2016 West Alabama Tigers football team
| 2016 West Alabama Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| 2016 record | 7–4 (6–2 GSC) |
| Head coach | Brett Gilliland (3rd year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Don Bailey (1st year) |
| Defensive coordinator | Nathan Burton (3rd year) |
| Home stadium |
Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 7,000) |
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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 West Alabama Tigers football team represented the University of West Alabama in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Brett Gilliland, who was in his third season at West Alabama. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference. They finished the season with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses (7–4 overall, 6–2 in the GSC), defeating two top 25 ranked teams and were not invited in the 2016 playoffs.
Schedule
West Alabama announced its 2016 football schedule on February 16, 2016. The schedule consists of both five home and six away games in the regular season. The Tigers will host GSC foes Delta State, Florida Tech, North Alabama, and Valdosta State and will travel to Mississippi College, Shorter, West Florida, and West Georgia[1]
The Lions will only host one of the three non-conference games against Malone Pioneers of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference and travel two games against North Greenville which is independent from a conference and Stephen F. Austin of the Southland Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m | at North Greenville* | Younts Stadium • Tigerville, SC | L 23–24 | 3,822 | ||||
| September 10 | 7:35 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin* | Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX | ESPN3 | L 24–30 | 5,812 | |||
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Mississippi College | Robinson–Hale Stadium • Clinton, MS | W 38–13 | 3,143 | ||||
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 19 North Alabama | Tiger Stadium • Livingston, AL (Rivalry) | ESPN3 | L 7–45 | 6,863 | |||
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Shorter | Barron Stadium • Rome, GA | W 43–28 | 850 | ||||
| October 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Delta State |
Tiger Stadium • Livingston, AL | W 54–42 | 6,921 | ||||
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 24 West Georgia | University Stadium • Carrollton, GA | ESPN3 | W 31–7 | 5,633 | |||
| October 22 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 19 Florida Tech | Tiger Stadium • Livingston, AL | W 45–35 | 3,588 | ||||
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at West Florida | Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL | W 45–21 | 6,088 | ||||
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 23 Valdosta State | Tiger Stadium • Livingston, AL | ESPN3 | L 22–37 | 5,269 | |||
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Malone* | Tiger Stadium • Livingston, AL | W 56–7 | 3,702 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "West Alabama Releases 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of West Alabama Department of Athletics. February 16, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.