2016 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

2016 Presbyterian Blue Hose football
2016 Presbyterian Blue Hose football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	2–9 (1–4 Big South)
Head coach	Harold Nichols (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Todd Varn
Defensive coordinator	Tommy Spangler
Home stadium	Bailey Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Big South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 15 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 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.

On December 20, head coach Harold Nichols resigned.^[1] He finished at Presbyterian with an eight year record of 21–67.

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 Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	3	0	0	3
Chippewas	7	7	14	21	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	0	0	0	0
#6 Mocs	7	13	14	0	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	10	14	0	7	31
Fighting Camels	0	6	0	8	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 (D-II) Panthers	7	7	7	7	28
Blue Hose	0	0	7	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	3	0	0	3
Runnin' Bulldogs	10	0	7	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	7	6	0	13
Blue Hose	0	7	3	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	3	0	0	3
#9 Buccaneers	0	21	14	3	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Chanticleers	23	7	11	7	48
Blue Hose	7	10	0	0	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	6	3	0	7	16
Blue Hose	0	0	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	3	0	7	0	10
Owls	14	10	7	14	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	0	7	0	7
Jaguars	7	14	0	10	31

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Venues	Old Bailey Stadium (1928–2002) Bailey Memorial Stadium (2002–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1960 Tangerine Bowl Newberry: Bronze Derby
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