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2016 Florida Tech Panthers football team

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.

2016 Florida Tech Panthers football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJayson Martin (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorMark Smith (1st season)
Home stadiumFlorida Tech Panther Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Schedule edit

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 CollegeNo. 22
W 41–03,056
September 177:00 p.m.at ShorterNo. 19
ESPN3W 40–01,150
September 247:00 p.m.at Presbyterian*No. 19
BSNW 28–73,290
October 17:00 p.m.at West FloridaNo. 16
ASNL 39–426,588
October 87:00 p.m. No. 11 North AlabamaNo. 23
 Canceled[a]
October 151:00 p.m.Fort Valley State No. 20
W 48-143,034
October 223:00 p.m.West AlabamaNo. 19
L 35-453,034
October 297:00 p.m. No. 14 Valdosta State
ESPN3W 38-203,247
November 52:00 p.m.West Georgia
W 45-215,132
November 122:00 p.m.Delta State
ESPN3W 42-164,026
November 1912:00 p.m.North GreenvilleNo. 23
L 13-271,480
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • 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 edit

At Newberry edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 14 13 8 42
Wolves 0 21 7 0 28

Mississippi College edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Choctaws 0 0 0 0 0
Panthers 7 21 6 7 41

At Shorter edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 10 17 10 3 40
Hawks 0 0 0 0 0

At Presbyterian edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 7 7 7 28
Blue Hose 0 0 7 0 7

At West Florida edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 0 10 22 39
Argonauts 7 14 7 14 42

Fort Valley State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 7 14
Panthers 13 28 7 0 48

At West Alabama edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 14 0 14 7 35
Tigers 7 14 14 10 45

Valdosta State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 7 3 10 20
Panthers 10 7 0 21 38

At West Georgia edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 14 10 14 45
Wolves 7 7 7 0 21

Delta State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Statesmen 2 7 0 7 16
Panthers 14 14 7 7 42

North Greenville edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 3 0 14 10 27
Panthers 0 3 3 7 13

Awards and milestones edit

Gulf South Conference honors edit

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 edit

Gulf South Conference All-Conference Second Team edit

Gulf South Conference offensive player of the week edit

  • November 14: Antwuan Haynes [4]

Gulf South Conference defensive player of the week edit

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

School records edit

  • Most rushing touchdowns in a season: 10, Antwuan Haynes and Trevor Sand
  • Most passing yards in a single game: 502, Mark Cato (October 22)
  • Most receiving yards in a single game: 185, Kenny Johnston (October 1)
  • Most interceptions in a single game: 2, Tyler Rosenblatt (October 29) and Jo Jackson (September 24th)
  • Most yards of total offense gained in a single game: 643 (October 22)
  • Fewest yards of total offense surrendered in a single game: 73 (September 17)

References edit

  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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