2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football
2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	2–9 (1–5 NEC)
Head coach	Pete Rossomando (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Ryan McCarthy
Defensive coordinator	Andrew Christ
Home stadium	Arute Field

2016 Northeast Conference football standings

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
	1	–	5	2	–	9
Robert Morris	1	–	5	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Central Connecticut Blue Devils football
Venues	Arute Field (1969–present)
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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