| 2016 Mississippi College Choctaws football | |
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (1–7 GSC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Michael Collins (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Robinson-Hale Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Mississippi College Choctaws football team represented 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* | W 28–16 | 4,147 | ||
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Florida Tech | L 0–41 | 3,056 | ||
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | West Alabama |
| L 13–38 | 3,143 | |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Cumberland* |
| W 27–26 | 4,381 | |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Delta State | ESPN3 | L 31–61 | 6,332 | |
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | West Florida |
| ESPN3 | L 28–42 | 2,468 |
| October 15 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 17 Valdosta State |
| L 41–42 | 5,979 | |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at West Georgia | L 23–31 | 6,326 | ||
| November 5 | 12:30 p.m. | at Shorter | W 32–0 | 750 | ||
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 7 North Alabama |
| L 7–42 | 6,232 | |
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References
- ↑ "Mississippi College Releases 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). Mississippi College Department of Athletics. July 18, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.