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Battle for the Palladium
Middle Tennessee and Troy have met 21 times since 1936. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 5-9
- Current streak
- Middle Tennessee 1 game
- Longest streak
- Troy 6 games (2006-2011)
- Avg. margin / points
- 17.1 / 51.8
Series overview
Middle Tennessee 5-9 Troy. Current streak: Middle Tennessee 1 game.
Last five meetings
Middle Tennessee 2 | Troy 3
Largest margin
38 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1936 through 2020.
- 14 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Nov 21, 2020.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Middle Tennessee and Troy have a tracked series that starts in 1936 and spans 21 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
The Palladium Trophy gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Historical or inactive series
- Years
- 1936-2020
- Busiest era
- 2000s, 8 games
- Longest pause
- 7 years (2012-2020)
- 2000s8 games
- 2010s3 games
- 2020s2 games
- 1990s1 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2020 - Nov 21, 2020
Middle Tennessee 20, Troy 17. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
2006 - Nov 25, 2006
Middle Tennessee 20, Troy 21. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
1999 - Oct 2, 1999
Middle Tennessee 31, Troy 48. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
2007 - Nov 21, 2007
Middle Tennessee 7, Troy 45. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Middle Tennessee 2, Troy 3 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Middle Tennessee 3, Troy 7 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 51.8, average margin 17.1.
- Current streak
- Middle Tennessee 1 game
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Asher O'Hara
Middle Tennessee, 2020
Passing Yards: 1960
Asher O'Hara
Middle Tennessee, 2020
Rushing Yards: 584
Jarrin Pierce
Middle Tennessee, 2020
Receiving Yards: 584
Gunnar Watson
Troy, 2020
Passing Yards: 2141
Kaylon Geiger
Troy, 2020
Receiving Yards: 752
Kimani Vidal
Troy, 2020
Rushing Yards: 516
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Rick Stockstill
Middle Tennessee - 2009-2020 - 29-30
Larry Blakeney
Troy - 2009-2012 - 25-25
Chip Lindsey
Troy - 2020 - 5-6
Weather, rankings, and research links
6 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 67F.
Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.
Middle Tennessee team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Troy team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Middle Tennessee season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Troy season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Middle Tennessee weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Troy weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2020 | Middle Tennessee at Troy | Middle Tennessee 20, Troy 17 | Venue unavailable | Middle Tennessee |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Troy at Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee 14, Troy 47 | Venue unavailable | Troy |
| Nov 24, 2012 | Troy at Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee 24, Troy 21 | Venue unavailable | Middle Tennessee |
| Sep 24, 2011 | Middle Tennessee at Troy | Middle Tennessee 35, Troy 38 | Venue unavailable | Troy |
| Oct 6, 2010 | Troy at Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee 13, Troy 42 | Venue unavailable | Troy |
| Oct 7, 2009 | Middle Tennessee at Troy | Middle Tennessee 7, Troy 31 | Venue unavailable | Troy |
| Aug 28, 2008 | Troy at Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee 17, Troy 31 | Venue unavailable | Troy |
| Nov 21, 2007 | Middle Tennessee at Troy | Middle Tennessee 7, Troy 45 | Venue unavailable | Troy |
| Nov 25, 2006 | Troy at Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee 20, Troy 21 | Venue unavailable | Troy |
| Nov 27, 2005 | Middle Tennessee at Troy | Middle Tennessee 17, Troy 7 | Venue unavailable | Middle Tennessee |
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