2016 California Vulcans football team

2016 California Vulcans football
PSAC champion
PSAC West Division champion
NCAA Third Round
Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Division West Division
2016 record 11–1 (7–0 PSAC)
Head coach Gary Dunn (1st season)
Home stadium Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
(Capacity: 6,500)
2016 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern
Kutztown x   7 – 0         7 – 4  
West Chester   6 – 1         8 – 3  
Shippensburg   4 – 3         7 – 4  
Bloomsburg   4 – 3         6 – 5  
Lock Haven   4 – 3         4 – 7  
East Stroudsburg   2 – 5         4 – 7  
Millersville   1 – 6         2 – 9  
Cheyney   0 – 7         1 – 10  
Western
#6 California (PA) x$^   7 – 0         10 – 0  
#11 Indiana (PA) ^   6 – 1         9 – 1  
Edinboro   5 – 2         9 – 2  
Slippery Rock   3 – 4         7 – 4  
Clarion   3 – 4         4 – 7  
Seton Hill   2 – 5         5 – 6  
Gannon   1 – 6         5 – 6  
Mercyhurst   1 – 6         3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2016 California Vulcans football team represented California University of Pennsylvania during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season.

The Vulcans recorded an 11–1 record overall and a 7–0 mark in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) games. The Vulcans were PSAC West and league champions and made it to the Third Round of the NCAA Division II football championship.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 10 1:00 p.m. at Cheyney* No. 19 O'Shields Stevenson Stadium • Cheyney, PA W 79–3  
September 17 1:00 p.m. Millersville No. 15 Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium • California, PA W 61–0  
September 24 3:00 p.m. at Seton Hill No. 13 Offutt Field • Greensburg, PA W 59–17  
October 1 1:00 p.m. Slippery Rock No. 11 Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium • California, PA W 52–26  
October 8 7:00 p.m. No. 5 IUP No. 9 Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium • California, PA (Coal Bowl) PCN W 31–28  
October 15 6:00 p.m at Clarion No. 7 Memorial Stadium • Clarion, PA W 48–20  
October 22 3:00 p.m. Cannondagger No. 8 Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium • California, PA W 35–14  
October 29 12:00 p.m. at Mercyhurst No. 3 Tullio Field • Erie, PA W 55–14  
November 5 1:00 p.m. No. 7 Edinboro No. 1 Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium • California, PA W 52–7  
November 12 12:00 p.m. No. 25 Kutztown No. 1 Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium • California, PA (PSAC Championship) PCN W 49–7  
November 25 1:00 p.m. No. 5 IUP No. 1 Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium • California, PA (NCAA Second Round) ESPNNews W 44–23  
December 3 1:00 p.m. Shepard No. 1 Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium • California, PA (NCAA Third Round) ESPN3 L 30–41  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from DII Coaches Poll. All times are in EST.

Roster

2016 California Vulcans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 1 Wheeler, JimmyJimmy Wheeler So
WR 6 Smorey, LukeLuke Smorey Jr
WR 8 Greene, TomTom Greene Jr
WR 9 Brown, GarryGarry Brown  Sr
QB 12 Prather, MarcusMarcus Prather  Jr
WR 14 Dandridge, JordanJordan Dandridge So
QB 15 Keir, MichaelMichael Keir Jr
QB 16 Gibson, DariusDarius Gibson  Fr
TE 87 Butler, PaulPaul Butler
WR 88 Britton, MontellMontell Britton Fr
WR 89 Hill, TysonTyson Hill Fr
 Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 2 Terry, AaronAaron Terry Sr
DB 3 Edwards, BrendanBrendan Edwards So
LB 5 Blair, BrendanBrendan Blair  So
CB 7 Farmer Jr., ArnelArnel Farmer Jr. Sr
DB 10 Bowman, JordanJordan Bowman Sr
DB 13 Harper, BryantBryant Harper Jr
DB 20 Bell, VondelVondel Bell Jr
LB 21 Suber, DeVonteDeVonte Suber  Jr
DB 22 Scott, IsaiahIsaiah Scott So
DB 26 Alimenti, VincentVincent Alimenti  So
 Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 97 Williams, TristanTristan Williams Fr
K 99 Brazill, WillWill Brazill Jr
Head coach
  • Gary Dunn
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Mike Craig (Defensive Coordinator)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Season leaders

Offense

Rushing[1]

Player G Att. Yds. Avg. TD
Nick Grissom 12 192 1,035 5.3 9
Jalen Bell 11 73 371 4.8 4
Jimmy Wheeler 9 40 282 6.7 1

Passing

Player G Att-Comp Yds TD Int
Michael Keir 12 364-233 3,222 41 11
Marcus Prather 8 4-13 57 1 0

Receiving

Player G Rec Yds TD
Garry Brown 12 91 1,475 22
Tom Greene 11 51 717 6
Luke Smorey 12 35 446 6
Jordan Dandridge 11 20 222 2

Defense

Only stats of players with 10 or more tackles

Player Games Tackles Sacks Fumbles Pass defense
GP Solo Ast Tot TFL Tot Rec Yds FF Int Yds PD
Luke Hrapchak 12 59 42 101 12.0 6.5 1 0 2 1 15 4
DeVonte Suber 12 36 25 61 6.5 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jawan Turner 12 23 26 49 12.0 6.5 3 42 4 0 0 4
Arnel Farmer Jr. 12 32 17 49 0 0 1 0 1 1 -1 3
Aaron Terry 12 29 15 44 6.0 0 1 0 1 3 80 6
Jordan Bowman 12 26 15 41 5.5 2.5 1 0 0 2 121 3
Justin Baker 12 14 22 36 5.0 2.5 0 0 1 0 0 0
Vondel Bell 12 30 5 35 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 78 7
Nigel Garnett 12 30 5 35 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Cameron Tarver 12 16 18 34 12.0 5.5 3 0 1 0 0 4
Malik Akins 12 12 21 33 4.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Lardani 12 15 15 30 16.0 9.5 0 0 3 0 0 3
Aaron Brown 12 16 11 27 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 5 5
Vincent Alimenti 12 18 8 26 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Brendan Blair 11 9 6 15 6.5 3.0 1 12 1 1 20 2
Anthony Camp 11 6 7 13 3.0 .5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bryant Harper 12 6 7 13 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corey Bopp 8 4 9 13 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dymond Thomas 11 6 6 12 1.5 1.0 0 0 0 1 13 2
Brendan Edwards 8 6 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 1

Special teams

Punting

Player GP Yds Avg Lng
Ian Patterson 12 594 37.1 55
Michael Keir 11 527 37.6 47

Punt returns

Player Yds Avg Lng TD
Garry Brown 273 13.6 53 2
Aaron Terry 218 12.8 37 0

Kick returns

Player Yds Avg Lng TD
Garry Brown 416 29.7 98 1
Jalen Bell 196 21.8 69 0

References

  1. ↑ "California (PA) 2016 stats (PDF)". Static.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
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