2016 West Florida Argonauts football team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2016
| team = West Florida Argonauts
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size = 200
| conference = Gulf South Conference
| short_conf = GSC
| record = 5–6
| conf_record = 3–5
| head_coach = Pete Shinnick
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach= Jammie Deese
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach= Cory Sanders
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Blue Wahoos Stadium
| prev_year = none
}}
{{2016 Gulf South Conference football standings}}
The 2016 West Florida Argonauts football team represented the University of West Florida in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Pete Shinnick, who was in his first season at West Florida for the team's inaugural season. The Argonauts played their home games at Blue Wahoos Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference. They finished the season with a record of 5 wins and 6 losses (5–6 overall, 3–5 in the GSC), defeating one top 25 ranked team and were not invited in the 2016 playoffs.
Schedule
West Florida announced its 2016 football schedule on August 10, 2015. The schedule consists of 5 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Argos will host GSC foes Shorter, West Alabama, Florida Tech, and West Georgia, and will travel to Delta State, Mississippi College, North Alabama, and Valdosta State.{{cite press release|url=http://goargos.com/news/2015/8/6/FB_0806153945.aspx?path=football|title=WF football releases inaugural 2016 schedule|publisher=University of West Florida Department of Athletics|date=August 10, 2015|accessdate=September 24, 2016}}
The Argonauts will host only one non-conference game against Missouri S&T of the Great Lakes Valley Conference and travel to two against Ave Maria of the Sun Conference and Chowan of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2016
| rankdivision = NCAA Division II
| poll = AFCA
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| time = 12:00 p.m
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2016|team=Ave Maria Gyrenes|title=Ave Maria}}
| site_stadium = AMU Football Field
| site_cityst = Ave Maria, FL
| tv =
| score = 45–0
| attend = 760
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Missouri S&T
| site_stadium = Blue Wahoos Stadium
| site_cityst = Pensacola, FL
| tv = BLAB TV
| score = 45–28
| attend = 6,288
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Chowan
| site_stadium = Garrison Stadium
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, NC
| tv =
| score = 28–35
| attend = 2,374
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Valdosta State
| site_stadium = Bazemore–Hyder Stadium
| site_cityst = Valdosta, GA
| tv =
| score = 28–40
| attend = 6,810
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Florida Tech
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Blue Wahoos Stadium
| site_cityst = Pensacola, FL
| tv = ASN
| score = 42–39
| attend = 6,588
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Mississippi College
| site_stadium = Robinson-Hale Stadium
| site_cityst = Clinton, MS
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 42–28
| attend = 2,468
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Delta State
| site_stadium = McCool Stadium
| site_cityst = Cleveland, MS
| tv =
| score = 51–55
| attend = 7,002
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Shorter
| site_stadium = Blue Wahoos Stadium
| site_cityst = Pensacola, FL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 36–0
| attend = 6,588
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = West Alabama
| site_stadium = Blue Wahoos Stadium
| site_cityst = Pensacola, FL
| tv = BLAB TV
| score = 21–45
| attend = 6,088
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = North Alabama
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Braly Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Florence, Alabama
| tv =
| score = 3–51
| attend = 10,489
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = West Georgia
| site_stadium = Blue Wahoos Stadium
| site_cityst = Pensacola, FL
| tv = BLAB TV
| score = 0–69
| attend = 6,088
}}
}}
References
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