2016 Case Western Reserve Spartans football team

The 2016 Case Western Reserve Spartans football team represented Case Western Reserve University as a member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) during the 2016 NCAA Division III football season.^[1] The team was coached by 13th-year coach Greg Debeljak and played its home games at DiSanto Field in Cleveland.^[2] The Spartans finished second in the PAC with a 7–1 record and tied for first in the University Athletic Association (UAA) with a 2–1 record.

2016 Case Western Reserve Spartans football
Conference	Presidents' Athletic Conference
Record	9–1 (7–1 PAC)
Head coach	Greg Debeljak (13th season)
Home stadium	DiSanto Field
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Thomas More $^		8	–	0					9	–	2
Case Western Reserve		7	–	1					9	–	1
Washington & Jefferson		6	–	2					9	–	2
Carnegie Mellon		6	–	2					7	–	4
Westminster (PA)		5	–	3					8	–	3
Saint Vincent		3	–	5					5	–	5
Thiel		3	–	5					4	–	6
Bethany (WV)		2	–	6					3	–	7
Geneva		2	–	6					3	–	7
Waynesburg		2	–	6					2	–	8
Grove City		0	–	8					0	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	11:00 am	Chicago*	DiSanto Field Cleveland, OH	W 45–17	1,762	[3]
September 17	7:00 pm	at Grove City	Robert E. Thorn Field Grove City, PA	W 55–0	2,000	[4]
September 24	1:30 pm	at Waynesburg	John F. Wiley Stadium Waynesburg, PA	W 35–7	600	[5]
October 1	6:00 pm	Saint Vincent	DiSanto Field Cleveland, OH	W 53–28	1,565	[6]
October 8	2:00 pm	at Bethany (WV)	Bison Stadium Bethany, WV	W 37–14	1,274	[7]
October 15	1:00 pm	Thiel	DiSanto Field Cleveland, OH	W 48–21	2,133	[8]
October 22	6:00 pm	Geneva	DiSanto Field Cleveland, OH	W 16–14	1,124	[9]
October 29	1:00 pm	at Washington University*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 56–38	2,023	[10]
November 5	1:00 pm	at Westminster (PA)	Memorial New Wilmington, PA	W 26–22	1,145	[11]
November 12	2:00 pm	Carnegie Mellon	DiSanto Field Cleveland, OH (Academic Bowl)	L 21–26	1,946	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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