The 2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented

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during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by thirteenth-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. The stadium was renamed Beirnie Stadium from Bulldog Stadium on September 25. They were a member of the

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. They finished the season 5–6, 4–2 in NEC play to finish in a tie for third place. On December 1, head coach Marty Fine resigned. He finished at Bryant with a 13 year record of 80–61.

Schedule

Game summaries

Merrimack

At Montana State

Brown

Central Connecticut

At Maine

At Saint Francis (PA)

Wagner

At Duquesne

Robert Morris

At Coastal Carolina

At Sacred Heart

References

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