Auburn, Troy announce first ever meeting in football
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Two schools separated by less than 100 miles will be meeting on the football field for the first time in 2031.
The Troy Trojans will head to the Plains to take on Auburn for the first time on Sept. 6, 2031.
“This is a marquee game that I know will excite our fan base,” George said. “This is a great in-state matchup that our fans will travel exceptionally well to, and that will spark great interest from both fan bases. Thank you to Auburn Director of Athletics John Cohen and his staff for working with us to make this game a reality.”
Kyle George, Troy AD
Troy has played 27 games against the current makeup of the Southeastern Conference, winning just twice—beating LSU in 2017 and Mississippi State in 2001. The Trojans last played an SEC school in 2022, losing at Ole Miss in the season opener.
Future SEC opponents for Troy include Missouri and Mississippi State.
But this will be the first official meeting with Auburn. In the early years of the program, Troy played against Auburn’s freshman squad, winning in 1931 and 1932.
The meeting will be Troy’s first non-conference game against an in-state foe during the regular season since 2014, when Troy and UAB ended a run of playing in six consecutive seasons.
Auburn is 19-0 against Sun Belt opponents since the turn of the century, all of the games happening at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
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