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2016 North Carolina A&T

9–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

North Carolina A&T in 2016, game by game: won vs. St. Augustine’s 62–0; won at Kent State 39–36; lost at Tulsa 21–58; won vs. Hampton 31–9; won vs. Norfolk State 35–0; won at Bethune-Cookman 52–35; won at Howard 34–7; won vs. Florida A&M 42–17; won vs. South Carolina State 30–20; won at Delaware State 45–14; lost at North Carolina Central 21–42; lost at Richmond 10–39+62−37Won 62–0 vs. St. Augustine’s+62St. Augustine’sWon 39–36 at Kent State+3Kent StateLost 21–58 at Tulsa-37TulsaWon 31–9 vs. Hampton+22HamptonWon 35–0 vs. Norfolk State+35Norfolk StateWon 52–35 at Bethune-Cookman+17Bethune-CookmanWon 34–7 at Howard+27HowardWon 42–17 vs. Florida A&M+25Florida A&MWon 30–20 vs. South Carolina State+10South Carolina …Won 45–14 at Delaware State+31Delaware StateLost 21–42 at North Carolina Central-21North Carolina …Lost 10–39 at Richmond-29Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsSt. Augustine’sW 62–⁠086%
Sep 10atKent StateW 39–⁠3652%
Sep 17atTulsaL 21–⁠5838%
Sep 29vsHamptonW 31–⁠975%
Oct 6vsNorfolk StateW 35–⁠084%
Oct 15atBethune-CookmanW 52–⁠3566%
Oct 22atHowardW 34–⁠783%
Oct 29vsFlorida A&MW 42–⁠1787%
Nov 5vsSouth Carolina StateW 30–⁠2075%
Nov 12atDelaware StateW 45–⁠1491%
Nov 19atNorth Carolina CentralL 21–⁠4251%
Nov 26atRichmondL 10–⁠3943%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Richmond 39–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
422–⁠277
Coach
—
Elo
1429 +14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.4 No. 60 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 223
Offensive coordinator
Chip Hester
Defensive coordinator
Sam Washington

Leaders

Passing yardsLamar Raynard QB218 yds
Passing touchdownsOluwafemi Bamiro QB2 TD
Rushing yardsTarik Cohen RB149 yds
Rushing touchdownsLamar Raynard QB1 TD
Receiving yardsElijah Bell WR134 yds
Receiving touchdownsLeroy Hill TE2 TD
TacklesJeremy Taylor LB18 tkl
SacksJeremy Taylor LB2 sacks
InterceptionsJeremy Taylor LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Tre Smalls OLB★★No. 2640
Kentre Grier DUAL★★No. 3036
Savion Johnson RB★★No. 3036
Shomari Wallace DT★★No. 3738
Ashton Tolliver CB

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs12.00.767
Defensive line12.00.758
Linebackers12.00.780
Whole class42.00.768

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.

Drafted in 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 4Tarik Cohen RBChicago Bears

2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina Central8–⁠09–⁠3
North Carolina A&T7–⁠19–⁠3
Hampton5–⁠35–⁠6
South Carolina State5–⁠35–⁠6
Bethune-Cookman4–⁠44–⁠6
Florida A&M4–⁠44–⁠7
Norfolk State3–⁠54–⁠7
Savannah State3–⁠53–⁠7
Morgan State3–⁠53–⁠8
Howard2–⁠62–⁠9
Delaware State0–⁠80–⁠11

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