2016 Florida Tech Panthers football team


The 2016 Florida Tech Panthers football team represented the Florida Institute of Technology 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.

Game summaries

Valdosta State

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 All-Conference First Team

  • Antwaun Haynes, RB/AP
  • Kenny Johnston, TE
  • Cory Sanicky, G
  • Adonis Davis, DL
  • Chris Stapleton, LB
  • Manny Abad, DB

Gulf South Conference All-Conference Second Team

  • Trevor Sand, RB
  • Wayne Saunders II, WR
  • Joe Laguna, T
  • Kevin Delgado, G

Gulf South Conference offensive player of the week

  • November 14: Antwuan Haynes

Gulf South Conference defensive player of the week

School records

  • Most rushing touchdowns in a season: 10, Antwuan Haynes and Trevor Sand
  • Most passing yards in a single game: 502, Mark Cato
  • Most receiving yards in a single game: 185, Kenny Johnston
  • Most interceptions in a single game: 2, Tyler Rosenblatt and Jo Jackson
  • Most yards of total offense gained in a single game: 643
  • Fewest yards of total offense surrendered in a single game: 73