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1999 Troy State Trojans football team

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1999 Troy State Trojans football
Southland co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 10–17 at Florida A&M
Conference	Southland Football League
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 6
Record	11–2 (6–1 Southland)
Head coach	Larry Blakeney (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Jacobs (9th season)
Defensive coordinator	Wayne Bolt (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Southland Football League standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.6Troy State +^	6	–	1	11	–	2
No.22Stephen F. Austin +	6	–	1	8	–	3
McNeese State	5	–	2	6	–	5
Sam Houston State	4	–	3	6	–	5
Northwestern State	3	–	4	4	–	7
Southwest Texas State	2	–	5	3	–	8
Jacksonville State	1	–	6	2	–	9
Nicholls State	1	–	6	1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University—now known as Troy University—as a member of the Southland Football League during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Larry Blakeney, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 11–2 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the Southland title with Stephen F. Austin. For the second consecutive season and the sixth time in seven years, Troy State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, beating James Madison in the first round before losing to Florida A&M in the quarterfinals. The Trojans finished the season ranked No. 6 in the Sports Network poll.^[1] The team played home games at Veterans Memorial StadiuminTroy, Alabama.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	atCincinnati*	No. 10	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 31–24	16,091
September 18	atAlabama State*	No. 8	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 27–20	18,107	^[2]
September 25	No. 16South Florida*	No. 5	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 41–24	17,311
October 2	atMiddle Tennessee*	No. 4	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)	W 48-31	17,137
October 9	Northwestern State	No. 2	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 24-21	17,212
October 16	atSouthwest Texas State	No. 2	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 24–17	8,733	^[3]
October 23	Sam Houston State	No. 1	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 41–16	17,426	^[4]
October 30	atNicholls State	No. 1	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 20–0	2,536
November 6	No. 19Stephen F. Austin	No. 1	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 27–7	17,122
November 13	atMcNeese State	No. 1	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 7–24	12,418	^[5]
November 20	Jacksonville State	No. 6	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL (Battle for the Ol' School Bell)	W 35–16	17,266
November 27	No. 13James Madison*	No. 6	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 27–7	17,102
December 4	No. 14Florida A&M*	No. 6	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 10–17	12,689
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Division I-AA Poll". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. December 21, 1999. p. 5B. Retrieved May 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Trojans hold off pesky Hornets for win". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 19, 1999. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Nutter, Trojans limp past league rival". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 17, 1999. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Top-ranked TSU justifies ranking". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 24, 1999. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Cowboys upset top-ranked Trojans". Daily World. November 14, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "1999 Football Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

v t e Troy Trojans football
Venues	Pace Field (1930–1949) Veterans Memorial Stadium (1950–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Jacksonville State: Battle for the Ol' School Bell Middle Tennessee: Battle for the Palladium South Alabama
Culture & lore	Trojan "Trojans One & All" Sound of the South Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Southland Conference football champions
College Division	Lamar Tech (1964) Lamar Tech (1965) Arlington State & Lamar Tech (1966) Texas–Arlington (1967) Arkansas State (1968) Arkansas State (1969) Arkansas State (1970) Lamar, Louisiana Tech, & Trinity (1971) Louisiana Tech (1972)
Division II	Louisiana Tech (1973) Louisiana Tech (1974)
Division I	Arkansas State (1975) McNeese State (1976) Louisiana Tech (1977)
Division I-A	Arkansas State & Louisiana Tech (1978) McNeese State (1979) McNeese State (1980) Texas–Arlington (1981)
Division I-AA/FCS	Louisiana Tech (1982) North Texas State & Northeast Louisiana (1983) Louisiana Tech (1984) Arkansas State (1985) Arkansas State (1986) Northeast Louisiana (1987) Northwestern State (1988) Stephen F. Austin (1989) Northeast Louisiana (1990) McNeese State & Sam Houston State (1991) Northeast Louisiana (1992) McNeese State (1993) North Texas (1994) McNeese State (1995) Troy State (1996) McNeese State & Northwestern State (1997) Northwestern State (1998) Stephen F. Austin & Troy State (1999) Troy State (2000) McNeese State & Sam Houston State (2001) McNeese State (2002) McNeese State (2003) Northwestern State & Sam Houston State (2004) Nicholls State & Texas State (2005) McNeese State (2006) McNeese State (2007) Central Arkansas (2008) McNeese State & Stephen F. Austin (2009) Stephen F. Austin (2010) Sam Houston State (2011) Central Arkansas & Sam Houston State (2012) Southeastern Louisiana (2013) Sam Houston State & Southeastern Louisiana (2014) McNeese State (2015) Sam Houston State (2016) Central Arkansas (2017) Incarnate Word & Nicholls (2018) Central Arkansas & Nicholls (2019) Sam Houston State (2020) Incarnate Word (2021) Incarnate Word & Southeastern Louisiana (2022) Nicholls (2023)
National championships in bold

1999 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles

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