2016 Mississippi College Choctaws football team

2016 Mississippi College Choctaws football
Conference Gulf South Conference
2016 record 3-7 (1-7 GSC)
Head coach John Bland (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator Michael Collins (1st year)
Home stadium Robinson–Hale Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
2016 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
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  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2016 Mississippi College Choctaws football team represented the Mississippi College in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach John Bland, who was in his third season at Mississippi College. The Choctaws played their home games at Robinson–Hale Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference. They finished the season with a record of 3 wins and 7 losses (3–7 overall, 1–7 in the GSC) and were not invited in the 2016 playoffs.

Schedule

Mississippi College announced its 2016 football schedule on July 18, 2016. The schedule consists of six home and four away games in the regular season. The Choctaws will host GSC foes North Alabama, Valdosta State, West Alabama, and West Florida, and will travel to Delta State, Florida Tech, Shorter, and West Georgia.[1]

The Choctaws will host both non-conference games against Cumberland of the Mid-South Conference and Point of the Sun Conference.

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 2:00 p.m Point* Robinson–Hale Stadium • Clinton, MS W 28–16   4,147
September 10 6:00 p.m. at No. 22 Florida Tech Florida Tech Panther StadiumMelbourne, FL L 0–41   3,056
September 17 7:00 p.m. West Alabama Robinson–Hale Stadium • Clinton, MS L 13–38   3,143
September 24 7:00 p.m. Cumberland* Robinson–Hale Stadium • Clinton, MS W 27–26   4,381
September 29 6:00 p.m. at Delta State McCool StadiumCleveland, MS (Rivalry) ESPN3 L 31–61   6,332
October 8 2:00 p.m. West Florida Robinson–Hale Stadium • Clinton, MS ESPN3 L 28–42   2,468
October 15 3:00 p.m. No. 17 Valdosta Statedagger Robinson–Hale Stadium • Clinton, MS L 41–42   5,979
October 22 1:00 p.m. at West Georgia University StadiumCarrollton, GA L 23–31   6,326
November 5 12:30 p.m. at Shorter Barron StadiumRome, GA W 32–0   750
November 12 2:00 p.m. No. 7 North Alabama Robinson–Hale Stadium • Clinton, MS L 7–42   6,232
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central.

References

  1. "Mississippi College Releases 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). Mississippi College Department of Athletics. July 18, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
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