2016 Southern Conference football season
The 2016 Southern Conference football season was the 95th season of college football for the Southern Conference and formed a part of the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season.- Russ Huesman, Chattanooga – 8th year
- Brent Thompson, The Citadel – 1st year
- Carl Torbush, East Tennessee State – 2nd year
- Bruce Fowler, Furman – 6th year
- Bobby Lamb, Mercer – 4th year
- Chris Hatcher, Samford – 2nd year
- Scott Wachenheim, VMI – 2nd year
- Mark Speir, Western Carolina – 5th year
- Mike Ayers, Wofford – 29th year
Preseason poll results
First place votes in parenthesesPreseason All-Conference Teams
Offensive Player of the Year: Detrez Newsome, Jr., RB
Defensive Player of the Year: Keionta Davis, Sr., DLRankings
Regular season
All times Eastern time.
Rankings reflect that of the Sports Network poll for that week.Week One
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Players of the WeekPlayers of the WeekWeek Ten
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Not releasedWeek Thirteen
Records against other conferences
FCS conferences
FBS conferences
Attendance
