2016 — Season 2016

Record 5-7
Final Result Losing season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -1.7 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Wyoming 34-40 L @ Sout Flo 17-48 L vs San Sta 28-42 L vs West Ill 23-28 W @ Ball Sta 31-24 L @ West Mic 30-45 L vs Cent Mic 28-34 W vs Buffalo 44-7 W vs Bowl Gre 45-20 L vs Toledo 24-31 W @ East Mic 31-24 W @ Kent Sta 31-21
What It Meant

2016 is a losing-side chapter. The record (5-7) does not soften into legacy; the program metabolizes it and moves on.