2016 — Season 2016

Record 6-7
Final Result Losing season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -0.9 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Iowa 21-45 L vs East Ill 17-21 L vs West Ken 24-31 L @ Cincin 20-27 L vs Ohio 7-17 L @ Akron 13-35 W vs Kent Sta 18-14 W @ Bowl Gre 40-26 W @ East Mic 28-15 W vs Cent Mic 37-17 W @ Buffalo 35-24 W vs Ball Sta 21-20 L @ Miss St 16-17 CFP
What It Meant

2016 is a losing-side chapter. The record (6-7) does not soften into legacy; the program metabolizes it and moves on.