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2001 Troy State Trojans football team

The 2001 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University—now known as Troy University—as an independent during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Larry Blakeney, the Trojans compiled a record of 7–4. This was Troy State's first season competing at the NCAA Division I-A level after eight seasons at the NCAA Division I-AA level. The team played home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama.

2001 Troy State Trojans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Shannon (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorWayne Bolt (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
South Florida   –     8 – 3  
Troy State   –     7 – 4  
UCF   –     6 – 5  
Notre Dame   –     5 – 6  
Utah State   –     4 – 7  
Connecticut   –     2 – 9  
Navy   –     0 – 10  
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1at No. 4 Nebraska*
FSNL 14–4277,812
September 8at Middle Tennessee*
L 17–5421,723
September 15Appalachian State*
 Canceled[1]
September 22Nicholls State*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 26–018,154
October 6at No. 1 Miami (FL)*
ESPN PlusL 7–3836,617
October 13at Mississippi State*
W 21–926,000
October 20Cal State Northridge*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 44–3116,852[2]
October 27Southern Utah* 
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 20–1717,162
November 3at No. 15 Maryland*
L 47–1438,415
November 10at Louisiana–Monroe*
W 44–128,137
November 17Jacksonville State*
W 21–317,357
December 1North Texas*
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 18–1615,307
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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2001 TROY STATE FOOTBALL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 1 Demontray Carter TB 5-10 191 Sr. Pensacola, Fla. 2 Chris Day WR 6-0 174 So. Brimingham, Ala. 3 Heyward Skipper WR 6-0 181 Jr. Baxley, Ga. 4 Corey Sears LB 6-0 207 5/Sr. Montgomery, Ala. 6 Chris Cox DB 5-9 175 So. Melbourne, Fla. 7 Derek Bynum QB 6-1 201 Jr. Enterprise, Ala. 9 DeWhitt Betterson TB 6-0 210 R/Fr. Starke, Fla. 10 Derek Ansley DB 6-1 166 R/Fr. Tallassee, Ala. 11 Brock Nutter QB 6-1 209 5/Sr. Hoover, Ala. 12 Drew Boteler PK 5-9 156 R/Fr. Florence, Miss. 13 Adrian Moore TE 6-1 230 Jr. Oxford, Ala. 14 Travis Dunlap DB 5-8 173 So. LaGrange, Ga. 15 Ronald Harper DB 6-0 171 So. Prattville, Ala. 16 Rayshun Reed DB 5-10 179 Jr. Phenix City, Ala. 18 Hansell Bearden QB 6-2 200 R/Fr. Cairo, Ga. 19 Calvin Colquitt WR 5-11 192 So. Atlanta, Ga. 23 Pate Harrison SN 5-11 209 So. New Brockton, Ala. 24 Freeman White DB 5-9 160 So. Birmingham, Ala. 26 Neal Oates Jr. DB 5-11 191 So. Florala, Ala. 27 Deiric Jackson DB 5-9 183 Jr. Gainesville, Fla. 28 Deloise Moore DB 6-0 205 Jr. St. Martin, Miss. 31 Carl Simmons DB 5-8 186 Sr. Lineville, Ala. 32 Gordon Williams LB 6-0 216 Jr. Miami, Fla. 33 LeBarron Black TB 5-10 215 Jr. Springfield, Fla. 34 Roddric Johnson FB 5-9 225 Sr. Gulfport, Miss. 36 Michael Jackson LB 5-9 222 So. Quincy, Fla. 37 Chris Mack DB 5-11 180 Sr. Enterprise, Ala. 38 David Philyaw DB 5-8 183 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. 40 Jonathan Tomlin FB 6-3 226 Jr. Auburn, Ala. 41 Robby Farmer LB 6-1 220 So. Hayden, Ala. 42 Byron Knight DL 6-0 276 Jr. Abbeville, Ala. 44 Jordan Lesley DE 6-2 223 So. Fulton, Miss. 45 Jimmy McClain LB 6-1 221 Sr. Enterprise, Ala. 46 Naazir Yamini LB 5-11 234 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. 48 Ben Waldrop LB 6-1 225 Sr. Pensacola, Fla. 53 Greg Mills DE 6-1 274 So. Tallahassee, Fla. 55 Rodney Jordan OL 6-4 287 Jr. Goshen, Ala. 57 Trent Garmon C 6-1 313 Jr. Gadsden, Ala. 59 Lee Milliner OL 6-3 270 So. Enterprise, Ala. 60 Henry Tellis OL 6-5 297 R/Fr. Montgomery, Ala. 61 Robin Lee OL 6-2 290 Jr. Vancleave, Miss. 64 Wes Garmon OL 6-1 289 R/Fr. Gadsden, Ala. 67 Lee Walls OL 6-4 282 Jr. Valley, Ala. 69 Charlie Goodyear OL 6-1 272 5/Sr. Montgomery, Ala. 70 Donnie Bostian OL 6-6 321 So. Warner Robins, Ga. 71 Stan Curington OL 6-7 294 Jr. Ashburn, Ga. 72 Osi Umenyiora DE 6-3 267 Jr. Auburn, Ala. 73 Demetrius Summerville DE 6-0 212 Jr. Birmingham, Ala. 75 Obed Ellis OL 6-3 265 Jr. Wetumpka, Ala. 76 Branden Hall OL 6-3 325 So. Auburn, Ala. 77 Jamaal Holt DE 6-1 242 So. Quincy, Fla. 80 Chad Lucas WR 6-1 180 So. Tuskegee, Ala. 81 Thomie Venisee WR 6-2 206 Jr. Albany, Ga. 86 Cedric Phillips TE 6-2 232 So. Roanoke, Ala. 87 Daniel O’Brien WR 6-1 181 Sr. Spartanburg, S.C. 89 Brian Thorpe WR 6-2 190 So. Bon Secour, Ala. 92 Vernon Marable DE 6-2 265 5/Sr. Ashland, Ala. 93 Jose Gamboa DL 6-1 265 Jr. Crestview, Fla. 96 Davern Williams DL 6-3 283 Jr. Montgomery, Ala. 97 Carlos Stennis DL 6-1 280 5/Sr. Meridian, Miss. 98 Dewayne McQueen DL 6-3 293 Sr. Evergreen, Ala. 99 Shelton Felton DE 6-2 250 Jr. Cordele, Ga.


References

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  1. ^ "Trojans scramble to pick up another game". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 18, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Graham Dunn (October 21, 2001). "Trojans outscore Matadors". The Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 1C. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "2001 Football Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Troy Jrojan 2001 Roster". Nebraska Husker Max. Retrieved November 23, 2024.


 

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