drive from Auburn, so maybe they have to fight for fans with the SEC. There are 5 FBS teams and 5 FCS teams in the state of Alabama, but the other FBS teams are a 2 to 3 hour drive from Troy (Auburn is the closest FBS team, one other FCS team an hour away).

Troy was D-2 for many years. Became I-AA about 1990. did well in I-AA making it to the semifinals twice.

then in 2001 transitioned to FBS and joined the Sun Belt conference in 2004.

Troy plays in a 30K-seat stadium. Troy averaged 23.5K in home attendance for 6 games in 2019.