2016 Florida Tech Panthers football team explained

Mode:football
Year:2016
Team:Florida Tech Panthers
Conference:Gulf South Conference
Short Conf:GSC
Record:8–3
Conf Record:5–2
Head Coach:Steve Englehart
Hc Year:4th
Off Coach:Jayson Martin
Oc Year:4th
Def Coach:Mark Smith
Dc Year:1st
Stadium:Florida Tech Panther Stadium

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.

Schedule

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.

The game between Florida Tech and North Alabama was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.[2]

Game summaries

At Newberry

Mississippi College

At Shorter

At Presbyterian

At West Florida

Fort Valley State

At West Alabama

Valdosta State

At West Georgia

Delta State

North Greenville

Awards and milestones

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

Gulf South Conference All-Conference Second Team

Gulf South Conference offensive player of the week

Gulf South Conference defensive player of the week

School records

Notes and References

  1. FLORIDA TECH FOOTBALL ANNOUNCES 2016 SCHEDULE. Florida Institute of Technology Department of Athletics. February 17, 2016. September 23, 2016.
  2. Web site: Florida Tech vs. North Alabama Football Game Canceled. October 5, 2016. www.floridatechsports.com. Florida Institute of Technology Athletics. October 5, 2016.
  3. News: Tucker and Donahue Headline GSC All-Conference Honors. 7 January 2019. Gulf South Conference.
  4. News: Football Players of the Week: November 7. 7 January 2019. Gulf South Conference.
  5. News: Football Players of the Week: September 12. 7 January 2019. Gulf South Conference.
  6. News: Football Players of the Week: September 26. 7 January 2019. Gulf South Conference.
  7. News: Football Players of the Week: October 31. 7 January 2019. Gulf South Conference.
  8. News: Football Players of the Week: November 7. 7 January 2019. Gulf South Conference.