The 2023 season's largest margin: Troy 37, Arkansas State 3. A 34-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2023 — The Ten-Win Year
Troy's 2023 season (11-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Gunnar WatsonQB3,557 passing yards
- Kimani VidalRB1,662 rushing yards
- Damien TaylorRB346 rushing yards
- Jabre BarberWR994 receiving yards
- Chris LewisWR734 receiving yards
- Deshon StoudemireWR563 receiving yards
- Jayden McDonaldLB75 tackles
- Dell PettusS73 tackles
- Jordan StringerLB68 tackles
- Javon SolomonLB15.5 sacks
- Richard JibunorLB10.5 sacks
- T.J. JacksonDL3.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2023.
The season's deepest loss: Troy 13, Kansas State 42. A 29-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Troy fell to Duke 10-17 in the postseason.
"Bleed Cardinal"
2023 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.