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2016 Florida Tech Panthers football team
American college football season
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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| 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 |
Seasons ← 2015 | |
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| 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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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.
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| 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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- ^[a] The game between Florida Tech and North Alabama was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.[2]
At Newberry
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| Panthers | 7 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 42 |
| Wolves | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
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Mississippi College
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| Choctaws | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panthers | 7 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
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At Shorter
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| Panthers | 10 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 40 |
| Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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At Presbyterian
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| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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At West Florida
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| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 39 |
| Argonauts | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
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Fort Valley State
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| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Panthers | 13 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 48 |
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At West Alabama
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| Panthers | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Tigers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
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Valdosta State
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| Blazers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| Panthers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
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At West Georgia
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| Panthers | 7 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
| Wolves | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
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Delta State
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| Statesmen | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Panthers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
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North Greenville
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| Crusaders | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 27 |
| Panthers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
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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
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Gulf South Conference All-Conference Second Team
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Gulf South Conference offensive player of the week
- November 14: Antwuan Haynes [4]
Gulf South Conference defensive player of the week
School records
- 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)
- "FLORIDA TECH FOOTBALL ANNOUNCES 2016 SCHEDULE" (Press release). Florida Institute of Technology Department of Athletics. February 17, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- "Florida Tech vs. North Alabama Football Game Canceled". www.floridatechsports.com. Florida Institute of Technology Athletics. October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- "Tucker and Donahue Headline GSC All-Conference Honors". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- "Football Players of the Week: November 7". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- "Football Players of the Week: September 12". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- "Football Players of the Week: September 26". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- "Football Players of the Week: October 31". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- "Football Players of the Week: November 7". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved January 7, 2019.