CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2016 Houston Christian

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Houston Christian in 2016, game by game: lost at Central Arkansas 13–56; won vs. Texas Southern 24–20; won vs. Abilene Christian 27–24; lost vs. Sam Houston 16–52; lost at Western Kentucky 3–50; lost vs. Nicholls 30–33; lost at SE Louisiana 3–37; won at Lamar 24–17; lost at UTEP 10–42; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 31–24; lost at Incarnate Word 26–28+7−47Lost 13–56 at Central Arkansas-43Central ArkansasWon 24–20 vs. Texas Southern+4Texas SouthernWon 27–24 vs. Abilene Christian+3Abilene Christi…Lost 16–52 vs. Sam Houston-36Sam HoustonLost 3–50 at Western Kentucky-47Western KentuckyLost 30–33 vs. Nicholls-3NichollsLost 3–37 at SE Louisiana-34SE LouisianaWon 24–17 at Lamar+7LamarLost 10–42 at UTEP-32UTEPWon 31–24 vs. Stephen F. Austin+7Stephen F. Aust…Lost 26–28 at Incarnate Word-2Incarnate Word
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atCentral ArkansasL 13–⁠5616%
Sep 10vsTexas SouthernW 24–⁠2047%
Sep 17vsAbilene ChristianW 27–⁠2441%
Sep 24vsSam HoustonL 16–⁠5217%
Oct 1atWestern KentuckyL 3–⁠504%
Oct 15vsNichollsL 30–⁠3344%
Oct 22atSE LouisianaL 3–⁠3717%
Oct 29atLamarW 24–⁠1718%
Nov 5atUTEPL 10–⁠4222%
Nov 12vsStephen F. AustinW 31–⁠2439%
Nov 17atIncarnate WordL 26–⁠2843%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Incarnate Word 28–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 14 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 7th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
207–⁠383
Coach
—
Elo
1141 +29 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−36.3 No. 91 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 239
Offensive coordinator
Scott Smith
Defensive coordinators
Roger Hinshaw and Charlie Camp
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsTony Dawson QB140 yds
Passing touchdownsMax Staver QB1 TD
Rushing yardsTony Dawson QB83 yds
Receiving yardsEthan Fry WR83 yds
Receiving touchdownsTerrance Peters RB1 TD
TacklesGarrett Dolan LB25 tkl
SacksAndre Walker DE1 sacks

2016 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sam Houston9–⁠012–⁠1
Central Arkansas8–⁠110–⁠3
SE Louisiana7–⁠27–⁠4
McNeese5–⁠46–⁠5
Nicholls5–⁠45–⁠6
Stephen F. Austin4–⁠55–⁠6
Houston Christian3–⁠54–⁠7
Lamar3–⁠63–⁠8
Incarnate Word3–⁠63–⁠8
Abilene Christian2–⁠72–⁠9
Northwestern State0–⁠91–⁠10

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