2016 Bryant Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | Northeast Conference |
Record | 5–6 (4–2 NEC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Greg Gigantino (10th season) |
Home stadium | Bulldog Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne + | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryant | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacred Heart | 1 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Connecticut | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by thirteenth-year head coach Marty Fine and played their home games at Beirne Stadium. The stadium was renamed Beirnie Stadium from Bulldog Stadium on September 25. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–2 in NEC play to finish in a tie for third place.
On December 1, head coach Marty Fine resigned. [1] He finished at Bryant with a 13 year record of 80–61.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 3:00 p.m. | Merrimack * | NECFR | W 41–20 | 4,277 | |
September 10 | 4:05 p.m. | at Montana State * | WBS | L 24–27 | 18,867 | |
September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Brown * |
| NECFR | L 27–35 | 4,116 |
September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut |
| ESPN3 | W 45–25 | 4,514 |
October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at Maine * | FCS | L 31–35 | 7,266 | |
October 15 | Noon | at Saint Francis (PA) | NECFR | L 3–38 | 1,450 | |
October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Wagner |
| NECFR | W 27–17 | 3,867 |
October 29 | Noon | at Duquesne | NECFR | L 31–35 | 1,067 | |
November 5 | Noon | Robert Morris |
| NECFR | W 24–13 | 2,362 |
November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Coastal Carolina * | CSN | L 21–31 | 6,528 | |
November 19 | Noon | at Sacred Heart | ESPN3 | W 42–34 | 2,015 | |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Warriors | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Bulldogs | 8 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 41 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Bobcats | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
Bulldogs | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Devils | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 25 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
Black Bears | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Red Flash | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
Dukes | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Colonials | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
#15 Chanticleers | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
Pioneers | 14 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
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