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2016 Jacksonville

5–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Pioneer Football League).

Schedule and results

Jacksonville in 2016, game by game: lost at Liberty 7–55; won vs. Edward Waters 41–7; won at Stetson 24–7; lost vs. Duquesne 35–54; lost vs. Dayton 16–36; won at Morehead State 61–49; won at Davidson 35–17; lost vs. Drake 27–31; lost at Valparaiso 39–42; won vs. Marist 41–35+34−48Lost 7–55 at Liberty-48LibertyWon 41–7 vs. Edward Waters+34Edward WatersWon 24–7 at Stetson+17StetsonLost 35–54 vs. Duquesne-19DuquesneLost 16–36 vs. Dayton-20DaytonWon 61–49 at Morehead State+12Morehead StateWon 35–17 at Davidson+18DavidsonLost 27–31 vs. Drake-4DrakeLost 39–42 at Valparaiso-3ValparaisoWon 41–35 vs. Marist+6Marist
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10atLibertyL 7–⁠5548%
Sep 17vsEdward WatersW 41–⁠783%
Sep 24atStetsonW 24–⁠765%
Oct 1vsDuquesneL 35–⁠5463%
Oct 15vsDaytonL 16–⁠3654%
Oct 22atMorehead StateW 61–⁠4954%
Oct 29atDavidsonW 35–⁠1774%
Nov 5vsDrakeL 27–⁠3167%
Nov 12atValparaisoL 39–⁠4270%
Nov 19vsMaristW 41–⁠3562%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Marist 41–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Pioneer Football League.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 17 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 5th in Pioneer Football League
AP final
Unranked
Points
326–⁠333
Coach
—
Elo
1309 −71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−39.2 No. 106 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2016 Pioneer Football League standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego8–⁠010–⁠2
Dayton7–⁠19–⁠2
Drake6–⁠27–⁠4
Marist5–⁠35–⁠6
Jacksonville4–⁠35–⁠5
Campbell3–⁠45–⁠5
Morehead State3–⁠54–⁠7
Valparaiso3–⁠54–⁠7
Stetson2–⁠64–⁠7
Butler2–⁠64–⁠7
Davidson0–⁠82–⁠9

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