| 2016 Delta State Statesmen football | |
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (3–5 GSC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Joel Williams (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Raleigh Jackson (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 North Alabama $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Valdosta State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Alabama | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Tech ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Florida | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State † | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shorter | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Delta State Statesmen football team represented the Delta State University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Todd Cooley, who was in his fourth season at Delta State. The Statesmen played their home games at McCool Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference. They finished the season with a record of 4 wins and 6 losses (4–6 overall, 3–5 in the GSC) and were not invited in the 2016 playoffs.
Schedule
Delta State announced its 2016 football schedule which consists of six home and four away games in the regular season. The Statesmen will host GSC foes Mississippi College, North Alabama, Shorter, and West Florida, and will travel to Florida Tech, Valdosta State, West Alabama and West Georgia.
The Statesmen will host both non-conference games against Kentucky Wesleyan of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference and Texas A&M–Commerce of the Lone Star Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 6:00 p.m | Kentucky Wesleyan* | W 50–29 | 6,781 | ||
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce* |
| L 28–40 | 5,679 | |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 3 West Georgia | L 24–34 | 6,837 | ||
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Shorter |
| W 47–7 | 7,151 | |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi College |
| ESPN3 | W 61–31 | 6,332 |
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | at West Alabama | L 42–54 | 6,921 | ||
| October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | West Florida |
| W 55–51 | 7,002 | |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Valdosta State | L 27–56 | 5,402 | ||
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 7 North Alabama |
| L 19–49 | 2,863 | |
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Florida Tech | ESPN3 | L 16–42 | 4,026 | |
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