2016 Delta State Statesmen football team

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.

2016 Delta State Statesmen football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record4–6 (3–5 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoel Williams (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorRaleigh Jackson (1st season)
Home stadiumParker Field at Horace McCool Stadium
(Capacity: 8,125)
2016 Gulf South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.mKentucky Wesleyan*W 50–296,781
September 106:00 p.m.No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce*
  • McCool Stadium
  • Cleveland, MS
L 28–405,679
September 171:00 p.m.at No. 3 West GeorgiaL 24–346,837
September 246:00 p.m.Shorter
  • McCool Stadium
  • Cleveland, MS
W 47–77,151
September 296:00 p.m.Mississippi College
  • McCool Stadium
  • Cleveland, MS (Rivalry)
ESPN3W 61–316,332
October 82:00 p.m.at West AlabamaL 42–546,921
October 154:00 p.m.West Floridadagger
  • McCool Stadium
  • Cleveland, MS
W 55–517,002
October 222:00 p.m.at No. 16 Valdosta StateL 27–565,402
October 292:00 p.m.No. 7 North Alabama
  • McCool Stadium
  • Cleveland, MS
L 19–492,863
November 121:00 p.m.at Florida TechESPN3L 16–424,026

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