Troy Trojans Roster 2019 Trojans Roster

Head Coach: Neal Brown        2017 Salary: $800,000        Offensive Coordinator: Matt Moore/Sean Reagan       Defensive Coordinator: Vic Koenning         

Stadium: Veterans Memorial Stadium       Surface: Turf        City: Troy        State: Alabama

The question for the Troy Trojans in 2018 is what the program can do for an encore after a 2017 season that set a standard for excellence in every way. Few Sun Belt schools can claim to have beaten LSU, something that Troy did last year. The team finished last season with serious momentum, winning seven games in a row.

Troy will be inexperienced at quarterback after losing Brandon Silvers to graduation. Providing that the team can acclimate to a new starting quarterback, the offense has a chance to match its 2017 performance, where the offense gained steam as the season progressed. The Trojans return a deep receiver corps that will be boosted by the addition of Louisville transfer Traveon Samuel, who joins the team for his senior season. As good as the offense became in 2017, the defense was even better. However, much of the depth from the defense has been lost. The Trojans will have to lean on their returning starters. Fortunately, for Troy, those returning starters include several all-Sun Belt players.

Troy plays a brutal early season schedule with games against perennial powers Boise State and Nebraska. At that point, coach Neal Brown's Trojans should be battle-tested and ready to run through the Sun Belt Conference again this year. At some point during the season, the team will likely have to cope with distractions as Brown will eventually be tied to a multitude of attractive job openings. One thing is probable and that is that Troy's run of success will continue.