2016 Florida Tech Panthers football team

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2016 Florida Tech Panthers football
Conference Gulf South Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJayson Martin (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorMark Smith (1st season)
Home stadium Florida Tech Panther Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017  →
2016 Gulf South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • † – Delta State's record is officially listed as 2–8 (1–7) due to the use of ineligible players in two wins, but the opponents are not credited with wins.
Rankings from AFCA Poll

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.

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Schedule

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.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.mat Newberry *
W 42–283,378
September 107:00 p.m. Mississippi College No. 22
W 41–03,056
September 177:00 p.m.at Shorter No. 19
 ESPN3 W 40–01,150
September 247:00 p.m.at Presbyterian *No. 19
 BSN W 28–73,290
October 17:00 p.m.at West Florida No. 16
 ASN L 39–426,588
October 87:00 p.m. No. 11 North Alabama No. 23
Canceled [a]
October 151:00 p.m. Fort Valley State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 20
W 48-143,034
October 223:00 p.m. West Alabama No. 19
L 35-453,034
October 297:00 p.m. No. 14 Valdosta State
ESPN3 W 38-203,247
November 52:00 p.m. West Georgia
W 45-215,132
November 122:00 p.m. Delta State
ESPN3 W 42-164,026
November 1912:00 p.m. North Greenville No. 23
L 13-271,480
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
^[a] The game between Florida Tech and North Alabama was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew. [2]

Game summaries

At Newberry

1234Total
Panthers71413842
Wolves0217028

Mississippi College

1234Total
Choctaws00000
Panthers7216741

At Shorter

1234Total
Panthers101710340
Hawks00000

At Presbyterian

1234Total
Panthers777728
Blue Hose00707

At West Florida

1234Total
Panthers70102239
Argonauts71471442

Fort Valley State

1234Total
Wildcats070714
Panthers13287048

At West Alabama

1234Total
Panthers14014735
Tigers714141045

Valdosta State

1234Total
Blazers0731020
Panthers10702138

At West Georgia

1234Total
Panthers714101445
Wolves777021

Delta State

1234Total
Statesmen270716
Panthers14147742

North Greenville

1234Total
Crusaders30141027
Panthers033713

Awards and milestones

Gulf South Conference honors

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]

Gulf South Conference All-Conference First Team

Gulf South Conference All-Conference Second Team

Gulf South Conference offensive player of the week

  • November 14: Antwuan Haynes [4]

Gulf South Conference defensive player of the week

  • September 12: Adonis Davis [5]
  • September 26: Jo Jackson [6]
  • October 31: Tyler Rosenblatt [7]
  • November 7: Chris Stapleton [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "FLORIDA TECH FOOTBALL ANNOUNCES 2016 SCHEDULE" (Press release). Florida Institute of Technology Department of Athletics. February 17, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Florida Tech vs. North Alabama Football Game Canceled". www.floridatechsports.com. Florida Institute of Technology Athletics. October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tucker and Donahue Headline GSC All-Conference Honors". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Football Players of the Week: November 7". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Football Players of the Week: September 12". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Football Players of the Week: September 26". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Football Players of the Week: October 31". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Football Players of the Week: November 7". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
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