2016 Robert Morris Colonials football team

2016 Robert Morris Colonials football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	2–9 (1–5 NEC)
Head coach	John Banaszak (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Scott Farison
Home stadium	Joe Walton Stadium (Capacity: 3,000)

2016 Northeast Conference 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

The 2016 Robert Morris Colonials football team represented Robert Morris University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach John Banaszak and played their home games at Joe Walton Stadium. They were 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 1	7:00 p.m.	Alderson Broaddus*	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NECFR	L 7–14	2,336
September 10	1:00 p.m.	at Dayton*	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	TWCS	L 0–13	2,357
September 17	4:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Youngstown State*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	L 6–38	19,033
September 24	7:00 p.m.	Malone*	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NECFR	W 21–19	2,247
October 1	7:00 p.m.	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	L 7–41	11,273
October 8	3:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	ESPN3	L 10–24	2,051
October 15	7:00 p.m.	at Duquesne	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	L 24–31	1,737
October 22	Noon	at Sacred Heart	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	L 10–16	2,446
October 29	Noon	Central Connecticut	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NECFR	W 19–6	1,918
November 5	Noon	at Bryant	Bulldog Stadium Smithfield, RI	NECFR	L 13–24	2,362
November 12	Noon	Wagner	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NECFR	L 5–40	1,503
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Alderson Broaddus

	1	2	3	4	Total
Battlers	14	0	0	0	14
Colonials	7	0	0	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Dayton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	0	0	0	0
Flyers	0	10	3	0	13

See also: 2016 Dayton Flyers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–16	2015	L 24–27

at Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	0	6	0	6
#20 Penguins	14	3	14	7	38

See also: 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2015	L 14–21 OT

Malone

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	0	6	7	6	19
Colonials	7	7	7	0	21

See also: Malone Pioneers

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	7	0	0	0	7
Flames	7	14	10	10	41

See also: 2016 Liberty Flames football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2011	L 7–38

Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	10	0	7	7	24
Colonials	0	3	0	7	10

See also: 2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–6–1	2015	L 0–21

at Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	7	10	7	0	24
Dukes	7	10	7	7	31

See also: 2016 Duquesne Dukes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–10	2015	L 7–16

at Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	7	0	0	3	10
Pioneers	6	3	7	0	16

See also: 2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–10	2015	L 13–26

Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	0	0	6	6
Colonials	2	7	3	7	19

See also: 2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–6	2015	L 0–34

at Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	3	10	0	13
Bulldogs	0	10	0	14	24

See also: 2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–6	2015	W 21–20

Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	10	17	13	0	40
Colonials	3	0	2	0	5

See also: 2016 Wagner Seahawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–8	2015	W 9–6