# 2016 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

The 2016 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Harold Nichols and played their home games at Bailey Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 1–4 in Big South play to finish in fifth place.
On December 20, head coach Harold Nichols resigned. He finished at Presbyterian with an eight year record of 21–67.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Central Michigan* | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN3 | L 3–49 | 16,215 |
| September 10 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Chattanooga* | Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN | SDN | L 0–34 | 8,370 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Campbell* | Barker–Lane StadiumBuies Creek, NC | BSN | W 31–14 | 5,860 |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 19 (D-II) Florida Tech* | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | BSN | L 7–28 | 3,290 |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | ESPN3 | L 3–24 | 2,750 |
| October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Monmouth | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | BSN ESPN3 | W 17–13 | 2,350 |
| October 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Charleston Southern | Buccaneer FieldCharleston, SC | ESPN3 | L 3–38 | 5,375 |
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 18 Coastal Carolina* | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | ESPN3 | L 17–48 | 4,453 |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Liberty | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | ESPN3 | L 0–16 | 3,101 |
| November 12 | Noon | at Kennesaw State | Fifth Third Bank StadiumKennesaw, GA | ASN | L 10–45 | 7,186 |
| November 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at South Alabama* | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL | ESPN3 | L 7–31 | 11,017 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries
### At Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chippewas | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 49 |

### At Chattanooga

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #6 Mocs | 7 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 34 |

### At Campbell

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hose | 10 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Fighting Camels | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 |

### Florida Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #19 (D-II) Panthers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### At Gardner–Webb

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### Monmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawks | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |

### At Charleston Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| #9 Buccaneers | 0 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 38 |

### Coastal Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #18 Chanticleers | 23 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 48 |
| Blue Hose | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |

### Liberty

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flames | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### At Kennesaw State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hose | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Owls | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |

### At South Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Jaguars | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |