2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team

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2016 Northeast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant

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
September 3	3:00 p.m.	Bulldog Stadium Smithfield, RI	NECFR	W 41–20	4,277
September 10	4:05 p.m.	at Montana State*	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	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 FCS	L 31–35	7,266
October 15	Noon	at Saint Francis (PA)	DeGol Field Loretto, 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	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	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*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	CSN	L 21–31	6,528
November 19	Noon	at Sacred Heart	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	ESPN3	W 42–34	2,015
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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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

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