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The 2016 Florida Tech Panthers football team represented the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Steve Englehart, who was 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 hosted 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.
Game summaries
= At Newberry
== Mississippi College
== At Shorter
== At Presbyterian
== At West Florida
== Fort Valley State
== At West Alabama
== Valdosta State
== At West Georgia
== Delta State
== North Greenville
=Awards and milestones
= Gulf South Conference honors
=Ten players from Florida Tech were honored as All-GSC selections by the league's coaches, including a program-record six First Team members.
Gulf South Conference All-Conference First Team
Gulf South Conference All-Conference Second Team
Gulf South Conference offensive player of the week
November 14: Antwuan Haynes
Gulf South Conference defensive player of the week
September 12: Adonis Davis
September 26: Jo Jackson
October 31: Tyler Rosenblatt
November 7: Chris Stapleton
= School records
=Most rushing touchdowns in a season: 10, Antwuan Haynes and Trevor Sand
Most passing yards in a single game: 502, Mark Cato (October 22)
Most receiving yards in a single game: 185, Kenny Johnston (October 1)
Most interceptions in a single game: 2, Tyler Rosenblatt (October 29) and Jo Jackson (September 24th)
Most yards of total offense gained in a single game: 643 (October 22)
Fewest yards of total offense surrendered in a single game: 73 (September 17)