2016 East Tennessee State
5–6 (2–6 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat West Virginia Wesleyan 38–7Oct 20
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Kennesaw State | W 20–17 | 28% |
| Sep 17 | vs Western Carolina | W 34–31 | 31% |
| Sep 24 | at Wofford | L 0–31 | 29% |
| Oct 1 | vs Chattanooga | L 7–37 | 22% |
| Oct 8 | at VMI | L 7–37 | 41% |
| Oct 15 | vs Furman | L 7–52 | 58% |
| Oct 20 | vsWest Virginia Wesleyan | W 38–7 | 53% |
| Oct 29 | at The Citadel | L 10–45 | 11% |
| Nov 5 | at Mercer | L 13–21 | 24% |
| Nov 12 | vsCumberland (TN) | W 23–16 | 55% |
| Nov 19 | vs Samford | W 15–14 | 25% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Samford 15–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 2–6 7th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 174–308
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1173 −18 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −31.5 No. 77 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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- Offensive coordinator
- Mike O’Cain
- Defensive coordinator
- Billy Taylor
2016 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel | 8–1 | 10–2 | |
| Wofford | 7–2 | 10–4 | |
| Chattanooga | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| Samford | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Mercer | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Furman | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
 East Tennessee State | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
| VMI | 1–7 | 3–8 | |
| Western Carolina | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.