2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team

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.

2016 Northeast Conference football standings
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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

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant

On December 1, Fine resigned as head caoch.^[1] 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	3	10	0	7	20
Bulldogs	8	13	14	6	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	7	7	7	24
Bobcats	0	14	13	0	27

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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