2016 Alabama State Hornets football team

2016 Alabama State Hornets football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record4–7 (3–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Orlando (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorLou West (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTed Daisher (2nd season)
Home stadiumNew ASU Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State xy   5 – 4     5 – 6  
Alabama A&M   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Alabama State   3 – 6     4 – 7  
Jackson State   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 8     1 – 10  
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$   9 – 0     12 – 1  
Southern *   8 – 1     8 – 3  
Prairie View A&M   7 – 2     7 – 4  
Texas Southern   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 8     1 – 10  
Championship: Grambling State 27, Alcorn State 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Brian Jenkins, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, tying for third place in the SWAC East Division. Alabama State played home games at New ASU Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 311:00 amat UTSA*
L 13–2622,380
September 106:00 pmat Alcorn State
ESPN3L 18–219,734
September 176:00 pmat Southern
L 6–6414,199
September 246:00 pmTexas Southern
L 27–3114,199
October 12:00 pmArkansas–Pine Bluff
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
W 41–213,783
October 82:00 pmat Prairie View A&M
RSSWL 17–24 OT15,050
October 152:00 pmMississippi Valley State
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
W 56–241,526
October 293:00 pmvs. Alabama A&M
ESPN3L 41–42 OT70,813
November 52:00 pmJackson State
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
W 14–77,823
November 122:00 pmat No. 20 Grambling State
L 0–2115,043
November 243:00 pmMiles*dagger
ESPN3W 53–2018,972
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alabama State Hornets Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "2016 Football Schedule". Alabama State University. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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