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2016 SE Louisiana

7–⁠4 (7–⁠2 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

SE Louisiana in 2016, game by game: lost at No. 21 Oklahoma State 7–61; lost at Southern Utah 23–28; won vs. Northwestern State 34–24; lost at Lamar 14–38; won vs. McNeese 31–24; won at Stephen F. Austin 58–34; won vs. Houston Christian 37–3; lost vs. Central Arkansas 10–45; won at Incarnate Word 30–10; won vs. Abilene Christian 31–19; won at Nicholls 44–42+34−54Lost 7–61 at No. 21 Oklahoma State-54No. 21 Oklahoma StateLost 23–28 at Southern Utah-5Southern UtahWon 34–24 vs. Northwestern State+10Northwestern St…Lost 14–38 at Lamar-24LamarWon 31–24 vs. McNeese+7McNeeseWon 58–34 at Stephen F. Austin+24Stephen F. Aust…Won 37–3 vs. Houston Christian+34Houston Christi…Lost 10–45 vs. Central Arkansas-35Central ArkansasWon 30–10 at Incarnate Word+20Incarnate WordWon 31–19 vs. Abilene Christian+12Abilene Christi…Won 44–42 at Nicholls+2Nicholls
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at21Oklahoma StateL 7–⁠6112%
Sep 10atSouthern UtahL 23–⁠2831%
Sep 24vsNorthwestern StateW 34–⁠2459%
Oct 1atLamarL 14–⁠3848%
Oct 8vsMcNeeseW 31–⁠2437%
Oct 15atStephen F. AustinW 58–⁠3444%
Oct 22vsHouston ChristianW 37–⁠383%
Oct 29vsCentral ArkansasL 10–⁠4541%
Nov 5atIncarnate WordW 30–⁠1068%
Nov 12vsAbilene ChristianW 31–⁠1976%
Nov 17atNichollsW 44–⁠4251%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nicholls 44–⁠42; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠2 3rd in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
319–⁠328
Coach
—
Elo
1352 +56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.2 No. 56 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 175
Offensive coordinator
Matt Barrett

Leaders

Passing yardsJustin Alo QB94 yds
Rushing yardsKaelyn Henderson RB69 yds
Rushing touchdownsKaelyn Henderson RB1 TD
Receiving yardsBrandon Acker WR55 yds
TacklesTorrance Mosley DB9 tkl
SacksLee Spight LB1 sacks

2016 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sam Houston9–⁠012–⁠1
Central Arkansas8–⁠110–⁠3
SE Louisiana7–⁠27–⁠4
McNeese5–⁠46–⁠5
Nicholls5–⁠45–⁠6
Stephen F. Austin4–⁠55–⁠6
Houston Christian3–⁠54–⁠7
Lamar3–⁠63–⁠8
Incarnate Word3–⁠63–⁠8
Abilene Christian2–⁠72–⁠9
Northwestern State0–⁠91–⁠10

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