2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season

The 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Championship Game was played on January 7, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. The James Madison Dukes defeated the Youngstown State Penguins, 28–14, to capture their second National Championship in team history.

2016 NCAA Division I FCS season
Regular season
Number of teams125
DurationAugust 26 – December 3
Payton AwardJeremiah Briscoe, Sam Houston State
Buchanan AwardKarter Schult, Northern Iowa
Playoff
DurationNovember 26 – December 17
Championship dateJanuary 7, 2017
Championship siteToyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
ChampionJames Madison
NCAA Division I FCS football seasons

Rule changes

The following rule changes were voted on by the NCAA Football Rules Committee for the 2016 season:[1]

  • Requiring replay officials to review all aspects of targeting penalties, including the option to call a targeting foul missed by the on-field officials if the foul is deemed egregious.
  • Allowing electronic devices to be used for coaching purposes in the press box and locker room during the game. Electronic devices will still be prohibited on the field and sideline.
  • Coaches can now be ejected after receiving two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in one game, the same as players.
  • A ball carrier who "gives himself up" (e.g., by sliding) will now be considered a defenseless player.
  • Deliberate tripping of a ball carrier with the leg is now a penalty (15 yards for tripping).
  • Players who leave the tackle box are now prohibited from blocking below the waist toward the initial position of the ball.
  • An exception to a rule introduced for the 2015 season regarding low hits to passers (i.e., at or below the knee) was eliminated. Last season, a defensive player would not have been penalized for such a hit if making a bona fide attempt at a tackle, but will now be penalized in the same situation.
  • Teams attempting a scrimmage kick (field goals/PATs/punts) must have five offensive linemen (numbered 50–79) on the scrimmage line unless the kicking team has at least two players seven yards OR one player at least 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage. Previously only one player had to be lined up seven yards behind the line to avoid using five linemen, causing confusion in kick coverage on defense.

The committee, once again, took no action on changing the ineligible receiver downfield rule from three yards to one yard; however it will once again be a "point of emphasis" and will adjust officiating mechanics to better officiate those plays.

In addition to the above changes, the NCAA approved an experimental rule on kickoffs and touchbacks to be used this season by the Ivy League in conference games only. In those games, kickoffs were taken from the 40-yard line instead of the 35, and touchbacks were brought back to the 20-yard line instead of the 25. The Ivies proposed the experiment in the interest of player safety, believing that increasing the frequency of touchbacks would reduce injury risk from kick returns. The Ivies were scheduled to report the results of the experiment to the NCAA in February 2017.[2]

Conference changes and new programs

Membership changes

School Former conference New conference
Coastal Carolina Big South FCS independent
East Tennessee State FCS independent SoCon
Note
Coastal Carolina began a two-year transition to FBS in 2016, playing as an FCS independent while housing most of its other sports in the FBS Sun Belt Conference. The Chanticleers will join Sun Belt football in 2017.[3]

Other headlines

  • January 29 – East Tennessee State and Bristol Motor Speedway announced that the Buccaneers' September 17 home game against Western Carolina, which would be ETSU's first Southern Conference game after a 12-season absence, would be played at the NASCAR racetrack. The playing surface was a temporary fieldturf field installed for the TennesseeVirginia Tech game held one week earlier.[4]
  • April 20 – The NCAA banned five schools from this year's postseason for failure to meet Academic Progress Rate criteria. They are Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State, Savannah State and Southern.
  • April 28 – Following the March 1 announcement by the Sun Belt Conference that it would not renew its football-only membership agreements with Idaho and New Mexico State when they expire at the end of the 2017 season,[5] Idaho announced that it would return to FCS football in its all-sports league, the Big Sky Conference, in 2018.[6] The Vandals will become the first team ever to voluntarily drop from FBS to FCS.[7]
  • September 13 – The Big South Conference and the Division I non-football ASUN Conference announce a football partnership. Under its terms, any current or future member of either conference, as long as it lies within the general geographic footprint of the two leagues, that adds football or upgrades from non-scholarship to scholarship football is automatically entitled to Big South football membership. At the time of agreement, ASUN member Kennesaw State was already a Big South football member, and three other all-sports members of the two leagues played non-scholarship FCS football in the Pioneer Football League.[8]
  • November 14 – The Big South announces that Campbell, a full conference member that plays football in the Pioneer League, will upgrade to scholarship football and become a football member in 2018.[9]
  • November 19 – Joe Thomas Sr., a 55-year-old walk-on at South Carolina State, appeared for one play in the first quarter of the Bulldogs' season finale against Savannah State, running for 3 yards. Although the NCAA does not keep statistics on player ages, the father of Green Bay Packers linebacker Joe Thomas Jr. is believed to be the oldest player ever to take the field in a Division I game.[10]
  • December 6 – The University of North Alabama, ASUN, and Big South announce that the Division II Lions will move to Division I and eventually to FCS football. North Alabama will join the ASUN as an all-sports member in 2018,[11] with Big South football membership following in 2019. The Lions will not be eligible for the conference title or the FCS playoffs until the completion of their Division I transition in 2022.[12]

Updated stadiums

Two teams played their final season in their then-current venues:

FCS team wins over FBS teams

(FCS rankings from the STATS poll)

Conference standings

2016 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^  8 0     12 2  
No. 12 North Dakota +^  8 0     9 3  
No. 25 Weber State ^  6 2     7 5  
No. 24 Cal Poly ^  5 3     7 5  
Southern Utah  5 3     6 5  
Northern Colorado  4 4     6 5  
Northern Arizona  4 4     5 6  
Montana  3 5     6 5  
Montana State  2 6     4 7  
Portland State  2 6     3 8  
UC Davis  2 6     3 8  
Sacramento State  2 6     2 9  
Idaho State  1 7     2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
2016 Big South Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
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
2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 James Madison $^  8 0     14 1  
No. 11 Villanova ^  6 2     9 4  
No. 17 New Hampshire ^  6 2     8 5  
No. 8 Richmond ^  5 3     10 4  
Maine  5 3     6 5  
Albany  4 4     7 4  
Stony Brook  4 4     5 6  
William & Mary  3 5     5 6  
Towson  3 5     4 7  
Delaware  2 6     4 7  
Elon  1 7     2 9  
Rhode Island  1 7     2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
2016 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Princeton +  6 1     8 2  
Penn +  6 1     7 3  
Harvard  5 2     7 3  
Brown  3 4     4 6  
Yale  3 4     3 7  
Cornell  2 5     4 6  
Columbia  2 5     3 7  
Dartmouth  1 6     4 6  
  • + Conference co-champions
2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 22 North Carolina Central $  8 0     9 3  
No. 20 North Carolina A&T ^  7 1     9 3  
Hampton  5 3     5 6  
South Carolina State  5 3     5 6  
Bethune-Cookman  4 4     4 6  
Florida A&M *  4 4     4 7  
Norfolk State  3 5     4 7  
Savannah State *  3 5     3 7  
Morgan State *  3 5     3 8  
Howard *  2 6     2 9  
Delaware State  0 8     0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State, and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll
2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 3 North Dakota State +^  7 1     12 2  
No. 6 South Dakota State +^  7 1     9 4  
No. 2 Youngstown State ^  6 2     12 4  
Illinois State ^  4 4     6 6  
Northern Iowa  4 4     5 6  
Western Illinois  3 5     6 5  
South Dakota  3 5     4 7  
Indiana State  2 6     4 7  
Missouri State  2 6     4 7  
Southern Illinois  2 6     4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
2016 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
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  
Central Connecticut  1 5     2 9  
Robert Morris  1 5     2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 6 Jacksonville State $^  7 0     10 2  
UT Martin  6 2     7 5  
Tennessee Tech  5 3     5 6  
Tennessee State  4 3     7 4  
Eastern Illinois  4 4     6 5  
Murray State  4 4     4 7  
SE Missouri State  3 5     3 8  
Eastern Kentucky  2 6     3 8  
Austin Peay  0 8     0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
2016 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 21 Lehigh $^  6 0     9 3  
Fordham  5 1     8 3  
Colgate  4 2     5 5  
Bucknell  3 3     4 7  
Holy Cross  2 4     4 7  
Lafayette  1 5     2 9  
Georgetown  0 6     3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
2016 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 19 San Diego $^  8 0     10 2  
Dayton  7 1     9 2  
Drake  6 2     7 4  
Marist  5 3     5 6  
Jacksonville  4 3     5 5  
Campbell  3 4     5 5  
Morehead State  3 5     4 7  
Valparaiso  3 5     4 7  
Butler  2 6     4 7  
Stetson  2 6     4 7  
Davidson  0 8     2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
2016 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 10 The Citadel $^  8 0     10 2  
No. 13 Chattanooga ^  6 2     9 4  
No. 9 Wofford ^  6 2     10 4  
No. 23 Samford ^  5 3     7 5  
Mercer  4 4     6 5  
Furman  3 5     3 8  
East Tennessee State  2 6     5 6  
VMI  1 7     3 8  
Western Carolina  1 7     2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll
2016 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^  9 0     12 1  
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^  8 1     10 3  
SE Louisiana  7 2     7 4  
McNeese State  5 4     6 5  
Nicholls State  5 4     5 6  
Stephen F. Austin  4 5     5 6  
Houston Baptist  3 5     4 7  
Incarnate Word*  3 6     3 8  
Lamar  3 6     3 8  
Abilene Christian*  2 7     2 9  
Northwestern State  0 9     1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • *Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll
2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Alcorn State xy  5 4     5 6  
Alabama A&M  4 5     4 7  
Alabama State  3 6     4 7  
Jackson State  3 6     3 8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 8     1 10  
West
No. 16 Grambling State xy$  9 0     12 1  
Southern*  8 1     8 3  
Prairie View A&M  7 2     7 4  
Texas Southern  4 5     4 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 8     1 10  
Championship: Grambling State 27, Alcorn State 20
December 3, 2016
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll
2016 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 18 Coastal Carolina       10 2  
  • Coastal Carolina ineligible for FCS playoffs as part of FBS transition
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Conference summaries

Championship games

Conference Champion Runner-up Score Offensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Coach of the Year
SWAC Grambling State
11–1 (9–0)
Alcorn State
5–6 (5–4)
27–20 Devante Kincade
(Grambling State)
Tiger Donovan McCray
(Grambling State)
Broderick Fobbs
(Grambling State)

Other conference winners

Note: Records are regular-season only, and do not include playoff games.

Conference Champion Record Offensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Coach of the Year
Big Sky Eastern Washington
North Dakota
10–1 (8–0)
9–2 (8–0)
Gage Gubrud
(Eastern Washington)
Cooper Kupp
(Eastern Washington)
Cole Reyes
(North Dakota)
Bubba Schweigert
(North Dakota)
Big South Charleston Southern
Liberty
7–3 (4–1)
6–5 (4–1)
Tyrell Maxwell
(Gardner–Webb)
Anthony Ellis
(Charleston Southern)
Jamey Chadwell
(Charleston Southern)
CAA James Madison 10–1 (8–0) Bryan Schor
(James Madison)
Tanoh Kpassagnon
(Villanova)
Mike Houston
(James Madison)
Ivy Penn
Princeton
7–3 (6–1)
8–2 (6–1)
John Lovett
(Princeton)
Folarin Orimolade
(Dartmouth)
Bob Surace
(Princeton)
MEAC North Carolina Central 9–2 (8–0) Tarik Cohen
(North Carolina A&T)
Darius Leonard
(South Carolina State)
Jerry Mack
(North Carolina Central)
MVFC North Dakota State
South Dakota State
10–1 (7–1)
8–3 (7–1)
Taryn Christion
(South Dakota State)
Karter Schult
(Northern Iowa)
John Stiegelmeier
(South Dakota State)
NEC Duquesne
Saint Francis (PA)
8–3 (5–1)
7–4 (5–1)
Kamron Lewis
(Saint Francis)
Christian Kuntz
(Duquesne)
Chris Villarrial
(Saint Francis)
OVC Jacksonville State 10–1 (7–0) Eli Jenkins
(Jacksonville State)
Darius Jackson
(Jacksonville State)
John Grass
(Jacksonville State)
Patriot Lehigh 9–2 (6–0) Nick Shafnisky
(Lehigh)
Pat Afriyie
(Colgate)
Andy Coen
(Lehigh)
Pioneer San Diego 9–1 (8–0) Jonah Hodges
(San Diego)
Donald Payne
(Stetson)
Dale Lindsey
(San Diego)
Southern The Citadel 10–1 (8–0) Devlin Hodges
(Samford)
Keionta Davis
(Chattanooga)
Brent Thompson
(The Citadel)
Southland Sam Houston State 11–0 (9–0) Overall: Jeremiah Briscoe
(Sam Houston State)
Offensive: Yedidiah Louis
(Sam Houston State)
P. J. Hall
(Sam Houston State)
K. C. Keeler
(Sam Houston State)

    Playoff qualifiers

    Automatic berths for conference champions

    Conference Team Appearance Last bid Result
    Big Sky ConferenceEastern Washington12th2014Quarterfinals (L – Illinois State)
    Big South ConferenceCharleston Southern2nd2015Quarterfinals (L – Jacksonville State)
    Colonial Athletic AssociationJames Madison13th2015National Champions (W – Youngstown State)
    Missouri Valley Football ConferenceSouth Dakota State6th2015First Round (L – Montana)
    Northeast ConferenceSaint Francis (PA)1st
    Ohio Valley ConferenceJacksonville State7th2015Championship Game (L – North Dakota State)
    Patriot LeagueLehigh10th2011Quarterfinals (L – North Dakota State)
    Pioneer Football LeagueSan Diego2nd2014First Round (L – Montana)
    Southern ConferenceThe Citadel5th2015Second Round (L – Charleston Southern)
    Southland ConferenceSam Houston State10th2015Semifinals (L – Jacksonville State)

    At large qualifiers

    Conference Team Appearance Last bid Result
    Big Sky ConferenceCal Poly4th2012Second Round (L – Sam Houston State)
    North Dakota1st
    Weber State5th2009First Round (L – William & Mary)
    Big South ConferenceNone
    Colonial Athletic AssociationNew Hampshire15th2015First Round (L – Colgate)
    Richmond11th2015Semifinals (L – North Dakota State)
    Villanova11th2014Quarterfinals (L – Sam Houston State)
    Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceNorth Carolina A&T5th2003First Round (L – Wofford)
    Missouri Valley Football ConferenceIllinois State7th2015Quarterfinals (L – Richmond)
    North Dakota State7th2015Semifinals (L - James Madison)
    Youngstown State14th2006Semifinals (L – Appalachian State)
    Northeast ConferenceNone
    Ohio Valley ConferenceNone
    Patriot LeagueNone
    Pioneer Football LeagueNone
    Southern ConferenceChattanooga4th2015Second Round (L – Jacksonville State)
    Samford6th2013First Round (L – Jacksonville State)
    Wofford6th2012Quarterfinals (L – North Dakota State)
    Southland ConferenceCentral Arkansas3rd2012Second Round (L – Georgia Southern)
    Southwestern Athletic ConferenceNone

    Abstentions

    NC Central and Grambling, as the winners of the MEAC and SWAC, will face off in the 2016 Celebration Bowl on December 17 for the unofficial HBCU national championship.

    Postseason

    NCAA FCS Playoff bracket

      First round
    November 26
    Campus sites
    ESPN3
        Second round
    December 3
    Campus sites
    ESPN3
        Quarterfinals
    December 9 and 10
    Campus sites
    ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3
        Semifinals
    December 16 and 17
    Campus sites
    ESPN2, ESPNU
        National Championship
    January 7
    12:00 pm
    Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
    ESPN2
                                                   
          1 North Dakota State* 45  
      Cal Poly* 21     San Diego 7    
      San Diego 35         1 North Dakota State* 36  
        8 South Dakota State 10    
          8 South Dakota State* 10    
      Villanova* 31     Villanova 7  
      Saint Francis (PA) 21         1 North Dakota State* 17  
          4 James Madison 27    
          4 James Madison* 55  
      New Hampshire* 64     New Hampshire 22    
      Lehigh 21         4 James Madison* 65    
        5 Sam Houston State 7  
          5 Sam Houston State* 41    
      Chattanooga* 45     Chattanooga 36  
      Weber State 14         4 James Madison 28
            Youngstown State 14
          2 Eastern Washington* 31  
      Central Arkansas* 31     Central Arkansas 14    
      Illinois State 24         2 Eastern Washington* 38  
        Richmond 0    
          7 North Dakota* 24    
      Richmond* 39     Richmond 27  
      North Carolina A&T 10         2 Eastern Washington* 38    
          Youngstown State 40  
          3 Jacksonville State* 24  
      Youngstown State* 38     Youngstown State 40    
      Samford 24         Youngstown State* 30    
          Wofford 23  
          6 The Citadel* 3    
      Wofford* 15     Wofford 17  
      Charleston Southern 14  

    * Home team   
     Winner
    All times in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−05:00)

    Bowl games

    Game Date/TV Location Winning Team Losing Team Score Offensive MVP Defensive MVP
    Celebration Bowl December 17
    ABC
    Georgia Dome
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Grambling State
    12–1 (9–0)
    North Carolina Central
    9–3 (8–0)
    10–9 Martez Carter
    (RB, Grambling State)
    Jameel Jackson
    (DB, Grambling State)

    Awards and honors

    Walter Payton Award

    Buck Buchanan Award

    Jerry Rice Award

    Coaches

    Coaching changes

    In-season

    This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2016. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2016, see 2015 NCAA Division I FCS end-of-season coaching changes.

    School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement
    Delaware Dave Brock October 16 Fired[16] Dennis Dottin-Carter (interim)

    End of season

    School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement
    Abilene Christian Ken Collums November 20 Fired Mark Ribaudo (interim)
    Howard Gary Harrell November 20 Contract was not renewed Mike London [17]
    Presbyterian Harold Nichols November 20 Resigned Tommy Spangler
    UC Davis Ron Gould November 20 Fired Dan Hawkins
    Lamar Ray Woodard November 21 Fired Mike Schultz
    Bryant Marty Fine November 30 Resigned James Perry
    Lafayette Frank Tavani December 1 Fired John Garrett
    Furman Bruce Fowler December 2 Resigned Clay Hendrix
    Villanova Andy Talley December 3 Retired Mark Ferrante[18]
    Delaware Dennis Dottin-Carter (interim) December 13 Permanent replacement Danny Rocco[19]
    Richmond Danny Rocco December 13 Hired by Delaware Russ Huesman[20]
    Chattanooga Russ Huesman December 14 Hired by Richmond Tom Arth
    Indiana State Mike Sanford December 16 Resigned Curt Mallory
    Abilene Christian Mark Ribaudo (interim) December 18 Permanent replacement Adam Dorrel
    Eastern Washington Beau Baldwin January 16 Hired as OC at California Aaron Best

    See also

    References

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