2016 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

2016 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	4–7 (4–5 SWAC)
Head coach	James Spady (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Andy Fuller (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Travis Pearson (1st season)
Home stadium	Louis Crews Stadium

2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
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 Division
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
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team represented Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by third-year head coach James Spady and played their home games at Louis Crews Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 4–5 in SWAC play to finish in second place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	at Middle Tennessee*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN		L 0–55	19,967
September 10	4:00 pm	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS		W 35–16	2,036
September 17	6:00 pm	Prairie View A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL (Louis Crews Classic)		L 20–41	4,226
September 24	6:00 pm	Southern	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		L 31–59	4,364
October 1	7:00 pm	at Texas Southern	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	RSSW+	L 31–34	4,282
October 8	2:00 pm	Alcorn State	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		L 19–42	14,267
October 15	2:30 pm	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		W 40–7	10,501
October 29	3:00 pm	vs. Alabama State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Magic City Classic)	ESPN3	W 42–41 OT	70,813
November 5	2:00 pm	Grambling State	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		L 17–56	6,278
November 12	2:00 pm	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 27–20	6,960
November 19	6:30 pm	at No. 16 (FBS) Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	SECN	L 0–55	87,451
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time