2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team

2016 Bryant Bulldogs football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record5–6 (4–2 NEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGreg Gigantino (10th season)
Home stadiumBulldog/Beirne Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Duquesne +   5 – 1     8 – 3  
Saint Francis (PA) +^   5 – 1     7 – 5  
Wagner   4 – 2     6 – 5  
Bryant   4 – 2     5 – 6  
Sacred Heart   1 – 5     6 – 5  
Central Connecticut   1 – 5     2 – 9  
Robert Morris   1 – 5     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Marty Fine in his 13th and final season as head coach, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the NEC. Bryant played home games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The stadium was renamed from "Bulldog Stadium" on September 25.

On December 1, Fine resigned as head caoch.[1] He finished his 13-year tenure at Bryant with a record of 80–61.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:00 p.m.Merrimack*
NECFRW 41–204,277
September 104:05 p.m.at Montana State*
L 24–2718,867
September 171:00 p.m.Brown*
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Smithfield, RI
NECFRL 27–354,116
September 241:00 p.m.Central Connecticutdagger
  • Beirne Stadium
  • Smithfield, RI
ESPN3W 45–254,514
October 13:30 p.m.at Maine*
FCSL 31–357,266
October 1512:00 p.m.at Saint Francis (PA)
NECFRL 3–381,450
October 221:00 p.m.Wagner
  • Beirne Stadium
  • Smithfield, RI
NECFRW 27–173,867
October 2912:00 p.m.at Duquesne
NECFRL 31–351,067
November 512:00 p.m.Robert Morris
  • Beirne Stadium
  • Smithfield, RI
NECFRW 24–132,362
November 122:00 p.m.at No. 15 Coastal Carolina*
CSNL 21–316,528
November 1912:00 p.m.at Sacred Heart
ESPN3W 42–342,015
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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Merrimack

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1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 3 10 0 7 20
Bulldogs 8 13 14 6 41

At Montana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 7 7 7 24
Bobcats 0 14 13 0 27
See also: 2016 Montana State Bobcats football team

Brown

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 14 21 0 35
Bulldogs 21 0 6 0 27
See also: 2016 Brown Bears football team

Central Connecticut

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 0 8 14 25
Bulldogs 7 21 10 7 45
See also: 2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

At Maine

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 7 10 0 31
Black Bears 0 7 21 7 35
See also: 2016 Maine Black Bears football team

At Saint Francis (PA)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 0 0 3
Red Flash 7 7 7 17 38
See also: 2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

Wagner

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1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 7 3 7 17
Bulldogs 3 7 10 7 27
See also: 2016 Wagner Seahawks football team

At Duquesne

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 17 0 7 31
Dukes 7 7 14 7 35
See also: 2016 Duquesne Dukes football team

Robert Morris

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1 2 3 4 Total
Colonials 0 3 10 0 13
Bulldogs 0 10 0 14 24
See also: 2016 Robert Morris Colonials football team

At Coastal Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 7 0 21
#15 Chanticleers 6 3 7 15 31
See also: 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

At Sacred Heart

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 14 14 0 42
Pioneers 14 3 10 7 34
See also: 2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

References

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  1. ^ "Bryant football coach, Marty Fine, announces resignation". December 2016.
  2. ^ "Bryant Bulldogs Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "2016 Football Schedule". Bryant University Athletics. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
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