2016 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

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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

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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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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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

* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries

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### At Central Michigan

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Blue Hose  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 3
Chippewas | 7  | 7  | 14  | 21 | 49

See also: 2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

### At Chattanooga

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Blue Hose  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
#6 Mocs | 7  | 13  | 14  | 0 | 34

See also: 2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team

### At Campbell

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Blue Hose | 10  | 14  | 0  | 7 | 31
Fighting Camels  | 0  | 6  | 0  | 8 | 14

See also: 2016 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

### Florida Tech

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#19 (D-II) Panthers | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 28
Blue Hose  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 7

See also: 2016 Florida Tech Panthers football team

### At Gardner–Webb

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Blue Hose  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 3
Runnin' Bulldogs | 10  | 0  | 7  | 7 | 24

See also: 2016 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

### Monmouth

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Hawks  | 0  | 7  | 6  | 0 | 13
Blue Hose | 0  | 7  | 3  | 7 | 17

See also: 2016 Monmouth Hawks football team

### At Charleston Southern

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Blue Hose  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 3
#9 Buccaneers | 0  | 21  | 14  | 3 | 38

See also: 2016 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

### Coastal Carolina

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#18 Chanticleers | 23  | 7  | 11  | 7 | 48
Blue Hose  | 7  | 10  | 0  | 0 | 17

See also: 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

### Liberty

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Flames | 6  | 3  | 0  | 7 | 16
Blue Hose  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0

See also: 2016 Liberty Flames football team

### At Kennesaw State

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Blue Hose  | 3  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 10
Owls | 14  | 10  | 7  | 14 | 45

See also: 2016 Kennesaw State Owls football team

### At South Alabama

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Blue Hose  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 7
Jaguars | 7  | 14  | 0  | 10 | 31

See also: 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team

## References

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1. ^ "Presbyterian football coach Harold Nichols resigns".

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