Conference Gulf South Conference Offensive coordinator KiJuan Ware (1st year) | 2016 record 0-11 (0-8 GSC) | |
Head coach Aaron Kelton (1st year) Defensive coordinator Williams Jones (1st year) Home stadium Barron Stadium
(Capacity: 6,500) | ||
The 2016 Shorter Hawks football team represented the Shorter University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Aaron Kelton, who was in his first season at Shorter. The Hawks played their home games at Barron Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference. They finished the season with a record of 0 wins and 11 losses (0–11 overall, 0–8 in the GSC) and were not invited in the 2016 playoffs.
Schedule
Shorter announced its 2016 football schedule on March 9, 2016. The schedule consists of 5 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Hawks will host GSC foes Florida Tech, Mississippi College, West Alabama, and West Georgia, and will travel to Delta State, North Alabama, Valdosta Stte, and West Florida.
The Hawks will host only one non-conference game against Clark Atlanta of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and travel to two away games against Chattanooga from the Southern Conference and Mars Hill from the South Atlantic Conference.