2016 Florida Tech Panthers football | |
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Conference | Gulf South Conference |
Record | 8–3 (5–2 GSC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Jayson Martin (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Mark Smith (1st season) |
Home stadium | Florida Tech Panther Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 North Alabama $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Valdosta State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Alabama | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Tech ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Georgia | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Florida | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delta State † | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi College | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shorter | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Florida Tech Panthers football team represented the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Steve Englehart, who was in his fourth season at Florida Tech. The Panthers play their home games at Florida Tech Panther Stadium, approximately one mile from the Florida Tech campus and are members of the Gulf South Conference.
Florida Tech announced its 2016 football schedule on February 17, 2016. The schedule consists of 5 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Panthers will host GSC foes Delta State, Mississippi College, North Alabama, and Valdosta State, and will travel to Shorter, West Alabama, West Florida, and West Georgia. [1]
The Panthers hosted only one non-conference game against Fort Valley State of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and travel to two against Newberry of the South Atlantic Conference and Presbyterian of the Big South Conference.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 p.m | at Newberry * | W 42–28 | 3,378 | |||
September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Mississippi College | No. 22 | W 41–0 | 3,056 | ||
September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at Shorter | No. 19 | ESPN3 | W 40–0 | 1,150 | |
September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at Presbyterian * | No. 19 | BSN | W 28–7 | 3,290 | |
October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at West Florida | No. 16 |
| ASN | L 39–42 | 6,588 |
October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 North Alabama | No. 23 | Canceled [a] | |||
October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Fort Valley State ![]() | No. 20 | W 48-14 | 3,034 | ||
October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | West Alabama | No. 19 | L 35-45 | 3,034 | ||
October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 14 Valdosta State | ESPN3 | W 38-20 | 3,247 | ||
November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | West Georgia | W 45-21 | 5,132 | |||
November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Delta State | ESPN3 | W 42-16 | 4,026 | ||
November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | North Greenville | No. 23 | L 13-27 | 1,480 | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 7 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 42 |
Wolves | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
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Choctaws | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Panthers | 7 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 10 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 40 |
Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 7 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 39 |
Argonauts | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Panthers | 13 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 48 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Tigers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blazers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
Panthers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 7 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
Wolves | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
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Statesmen | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
Panthers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
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Crusaders | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 27 |
Panthers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Ten players from Florida Tech were honored as All-GSC selections by the league's coaches, including a program-record six First Team members. [3]
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