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2016 Texas Southern

4–⁠7 (4–⁠5 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Texas Southern in 2016, game by game: lost at Prairie View A&M 25–29; lost at Houston Christian 20–24; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 31–0; won at Alabama State 31–27; won vs. Alabama A&M 34–31; lost at Alcorn State 20–23; lost vs. Jackson State 13–21; lost at Sam Houston 17–66; lost at Southern 10–26; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 27–10; lost vs. Grambling 28–47+31−49Lost 25–29 at Prairie View A&M-4Prairie View A&MLost 20–24 at Houston Christian-4Houston Christi…Won 31–0 vs. Mississippi Valley State+31Mississippi Val…Won 31–27 at Alabama State+4Alabama StateWon 34–31 vs. Alabama A&M+3Alabama A&MLost 20–23 at Alcorn State-3Alcorn StateLost 13–21 vs. Jackson State-8Jackson StateLost 17–66 at Sam Houston-49Sam HoustonLost 10–26 at Southern-16SouthernWon 27–10 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+17Arkansas–Pine B…Lost 28–47 vs. Grambling-19Grambling
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atPrairie View A&ML 25–⁠2918%
Sep 10atHouston ChristianL 20–⁠2453%
Sep 17vsMississippi Valley StateW 31–⁠068%
Sep 24atAlabama StateW 31–⁠2733%
Oct 1vsAlabama A&MW 34–⁠3159%
Oct 15atAlcorn StateL 20–⁠2322%
Oct 22vsJackson StateL 13–⁠2161%
Oct 29atSam HoustonL 17–⁠669%
Nov 5atSouthernL 10–⁠2617%
Nov 12vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 27–⁠1077%
Nov 19vsGramblingL 28–⁠4720%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Grambling 47–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 29 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 5th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
256–⁠304
Coach
—
Elo
1167 −15 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−38.9 No. 104 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 248
Offensive coordinator
Greg Gregory
Defensive coordinator
Tom Anthony

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Malik Webb WR★★No. 3036

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767

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 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Grambling10–⁠012–⁠1
Southern8–⁠18–⁠3
Prairie View A&M7–⁠27–⁠4
Alcorn State5–⁠55–⁠6
Alabama A&M4–⁠54–⁠7
Texas Southern4–⁠54–⁠7
Alabama State3–⁠64–⁠7
Jackson State3–⁠63–⁠8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff1–⁠81–⁠10
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠81–⁠10

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