2016 Delta State Statesmen football team

American college football season August 2025 February 2026 August 2023 football 2016 Delta State Statesmen Delta State Athletics logo.png 150 Gulf South Conference GSC 4–6 3–5 Todd Cooley 4th Joel Williams 4th Raleigh Jackson 1st Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium The 2016 Delta State Statesmen football team represented the Delta State University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Todd Cooley, who was in his fourth season at Delta State. The Statesmen played their home games at McCool Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference. They finished the season with a record of 4 wins and 6 losses (4–6 overall, 3–5 in the GSC) and were not invited in the 2016 playoffs. Schedule Delta State announced its 2016 football schedule which consists of six home and four away games in the regular season. The Statesmen will host GSC foes Mississippi College, North Alabama, Shorter, and West Florida, and will travel to Florida Tech, Valdosta State, West Alabama and West Georgia. The Statesmen will host both non-conference games against Kentucky Wesleyan of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference and Texas A&M–Commerce of the Lone Star Conference. 2016 Central September 3 6:00 p.m w y Kentucky Wesleyan McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS 50–29 6,781 September 10 6:00 p.m. l y Texas A&M–Commerce 8 McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS 28–40 5,679 September 17 1:00 p.m. l y West Georgia 3 University Stadium Carrollton, GA 24–34 6,837 September 24 6:00 p.m. w Shorter McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS 47–7 7,151 September 29 6:00 p.m. w Mississippi College Rivalry McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS ESPN3 61–31 6,332 October 8 2:00 p.m. l y West Alabama Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL 42–54 6,921 October 15 4:00 p.m. w y West Florida McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS 55–51 7,002 October 22 2:00 p.m. l y Valdosta State 16 Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA 27–56 5,402 October 29 2:00 p.m. l North Alabama 7 McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS 19–49 2,863 November 12 1:00 p.m. l y Florida Tech Florida Tech Panther Stadium Melbourne, FL ESPN3 16–42 4,026 References Delta State Category:Delta State Statesmen football seasons Delta State Statesmen football