2016 Valdosta State Blazers football team
| 2016 Valdosta State Blazers football | |
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 19 |
| 2016 record | 8-3 (6-2 GSC) |
| Head coach | Kerwin Bell (1st year) |
| Defensive coordinator | James Rowe (1st year) |
| Home stadium |
Bazemore–Hyder Stadium (Capacity: 11,249) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Valdosta State Blazers football team represents Valdosta State University during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They are led by head coach Kerwin Bell, who is in his first season at Valdosta State. The Blazers play their home games at Bazemore–Hyder Stadium and are members of the Gulf South Conference.
Schedule
Valdosta State announced its 2016 football schedule on March 17, 2016. The schedule consists of 5 home, 4 away, and 1 neutral site games in the regular season. The Blazers will host GSC foes Delta State, Shorter, West Florida, and West Georgia, and will travel to Florida Tech, Mississippi College, North Alabama, and West Alabama.[1]
The Blazers will host only one non-conference game against Albany State of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and travel to one neutral site game against Kentucky State from the same conference as Albany State.
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 3 | 7:00 p.m | Albany State* | Bazemore–Hyder Stadium • Valdosta, GA | W 16–7 | 5,401 | ||||
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 20 North Alabama | No. 22 | Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL | L 19–44 | 8,216 | |||
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | West Florida | Bazemore–Hyder Stadium • Valdosta, GA | W 40–28 | 6,810 | ||||
| October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Kentucky State* | Memorial Stadium • Waycross, GA | W 48–10 | |||||
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 12 West Georgia | No. 25 | Bazemore–Hyder Stadium • Valdosta, GA (Rivalry) | W 38–27 | 4,105 | |||
| October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at Mississippi College | No. 17 | Robinson-Hale Stadium • Clinton, MS | W 42–41 | 5,979 | |||
| October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | Delta State |
No. 16 | Bazemore–Hyder Stadium • Valdosta, GA | W 56–27 | 5,402 | |||
| October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Florida Tech | No. 14 | Florida Tech Panther Stadium • Melbourne, FL | ESPN3 | L 20–38 | 3,247 | ||
| November 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at West Alabama | No. 23 | Tiger Stadium • Livingston, AL | ESPN3 | W 37–22 | 5,269 | ||
| November 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Shorter | No. 23 | Bazemore–Hyder Stadium • Valdosta, GA | W 44–0 | 3,654 | |||
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 12 UNC Pembroke* | No. 19 | Bazemore–Hyder Stadium • Valdosta, GA (Division II Playoffs First Round) | L 21–24 | 20,184 | |||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Football Announces 2016 Schedule; Prepares for Spring Practice" (Press release). Valdosta State University Department of Athletics. March 17, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.