2016 Southeast Missouri State
3–8 (3–5 Ohio Valley Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Austin Peay 41–21Oct 29
By 20 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Memphis 17–35Sep 3
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Memphis | L 17–35 | 14% |
| Sep 10 | at Southern Illinois | L 22–30 | 40% |
| Sep 17 | vs Indiana State | L 24–27 | 50% |
| Sep 24 | at Murray State | W 17–16 | 52% |
| Oct 1 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 21–14 | 42% |
| Oct 8 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 16–31 | 39% |
| Oct 22 | at Tennessee Tech | L 20–21 | 49% |
| Oct 29 | vs Austin Peay | W 41–21 | 84% |
| Nov 5 | vs Jacksonville State | L 10–17 | 20% |
| Nov 12 | at UT Martin | L 10–24 | 23% |
| Nov 19 | vs Tennessee State | L 31–32 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee State 32–31; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Ohio Valley Conference.
In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 38 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 3–5 7th in Ohio Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 229–268
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1227 −52 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −25.4 No. 60 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 157
- Offensive coordinator
- Jon Wiemers
- Defensive coordinator
- Bryce Saia
Leaders
| Passing yards | Jesse Hosket QB | 143 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Jesse Hosket QB | 1 TD |
| Rushing yards | Will Young RB | 114 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Will Young RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Tremane McCullough WR | 69 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Adrian Davis WR | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Chad Meredith LB | 8 tkl |
| Sacks | Chad Meredith LB | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Mike Ford CB | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2016 class
| Al Young ATH | ★★★ | No. 1263 |
| Marlon Eugene WR | ★★★ | No. 1274 |
| Justin Swift OLB | ★★★ | No. 2083 |
| Jake Reynolds P | ★★ | No. 3036 |
| Zackery Smith WR |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2016 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.833 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.801 |
| Athletes and specialists | 2 | 2.5 | 0.800 |
| Whole class | 4 | 2.8 | 0.809 |
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 Ohio Valley Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State | 7–0 | 10–2 | |
| UT Martin | 6–2 | 7–5 | |
| Tennessee Tech | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| Tennessee State | 4–3 | 7–4 | |
| Eastern Illinois | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Murray State | 4–4 | 4–7 | |
 Southeast Missouri State | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Eastern Kentucky | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Austin Peay | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.