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2016 Saint Francis

7–⁠5 (5–⁠1 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Saint Francis in 2016, game by game: lost at Montana 31–41; lost at Towson 28–35; won at Columbia 13–9; lost at UAlbany 9–20; won vs. Malone 52–10; won at Robert Morris 24–10; won vs. Bryant 38–3; won vs. Duquesne 14–10; won at Sacred Heart 38–17; won vs. Central Connecticut 31–21; lost at Wagner 24–31; lost at Villanova 21–31+42−11Lost 31–41 at Montana-10MontanaLost 28–35 at Towson-7TowsonWon 13–9 at Columbia+4ColumbiaLost 9–20 at UAlbany-11UAlbanyWon 52–10 vs. Malone+42MaloneWon 24–10 at Robert Morris+14Robert MorrisWon 38–3 vs. Bryant+35BryantWon 14–10 vs. Duquesne+4DuquesneWon 38–17 at Sacred Heart+21Sacred HeartWon 31–21 vs. Central Connecticut+10Central Connect…Lost 24–31 at Wagner-7WagnerLost 21–31 at Villanova-10Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atMontanaL 31–⁠4130%
Sep 10atTowsonL 28–⁠3539%
Sep 17atColumbiaW 13–⁠959%
Sep 24atUAlbanyL 9–⁠2039%
Oct 1vsMaloneW 52–⁠1075%
Oct 8atRobert MorrisW 24–⁠1064%
Oct 15vsBryantW 38–⁠362%
Oct 21vsDuquesneW 14–⁠1052%
Oct 29atSacred HeartW 38–⁠1741%
Nov 12vsCentral ConnecticutW 31–⁠2186%
Nov 19atWagnerL 24–⁠3164%
Nov 26atVillanovaL 21–⁠3132%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Villanova 31–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Northeast Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠1 shared first in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
323–⁠238
Coach
—
Elo
1359 +42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.6 No. 42 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

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.