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2016 Northern Arizona

5–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 2016, game by game: lost at Arizona State 13–44; lost at Western Illinois 20–34; won vs. New Mexico Highlands 73–3; lost vs. Eastern Washington 35–50; lost at Northern Colorado 18–21; won at Montana State 20–14; won vs. Idaho State 52–7; won vs. Montana 45–34; won at Weber State 33–20; lost at North Dakota 31–38; lost vs. Southern Utah 21–48+70−31Lost 13–44 at Arizona State-31Arizona StateLost 20–34 at Western Illinois-14Western IllinoisWon 73–3 vs. New Mexico Highlands+70New Mexico High…Lost 35–50 vs. Eastern Washington-15Eastern Washing…Lost 18–21 at Northern Colorado-3Northern Colora…Won 20–14 at Montana State+6Montana StateWon 52–7 vs. Idaho State+45Idaho StateWon 45–34 vs. Montana+11MontanaWon 33–20 at Weber State+13Weber StateLost 31–38 at North Dakota-7North DakotaLost 21–48 vs. Southern Utah-27Southern Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atArizona StateL 13–⁠4419%
Sep 10atWestern IllinoisL 20–⁠3435%
Sep 17vsNew Mexico HighlandsW 73–⁠380%
Sep 24vsEastern WashingtonL 35–⁠5052%
Oct 1atNorthern ColoradoL 18–⁠2151%
Oct 8atMontana StateW 20–⁠1443%
Oct 15vsIdaho StateW 52–⁠775%
Oct 22vsMontanaW 45–⁠3439%
Nov 5atWeber StateW 33–⁠2050%
Nov 12atNorth DakotaL 31–⁠3836%
Nov 19vsSouthern UtahL 21–⁠4859%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Utah 48–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
361–⁠313
Coach
—
Elo
1343 −14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.9 No. 37 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 138
Offensive coordinator
Tim Plough
Defensive coordinator
Andy Thompson

Leaders

Passing yardsCase Cookus QB369 yds
Passing touchdownsCase Cookus QB1 TD
Rushing yardsKendyl Taylor WR43 yds
Receiving yardsElijah Marks WR174 yds
Receiving touchdownsElijah Marks WR1 TD
TacklesAndrew Gose CB5 tkl
SacksDeon Young DL1 sacks
InterceptionsCole Sterns S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Steven Bailey OG★★★No. 1274
Aaron Manning RB★★★No. 1851
Roland Chavez TE★★No. 3036
Chase Laurita OG★★No. 3036
Joe Logan RB★★No. 3036

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.50.789
Receivers32.00.767
Offensive line32.30.789
Defensive line12.00.767
Defensive backs22.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class122.20.776

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 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington8–⁠012–⁠2
North Dakota8–⁠09–⁠3
Weber State7–⁠27–⁠5
Cal Poly5–⁠37–⁠5
Southern Utah5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Colorado4–⁠45–⁠5
Northern Arizona4–⁠45–⁠6
Montana3–⁠56–⁠5
Montana State2–⁠64–⁠7
UC Davis2–⁠63–⁠8
Portland State2–⁠62–⁠8
Sacramento State2–⁠72–⁠8
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠9

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