2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football
Conference	Northeast Conference
2016 record	2–9 (1–5 NEC)
Head coach	Pete Rossomando (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Ryan McCarthy
Defensive coordinator	Andrew Christ
Home stadium	Arute Field (Capacity: 5,500)

2016 NEC 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 Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team represents Central Connecticut State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team is led by third year head coach Pete Rossomando and play their home games at Arute Field. They are 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 2	6:00 PM	Lafayette*	Arute Field • New Britain, CT	NECFR	L 10–24	4,117
September 10	6:00 PM	at No. 12 James Madison*	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	MadiZone	L 21–56	20,636
September 17	3:00 PM	Bowie State*	Arute Field • New Britain, CT	NECFR	W 44–35	2,717
September 24	1:00 PM	at Bryant	Bulldog Stadium • Smithfield, RI	ESPN3	L 25–45	4,514
October 8	1:00 PM	at Penn*	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	ILDN	L 16–28	3,115
October 15	1:00 PM	Wagner	Arute Field • New Britain, CT	ESPN3	L 21–25	3,826
October 22	2:00 PM	at No. 17–T Coastal Carolina*	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	CSN	L 25–33	9,217
October 29	12:00 PM	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA	NECFR	L 6–19	1,918
November 5	12:00 PM	Sacred Heart	Arute Field • New Britain, CT (Constitution State Rivalry)	NECFR	W 37–35	2,217
November 12	12:00 PM	at Saint Francis (PA)	DeGol Field • Loretto, PA	ESPN3	L 21–31	1,621
November 19	12:00 PM	Duquesne	Arute Field • New Britain, CT	NECFR	L 19–52	1,849
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

• Source: Schedule

Game notes

Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	10	0	0	14	24
Blue Devils	0	3	7	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–9	1981	L 0–51

at James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	7	14	0	21
#12 Dukes	21	14	7	14	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2013	L 14–38

Bowie State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	7	14	35
Blue Devils	7	10	13	14	44

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2015	W 21–14

at Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	0	8	14	25
Bulldogs	7	21	10	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	2015	W 35–33

at Penn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	10	3	3	16
Quakers	14	7	7	0	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	3	0	15	25
Blue Devils	0	21	0	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–15	2015	L 7–28

at Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	3	7	15	25
#17–T Chanticleers	7	16	3	7	33

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Robert Morris

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

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

Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	7	0	14	14	35
Blue Devils	7	10	14	6	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–8	2015	W 26–10

at Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	7	0	7	21
Red Flash	17	7	7	0	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–4	2015	L 13–22

Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	21	10	7	14	52
Blue Devils	3	16	0	0	19

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–4	2015	L 10–27

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