| 2016Valdosta State Blazers football | |
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 18 |
| Record | 8–3 (6–2 GSC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | James Rowe (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Bazemore–Hyder Stadium |
Seasons ← 2015 2017 → | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2North Alabama $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18Valdosta 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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The2016 Valdosta State Blazers football team representedValdosta State University as a member of theGulf South Conference (GSC) during the2016 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by first-year head coachKerwin Bell and played their home games atBazemore–Hyder Stadium inValdosta, Georgia. Valdosta State compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the GSC. They were invited to theNCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round toUNC Pembroke.
Valdosta State announced its 2016 football schedule on March 17, 2016. The schedule consisted of five home games, four away game, and one neutral site games in the regular season. The Blazers hosted GSC foesDelta State,Shorter,West Florida, andWest Georgia, and traveled toFlorida Tech,Mississippi College,North Alabama, andWest Alabama.[1]
The Blazers hosted one non-conference game againstAlbany State of theSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and traveled to one neutral site game againstKentucky State, also from the SIAC.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 7:00 p.m | Albany State* | W 16–7 | 5,401 | |||
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 20North Alabama | No. 22 | L 19–44 | 8,216 | ||
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | West Florida |
| W 40–28 | 6,810 | ||
| October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | vs.Kentucky State* | W 48–10 | ||||
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 12West Georgia | No. 25 |
| W 38–27 | 4,105 | |
| October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | atMississippi College | No. 17 | W 42–41 | 5,979 | ||
| October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | Delta State | No. 16 |
| W 56–27 | 5,402 | |
| October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | atFlorida Tech | No. 14 | ESPN3 | L 20–38 | 3,247 | |
| November 5 | 3:00 p.m. | atWest Alabama | No. 23 | ESPN3 | W 37–22 | 5,269 | |
| November 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Shorter | No. 23 |
| W 44–0 | 3,654 | |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 12UNC Pembroke* | No. 19 |
| L 21–24 | 20,184 | |
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