The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Battle for the Belt
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →Troy leads the all-time series 10–4. They've met 14 times since 2012. Troy once took 6 straight.
Stature & the series, 2012–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
4–10
Troy leads
streak
1
Troy in a row
longest run
6
Troy
biggest win
29
Troy, 2020
first met
2012
14 meetings
biggest crowd
30,837
2016
The coaching duels
Joey Jones vs Larry Blakeney1–2
Joey Jones vs Neal Brown2–1
Steve Campbell vs Chip Lindsey0–2
Kane Wommack vs Jon Sumrall0–2
Major Applewhite vs Gerad Parker1–1
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
4–27
Troy leads
1st-rounders
0–2
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1970s0–3
1980s0–1
1990s0–5
2000s0–9
2010s1–6
2020s3–3
Best picks, either side
2005DeMarcus Ware Defensive EndRd 1, pick 11#11 overall
2008Leodis McKelvin CornerbackRd 1, pick 11#11 overall
2003Osi Umenyiora Defensive EndRd 2, pick 24#56 overall
2009Sherrod Martin CornerbackRd 2, pick 27#59 overall
2011Jerrel Jernigan Wide ReceiverRd 3, pick 19#83 overall
1992Leonard Wheeler Defensive BackRd 3, pick 28#84 overall
Recent meetings
2025Troy31–24
2024South Alabama25–9
2023Troy28–10
2022Troy10–6
2021Troy31–24
2020Troy29–0
2019Troy37–13
2018Troy38–17
2017South Alabama19–8
2016Troy28–21
2015South Alabama24–18
2014South Alabama27–13
2013Troy34–33
2012Troy31–10