Troy

Troy University was founded as a normal school in 1887 in Troy, Alabama. At that time, it was called the Troy State Normal School. In 1929, it became Troy State Teachers College, and it awarded its first baccalaureate degree in 1931. In 1957, it became Troy State College, and in 1967 it became Troy State University. And I still think of it as Troy State. But in 2005, it was renamed again, and is now simply Troy University.

For a long time, Troy played in the NAIA -- in fact, they were NAIA national champs in 1968. But they've been moving up. In 1984 and 1987, they won the NCAA Division II national titles. In 2001, they joined Division I-A. They've done quite well, establishing themselves as a power in the Sun Belt Conference, which they have won four years in a row. But today they were beaten by Florida International 52-35, so they are now one game behind FIU in the Sun Belt standings.

Troy has scheduled very aggressively, and has actually played for the UCFC three times, losing all three games:

October 6, 2001: Miami (Fla.) 38, Troy 7
September 8, 2007: Florida 59, Troy 31
September 12, 2009: Florida 56, Troy 6

We'll see if they do any better next week.