Schedule:
| Game | Date | Away Team (Rank) | Away Score | Home Team (Rank) | Home Score | Game Status | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-03 | Austin Peay | 17 | Troy | 57 | Final | L | -40 |
| 2 | 2016-09-10 | Tennessee Tech | 41 | Austin Peay | 7 | Final | L | -34 |
| 3 | 2016-09-24 | Austin Peay | 35 | Eastern Illinois | 56 | Final | L | -21 |
| 4 | 2016-10-01 | Murray State | 45 | Austin Peay | 17 | Final | L | -28 |
| 5 | 2016-10-08 | Austin Peay | 31 | Tennessee-Martin | 45 | Final | L | -14 |
| 6 | 2016-10-15 | Austin Peay | 14 | Jacksonville State | 34 | Final | L | -20 |
| 7 | 2016-10-22 | Mercer | 41 | Austin Peay | 34 | Final | L | -7 |
| 8 | 2016-10-29 | Austin Peay | 21 | Southeast Missouri State | 41 | Final | L | -20 |
| 9 | 2016-11-05 | Tennessee State | 41 | Austin Peay | 40 | Final | L | -1 |
| 10 | 2016-11-12 | Eastern Kentucky | 67 | Austin Peay | 30 | Final | L | -37 |
| 11 | 2016-11-19 | Austin Peay (249) | 13 | Kentucky (60) | 49 | Final | L | -36 |