2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team

2016 Central Arkansas Bears football
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Conference	Southland Conference
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Steve Campbell (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Nathan Brown (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Stewart (3rd year)
Home stadium	Estes Stadium (Capacity: 9,000)

2016 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Abilene Christian*		0	–	0					0	–	0
Central Arkansas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Houston Baptist		0	–	0					0	–	0
Incarnate Word*		0	–	0					0	–	0
Lamar		0	–	0					0	–	0
McNeese State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nicholls State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Sam Houston State		0	–	0					0	–	0
SE Louisiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Stephen F. Austin		0	–	0					0	–	0
$ – Conference champion Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team will represent the University of Central Arkansas in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears will be led by third-year head coach Steve Campbell and will play their home games at Estes Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season They were not invited to the FCS Playoffs.

Previous season

The Bears finished the season 7-4 overall and 7-2 in the conference.

Schedule

Source:

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	TBA	Houston Baptist	Estes Stadium • Conway, AR		–
September 10	TBA	Samford*	Estes Stadium • Conway, AR		–
September 17	TBA	Northwestern State	Estes Stadium • Conway, AR		–
September 24	TBA	at Arkansas State*	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR		–
October 1	TBA	at Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX		–
October 15	TBA	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA (Red Beans and Rice Bowl)		–
October 22	TBA	Lamar	Estes Stadium • Conway, AR		–
October 29	TBA	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA		–
November 5	TBA	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	–
November 12	TBA	Nicholls State	Estes Stadium • Conway, AR		–
November 19	TBA	at Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX		–
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

*-Indicates Game Broadcast via Tape Delay

Game summaries

Houston Baptist

See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2016 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

Houston Baptist at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 0 0 0 0 Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 1 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	W 43–7

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Samford

See also: Samford Bulldogs football and 2016 Samford Bulldogs football team

Samford at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 10 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2015	L 16–45

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Northwestern State

See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2016 Northwestern State Demons football team

Northwestern State at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Demons 0 0 0 0 0 Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 17 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	2015	W 49–21

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@ Arkansas State

See also: Arkansas State Red Wolves football and 2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Central Arkansas at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Red Wolves 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 24 Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–10–2	2011	L 24–53

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@ Abilene Christian

See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 1 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2–1	2015	W 42–14

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@ McNeese State

See also: McNeese State Cowboys football, 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team, and Red Beans and Rice Bowl

Central Arkansas at McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 15 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: TBA Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2015	L 13–28

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Lamar (Homecoming)

See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2016 Lamar Cardinals football team

Lamar at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 22 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–0	2015	W 35–17

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@ Southeastern Louisiana

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Central Arkansas at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 29 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–3	2015	W 21–16

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@ Stephen F. Austin

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Lumberjacks 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 5 Location: Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX Game start: TBA CST Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–3	2015	W 36–24

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Nicholls

See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2016 Nicholls State Colonels football team

Nicholls at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 0 0 0 0 0 Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 12 Location: Estes St3:00 PM Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 - 3 - 4 -

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–2	2015	W 34–31

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@ Sam Houston State

See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Central Arkansas at Sam Houston State

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Bearkats 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 19 Location: Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX Game start: TBA CST Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–5	2015	L 13–42

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

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