2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football
Conference Northeast Conference
2016 record 2–9 (1–5 NEC)
Head coach Pete Rossomando (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Ryan McCarthy
Defensive coordinator Andrew Christ
Home stadium Arute Field
(Capacity: 5,500)
2016 NEC 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
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team represents Central Connecticut State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team is led by third year head coach Pete Rossomando and play their home games at Arute Field. They are 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

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:00 PM Lafayette* Arute Field • New Britain, CT NECFR L 10–24   4,117
September 10 6:00 PM at No. 12 James Madison* Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA MadiZone L 21–56   20,636
September 17 3:00 PM Bowie State* Arute Field • New Britain, CT NECFR W 44–35   2,717
September 24 1:00 PM at Bryant Bulldog Stadium • Smithfield, RI ESPN3 L 25–45   4,514
October 8 1:00 PM at Penn* Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA ILDN L 16–28   3,115
October 15 1:00 PM Wagnerdagger Arute Field • New Britain, CT ESPN3 L 21–25   3,826
October 22 2:00 PM at No. 17–T Coastal Carolina* Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC CSN L 25–33   9,217
October 29 12:00 PM at Robert Morris Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA NECFR L 6–19   1,918
November 5 12:00 PM Sacred Heart Arute Field • New Britain, CT (Constitution State Rivalry) NECFR W 37–35   2,217
November 12 12:00 PM at Saint Francis (PA) DeGol Field • Loretto, PA ESPN3 L 21–31   1,621
November 19 12:00 PM Duquesne Arute Field • New Britain, CT NECFR L 19–52   1,849
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 10 0 0 14 24
Blue Devils 0 3 7 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–9 1981 L 0–51

at James Madison

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 7 14 0 21
#12 Dukes 21 14 7 14 56
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2013 L 14–38

Bowie State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 7 14 35
Blue Devils 7 10 13 14 44
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2015 W 21–14

at Bryant

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 0 8 14 25
Bulldogs 7 21 10 7 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–3 2015 W 35–33

at Penn

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 10 3 3 16
Quakers 14 7 7 0 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Wagner

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 7 3 0 15 25
Blue Devils 0 21 0 0 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–15 2015 L 7–28

at Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 3 7 15 25
#17–T Chanticleers 7 16 3 7 33
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Robert Morris

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 0 0 6 6
Colonials 2 7 3 7 19
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–16 2015 W 34–0

Sacred Heart

1 2 3 4 Total
Pioneers 7 0 14 14 35
Blue Devils 7 10 14 6 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–8 2015 W 26–10

at Saint Francis (PA)

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 7 0 7 21
Red Flash 17 7 7 0 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–4 2015 L 13–22

Duquesne

1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 21 10 7 14 52
Blue Devils 3 16 0 0 19
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–4 2015 L 10–27

References

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