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American college football season
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[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Cheyney* | No. 19 | | | W 79–3 | 1,117 |
September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Millersville* | No. 15 | | | W 61–0 | 3,225 |
September 24 | 3:00 p.m. | at Seton Hill | No. 13 | | | W 59–17 | 1,345 |
October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Slippery Rock | No. 11 | - Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
- California, PA
| | W 52–26 | 2,769 |
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 | 5,015 |
October 15 | 6:00 p.m | at Clarion | No. 7 | | | W 48–20 | 2,034 |
October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | Gannon | No. 8 | - Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
- California, PA
| | W 35–14 | 2,412 |
October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Mercyhurst | No. 3 | | | W 55–14 | 1,372 |
November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 7 Edinboro | No. 1 | - Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
- California, PA
| | W 52–7 | 4,458 |
November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 25 Kutztown* | No. 1 | | PCN | W 49–7 | 6,324 |
November 26 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 5 IUP* | No. 1 | - Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
- California, PA (NCAA Division II Second Round)
| ESPNNews | W 44–23 | 1,126 |
December 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Shepherd* | No. 1 | - Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
- California, PA (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)
| ESPN3 | L 30–41 | 3,724 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Season leaders[edit]
Offense[edit]
Rushing[2]
Player
|
G
|
Att.
|
Yds.
|
Avg.
|
TD
|
Nick Grissom
|
12
|
192
|
1,035
|
5.3
|
9
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Jalen Bell
|
11
|
73
|
371
|
4.8
|
4
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Jimmy Wheeler
|
9
|
40
|
282
|
6.7
|
1
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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
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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
|
Paul Butler
|
12
|
15
|
173
|
3
|
Defense[edit]
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[edit]
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
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