2016 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

2016 Jacksonville Dolphins football
Conference Pioneer Football League
2016 record 5–5 (4–3 PFL)
Head coach Ian Shields (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Ian Shields (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Rich Ellerson (1st season)
Home stadium D. B. Milne Field
(Capacity: 5,000)
2016 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#19 San Diego $^   8 – 0         10 – 2  
Dayton   7 – 1         9 – 2  
Drake   6 – 2         7 – 4  
Marist   5 – 3         5 – 6  
Jacksonville   4 – 3         5 – 5  
Campbell   3 – 4         5 – 5  
Morehead State   3 – 5         4 – 7  
Valparaiso   3 – 5         4 – 7  
Butler   2 – 6         4 – 7  
Stetson   2 – 6         4 – 7  
Davidson   0 – 8         2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Jacksonville Dolphins football team represented Jacksonville University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Ian Shields and played their home games at D. B. Milne Field. They were members of the Pioneer Football League.[1] They finished the season 5–5, 4–3 in PFL play to finish in fifth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 10 7:00 PM at Liberty* Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA ESPN3 L 7–55   16,625
September 17 7:00 PM Edward Waters* D. B. Milne Field • Jacksonville, FL (Jacksonville Classic) ESPN3 W 41–7   3,158
September 24 7:00 PM at Stetson Spec Martin Stadium • DeLand, FL ESPN3 W 24–7   4,050
October 1 1:00 PM Duquesne* D. B. Milne Field • Jacksonville, FL ESPN3 L 35–54   1,661
October 8 1:00 PM Campbell† D. B. Milne Field • Jacksonville, FL ESPN3 Canceled[a]
October 15 1:00 PM Dayton D. B. Milne Field • Jacksonville, FL ESPN3 L 16–36   1,518
October 22 1:00 PM at Morehead State Jayne Stadium • Morehead, KY OVCDN W 61–49   3,055
October 29 1:00 PM at Davidson Richardson Stadium • Davidson, NC DAA W 35–17   3,209
November 5 1:00 PM Drake D. B. Milne Field • Jacksonville, FL ESPN3 L 27–31   471
November 12 1:00 PM at Valparaiso Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN WVUR L 39–42   1,380
November 19 1:00 PM Marist D. B. Milne Field • Jacksonville, FL ESPN3 W 41–35   1,738
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
^[a] The game between Jacksonville and Campbell was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.[2]

Game summaries

at Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 0 0 7 7
Flames 14 17 10 14 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Edward Waters

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 0 0 0 7
Dolphins 7 6 28 0 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 W 49–28

at Stetson

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 7 17 0 0 24
Hatters 0 0 7 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2015 W 41–14

Duquesne

1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 10 10 21 13 54
Dolphins 7 7 14 7 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Campbell

Dayton

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 0 27 3 6 36
Dolphins 3 0 13 0 16
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–0 2015 L 14–31

at Morehead State

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 14 17 21 9 61
Eagles 14 21 7 7 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–11 2015 W 30–26

at Davidson

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 7 7 21 0 35
Wildcats 0 10 7 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–6 2015 W 42–12

Drake

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 10 14 31
Dolphins 10 3 0 14 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–12 2015 L 24–28

at Valparaiso

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 3 14 7 15 39
Crusaders 28 7 7 0 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–2 2015 W 58–13

Marist

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Foxes 7 7 14 7 35
Dolphins 3 21 17 0 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–3 2015 W 20–16

References

  1. ↑ "Jacksonville Football Announces 2016 Schedule". Official Site of Jacksonville University Athletics. April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Weather Readiness Update; FB vs. Campbell Postponed" (Press release). Jacksonville University Department of Athletics. October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
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