Troy Trojans | |
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University | Troy University |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
Athletic director | Brent Jones |
Location | Troy, Alabama |
Varsity teams | 15 |
Football stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
Basketball arena | Trojan Arena |
Baseball stadium | Riddle-Pace Field |
Softball stadium | Troy Softball Complex |
Soccer stadium | Colley Track/Soccer Complex |
Mascot | T-Roy |
Nickname | "Trojans" |
Fight song | Trojans, One and All |
Colors | Cardinal, silver, and black[1] |
Website | www |
The Troy Trojans are the sports teams of Troy University. They began playing in the NCAA's Division I-A in 2001, became a football only member of the Sun Belt Conference in 2004, and joined that conference for all other sports in 2005. Troy University's athletics nickname was the Red Wave until the early 1970s when the student body voted to change the name to Trojans.
Prior to becoming a member of NCAA Division One athletics in 1993, Troy University was a member of the Gulf South Conference of the NCAA Division II ranks. At the time, Troy's primary rivals were Jacksonville State University, Livingston University (now the University of West Alabama), and the University of North Alabama. The rivalry between Troy and Jacksonville State was arguably the fiercest of those. However, since Troy University moved to Division I-A participation in football and because Troy and JSU no longer share the same conference affiliation, this once heated rivalry has cooled significantly. Troy has Sun Belt rivalries with all East Division schools (Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, and South Alabama). Currently, the Trojans' most prominent rival in all sports is their main Sun Belt rival, South Alabama.