2021 Troy Trojans football team

The 2021 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama, and competed in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference.

Prior to the season, Luke Meadows took over as the team's offensive coordinator after the departure of Ryan Pugh.

Recruiting class
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Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released

Preseason
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Sun Belt coaches poll
The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 20, 2021. The Trojans were picked to finish fifth in the East Division.

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams
Offense

1st team
 * Austin Stidham – Offensive Lineman, JR

2nd team
 * Dylan Bradshaw – Offensive Lineman, SR

Defense

1st team
 * Will Choloh – Defensive Lineman, JR
 * Carlton Martial – Linebacker, JR

Schedule
The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Trojans will travel to Sun Belt foes Louisiana–Monroe, Texas State, Coastal Carolina, and Georgia State. Troy will play host to Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern, South Alabama, Louisiana, and Appalachian State.

Troy will host two of the four non-conference opponents at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Southern, from NCAA Division I FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference and Liberty, a FBS Independent, and will travel to Southern Miss of the Conference USA and South Carolina of the Southeastern Conference.