2016 Florida Tech Panthers football team
| 2016 Florida Tech Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 23 |
| 2016 record | 8-3 (5-2 GSC) |
| Head coach | Steve Englehart (4th year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Jayson Martin (5th year) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mark Smith (1st year) |
| Home stadium |
Florida Tech Panther Stadium (Capacity: 4,989) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #7 North Alabama $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #19 Valdosta State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Alabama | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #23 Florida Tech ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Florida | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shorter | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Florida Tech Panthers football team represents the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They are led by head coach Steve Englehart, who is 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.
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 will host only one non-confernce 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* | Setzler Field • Newberry, SC | W 42–28 | 3,378 | ||||
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Mississippi College | No. 22 | Florida Tech Panther Stadium • Melbourne, FL | W 41–0 | 3,056 | |||
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at Shorter | No. 19 | Barron Stadium • Rome, GA | ESPN3 | W 40–0 | 1,150 | ||
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at Presbyterian* | No. 19 | Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC | BSN | W 28–7 | 3,290 | ||
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at West Florida | No. 16 | Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL | ASN | L 39–42 | 6,588 | ||
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 North Alabama | No. 23 | Florida Tech Panther Stadium • Melbourne, FL | Canceled[a] | ||||
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Fort Valley State* |
No. 20 | Florida Tech Panther Stadium • Melbourne, FL | W 48–14 | 3,034 | |||
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at West Alabama | No. 19 | Tiger Stadium • Livingston, AL | L 35–45 | 3,588 | |||
| October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 14 Valdosta State | Florida Tech Panther Stadium • Melbourne, FL | ESPN3 | W 35–20 | 3,247 | |||
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at West Georgia | University Stadium • Carrollton, GA | W 45–21 | 5,132 | ||||
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Delta State | Florida Tech Panther Stadium • Melbourne, FL | ESPN3 | W 42–16 | 4,026 | |||
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | North Greenville* | No. 23 | Florida Tech Panther Stadium • Melbourne, FL (Division II Playoffs First Round) | L 13–27 | 1,480 | |||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern. | |||||||||
- ^[a] The game between Florida Tech and North Alabama was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.[2]
References
- ↑ "FLORIDA TECH FOOTBALL ANNOUNCES 2016 SCHEDULE" (Press release). Florida Institute of Technology Department of Athletics. February 17, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ↑ http://floridatechsports.com/news/2016/10/5/florida-tech-vs-north-alabama-football-game-cancelled.aspx