Offensive coordinator Don Bailey (1st year) | 2016 record 7–4 (6–2 GSC) | |
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Defensive coordinator Nathan Burton (3rd year) Home stadium Tiger Stadium(Capacity: 7,000) | ||
The 2016 West Alabama Tigers football team represented the University of West Alabama in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Brett Gilliland, who was in his third season at West Alabama. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference. They finished the season with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses (7–4 overall, 6–2 in the GSC), defeating two top 25 ranked teams and were not invited in the 2016 playoffs.
Schedule
West Alabama announced its 2016 football schedule on February 16, 2016. The schedule consists of both five home and six away games in the regular season. The Tigers will host GSC foes Delta State, Florida Tech, North Alabama, and Valdosta State and will travel to Mississippi College, Shorter, West Florida, and West Georgia
The Lions will only host one of the three non-conference games against Malone Pioneers of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference and travel two games against North Greenville which is independent from a conference and Stephen F. Austin of the Southland Conference.