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 coordinators
Home stadiumNew ASU Stadium
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  
  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

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

  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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