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Georgia Southern

SUN · 2016 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
7th
4–4 in SUN

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
13
2014–2026
All-Time Record
81–74
0.523 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#26
2018
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 0
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 10 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Georgia Southern head-to-head · History & Eras

2016 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Savannah State TigersUnranked—W 54–0
3Week 3 · Sep 13South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)H2HSUN6–7W 24–9
4Week 4 · Sep 20UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HSUN4–8W 23–21
5Week 5 · Sep 27Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC13–1L 31–49
7Week 7 · Oct 11Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HSUN8–5L 26–27
8Week 8 · Oct 18Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC9–4L 24–35
9Week 9 · Oct 25New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HSUN3–9W 22–19
10Week 10 · Nov 1App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HSUN10–3L 10–34
11Week 11 · Nov 8Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC5–7L 27–37
12Week 12 · Nov 15Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HSUN6–7L 26–33
13Week 13 · Nov 22Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)H2HSUN3–9L 24–30
14Regular Season Final · Dec 6Troy (TROY)H2HSUN10–3W 28–24

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.564
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-13
-36+23
  • Troy +10
  • South Alabama +6
  • UL Monroe +4
  • New Mexico State +3
  • Western Michigan -1
  • App State -3
  • Georgia Tech -4
  • Arkansas State -5
  • Ole Miss -7
  • Louisiana -7
  • Georgia State -9

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #83Better than 40%
Win % Place 80thBetter than 42%

0.417 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#86Post-Season W1#85Post-Season W2#83Post-Season W3#83Post-Season W4#83Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+54
+15
+2
-18
-1
-11
+3
-24
-10
-7
-6
+4

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#292014#402015

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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