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2016 Central Connecticut

2–⁠9 (1–⁠5 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Central Connecticut in 2016, game by game: lost vs. Lafayette 10–24; lost at James Madison 21–56; won vs. Bowie State 44–35; lost at Bryant 25–45; lost at Pennsylvania 16–28; lost vs. Wagner 21–25; lost at Coastal Carolina 25–33; lost at Robert Morris 6–19; won vs. Sacred Heart 37–35; lost at Saint Francis 21–31; lost vs. Duquesne 19–52+9−35Lost 10–24 vs. Lafayette-14LafayetteLost 21–56 at James Madison-35James MadisonWon 44–35 vs. Bowie State+9Bowie StateLost 25–45 at Bryant-20BryantLost 16–28 at Pennsylvania-12PennsylvaniaLost 21–25 vs. Wagner-4WagnerLost 25–33 at Coastal Carolina-8Coastal CarolinaLost 6–19 at Robert Morris-13Robert MorrisWon 37–35 vs. Sacred Heart+2Sacred HeartLost 21–31 at Saint Francis-10Saint FrancisLost 19–52 vs. Duquesne-33Duquesne
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsLafayetteL 10–⁠2464%
Sep 10atJames MadisonL 21–⁠5616%
Sep 17vsBowie StateW 44–⁠3563%
Sep 24atBryantL 25–⁠4530%
Oct 8atPennsylvaniaL 16–⁠2821%
Oct 15vsWagnerL 21–⁠2545%
Oct 22atCoastal CarolinaL 25–⁠3310%
Oct 29atRobert MorrisL 6–⁠1947%
Nov 5vsSacred HeartW 37–⁠3530%
Nov 12atSaint FrancisL 21–⁠3114%
Nov 19vsDuquesneL 19–⁠5222%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Duquesne 52–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Northeast Conference.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠5 tied for 5th in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
245–⁠383
Coach
—
Elo
1118 −103 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−37.2 No. 95 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 256
Offensive coordinator
Ryan McCarthy
Defensive coordinator
Andrew Christ

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Trevon Lincoln OT★★No. 3036
Mikal Cherry OT
Carlton Aiken DUAL

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2016 Northeast Conference standings

Conference page
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.