American college football season
The 2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team represented Central Connecticut State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Pete Rossomando and played their home games at Arute Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished with a record of 2–9, 1–5 in NEC play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Lafayette* | | NECFR | L 10–24 | 4,117 |
September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 12 James Madison* | | MadiZone | L 21–56 | 20,636 |
September 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Bowie State* | - Arute Field
- New Britain, CT
| NECFR | W 44–35 | 2,717 |
September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bryant | | ESPN3 | L 25–45 | 4,514 |
October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Penn* | | ILDN | L 16–28 | 3,115 |
October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Wagner | - Arute Field
- New Britain, CT
| ESPN3 | L 21–25 | 3,826 |
October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. T–17 Coastal Carolina* | | CSN | L 25–33 | 9,217 |
October 29 | Noon | at Robert Morris | | NECFR | L 6–19 | 1,918 |
November 5 | Noon | Sacred Heart | - Arute Field
- New Britain, CT (Constitution State Rivalry)
| NECFR | W 37–35 | 2,217 |
November 12 | Noon | at Saint Francis (PA) | | ESPN3 | L 21–31 | 1,621 |
November 19 | Noon | Duquesne | - Arute Field
- New Britain, CT
| NECFR | L 19–52 | 1,849 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries[edit]
Lafayette[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Leopards | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Blue Devils | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
At James Madison[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Devils | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
#12 Dukes | 21 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
Bowie State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Blue Devils | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 44 |
At Bryant[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Devils | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 25 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
At Penn[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Devils | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Quakers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
Blue Devils | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
At Coastal Carolina[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Devils | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 |
#17–T Chanticleers | 7 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 33 |
At Robert Morris[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Colonials | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
Sacred Heart[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pioneers | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
Blue Devils | 7 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
At Saint Francis (PA)[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Devils | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Red Flash | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Duquesne[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Dukes | 21 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 52 |
Blue Devils | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
References[edit]