2016 California Vulcans football team

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2016 California Vulcans football
Cal Vulcans wordmark.png
PSAC champion
PSAC West Division champion
NCAA Third Round
ConferencePennsylvania State Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
2016 record11–1 (7–0 PSAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
(Capacity: 6,500)
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern
Kutztown xy   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
No. 7 California (PA) xy$^   7 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 12 Indiana (PA) ^   6 – 1     10 – 2  
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  
Championship: California (PA) 49, Kutztown 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
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[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResult
September 101:00 p.m.at *No. 19
W 79–3
September 171:00 p.m.No. 15
W 61–0
September 243:00 p.m.at No. 13
  • Offutt Field
  • Greensburg, PA
W 59–17
October 11:00 p.m.No. 11
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA
W 52–26
October 87:00 p.m.No. 5 No. 9
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA (Coal Bowl)
PCNW 31–28
October 156:00 p.mat No. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clarion, PA
W 48–20
October 223:00 p.m.daggerNo. 8
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA
W 35–14
October 2912:00 p.m.at No. 3
  • Tullio Field
  • Erie, PA
W 55–14
November 51:00 p.m.No. 7 No. 1
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA
W 52–7
November 1212:00 p.m.No. 25 No. 1
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA (PSAC Championship)
PCNW 49–7
November 251:00 p.m.No. 5 No. 1
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA (NCAA Second Round)
ESPNNewsW 44–23
December 31:00 p.m.No. 1
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA (NCAA Third Round)
ESPN3L 30–41
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from DII Coaches Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster[]

2016 California Vulcans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 1 Jimmy Wheeler So
WR 6 Luke Smorey Jr
WR 8 Tom Greene Jr
WR 9 Garry Brown Redshirt.svg Sr
QB 12 Marcus Prather Redshirt.svg Jr
WR 14 Jordan Dandridge So
QB 15 Michael Keir Jr
QB 16 Darius Gibson Redshirt.svg Fr
TE 87 Paul Butler
WR 88 Montell Britton Fr
WR 89 Tyson Hill Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 2 Aaron Terry Sr
DB 3 Brendan Edwards So
LB 5 Brendan Blair Redshirt.svg So
CB 7 Arnel Farmer Jr. Sr
DB 10 Jordan Bowman Sr
DB 13 Bryant Harper Jr
DB 20 Vondel Bell Jr
LB 21 DeVonte Suber Redshirt.svg Jr
DB 22 Isaiah Scott So
DB 26 Vincent Alimenti Redshirt.svg So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 97 Tristan Williams Fr
K 99 Will Brazill Jr
Head coach
  • Gary Dunn
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Mike Craig (Defensive Coordinator)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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
Paul Butler 12 15 173 3

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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