2016 California Vulcans football team

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2016 California Vulcans football
Cal Vulcans wordmark.png
PSAC champion
PSAC West Division champion
NCAA Third Round
Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record11–1 (7–0 PSAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Chad Salisbury (8th season)
Home stadium Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
Seasons
←  2015
2017  →
2016 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern
Kutztown xy  7 –0   7 –4  
West Chester  6 –1   8 –3  
Shippensburg  4 –3   7 –4  
Bloomsburg  4 –3   6 –5  
Lock Haven  4 –3   4 –7  
East Stroudsburg  2 –5   4 –7  
Millersville  1 –6   2 –9  
Cheyney  0 –7   1 –10  
Western
No. 7 California (PA) xy$^  7 –0   11 –1  
No. 12 IUP ^  6 –1   10 –2  
Edinboro  5 –2   9 –2  
Slippery Rock  3 –4   7 –4  
Clarion  3 –4   4 –7  
Seton Hill  2 –5   5 –6  
Gannon  1 –6   5 –6  
Mercyhurst  1 –6   3 –8  
Championship: California (PA) 49, Kutztown 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2016 California Vulcans football team represented California University of Pennsylvania during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season.

Contents

The Vulcans recorded an 11–1 record overall and a 7–0 mark in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) games. The Vulcans were PSAC West and league champions and made it to the Third Round of the NCAA Division II football championship.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 101:00 p.m.at Cheyney *No. 19
W 79–31,117
September 171:00 p.m. Millersville *No. 15
W 61–03,225
September 243:00 p.m.at Seton Hill No. 13
W 59–171,345
October 11:00 p.m. Slippery Rock No. 11
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA
W 52–262,769
October 87:00 p.m.No. 5 IUP No. 9
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA (Coal Bowl)
 PCN W 31–285,015
October 156:00 p.mat Clarion No. 7
W 48–202,034
October 223:00 p.m. Gannon Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 8
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA
W 35–142,412
October 2912:00 p.m.at Mercyhurst No. 3
W 55–141,372
November 51:00 p.m.No. 7 Edinboro No. 1
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA
W 52–74,458
November 1212:00 p.m.No. 25 Kutztown *No. 1
 PCN W 49–76,324
November 261:00 p.m.No. 5 IUP*No. 1
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA (NCAA Division II Second Round)
 ESPNNews W 44–231,126
December 31:00 p.m. Shepherd *No. 1
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)
 ESPN3 L 30–413,724
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2016 California Vulcans football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 1Jimmy WheelerSo
WR 6Luke SmoreyJr
WR 8Tom GreeneJr
WR 9Garry Brown Redshirt.svg  Sr
QB 12Marcus Prather Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 14Jordan DandridgeSo
QB 15Michael KeirJr
QB 16Darius Gibson Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 87Paul Butler
WR 88Montell BrittonFr
WR 89Tyson HillFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 2Aaron TerrySr
DB 3Brendan EdwardsSo
LB 5Brendan Blair Redshirt.svg  So
CB 7Arnel Farmer Jr.Sr
DB 10Jordan BowmanSr
DB 13Bryant HarperJr
DB 20Vondel BellJr
LB 21DeVonte Suber Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 22Isaiah ScottSo
DB 26Vincent Alimenti Redshirt.svg  So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 97Tristan WilliamsFr
K 99Will BrazillJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Chad Salisbury (Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks)
  • Mike Craig (Defensive coordinator)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Season leaders

Offense

Rushing [2]

PlayerGAtt.Yds.Avg.TD
Nick Grissom121921,0355.39
Jalen Bell11733714.84
Jimmy Wheeler9402826.71

Passing

PlayerGAtt-CompYdsTDInt
Michael Keir12364-2333,2224111
Marcus Prather84-135710

Receiving

PlayerGRecYdsTD
Garry Brown12911,47522
Tom Greene11517176
Luke Smorey12354466
Jordan Dandridge11202222
Paul Butler12151733

Defense

Only stats of players with 10 or more tackles

PlayerGamesTacklesSacksFumblesPass defense
GPSoloAstTotTFLTotRecYdsFFIntYdsPD
Luke Hrapchak12594210112.06.51021154
DeVonte Suber123625616.53.0000003
Jawan Turner1223264912.06.53424004
Arnel Farmer Jr.12321749001011-13
Aaron Terry122915446.001013806
Jordan Bowman122615415.52.510021213
Justin Baker121422365.02.5001000
Vondel Bell12305351.000002787
Nigel Garnett12305351.00000002
Cameron Tarver1216183412.05.5301004
Malik Akins121221334.02.0000000
Jordan Lardani1215153016.09.5003003
Aaron Brown121611271.00000155
Vincent Alimenti12188262.00000001
Brendan Blair1196156.53.011211202
Anthony Camp1167133.0.5000000
Bryant Harper1267131.00000000
Corey Bopp849131.00000000
Dymond Thomas1166121.51.00001132
Brendan Edwards86410000001131

Special teams

Punting

PlayerGPYdsAvgLng
Ian Patterson1259437.155
Michael Keir1152737.647

Punt returns

PlayerYdsAvgLngTD
Garry Brown27313.6532
Aaron Terry21812.8370

Kick returns

PlayerYdsAvgLngTD
Garry Brown41629.7981
Jalen Bell19621.8690

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References

  1. ↑ "2016 Football Schedule". California University of Pennsylvania . Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  2. ↑ "California (PA) 2016 stats (PDF)". Static.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
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