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2016 Sacred Heart

6–⁠5 (1–⁠5 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Sacred Heart in 2016, game by game: won at Stetson 18–14; won vs. Valparaiso 42–14; won vs. Marist 31–6; won at Stony Brook 38–10; lost at Wagner 20–45; won at Cornell 31–24; won vs. Robert Morris 16–10; lost vs. Saint Francis 17–38; lost at Central Connecticut 35–37; lost at Duquesne 10–31; lost vs. Bryant 34–42+28−25Won 18–14 at Stetson+4StetsonWon 42–14 vs. Valparaiso+28ValparaisoWon 31–6 vs. Marist+25MaristWon 38–10 at Stony Brook+28Stony BrookLost 20–45 at Wagner-25WagnerWon 31–24 at Cornell+7CornellWon 16–10 vs. Robert Morris+6Robert MorrisLost 17–38 vs. Saint Francis-21Saint FrancisLost 35–37 at Central Connecticut-2Central Connect…Lost 10–31 at Duquesne-21DuquesneLost 34–42 vs. Bryant-8Bryant
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atStetsonW 18–⁠1459%
Sep 10vsValparaisoW 42–⁠1482%
Sep 17vsMaristW 31–⁠672%
Sep 24atStony BrookW 38–⁠1043%
Oct 1atWagnerL 20–⁠4564%
Oct 15atCornellW 31–⁠2459%
Oct 22vsRobert MorrisW 16–⁠1085%
Oct 29vsSaint FrancisL 17–⁠3859%
Nov 5atCentral ConnecticutL 35–⁠3770%
Nov 12atDuquesneL 10–⁠3131%
Nov 19vsBryantL 34–⁠4260%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bryant 42–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Northeast Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠5 tied for 5th in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
292–⁠271
Coach
—
Elo
1265 −41 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.1 No. 74 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 231
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Bolis
Defensive coordinator
Dave Wissman

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Chris Agyemang OLB★★★No. 1274
Aliem Shaw OLB

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Linebackers13.00.833

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 Northeast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duquesne5–⁠18–⁠3
Saint Francis5–⁠17–⁠5
Wagner4–⁠26–⁠5
Bryant4–⁠25–⁠6
Sacred Heart1–⁠56–⁠5
Robert Morris1–⁠52–⁠9
Central Connecticut1–⁠52–⁠9

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