2016 Jacksonville Dolphins football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
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
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Pioneer Football League standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 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 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 (PFL).^[1] They finished the season 5–5, 4–3 in PFL play to finish in fifth place.

Schedule[edit]

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		Campbell	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL		Cancelled
October 15	12:00 pm	Dayton	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN3	L 16–36	1,518
October 22	1:00 pm	Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY		W 61–49	3,055
October 29	1:00 pm	Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		W 35–17	3,209
November 5	1:00 pm	Drake	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN3	L 27–31	471
November 12	2:00 pm	Valparaiso	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN		L 39–42	1,380
November 19	12:00 pm	Marist	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN3	W 41–35	1,738
*Non-conference game

The game between Jacksonville and Campbell was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.^[2]

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries[edit]

At Liberty[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	0	7	7
Flames	14	17	10	14	55

Edward Waters[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	0	0	0	7
Dolphins	7	6	28	0	41

At Stetson[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	17	0	0	24
Hatters	0	0	7	0	7

Duquesne[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	10	10	21	13	54
Dolphins	7	7	14	7	35

Campbell[edit]

• This game was canceled due to Hurricane Matthew.

Dayton[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	27	3	6	36
Dolphins	3	0	13	0	16

At Morehead State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	14	17	21	9	61
Eagles	14	21	7	7	49

At Davidson[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	7	21	0	35
Wildcats	0	10	7	0	17

Drake[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	10	14	31
Dolphins	10	3	0	14	27

At Valparaiso[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	3	14	7	15	39
Crusaders	28	7	7	0	42

Marist[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	7	7	14	7	35
Dolphins	3	21	17	0	41

References[edit]