American college football season
2016 Bryant Bulldogs football |
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Conference | Northeast Conference |
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Record | 5–6 (4–2 NEC) |
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Head coach | |
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Defensive coordinator | Greg Gigantino (10th season) |
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Home stadium | Bulldog Stadium |
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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.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 3:00 p.m. | Merrimack* | - Bulldog Stadium
- Smithfield, RI
| 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* | - Bulldog Stadium
- Smithfield, RI
| NECFR | L 27–35 | 4,116 |
September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut | - Beirne Stadium
- Smithfield, RI
| 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 | - Beirne Stadium
- Smithfield, RI
| NECFR | W 27–17 | 3,867 |
October 29 | Noon | at Duquesne | | NECFR | L 31–35 | 1,067 |
November 5 | Noon | Robert Morris | - Beirne Stadium
- Smithfield, RI
| 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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Game summaries
Merrimack
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Warriors | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Bulldogs | 8 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 41 |
At Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Bobcats | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
Brown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 0 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
Bulldogs | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
Central Connecticut
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Devils | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 25 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
At Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
Black Bears | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
At Saint Francis (PA)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Red Flash | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
Wagner
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
At Duquesne
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
Dukes | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Robert Morris
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Colonials | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
At Coastal Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
#15 Chanticleers | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 31 |
At Sacred Heart
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
Pioneers | 14 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
References
- ^ "Bryant football coach, Marty Fine, announces resignation". December 2016.
- ^ "2016 Bryant Bulldogs Football Schedule". Bryant University Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
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