Defensive coordinator Mark Smith (1st year) | 2016 record 8-3 (5-2 GSC) | |
Offensive coordinator Jayson Martin (5th year) Home stadium Florida Tech Panther Stadium(Capacity: 4,989) | ||
The 2016 Florida Tech Panthers football team represents the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They are led by head coach Steve Englehart, who is 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 will host 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.
^[a] The game between Florida Tech and North Alabama was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.