# 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.
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 StadiumSmithfield, RI | NECFR | W 41–20 | 4,277 |
| September 10 | 4:05 p.m. | at Montana State* | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | | L 24–27 | 18,867 |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Brown* | Bulldog StadiumSmithfield, RI | NECFR | L 27–35 | 4,116 |
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | ESPN3 | W 45–25 | 4,514 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at Maine* | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | FCS | L 31–35 | 7,266 |
| October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Saint Francis (PA) | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | NECFR | L 3–38 | 1,450 |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Wagner | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | NECFR | W 27–17 | 3,867 |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duquesne | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic FieldPittsburgh, PA | NECFR | L 31–35 | 1,067 |
| November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Robert Morris | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | NECFR | W 24–13 | 2,362 |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Coastal Carolina* | Brooks StadiumConway, SC | CSN | L 21–31 | 6,528 |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Sacred Heart | Campus FieldFairfield, CT | ESPN3 | W 42–34 | 2,015 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll 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 |

### 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 |