2022 Troy Trojans football team

2022 Troy Trojans football
Sun Belt champion
Sun Belt West Division co-champion
Cure Bowl champion
Cure Bowl, W 18–12 vs. UTSA
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 19
Record12–2 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Craddock (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorShiel Wood (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Coastal Carolina xy   6 2     9 4  
James Madison* x   6 2     8 3  
Marshall   5 3     9 4  
Georgia Southern   3 5     6 7  
Appalachian State   3 5     6 6  
Georgia State   3 5     4 8  
Old Dominion   2 6     3 9  
West Division
No. 19 Troy xy$   7 1     12 2  
South Alabama x   7 1     10 3  
Southern Miss   4 4     7 6  
Louisiana   4 4     6 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 5     4 8  
Texas State   2 6     4 8  
Arkansas State   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University as a member of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Jon Sumrall, the Trojans played home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama.

Linebacker Carlton Martial began the 2022 season needing 104 tackles to break the all-time NCAA Division I FBS record for most tackles in a career.[1][2] On November 12, 2022, he recorded his 546th tackle to break the prior record of 545 tackles set by Tim McGarigle of Northwestern.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Carlton Martial". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "As Troy linebacker Carlton Martial approaches the tackles record in college football his legend shrinks". ESPN.com. November 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Martial breaks tackles record; Troy rallies for victory". Dothan Eagle. November 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Troy LB Carlton Martial sets NCAA record for career tackles". ESPN.com. November 12, 2022.

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