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1974 Troy State Trojans football team
American college football season
The 1974 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Byrd Whigham, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the GSC.
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| 1974 Troy State Trojans football | |
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (4–4 GSC) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Jacksonville State $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Livingston | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | Northwestern State | W 28–6 | 7,500 | [1] | ||
| September 14 | Northeast Louisiana* | W 30–19 | 7,000 | [2] | ||
| September 21 | vs. Alabama State* | No. 9 | W 28–14 | 15,000 | [3] | |
| September 28 | at Nicholls State | No. 9 | W 26–0 | 8,500 | [4] | |
| October 5 | Livingston | No. 7 |
| L 33–36 | 7,500 | [5] |
| October 12 | at Southeastern Louisiana | No. 13 | L 25–35 | 9,000 | [6] | |
| October 19 | Delta State |
| L 9–12 | 10,000 | [7] | |
| October 26 | at North Alabama | W 36–29 | 8,200 | [8] | ||
| November 9 | at Tennessee–Martin | W 47–35 | 7,000 | [9] | ||
| November 16 | at Jacksonville State | L 12–23 | 8,500 | [10] | ||
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- "Demons tumble at Troy". The Shreveport Times. September 8, 1974. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Troy's Lee outduels N.E. Louisiana, 30–19". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 15, 1974. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Griggs, Troy State defeat Alabama State in 'style'". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 22, 1974. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Troy tops Nicholls". The Selma Times-Journal. September 29, 1974. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Livingston upsets Troy, 36–33". The Anniston Star. October 6, 1974. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southeastern stuns Troy". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 13, 1974. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "DSU upends Troy, claims GSC lead". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1974. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Troy State outlasts UNA". The Anniston Star. October 27, 1974. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Troy State contains Pacers' late rally". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1974. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "23–12 over Troy, it's a fight and Jaxmen win it". The Anniston Star. November 17, 1974. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
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