2016 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

2016 Presbyterian Blue Hose football
Conference	Big South Conference
2016 record	2–9 (1–4 Big South)
Head coach	Harold Nichols (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Varn
Defensive coordinator	Tommy Spangler
Home stadium	Bailey Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 6,500)

2016 Big South football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#14 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 FCS 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	L 3–49	16,215
September 10	2:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Chattanooga*	Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	SDN	L 0–34	8,370
September 17	6:00 p.m.	at Campbell*	Barker–Lane Stadium • Buies Creek, NC	BSN	W 31–14	5,860
September 24	7:00 p.m.	No. 19 (D-II) Florida Tech*	Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC	BSN	L 7–28	3,290
October 8	6:00 p.m.	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN3	L 3–24	2,750
October 13	7:00 p.m.	Monmouth	Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC	BSN ESPN3	W 17–13	2,350
October 22	6:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 3–38	5,375
October 29	2:00 p.m.	No. 18 Coastal Carolina*	Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC	ESPN3	L 17–48	4,453
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Liberty	Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC	ESPN3	L 0–16	3,101
November 12	Noon	at Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA	ASN	L 10–45	7,186
November 19	7:00 p.m.	at South Alabama*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN3	L 7–31	11,017
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

References