2016 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

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2016 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Charleston Southern +^		4	–	1					7	–	4
Liberty +		4	–	1					6	–	5
Kennesaw State		3	–	2					8	–	3
Gardner–Webb		3	–	2					5	–	6
Presbyterian		1	–	4					2	–	9
Monmouth		0	–	5					4	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Harold Nichols and played their home games at Bailey Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 1–4 in Big South play to finish in fifth place.

Schedule

September 17:00 p.m.at Central Michigan*

• Kelly/Shorts Stadium
• Mount Pleasant, MI

ESPN3L 3–49 16,215 September 102:00 p.m.at No. 6 Chattanooga*

• Finley Stadium
• Chattanooga, TN

SDNL 0–34 8,370 September 176:00 p.m.at Campbell*

• Barker–Lane Stadium
• Buies Creek, NC

BSNW 31–14 5,860 September 247:00 p.m.No. 19 (D-II) Florida Tech*

• Bailey Memorial Stadium
• Clinton, SC

BSNL 7–28 3,290 October 86:00 p.m.at Gardner–Webb

• Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
• Boiling Springs, NC

ESPN3L 3–24 2,750 October 137:00 p.m.Monmouth

• Bailey Memorial Stadium
• Clinton, SC

BSN
ESPN3W 17–13 2,350 October 226:00 p.m.at No. 9 Charleston Southern

• Buccaneer Field
• Charleston, SC

ESPN3L 3–38 5,375 October 292:00 p.m.No. 18 Coastal Carolina*

• Bailey Memorial Stadium
• Clinton, SC

ESPN3L 17–48 4,453 November 52:00 p.m.Liberty

• Bailey Memorial Stadium
• Clinton, SC

ESPN3L 0–16 3,101 November 12Noonat Kennesaw State

• Fifth Third Bank Stadium
• Kennesaw, GA

ASNL 10–45 7,186 November 197:00 p.m.at South Alabama*

• Ladd–Peebles Stadium
• Mobile, AL

ESPN3L 7–31 11,017

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	3	0	0	3
Chippewas	7	7	14	21	49

See also: 2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	0	0	0	0
#6 Mocs	7	13	14	0	34

See also: 2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–5	2015	L 0–21

at Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	10	14	0	7	31
Fighting Camels	0	6	0	8	14

See also: 2016 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	W 23–13

Florida Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 (D-II) Panthers	7	7	7	7	28
Blue Hose	0	0	7	0	7

See also: Florida Tech Panthers football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	3	0	0	3
Runnin' Bulldogs	10	0	7	7	24

See also: 2016 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–19	2015	L 10–14

Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	7	6	0	13
Blue Hose	0	7	3	7	17

See also: 2016 Monmouth Hawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	L 13–23

at Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	3	0	0	3
#9 Buccaneers	0	21	14	3	38

See also: 2016 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–9	2015	L 7–10

Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Chanticleers	23	7	11	7	48
Blue Hose	7	10	0	0	17

See also: 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–8	2015	L 17–24

Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	6	3	0	7	16
Blue Hose	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2016 Liberty Flames football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–9	2015	L 13–21

at Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	3	0	7	0	10
Owls	14	10	7	14	45

See also: 2016 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	W 14–6

at South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	0	7	0	7
Jaguars	7	14	0	10	31

See also: 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting