2016 Delta State Statesmen football team

2016 Delta State Statesmen football
2016 Delta State Statesmen football
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	4–6 (3–5 GSC)
Head coach	Todd Cooley (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Joel Williams (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Raleigh Jackson (1st season)
Home stadium	Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Gulf South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
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

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant † – Delta State's record is officially listed as 2–8 (1–7) due to the use of ineligible players in two wins, but the opponents are not credited with wins. Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2016 Delta State Statesmen football team represented the Delta State University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Todd Cooley, who was in his fourth season at Delta State. The Statesmen played their home games at McCool Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference. They finished the season with a record of 4 wins and 6 losses (4–6 overall, 3–5 in the GSC) and were not invited in the 2016 playoffs.

Schedule

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

The Statesmen will host both non-conference games against Kentucky Wesleyan of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference and Texas A&M–Commerce of the Lone Star Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m	Kentucky Wesleyan*	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS		W 50–29	6,781
September 10	6:00 p.m.	No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce*	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS		L 28–40	5,679
September 17	1:00 p.m.	at No. 3 West Georgia	University Stadium Carrollton, GA		L 24–34	6,837
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Shorter	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS		W 47–7	7,151
September 29	6:00 p.m.	Mississippi College	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS (Rivalry)	ESPN3	W 61–31	6,332
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at West Alabama	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL		L 42–54	6,921
October 15	4:00 p.m.	West Florida	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS		W 55–51	7,002
October 22	2:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Valdosta State	Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA		L 27–56	5,402
October 29	2:00 p.m.	No. 7 North Alabama	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS		L 19–49	2,863
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at Florida Tech	Florida Tech Panther Stadium Melbourne, FL	ESPN3	L 16–42	4,026
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Venues	Delta Field McCool Stadium (1970–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Mississippi College
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

2016 Delta State Statesmen football team

Schedule

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