Neal Brown served as the head coach of the Troy Trojans from 2015 to 2018.
The Troy Trojans college football team represents Troy University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Trojans competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 23 head coaches, and one interim head coach, since it began play during the 1909 season. Since December 2021, Jon Sumrall has served as head coach at Troy.[1]
Key
| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
| No. | Name [A 6] |
Season(s) [A 7] |
GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virgil McKinley | 1909 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 2 | Dan Herren | 1910 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 3 | George Penton | 1911–1912 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0.833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 4 | J. W. Campbell | 1921–1923 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0.481 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 5 | Ross V. Ford | 1924 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.571 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 6 | Otis Bynum | 1925–1926 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0.735 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 7 | Gladwin Gaumer | 1927–1928 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 8 | Albert Elmore | 1931–1936 | 53 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 0.604 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 9 | Albert Choate | 1937–1942, 1946 | 63 | 27 | 33 | 3 | 0.452 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0.816 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Fred McCollum | 1947–1950 | 41 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 0.524 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0.679 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Jim Grantham | 1951–1954 | 35 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0.329 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.417 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 | William Clipson | 1955–1965 | 94 | 26 | 68 | 0 | 0.277 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0.303 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Billy Atkins | 1966–1971 | 62 | 44 | 16 | 2 | 0.726 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0.783 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 – 1968 | NAIA Coach of the Year (1968) |
| 14 | Tom Jones | 1972–1973 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0.600 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0.654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Byrd Whigham | 1974–1975 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0.600 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 | Charlie Bradshaw | 1976–1982 | 69 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 0.594 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0.617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 17 | Chan Gailey | 1983–1984 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0.792 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0.733 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 – 1984 | — |
| 18 | Rick Rhoades | 1985–1987 | 36 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0.792 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0.917 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 – 1987 | — |
| 19 | Robert Maddox | 1988–1990 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0.433 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0.417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 | Larry Blakeney | 1991–2014 | 292 | 178 | 113 | 1 | 0.611 | 77 | 39 | 0 | 0.664 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 21 | Neal Brown | 2015–2018 | 51 | 35 | 16 | — | 0.686 | 23 | 9 | — | 0.719 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 22 | Chip Lindsey | 2019–2021 | 34 | 15 | 19 | — | 0.441 | 9 | 13 | — | 0.409 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Int. | Brandon Hall | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | .000 | 0 | 1 | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 | Jon Sumrall | 2022–present | 14 | 12 | 2 | — | 0.857 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.875 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
Notes
- ↑ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
- ↑ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
- ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
- ↑ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
- ↑ Troy did not have a head coach for their 1930 season.
- ↑ Troy State did not field teams from 1913–1920, 1929, and 1943–1945.
References
- ↑ Stephenson, Creg (December 3, 2021). "Troy hires Jon Sumrall as head football coach". AL.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ↑ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ↑ "2022 Troy Trojans Football Media Guide" (PDF). Troy University. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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