The 2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Led by Marty Fine in his 13th and final season as head coach, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the NEC.

Bryant played home games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

On December 1, Fine resigned as head caoch.

[1] He finished his 13-year tenure at Bryant with a record of 80–61.