The 2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team represented

Central Connecticut State University Central Connecticut State University (Central Connecticut, CCSU, Central Connecticut State, or informally Central) is a public university in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1849 as the State Normal School, CCSU is Connecticut ...

in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by third-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They were a member of the

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. They finished with a record of 2–9, 1–5 in NEC play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Schedule

2016 CCSU Football Schedule
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Game summaries

Lafayette

At James Madison

Bowie State

At Bryant

At Penn

Wagner

At Coastal Carolina

At Robert Morris

Sacred Heart

At Saint Francis (PA)

Duquesne

References

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Central Connecticut Blue Devils football The Central Connecticut Blue Devils football program is the intercollegiate football team for Central Connecticut State University located in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivis ...