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Troy Trojans

0–0 · 0–0 SUN BELT
In the books
WEEK 1 · 2026
Week 1 pregame guide

Austin’s first call sets Troy’s opening test

Troy should beat Sam Houston. The better Week 1 question is whether Adam Austin’s new offense can win without its old safety net.

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Troy runs the ball against Army in 2023.
Troy faces Army in 2023.
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Your game

Sam Houston at Troy
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ESPN+
Final
Sam Houston
Final · Sam Houston 21–24 TroyWish granted ✓
Troy

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Troy wanted
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ESPNU
Impact 1
Rooted for
UL Monroe
at
Mississippi State
Final · UL Monroe 13–62 Mississippi StateWent the other way ✗
Projected 2.5-point title-game boost

Mississippi State won instead, so Troy did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection17% if UL Monroe won14% with the other result2.5-point differenceTroy Sun Belt title-game chance
41 other games had little impact
Massachusetts at Rutgers · BTN
Akron at Wake Forest · ACC Network
Colorado at Georgia Tech · ESPN
UAB at Illinois · BTN
San José State at Eastern Michigan · ESPN+
UTEP at Oklahoma · SECN+
Toledo at Michigan State · FS1
Miami at Stanford · ESPN
Fresno State at USC · FOX
East Carolina at Alabama · ABC
Oregon State at Houston · ESPN
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia · TNT
North Texas at Indiana · FOX
Ohio at Nebraska · FS1
Liberty at James Madison · ESPNU
Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh · The CW Network
Ball State at Ohio State · BTN
Kent State at South Carolina · SEC Network
Baylor at Auburn · ABC
Texas State at Texas · ESPN
Boston College at Cincinnati · FOX
Tulane at Duke · ACC Network
Boise State at Oregon · CBS
Marshall at Penn State · FS1
Oklahoma State at Tulsa · ESPNU
Northern Illinois at Iowa · BTN
Wyoming at Colorado State · USA Network
Missouri State at Texas A&M · ESPN
Arkansas State at Memphis · ESPN+
Florida International at South Florida · ESPN+
Clemson at LSU · ABC
Western Michigan at Michigan · NBC
Florida Atlantic at Florida · SEC Network
UNLV at Hawai'i · The CW Network
Central Michigan at New Mexico · FS1
UCLA at California · ESPN
Western Kentucky at Nevada · CBSSN
Washington State at Washington · NBC
Louisville at Ole Miss · ABC
Wisconsin at Notre Dame · NBC
SMU at Florida State · ESPN
The rooting list was:Troy, then UL Monroe.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, anchored to the AP Top 25 (preseason). How the model works.