2016 Mississippi College Choctaws football team
| 2016 Mississippi College Choctaws football | |
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| 2016 record | 3-7 (1-7 GSC) |
| Head coach | John Bland (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Michael Collins (1st season) |
| Home stadium |
Robinson–Hale Stadium (Capacity: 8,500) |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2 North Alabama $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 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 | |||
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| 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 Stadium • Melbourne, 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 Stadium • Cleveland, 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 State |
Robinson–Hale Stadium • Clinton, MS | L 41–42 | 5,979 | ||||
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at West Georgia | University Stadium • Carrollton, GA | L 23–31 | 6,326 | ||||
| November 5 | 12:30 p.m. | at Shorter | Barron Stadium • Rome, 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. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Mississippi College Releases 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). Mississippi College Department of Athletics. July 18, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.