# 2016 Florida Tech Panthers football team

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.
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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m | at Newberry* | | Setzler FieldNewberry, SC | | W 42–28 | 3,378 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Mississippi College | No. 22 | Florida Tech Panther StadiumMelbourne, FL | | W 41–0 | 3,056 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at Shorter | No. 19 | Barron StadiumRome, GA | ESPN3 | W 40–0 | 1,150 |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at Presbyterian* | No. 19 | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | BSN | W 28–7 | 3,290 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at West Florida | No. 16 | Blue Wahoos StadiumPensacola, FL (Coastal Classic) | ASN | L 39–42 | 6,588 |
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 North Alabama | No. 23 | Florida Tech Panther StadiumMelbourne, FL | | Canceled | |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Fort Valley State | No. 20 | Florida Tech Panther StadiumMelbourne, FL | | W 48-14 | 3,034 |
| October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | West Alabama | No. 19 | Tiger StadiumLivingston, AL | | L 35-45 | 3,034 |
| October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 14 Valdosta State | | Florida Tech Panther StadiumMelbourne, FL | ESPN3 | W 38-20 | 3,247 |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | West Georgia | | University StadiumCarrollton, GA | | W 45-21 | 5,132 |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Delta State | | Florida Tech Panther StadiumMelbourne, FL | ESPN3 | W 42-16 | 4,026 |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | North Greenville | No. 23 | Florida Tech Panther StadiumMelbourne, FL (Division II Playoffs First Round) | | L 13-27 | 1,480 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game ||||||||
    The game between Florida Tech and North Alabama was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.

## Game summaries
### At Newberry

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 42 |
| Wolves | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### Mississippi College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Choctaws | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panthers | 7 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 41 |

### At Shorter

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 10 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 40 |
| Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### At Presbyterian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### At West Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 39 |
| Argonauts | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |

### Fort Valley State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Panthers | 13 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 48 |

### At West Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Tigers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 |

### Valdosta State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| Panthers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 38 |

### At West Georgia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
| Wolves | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### Delta State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Statesmen | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Panthers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |

### North Greenville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crusaders | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 27 |
| Panthers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |

## 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.

#### Gulf South Conference offensive player of the week

* November 14: Antwuan Haynes

#### Gulf South Conference defensive player of the week

* September 12: Adonis Davis
* September 26: Jo Jackson
* October 31: Tyler Rosenblatt
* November 7: Chris Stapleton

### School records

* Most rushing touchdowns in a season: 10, Antwuan Haynes and Trevor Sand
* Most passing yards in a single game: 502, Mark Cato (October 22)
* Most receiving yards in a single game: 185, Kenny Johnston (October 1)
* Most interceptions in a single game: 2, Tyler Rosenblatt (October 29) and Jo Jackson (September 24th)
* Most yards of total offense gained in a single game: 643 (October 22)
* Fewest yards of total offense surrendered in a single game: 73 (September 17)