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NEW ORLEANS — Troy will face an early test, as it visits Ole Miss in its 2022 season-opener on Saturday, Sept. 3, at 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
The Rebels won the lone prior meeting, 51-21, in Oxford in 2013.
The Trojans non-conference slate also includes home games against Alabama A&M (Sept. 10) and Army (Nov. 12) and a road trip to Western Kentucky (Oct. 1).
After making the move over from the East Division, Troy was picked to finish third in the Sun Belt West Division in the 2022 Sun Belt Football Preseason Coaches Poll. The Trojans were listed behind only four-time defending division champion Louisiana and in-state rival South Alabama, which also finished one win shy of bowl eligibility a year ago.
First-year head coach Jon Sumrall will guide a Trojans roster that
returns a conference-high 10 All-Sun Belt picks—tying App State and Georgia State—and
had a conference-high five players named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team. In total, seven Troy student-athletes were mentioned on the Preseason All-Sun Belt teams, while
12 were listed on national preseason award watch lists ahead of the 2022 season.
In the first season of the Jon Sumrall era, the Trojans will look to get back to the postseason for the first time since a string of three-straight bowl appearances from 2016-18, during which Sumrall was the assistant head coach on Neal Brown’s staff (2015-17).
To listen to head coach Jon Sumrall, senior offensive lineman Austin Stidham and senior linebacker Carlton Martial’s comments from the 2022 Sun Belt Football Media Days,
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2022 SCHEDULE
| 9/3 |
at Ole Miss |
| 9/10 |
Alabama A&M |
| 9/17 |
at App State* |
| 9/24 |
Marshall* |
| 10/1 |
at Western Kentucky |
| 10/8 |
Southern Miss* |
| 10/15 |
Texas State* |
| 10/20 |
at South Alabama* |
| 11/5 |
at Louisiana* |
| 11/12 |
Army |
| 11/19 |
ULM* |
| 11/26 |
at Arkansas State* |
* Sun Belt Conference Game
2021 ALL-SUN BELT RETURNERS
First Team
DL – Javon Solomon, Troy (So., DL – Tallahassee, Fla.)
LB – Carlton Martial, Troy (Sr., LB – Mobile, Ala.)
Second Team
OL – Austin Stidham, Troy (Sr., OL – Russellville, Ala.)
DL – Will Choloh, Troy (Sr., DL – Lawrenceville, Ga.)
Third Team
WR – Tez Johnson, Troy (So., WR – Pinson, Ala.)
DL – Richard Jibunor, Troy (Jr., DL – Delta State, Nigeria)
DB – TJ Harris, Troy (Sr., DB – Leesburg, Ga.)
Honorable Mention
RB – Kimani Vidal, Troy (So., RB – Marietta, Ga.)
LB – KJ Robertson, Troy (Sr., LB – Alabaster, Ala.)
DB – Reddy Steward, Troy (Jr., DB – Decatur, Ala.)
2022 PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT SELECTIONS
First Team
OL – Austin Stidham, Troy (Sr., OL – Russellville, Ala.)
WR – Tez Johnson, Troy (So., WR – Pinson, Ala.)
DL – Javon Solomon, Troy (So., DL – Tallahassee, Fla.)
DL – Will Choloh, Troy (Sr., DL – Lawrenceville, Ga.)
LB – Carlton Martial, Troy (Sr., LB – Mobile, Ala.)
Second Team
DL – Richard Jibunor, Troy (Jr., DL – Delta State, Nigeria)
DB – TJ Harris, Troy (Sr., DB – Leesburg, Ga.)