2016 West Alabama Tigers football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record7–4 (6–2 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Bailey (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorNathan Burton (3rd season)
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 West Alabama Tigers football team represented the University of West Alabama in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Brett Gilliland, who was in his third season at West Alabama. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference. They finished the season with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses (7–4 overall, 6–2 in the GSC), defeating two top-25-ranked teams and were not invited in the 2016 playoffs.

Schedule

West Alabama announced its 2016 football schedule on February 16, 2016. The schedule consists of both five home and six away games in the regular season. The Tigers hosted GSC foes Delta State, Florida Tech, North Alabama, and Valdosta State and traveled to Mississippi College, Shorter, West Florida, and West Georgia[1]

The Tigers only hosted one of the three non-conference games against Malone Pioneers of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference and traveled to two games against North Greenville which is independent from a conference and Stephen F. Austin of the Southland Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at North Greenville*
L 23–243,822
September 107:35 p.m.at Stephen F. Austin*
ESPN3L 24–305,812
September 176:00 p.m.at Mississippi College
W 38–133,143
September 246:00 p.m.No. 19 North Alabama
ESPN3L 7–456,863
September 296:00 p.m.at Shorter
W 43–28850
October 84:00 p.m.Delta Statedagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Livingston, AL
W 54–426,921
October 151:00 p.m.at No. 24 West Georgia
ESPN3W 31–75,633
October 226:00 p.m.No. 19 Florida Tech
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Livingston, AL
W 45–353,588
October 2912:00 p.m.at West Florida
W 45–216,088
November 52:00 p.m.No. 23 Valdosta State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Livingston, AL
ESPN3L 22–375,269
November 122:00 p.m.Malone*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Livingston, AL
W 56–73,702
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. ^ "West Alabama Releases 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of West Alabama Department of Athletics. February 16, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
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