2016 Valdosta State Blazers football team

2016 Valdosta State Blazers football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 18
Record8–3 (6–2 GSC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJames Rowe (1st season)
Home stadiumBazemore–Hyder Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • † – Delta State's record is officially listed as 2–8 (1–7) due to the use of ineligible players in two wins, but the opponents are not credited with wins.
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2016 Valdosta State Blazers football team represented Valdosta State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by first-year head coach Kerwin Bell and played their home games at Bazemore–Hyder Stadium in Valdosta, Georgia. Valdosta State compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the GSC. They were invited to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to UNC Pembroke.