List of Troy Trojans head football coaches
The Troy Trojans college football team represents Troy University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Trojans competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 24 head coaches, and two interim head coaches, since it began play during the 1909 season. Since December 2023, Gerad Parker has served as head coach at Troy.[1]
Key
[edit]| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
[edit]| No. | Name [A 6] |
Season(s) [A 7] |
GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virgil McKinley | 1909 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 2 | Dan Herren | 1910 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 3 | George Penton | 1911–1912 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0.833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 4 | J. W. Campbell | 1921–1923 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0.481 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 5 | Ross V. Ford | 1924 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.571 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 6 | Otis Bynum | 1925–1926 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0.735 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 7 | Gladwin Gaumer | 1927–1928 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 8 | Albert Elmore | 1931–1936 | 53 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 0.604 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 9 | Albert Choate | 1937–1942, 1946 | 63 | 27 | 33 | 3 | 0.452 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0.816 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Fred McCollum | 1947–1950 | 41 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 0.524 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0.679 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Jim Grantham | 1951–1954 | 35 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0.329 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.417 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 | William Clipson | 1955–1965 | 94 | 26 | 68 | 0 | 0.277 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0.303 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Billy Atkins | 1966–1971 | 62 | 44 | 16 | 2 | 0.726 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0.783 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 – 1968 | NAIA Coach of the Year (1968) |
| 14 | Tom Jones | 1972–1973 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0.600 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0.654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Byrd Whigham | 1974–1975 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0.600 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 | Charlie Bradshaw | 1976–1982 | 69 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 0.594 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0.617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 17 | Chan Gailey | 1983–1984 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0.792 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0.733 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 – 1984 | — |
| 18 | Rick Rhoades | 1985–1987 | 36 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0.792 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0.917 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 – 1987 | — |
| 19 | Robert Maddox | 1988–1990 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0.433 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0.417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 | Larry Blakeney | 1991–2014 | 292 | 178 | 113 | 1 | 0.611 | 77 | 39 | 0 | 0.664 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 21 | Neal Brown | 2015–2018 | 51 | 35 | 16 | — | 0.686 | 23 | 9 | — | 0.719 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 22 | Chip Lindsey | 2019–2021 | 34 | 15 | 19 | — | 0.441 | 9 | 13 | — | 0.409 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Int. | Brandon Hall | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | .000 | 0 | 1 | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 | Jon Sumrall | 2022–2023 | 27 | 23 | 4 | — | 0.852 | 14 | 2 | — | 0.875 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — |
| Int. | Greg Gasparato | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 | Gerad Parker | 2024–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
- ^ Troy did not have a head coach for their 1930 season.
- ^ Troy State did not field teams from 1913–1920, 1929, and 1943–1945.
References
[edit]- ^ Stephenson, Creg (December 18, 2023). "Troy hires Notre Dame offensive coordinator Gerad Parker as head coach". AL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ "2022 Troy Trojans Football Media Guide" (PDF). Troy University. Retrieved November 19, 2022.