2016 Georgia State Panthers football team

2016 Georgia State Panthers football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Trent Miles (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Luke Huard (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jesse Minter (4th year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Georgia Dome (Capacity: 28,155)

2016 Sun Belt football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Appalachian State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Arkansas State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Georgia Southern		0	–	0					0	–	0
Georgia State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Idaho		0	–	0					0	–	0
Louisiana–Lafayette		0	–	0					0	–	0
Louisiana–Monroe		0	–	0					0	–	0
New Mexico State		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Alabama		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Troy		0	–	0					0	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Georgia State Panthers football team represents Georgia State University (GSU) in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers are led by third-year head coach Trent Miles and play their home games at the Georgia Dome. The 2016 season is the Panthers' fourth in the Sun Belt Conference and sixth since starting football.

Schedule

Georgia State announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Panthers will host Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Monroe, and Texas State, and will travel to Appalachian State, Idaho, South Alabama, and Troy. Georgia State will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Louisiana–Lafayette and New Mexico State.^[1]

The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Ball State from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Tennessee–Martin (UT–Martin) from the Ohio Valley Conference, and two road games against Air Force from the Mountain West Conference and Wisconsin from the Big Ten Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	TBA	Ball State*	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA	TBA		-
September 10	TBA	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	TBA		-
September 17	TBA	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	TBA		-
October 1	TBA	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	TBA		-
October 8	TBA	Texas State	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA	TBA		-
October 15	TBA	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	TBA		-
October 22	TBA	Tennessee–Martin*	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA	TBA		-
October 29	TBA	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	TBA		-
November 3	7:30 PM	Arkansas State	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA	ESPNU		-
November 12	TBA	Louisiana–Monroe	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA	TBA		-
November 19	TBA	Georgia Southern	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry)	TBA		-
December 3	TBA	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	TBA		-
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Schedule source:^[2]

Game summaries

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals					0
Panthers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	GSU, 31–19

at Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers					0
Falcons					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	AF, 48–38

at Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers					0
Badgers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

at Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers					0
Mountaineers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2015	APP, 37–3

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats					0
Panthers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2015	GSU, 41–19

at Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers					0
Trojans					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2015	GSU, 31–21

UT Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks					0
Panthers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

at South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers					0
Jaguars					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	2015	GSU, 24–10

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves					0
Panthers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2015	ARK ST, 48–34

ULM

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks					0
Panthers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	ULM, 38–10

Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles					0
Panthers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	GSU, 34–7

at Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers					0
Vandals					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

References

1. "Complete 2016 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Georgia State University Department of Athletics. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
2. "2016 Georgia State Panthers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 20, 2015.