# 2016 California Vulcans football team

The 2016 California Vulcans football team represented California University of Pennsylvania during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season.
The Vulcans recorded an 11–1 record overall and a 7–0 mark in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) games. The Vulcans were PSAC West and league champions and made it to the Third Round of the NCAA Division II football championship.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Cheyney* | No. 19 | O'Shields Stevenson StadiumCheyney, PA | | W 79–3 | 1,117 |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Millersville* | No. 15 | Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson StadiumCalifornia, PA | | W 61–0 | 3,225 |
| September 24 | 3:00 p.m. | at Seton Hill | No. 13 | Offutt FieldGreensburg, PA | | W 59–17 | 1,345 |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Slippery Rock | No. 11 | Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson StadiumCalifornia, PA | | W 52–26 | 2,769 |
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 IUP | No. 9 | Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson StadiumCalifornia, PA (Coal Bowl) | PCN | W 31–28 | 5,015 |
| October 15 | 6:00 p.m | at Clarion | No. 7 | Memorial StadiumClarion, PA | | W 48–20 | 2,034 |
| October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | Gannon | No. 8 | Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson StadiumCalifornia, PA | | W 35–14 | 2,412 |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Mercyhurst | No. 3 | Tullio FieldErie, PA | | W 55–14 | 1,372 |
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 7 Edinboro | No. 1 | Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson StadiumCalifornia, PA | | W 52–7 | 4,458 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 25 Kutztown* | No. 1 | Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson StadiumCalifornia, PA (PSAC Championship Game) | PCN | W 49–7 | 6,324 |
| November 26 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 5 IUP* | No. 1 | Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson StadiumCalifornia, PA (NCAA Division II Second Round) | ESPNNews | W 44–23 | 1,126 |
| December 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Shepherd* | No. 1 | Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson StadiumCalifornia, PA (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal) | ESPN3 | L 30–41 | 3,724 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Season leaders
### Offense

Rushing
| Player | G | Att. | Yds. | Avg. | TD |
| Nick Grissom | 12 | 192 | 1,035 | 5.3 | 9 |
| Jalen Bell | 11 | 73 | 371 | 4.8 | 4 |
| Jimmy Wheeler | 9 | 40 | 282 | 6.7 | 1 |
Passing
| Player | G | Att-Comp | Yds | TD | Int |
| Michael Keir | 12 | 364-233 | 3,222 | 41 | 11 |
| Marcus Prather | 8 | 4-13 | 57 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
| Garry Brown | 12 | 91 | 1,475 | 22 |
| Tom Greene | 11 | 51 | 717 | 6 |
| Luke Smorey | 12 | 35 | 446 | 6 |
| Jordan Dandridge | 11 | 20 | 222 | 2 |
| Paul Butler | 12 | 15 | 173 | 3 |

### Defense

Only stats of players with 10 or more tackles
| Player | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Sacks | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Pass defense | Pass defense | Pass defense |
| | GP | Solo | Ast | Tot | TFL | Tot | Rec | Yds | FF | Int | Yds | PD |
| Luke Hrapchak | 12 | 59 | 42 | 101 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| DeVonte Suber | 12 | 36 | 25 | 61 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jawan Turner | 12 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 3 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Arnel Farmer Jr. | 12 | 32 | 17 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| Aaron Terry | 12 | 29 | 15 | 44 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 80 | 6 |
| Jordan Bowman | 12 | 26 | 15 | 41 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 3 |
| Justin Baker | 12 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vondel Bell | 12 | 30 | 5 | 35 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 7 |
| Nigel Garnett | 12 | 30 | 5 | 35 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cameron Tarver | 12 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Malik Akins | 12 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Lardani | 12 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 16.0 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aaron Brown | 12 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Vincent Alimenti | 12 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brendan Blair | 11 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| Anthony Camp | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3.0 | .5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Harper | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Bopp | 8 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dymond Thomas | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| Brendan Edwards | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 |

### Special teams

Punting
| Player | GP | Yds | Avg | Lng |
| Ian Patterson | 12 | 594 | 37.1 | 55 |
| Michael Keir | 11 | 527 | 37.6 | 47 |
Punt returns
| Player | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| Garry Brown | 273 | 13.6 | 53 | 2 |
| Aaron Terry | 218 | 12.8 | 37 | 0 |
Kick returns
| Player | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| Garry Brown | 416 | 29.7 | 98 | 1 |
| Jalen Bell | 196 | 21.8 | 69 | 0 |