2016 California Vulcans football
PSAC champion
PSAC West Division champion
NCAA Third Round
ConferencePennsylvania State Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record11–1 (7–0 PSAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
2016 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern
Kutztown xy  7 –0   7 –4  
West Chester  6 –1   8 –3  
Shippensburg  4 –3   7 –4  
Bloomsburg  4 –3   6 –5  
Lock Haven  4 –3   4 –7  
East Stroudsburg  2 –5   4 –7  
Millersville  1 –6   2 –9  
Cheyney  0 –7   1 –10  
Western
No. 7 California (PA) xy$^  7 –0   11 –1  
No. 12 IUP ^  6 –1   10 –2  
Edinboro  5 –2   9 –2  
Slippery Rock  3 –4   7 –4  
Clarion  3 –4   4 –7  
Seton Hill  2 –5   5 –6  
Gannon  1 –6   5 –6  
Mercyhurst  1 –6   3 –8  
Championship: California (PA) 49, Kutztown 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2016 California Vulcans football team represented California University of Pennsylvania during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season.

The Vulcans recorded an 11–1 record overall and a 7–0 mark in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) games. The Vulcans were PSAC West and league champions and made it to the Third Round of the NCAA Division II football championship.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 101:00 p.m.at Cheyney*No. 19
W 79–31,117
September 171:00 p.m.Millersville*No. 15
W 61–03,225
September 243:00 p.m.at Seton HillNo. 13
W 59–171,345
October 11:00 p.m.Slippery RockNo. 11
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA
W 52–262,769
October 87:00 p.m.No. 5 IUPNo. 9
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA (Coal Bowl)
PCNW 31–285,015
October 156:00 p.mat ClarionNo. 7
W 48–202,034
October 223:00 p.m.GannondaggerNo. 8
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA
W 35–142,412
October 2912:00 p.m.at MercyhurstNo. 3
W 55–141,372
November 51:00 p.m.No. 7 EdinboroNo. 1
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA
W 52–74,458
November 1212:00 p.m.No. 25 Kutztown*No. 1
PCNW 49–76,324
November 261:00 p.m.No. 5 IUP*No. 1
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA (NCAA Division II Second Round)
ESPNNewsW 44–231,126
December 31:00 p.m.Shepherd*No. 1
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)
ESPN3L 30–413,724
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2016 California Vulcans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 1 Jimmy Wheeler So
WR 6 Luke Smorey Jr
WR 8 Tom Greene Jr
WR 9 Garry Brown  Sr
QB 12 Marcus Prather  Jr
WR 14 Jordan Dandridge So
QB 15 Michael Keir Jr
QB 16 Darius Gibson  Fr
TE 87 Paul Butler
WR 88 Montell Britton Fr
WR 89 Tyson Hill Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 2 Aaron Terry Sr
DB 3 Brendan Edwards So
LB 5 Brendan Blair  So
CB 7 Arnel Farmer Jr. Sr
DB 10 Jordan Bowman Sr
DB 13 Bryant Harper Jr
DB 20 Vondel Bell Jr
LB 21 DeVonte Suber  Jr
DB 22 Isaiah Scott So
DB 26 Vincent Alimenti  So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 97 Tristan Williams Fr
K 99 Will Brazill Jr
Head coach
  • Gary Dunn
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Mike Craig (Defensive Coordinator)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Season leaders

Offense

Rushing[2]

Player G Att. Yds. Avg. TD
Nick Grissom 12 192 1,035 5.3 9
Jalen Bell 11 73 371 4.8 4
Jimmy Wheeler 9 40 282 6.7 1

Passing

Player G Att-Comp Yds TD Int
Michael Keir 12 364-233 3,222 41 11
Marcus Prather 8 4-13 57 1 0

Receiving

Player G Rec Yds TD
Garry Brown 12 91 1,475 22
Tom Greene 11 51 717 6
Luke Smorey 12 35 446 6
Jordan Dandridge 11 20 222 2
Paul Butler 12 15 173 3

Defense

Only stats of players with 10 or more tackles

PlayerGamesTacklesSacksFumblesPass defense
GPSoloAstTotTFLTotRecYdsFFIntYdsPD
Luke Hrapchak12594210112.06.51021154
DeVonte Suber123625616.53.0000003
Jawan Turner1223264912.06.53424004
Arnel Farmer Jr.12321749001011-13
Aaron Terry122915446.001013806
Jordan Bowman122615415.52.510021213
Justin Baker121422365.02.5001000
Vondel Bell12305351.000002787
Nigel Garnett12305351.00000002
Cameron Tarver1216183412.05.5301004
Malik Akins121221334.02.0000000
Jordan Lardani1215153016.09.5003003
Aaron Brown121611271.00000155
Vincent Alimenti12188262.00000001
Brendan Blair1196156.53.011211202
Anthony Camp1167133.0.5000000
Bryant Harper1267131.00000000
Corey Bopp849131.00000000
Dymond Thomas1166121.51.00001132
Brendan Edwards86410000001131

Special teams

Punting

Player GP Yds Avg Lng
Ian Patterson 12 594 37.1 55
Michael Keir 11 527 37.6 47

Punt returns

Player Yds Avg Lng TD
Garry Brown 273 13.6 53 2
Aaron Terry 218 12.8 37 0

Kick returns

Player Yds Avg Lng TD
Garry Brown 416 29.7 98 1
Jalen Bell 196 21.8 69 0

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Football Schedule". California University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  2. ↑ "California (PA) 2016 stats (PDF)". Static.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
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