2014 Troy Trojans football team

The 2014 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 24th-year head coach Larry Blakeney and played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 3–9 overall and 3–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

2014 Troy Trojans football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	3–9 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Larry Blakeney (24th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kenny Edenfield (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Wayne Bolt (8th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Georgia Southern * $		8	–	0					9	–	3
Louisiana–Lafayette ***		5	–	1					7	–	4
Appalachian State *		6	–	2					7	–	5
Texas State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Arkansas State		5	–	3					7	–	6
South Alabama		5	–	3					6	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	5					4	–	8
Troy		3	–	5					3	–	9
New Mexico State		1	–	7					2	–	10
Idaho **		1	–	7					1	–	10
Georgia State		0	–	8					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion * – Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules ** – Idaho ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties *** – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 2 wins due to NCAA violations

On October 5, Blakeney announced that he would retire at the end of the 2014 season.^[1] He finish his career with a 24-year record of 178–112–1.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	11:00 am	at UAB*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	FCS	L 10–48	27,133
September 6	6:00 pm	Duke*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 17–34	21,331
September 13	6:00 pm	Abilene Christian*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 35–38	17,320
September 20	11:00 am	at No. 13 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	SECN	L 0–66	92,746
September 27	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	Sun Belt Network	L 20–22	18,544
October 11	2:00 pm	New Mexico State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 41–24	17,628
October 18	2:00 pm	Appalachian State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 14–53	15,664
October 24	6:30 pm	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 13–27	17,146
October 30	6:30 pm	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPNU	L 10–42	18,321
November 8	2:00 pm	Georgia State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 45–21	16,148
November 15	4:00 pm	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	W 34–17	8,535
November 29	11:30 am	Louisiana–Lafayette	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 23–42	12,241
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Troy coach Blakeney to retire after season". October 6, 2014.
2. "Troy Trojans Schedule 2014". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
3. "2014 Football Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
4. "2014 Troy Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 4, 2014.