2016 The Ten-Win Year

Troy's 2016 season (10-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 10-3
Final Result 10-win season
AP Final #25 post-bowls
SP+ -0.9 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Aust Pea 57-17 L @ Clemson 24-30 W @ Sout Mis 37-31 W vs New Sta 52-6 W @ Idaho 34-13 W vs Geor Sta 31-21 W @ Sout Ala 28-21 W vs Massac 52-31 W vs App Sta 28-24 L vs Arka Sta 3-35 W @ Texa Sta 40-7 L @ Geor Sou 24-28 W vs Ohio 28-23 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2016.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: Troy 52, New Mexico State 6. A 46-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Troy 3, Arkansas State 35. A 32-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Troy beat Ohio 28-23 in the postseason.

"Bleed Cardinal"
— Troy fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What It Meant

2016 is a middle chapter for Troy — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.