2016 South Alabama Jaguars football
Sun Belt Conference 6–7 (2–6 Sun Belt) Joey Jones (8th season) Bryant Vincent (2nd season) Spread Kane Wommack (1st season) 4–2–5 Ladd–Peebles Stadium
The 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Jaguars played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama , and competed in the Sun Belt Conference . They were led by head coach Joey Jones , who was in his eighth year with the team. They finished the season 6–7, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They were invited to the Arizona Bowl where they lost to Air Force .
South Alabama announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Jaguars will host Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern , Georgia State , New Mexico State , and Troy , and will travel to Arkansas State , Idaho , Louisiana–Lafayette , and Louisiana–Monroe . South Alabama will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Appalachian State and Texas State .
The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Nicholls State from the Southland Conference and San Diego State from the Mountain West Conference , and two road games against Louisiana State (LSU) and Mississippi State both from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). On October 13, 2016, LSU canceled its game against the Jaguars on November 19 due to scheduling issues after Hurricane Matthew . On October 15, 2016, the Jaguars announced they will host the Presbyterian Blue Hose on November 19; the Blue Hose's game with Florida on that day was also canceled under the same circumstances.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 11:00 a.m. at Mississippi State* Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS SECN W 21–20 57,075 September 10 6:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL ASN L 9–24 17,691 September 17 6:00 p.m. at Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun FieldLafayette, LA ESPN3 L 23–28 19,208 September 24 6:00 p.m. Nicholls State* Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL ESPN3 W 41–40 OT 13,086 October 1 7:00 p.m. No. 19 San Diego State* Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL ESPNews W 42–24 14,741 October 15 6:00 p.m. at Arkansas State Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR ESPN3 L 7–17 22,277 October 20 6:30 p.m. Troy Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL (Battle for the Belt) ESPNU L 21–28 30,837 October 29 4:00 p.m. Georgia State Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL ESPN3 W 13–10 11,565 November 5 4:00 p.m. at Louisiana–Monroe Malone StadiumMonroe, LA ESPN3 L 35–42 OT 16,073 November 19 6:00 p.m. Presbyterian* Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL ESPN3 W 31–7 11,017 November 26 2:30 p.m. at Idaho Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID ASN L 31–38 9,049 December 3 12:00 p.m. New Mexico State Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL ESPN3 W 35–28 14,812 December 30 3:30 pm vs. Air Force* Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ (Arizona Bowl) ASN L 21–45 33,868 *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time
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Jaguars 0 0 7 14 21 Bulldogs 7 10 3 0 20
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Eagles 10 0 7 7 24 Jaguars 3 3 0 3 9
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Jaguars 0 7 7 9 23 Ragin' Cajuns 6 3 13 6 28
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Colonels 0 23 3 8 6 40 Jaguars 7 17 3 7 7 41
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#19 Aztecs 6 10 8 0 24 Jaguars 14 0 7 21 42
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Jaguars 0 0 0 7 7 Red Wolves 0 14 3 0 17
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Trojans 7 6 0 15 28 Jaguars 14 7 0 0 21
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Panthers 3 0 7 0 10 Jaguars 0 3 0 10 13
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Jaguars 7 7 14 7 0 35 Warhawks 7 7 7 14 7 42
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Blue Hose 0 0 7 0 7 Jaguars 7 14 0 20 41
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Jaguars 7 14 7 3 31 Vandals 14 10 7 7 38
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Aggies 0 7 7 14 28 Jaguars 7 0 7 21 35
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Jaguars 14 7 0 0 21 Falcons 3 18 17 7 45
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