2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team

2016 Central Arkansas Bears football
2016 Central Arkansas Bears football
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 14–31 vs. Eastern Washington
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 14
FCS Coaches	No. 16
Record	10–3 (8–1 Southland)
Head coach	Steve Campbell (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Nathan Brown (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Stewart (3rd season)
Home stadium	Estes Stadium; (Capacity: 10,000)
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Southland Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^	9	–	0	12	–	1
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^	8	–	1	10	–	3
SE Louisiana	7	–	2	7	–	4
McNeese State	5	–	4	6	–	5
Nicholls State	5	–	4	5	–	6
Stephen F. Austin	4	–	5	5	–	6
Houston Baptist	3	–	5	4	–	7
Incarnate Word *	3	–	6	3	–	8
Lamar	3	–	6	3	–	8
Abilene Christian *	2	–	7	2	–	9
Northwestern State	0	–	9	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS poll

The 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by third-year head coach Steve Campbell and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–3 overall and 8–1 in Southland play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Illinois State in the first round, before losing in the second round to Eastern Washington.

Previous season

The Bears finished the season 7–4 overall and 7–2 in the conference.

Schedule

Source: ^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	Houston Baptist		Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ASN	W 56–13	9,757
September 10	6:00 pm	Samford*		Estes Stadium Conway, AR	BNN	L 29–35	9,987
September 17	6:00 pm	Northwestern State		Estes Stadium Conway, AR	BNN	W 24–10	8,047
September 24	6:00 pm	at Arkansas State*		Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 28–23	28,012
October 1	2:30 pm	at Abilene Christian		Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	ASN/SLDN	W 58–27	4,215
October 15	6:00 pm	at McNeese State	No. 23	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Red Beans and Rice Bowl)	ESPN3	W 35–0	9,253
October 22	6:00 pm	Lamar	No. 20	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN3	W 22–12	10,257
October 29	7:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	No. 19	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN3	W 45–10	4,241
November 5	3:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin	No. 17	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ASN	W 34–14	10,188
November 12	3:00 pm	Nicholls State	No. 13	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ASN	W 31–24	5,785
November 19	2:30 pm	at No. 1 Sam Houston State	No. 11	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN3	L 23–59	9,182
November 26	2:00 pm	Illinois State*	No. 14	Estes Stadium Conway, AR (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 31–24	3,165
December 3	3:00 pm	at No. 3 Eastern Washington*	No. 14	Roos Field Cheney, WA (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 14–31	6,085
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

*-Indicates Game Broadcast via Tape Delay

Game summaries

Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	3	3	7	13
• Bears	21	21	14	0	56

Date: September 1
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:22
Game attendance: 9,757
Referee: Ross Smith
TV announcers (ASN): Lincoln Rose, Shea Walker, Kamady Rudd

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Samford

Samford at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bulldogs	7	21	7	0	35
Bears	3	7	0	19	29

Date: September 10
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:25
Game attendance: 9,987
Referee: Michael VanderVelde
Television network: BNN

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Northwestern State

Northwestern State at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	7	0	3	10
• Bears	0	14	10	0	24

Date: September 17
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:00
Game attendance: 8,047
Referee: Stephen Baron
Television network: BNN

Sources:

@ Arkansas State

Central Arkansas at Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	7	6	3	12	28
Red Wolves	16	0	7	0	23

Date: September 24
Location: Centennial Bank Stadium
Jonesboro, AR
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:33
Game attendance: 28,012
Game weather: 91°F • NE 3.5 • Mostly sunny
Referee: Jeff Hilyer
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

@ Abilene Christian

Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	9	28	14	7	58
Wildcats	7	6	7	7	27

Date: October 1
Location: Shotwell Stadium
Abilene, TX
Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:27
Game attendance: 4,215
Game weather: 80°F • SSE 8 • Sunny
Referee: Vidal Jones
Television network: ASN

Sources:

@ McNeese State

Central Arkansas at McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #23 Bears	7	7	14	7	35
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 15
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:06
Game attendance: 9,253
Game weather: 84°F • SSE 8 • Partly cloudy, 62% humidity
Referee: Cooper Castleberry
Television network: ESPN3

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Lamar (Homecoming)

Lamar at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	3	0	6	12
• #20 Bears	0	10	9	3	22

Date: October 22
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:18
Game attendance: 10,257
Game weather: 71°F • SSW 5 • Sunny
Referee: Brad Van Vark
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

@ Southeastern Louisiana

Central Arkansas at Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #19 Bears	0	24	14	7	45
Lions	0	3	7	0	10

Date: October 29
Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA
Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:08
Game attendance: 4,241
Game weather: 86°F • ENE 3 • Clear
Referee: Ross Smith
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

@ Stephen F. Austin

Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #17 Bears	14	10	0	10	34
Lumberjacks	7	7	0	0	14

Date: November 5
Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
Nacogdoches, TX
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:23
Game attendance: 10,188
Game weather: Upper 60s • Cloudy, pleasant
Referee: Michael VanderVelde
Television network: ASN

Sources:

Nicholls

Nicholls at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	7	7	10	24
• #13 Bears	0	10	7	14	31

Date: November 12
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:41
Game attendance: 5,785
Referee: Cooper Castleberry
Television network: ASN

Sources:

@ Sam Houston State

Central Arkansas at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Bears	0	10	6	7	23
• #1 Bearkats	17	21	14	7	59

Date: November 19
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: 2:30 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:42
Game attendance: 9,182
Game weather: 61°F • N 7 • Sunny and clear
Referee: Brad Van Vark
Television network: ESPN3

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FCS Playoffs

First Round–Illinois State

Illinois State at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redbirds	10	7	0	7	24
• #14 Bears	0	7	0	24	31

Date: November 26
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: 2:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 3,165
Game weather: 49°F • SW 3 • Overcast
Referee: J. Crowley
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Second Round–Eastern Washington

Central Arkansas at Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Bears	0	14	0	0	14
• #3 Eagles	0	21	3	7	31

Date: December 3
Location: Roos Field
Cheney, WA
Game start: 2:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:31
Game attendance: 6,085
Game weather: 41°F • SW 16 • Cloudy
Referee: Drew Myers
Television network: ESPN3

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	23	20	19	17	13	11	14	14
Coaches	—	RV	—	—	RV	24	22	18–T	18	17	13	12	16	16
FCS Playoffs	Not released									10	9	7	Not released

References

^ "2016 Football Schedule". UCA Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2016.

[1] "2016 Football Schedule". UCA Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2016.

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