2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team

2016 Bryant Bulldogs football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	5–6 (4–2 NEC)
Head coach	Marty Fine (13th season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Gigantino (10th season)
Home stadium	Bulldog/Beirne Stadium

2016 Northeast Conference football standings

	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 as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Marty Fine in his 13th and final season as head coach, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the NEC. Bryant played home games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The stadium was renamed from "Bulldog Stadium" on September 25.

On December 1, Fine resigned as head caoch. He finished his 13-year tenure at Bryant with a record of 80–61.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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*	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT		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*	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS	L 31–35	7,266
October 15	12:00 p.m.	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	12:00 p.m.	at Duquesne	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NECFR	L 31–35	1,067
November 5	12:00 p.m.	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	12:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	ESPN3	W 42–34	2,015
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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

See also: 2016 Montana State Bobcats football team

Brown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	14	21	0	35
Bulldogs	21	0	6	0	27

See also: 2016 Brown Bears football team

Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	0	8	14	25
Bulldogs	7	21	10	7	45

See also: 2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

At Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	7	10	0	31
Black Bears	0	7	21	7	35

See also: 2016 Maine Black Bears football team

At Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	0	0	3
Red Flash	7	7	7	17	38

See also: 2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	3	7	17
Bulldogs	3	7	10	7	27

See also: 2016 Wagner Seahawks football team

At Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	17	0	7	31
Dukes	7	7	14	7	35

See also: 2016 Duquesne Dukes football team

Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	3	10	0	13
Bulldogs	0	10	0	14	24

See also: 2016 Robert Morris Colonials football team

At Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	7	0	21
#15 Chanticleers	6	3	7	15	31

See also: 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

At Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	14	14	0	42
Pioneers	14	3	10	7	34

See also: 2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team