2016 Bryant

5–⁠6 (4–⁠2 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Bryant in 2016, game by game: won vs. Merrimack 41–20; lost at Montana State 24–27; lost vs. Brown 27–35; won vs. Central Connecticut 45–25; lost at Maine 31–35; lost at Saint Francis 3–38; won vs. Wagner 27–17; lost at Duquesne 31–35; won vs. Robert Morris 24–13; lost at Coastal Carolina 21–31; won at Sacred Heart 42–34+21−35Won 41–20 vs. Merrimack+21MerrimackLost 24–27 at Montana State-3Montana StateLost 27–35 vs. Brown-8BrownWon 45–25 vs. Central Connecticut+20Central Connect…Lost 31–35 at Maine-4MaineLost 3–38 at Saint Francis-35Saint FrancisWon 27–17 vs. Wagner+10WagnerLost 31–35 at Duquesne-4DuquesneWon 24–13 vs. Robert Morris+11Robert MorrisLost 21–31 at Coastal Carolina-10Coastal CarolinaWon 42–34 at Sacred Heart+8Sacred Heart
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sacred Heart 42–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Northeast Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 20 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
316–⁠310
Coach
—
Elo
1301 −11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.4 No. 67 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Greg Gigantino

2016 Northeast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duquesne5–⁠18–⁠3
Saint Francis5–⁠17–⁠5
Wagner4–⁠26–⁠5
Bryant4–⁠25–⁠6
Sacred Heart1–⁠56–⁠5
Robert Morris1–⁠52–⁠9
Central Connecticut1–⁠52–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.