathan Burton (1st season)
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Coastal Carolina	1	–	0	4	–	1
Georgia Southern	1	–	0	3	–	2
Marshall	1	–	0	3	–	2
James Madison	0	–	1	4	–	1
Georgia State	0	–	1	2	–	2
Old Dominion	0	–	1	1	–	4
Appalachian State	0	–	2	2	–	3
West Division
Louisiana–Monroe	2	–	0	4	–	1
Louisiana	1	–	0	4	–	1
Arkansas State	1	–	0	3	–	2
Texas State	1	–	0	3	–	2
South Alabama	1	–	1	2	–	4
Southern Miss	0	–	1	1	–	4
Troy	0	–	2	1	–	5
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of October 9, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Troy Trojans football team will represent Troy University as a member of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Being led by first-year head coach Gerad Parker, the Trojans will play 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]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (West division)
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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Nevada*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	L 26–28	27,412
September 7	11:00 a.m.	at Memphis*	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	L 17–38	23,246
September 14	3:00 p.m.	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	FS1	L 21–38	69,250
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Florida A&M*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	W 34–12	29,024
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	L 9–13	21,253
October 3	6:00 p.m.	Texas State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN2
October 15	6:30 p.m.	at South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL (rivalry)	ESPN2
October 26	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR
November 2		Coastal Carolina	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL
November 16		at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA
November 23		at Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA
November 30		Southern Miss	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

Game summaries

vs. Nevada

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	3	4	Total
Nevada	0	6	15	7	28
Troy	7	7	3	9	26

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

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	3	4	Total
Troy	0	7	3	7	17
Memphis	7	14	10	7	38

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

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	3	4	Total
Troy	0	14	7	0	21
Iowa	0	10	14	14	38

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)

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	3	4	Total
Florida A&M (FCS)	6	3	3	0	12
Troy	7	7	7	13	34

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+): TBD

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

Pregame line	Over/under
Troy –6.5	44.5

Game Five – Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (2–1) at Troy Trojans (1–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisiana–Monroe	3	0	3	7	13
Troy	3	3	0	3	9

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: ESPN+

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

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	3	4	Total
Texas State	0	0	0	0	0
Troy	0	0	0	0	0

at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL

Date: Thursday October 3, 2024
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
TV announcers (ESPNU): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and Ashley ShahAhmadi (sideline)

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	TXST	TROY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Troy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at South Alabama

Game Seven – Troy Trojans (0–0) at South Alabama Jaguars (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Troy	0	0	0	0	0
South Alabama	0	0	0	0	0

at Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL

Date: Tuesday October 15, 2024
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN2

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	TROY	USA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Personnel

Transfers

Player	Position	New school
Outgoing
Zach Long	K	Bowling Green
Kobe Williams	IOL	Grambling State
Jeremiah Frazier	IOL	Alabama State
Blake Matthews	LB	Delaware
Fabian Rogosch	EDGE	Unknown
Darrell Starling	S	Unknown
Jayden McDonald	LB	Indiana
Dasheen Jackson	S	Alabama State
Deshaun Batiste	DL	Tulane
Caleb Ransaw	CB	Tulane
Steven Cattledge	EDGE	Unknown
Derrick Graham	IOL	Texas A&M
Jabre Barber	WR	Texas A&M
T.J. Jackson	DL	West Virginia
Chris Rodgers	S	Tulane
Jack Tchienchou	S	Tulane
JD Sherrod	QB	Kent State
Blake Austin	OT	Western Kentucky
Keyshawn Swanson	S	Western Kentucky
Zach Edwards	DL	Western Kentucky
Bryce Childress	WR	Western Kentucky
Deyunkrea Lewis	TE	Unknown
Elijah Philippe	OT	Florida A&M
Derek Burns	EDGE	New Mexico State
Joshua Donald	DL	Appalachian State
Elliot Janish	P	Utah

Player	Position	Previous school
Incoming
Jah-Mal Williams	EDGE	Cincinnati
Joshua Donald	DL	Southern
Devin Lafayette	IOL	Northern Illinois
Jordan Perry	LB	Kansas State
Brendan Jackson	LB	Gardner–Webb
Evan Crenshaw	P	Coastal Carolina
Cecil Powell	S	NC State
Trent Henry	CB	Grambling State
Gerald Green	RB	East Carolina
Ian Conerly-Goodly	S	Southeastern Louisiana
Marquez Dortch	WR	California

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	—	—
CFP	Not released																Not released

References

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

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[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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