2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team
The 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by third-year head coach Steve Campbell and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–3 overall and 8–1 in Southland play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Illinois State in the first round, before losing in the second round to Eastern Washington.Previous season
The Bears finished the season 7–4 overall and 7–2 in the conference.Schedule
Source:Game summaries
Houston Baptist
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| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 2–0 | 2015 | W 43–7 |
----Samford
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| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 0–1 | 2015 | L 16–45 |
----Northwestern State
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| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 5–3 | 2015 | W 49–21 |
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| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 12–10–2 | 2011 | L 24–53 |
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| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 5–2–1 | 2015 | W 42–14 |
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| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 5–4 | 2015 | L 13–28 |
----Lamar (Homecoming)
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| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 5–0 | 2015 | W 35–17 |
----@ Southeastern Louisiana
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| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 6–3 | 2015 | W 21–16 |
----@ Stephen F. Austin
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| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 7–3 | 2015 | W 36–24 |
----Nicholls
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| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 8–2 | 2015 | W 34–31 |
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| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 5–5 | 2015 | L 13–42 |
----FCS Playoffs
First Round–Illinois State
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| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 0–1 | 2006 | L 3–18 |
----Second Round–Eastern Washington
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----Ranking movements
