The 2016 Akron Fighting Scots season is the team's eighth season in the Mighty Falcon League and second in Akron. The team looks to improve upon its 7-6 record and 5th place finish in 2015. The Fighting Scots will bring back General Manager Scott Hoig for an eighth season.

Draft

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The draft was held on August 27, 2016

Rnd Pick Player Pos. NFL Team
1 11 A.J. Green WR Cincinnati
2 14 Aaron Rodgers QB Green Bay
3 35 T.Y. Hilton WR Indianapolis
4 38 Eddie Lacy RB Green Bay
5 59 DeMarco Murray RB Tennessee
6 62 Travis Kelce TE Kansas City
7 83 Arizona Defense D/ST Arizona
8 86 Tyler Lockett WR Seattle
9 107 Tavon Austin WR Los Angeles
10 110 Duke Johnson, Jr. RB Cleveland
11 131 Teddy Bridgewater QB Minnesota
12 134 Terrelle Pryor, Sr. WR Cleveland
13 155 Charles Sims RB Tampa Bay
14 158 Charles Clay TE Buffalo
15 179 Dan Bailey K Dallas

Regular Season summary

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Pre-season roster moves

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Move Date Player Dropped Player Added
1 August 30 Teddy Bridgewater (QB, MIN) Brock Osweiller (QB, HOU)

Week 1: Aqua

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Roster Moves
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Results

Pos. Fighting Scots Aqua
Player Pts. Player Pts.
QB Aaron Rodgers 21 Andrew Luck 35
WR A.J. Green 24 DeAndre Hopkins 11
WR T.Y Hilton 7 Jordan Matthews 17
WR Tyler Lockett 1 Michael Crabtree 10
RB Eddie Lacy 7 Davonta Freeman 4
RB DeMarco Murray 17 Geovani Bernard 2
TE Travis Kelce 7 Greg Olsen 7
K Dan Bailey 15 Steven Hauschka 6
D/ST Arizona 6 Kansas City 1
Total Fighting Scots 106 Aqua 93