Schedule:
| Game | Date | Away Team (Rank) | Away Score | Home Team (Rank) | Home Score | Game Status | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-03 | Coastal Carolina | 38 | Lamar | 14 | Final | L | -24 |
| 2 | 2016-09-10 | Lamar | 0 | Houston | 42 | Final | L | -42 |
| 3 | 2016-09-17 | Sam Houston State | 44 | Lamar | 31 | Final | L | -13 |
| 4 | 2016-10-01 | Southeastern Louisiana | 14 | Lamar | 38 | Final | W | 24 |
| 5 | 2016-10-08 | Lamar | 38 | Abilene Christian | 10 | Final | W | 28 |
| 6 | 2016-10-15 | Northwestern State | 31 | Lamar | 32 | Final | W | 1 |
| 7 | 2016-10-22 | Lamar | 12 | Central Arkansas | 22 | Final | L | -10 |
| 8 | 2016-10-29 | Houston Baptist (222) | 24 | Lamar (182) | 17 | Final | L | -7 |
| 9 | 2016-11-03 | Lamar | 10 | Nicholls State | 35 | Final | L | -25 |
| 10 | 2016-11-12 | Incarnate Word (249) | 35 | Lamar (196) | 28 | Final | L | -7 |
| 11 | 2016-11-19 | Lamar | 10 | McNeese State | 41 | Final | L | -31 |