2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team

2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football
MIAA champion
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
2016 record	13–0 (10–0 MIAA)
Head coach	Adam Dorrel (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Flohr (5th year)
Defensive coordinator	Rich Wright (6th year)
Home stadium	Bearcat Stadium (capacity: 6,500)

2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#1 NW Missouri St. $^		11	–	0					13	–	0
#9 Emporia State ^		10	–	1					11	–	2
#20 Central Missouri ^		9	–	3					9	–	2
Fort Hays State		7	–	4					8	–	4
Pittsburg State		7	–	4					7	–	4
Washburn		7	–	4					7	–	5
Missouri Western		4	–	7					4	–	7
Central Oklahoma		3	–	8					3	–	8
Lindenwood		3	–	8					3	–	8
Missouri Southern		2	–	9					2	–	9
Northeastern State		2	–	9					2	–	9
Nebraska–Kearney		1	–	10					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team represents Northwest Missouri State University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. The Bearcats play their home games on the newly renovated^[1] Mel Tjeerdsma Field in Bearcat Stadium in Maryville, Missouri, as they have done since 1917.^[2] 2016 is the 100th season in school history.^[3] The Bearcats are led by sixth-year head coach, Adam Dorrel.^[4] Northwest Missouri State is a charter member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, joining in 1924.^[5]

Preseason

The Bearcats entered the 2016 season as the defending NCAA Division II National Champions, after finishing the 2015 season with a 15–0 record overall and in conference play.^[6] On August 2, 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Bearcats were chosen to finish in 1st place in both the Coaches Poll and in the Media Poll.^[7][8]

Sporting News released their Top-25 on May 25, 2016, landing Northwest Missouri State at #1.^[9] On June 15, 2016, Lindy's NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 released its poll ranking Northwest Missouri State at #1.^[10]

On August 15, the American Football Coaches Association released the Preseason Division II Poll,^[11] landing Northwest Missouri State at #1.^[12]

On August 22, D2football.com released its Top 25 poll, ranking Northwest Missouri State 1st.^[13]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Along with Dorrel, there are 12 assistants.

Name	Position	Seasons at NWMSU	Alma Mater
Adam Dorrel	Head Coach	6	Northwest Missouri State (1998)
Rich Wright	Assist. Head Coach – Defensive Coordinator	6	Dana College (1995)
Charlie Flohr	Assist. Head Coach – Offensive Coordinator	11	Dakota State (2002)
Joel Osborn	Assist. Head Coach – WR/Recruiting Coordinator	6	Northwest Missouri State (2009)
Chad Bostwick	Assist. Head Coach – Linebackers	6	Northwest Missouri State (2005)
Brandon Clayton	Assist. Head Coach – Defensive backs	2	Northwest Missouri State (2009)
Ryan Gent	Assist. Head Coach – Tight Ends/Running backs	3	Iowa State (2013)
Ross Sharp	Director of Player Personnel	3	Northwest Missouri State (2014)
Scott Reilly	Graduate Assistant – Offensive Line	3	Northwest Missouri State (2016)
Andrew Pitts	Graduate Assistant – Defensive Backs	1	Northwest Missouri State (2016)
Justin Mulloy	Graduate Assistant – Quarterbacks	1	Minnesota (2014)
Brock Sherman	Graduate Assistant – Defensive Line	1	Northwest Missouri State (2016)
Tucker Peve	Football Equipment Manager	4	Northwest Missouri State (2017)
Reference:[14]

Roster

2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Washington, DreDre Washington Sr WR 2 Bishop, JordanJordan Bishop Jr RB 7 Wilcox, CameronCameron Wilcox Jr WR 8 Sehl, GeorgeGeorge Sehl Sr RB 10 Jones, EmanuelEmanuel Jones So WR 12 Schmidt, RandyRandy Schmidt Jr WR 13 Bane, Jr., ShawnShawn Bane, Jr. So QB 15 Baker, JonathanJonathan Baker Jr QB 16 Zimmerman, KyleKyle Zimmerman Sr QB 17 Martin, ZachZach Martin Jr WR 18 Foster, Sha'CoreySha'Corey Foster So WR 19 Massey, CodyCody Massey So WR 22 Bryant, HadenHaden Bryant Jr WR 25 Woods, QuincyQuincy Woods Fr RB 26 White, ChaseChase White So RB 28 Jackson II, PhilPhil Jackson II Sr RB 32 Grove, JordanJordan Grove Jr RB 34 McMahon, BrodyBrody McMahon Fr QB 37 Johnson, JaydenJayden Johnson Fr FB 42 Meinders, ClayClay Meinders Fr TE 48 Wilson, ClaytonClayton Wilson Jr OL 53 Gourley, ScottScott Gourley Jr OL 58 Thomas, ChaseChase Thomas So OL 59 Ziegler, JoeyJoey Ziegler Fr OL 60 Ehlke, MylesMyles Ehlke Jr OL 62 Sherman, ChaseChase Sherman Sr OL 64 Meyer, KyleKyle Meyer Sr OL 65 Otting, TimTim Otting Fr OL 66 Thieman, JamieJamie Thieman Sr OL 69 Moore, MaxMax Moore So OL 70 Kothe, TreyTrey Kothe So OL 71 Enriquez, AnthonyAnthony Enriquez Fr OL 72 Gull, SamSam Gull Jr OL 74 Flott, ZachZach Flott So OL 75 Morrison, JacksonJackson Morrison So OL 76 Cacek, JacobJacob Cacek Fr OL 77 Ortiz, JonathanJonathan Ortiz Fr OL 78 Kubicek, LandonLandon Kubicek Jr OL 79 Huff, RyanRyan Huff Jr WR 80 Williams, ShaneShane Williams Jr TE 81 Eskew, AustenAusten Eskew So TE 82 Andrews, MarqusMarqus Andrews Fr WR 83 Raines, DarbyDarby Raines Jr TE 84 SPelhaug, RyanRyan SPelhaug Fr TE 85 Klingman, JordanJordan Klingman Fr TE 86 Raunig, KyleKyle Raunig Fr TE 90 Schieber, T.J.T.J. Schieber Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 3 Richey, EdwardEdward Richey Jr LB 4 Bishop, JarrodJarrod Bishop Jr S 5 Young, JackJack Young Sr S 6 Berg, KevinKevin Berg Sr CB 9 Jones, MarcusMarcus Jones Jr DT 11 Bevins, CollinCollin Bevins Sr CB 14 Pierre, ChamaChama Pierre So CB 20 Lane, AnthonyAnthony Lane So CB 21 Smith, WesWes Smith Jr S 23 Hosein, NajeemNajeem Hosein So S 24 Nally, TrentTrent Nally So CB 27 Richards, JackJack Richards So S 29 Marshall, JakeJake Marshall Fr DB 31 Straws, JoeJoe Straws Fr LB 33 Minor, BrandonBrandon Minor Jr LB 35 Dennis, BreyonBreyon Dennis So LB 36 Bixler, ColeCole Bixler So CB 38 Anderson, J'RavienJ'Ravien Anderson Fr LB 39 Bonde, ColeCole Bonde Jr DE 40 Phillips, SpencerSpencer Phillips Fr FS 41 Gassman, JacobJacob Gassman Fr LB 43 Vollstedt, JacobJacob Vollstedt Sr LB 44 Connelly, MattMatt Connelly So LB 45 Hess, NickNick Hess So LB 46 Keller, EliEli Keller Fr LB 47 Brazil, JamaalJamaal Brazil Fr LB 51 Hessler, AndyAndy Hessler Fr LB 54 Sorfonden, MichaelMichael Sorfonden Fr LB 55 Forney, ColeCole Forney  Sr LB 56 Althoff, BenBen Althoff So DE 57 Scott, MylesMyles Scott Fr DE 63 Ehlke, MikeMike Ehlke Fr DT 68 Mather, CalebCaleb Mather Jr DE 73 Weitl, CassCass Weitl Sr DL 91 Pierce, ZachZach Pierce Fr DE 92 Gruenloh, BobbyBobby Gruenloh Jr DE 93 Mueller, CurtCurt Mueller Fr DE 94 Hulett, KeatonKeaton Hulett Jr DT 98 Morrow, BrentBrent Morrow So DT 99 Spaeth, BenBen Spaeth Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 30 Trewyn, BenBen Trewyn Sr P 50 Babida, AnthonyAnthony Babida Jr LS 54 Sorfonden, MichaelMichael Sorfonden Fr K 88 Mathiesen, SimonSimon Mathiesen Sr P 95 Thorman, MattMatt Thorman So	Head coach Adam Dorrel Coordinators/assistant coaches See coaching staff Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2016-08-26

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	at No. 24 Emporia State	No. 1	Francis G. Welch Stadium • Emporia, KS		W 41–14	6,821
September 8	7:00 pm	Washburn	No. 1	Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO		W 41–7	7,501
September 17	1:30 pm	Nebraska–Kearney	No. 1	Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO		W 52–14	8,550
September 24	6:00 pm	at Missouri Southern	No. 1	Fred G. Hughes Stadium • Joplin, MO		W 45–21	5,267
October 1	5:00 pm	No. 22 Central Missouri	No. 1	Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO		W 42–17	15,349
October 8	2:00 pm	at Central Oklahoma	No. 1	Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK		W 56–10	3,109
October 15	1:30 pm	Northeastern State	No. 1	Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO		W 74–29	7,296
October 22	1:30 pm	at Lindenwood Lions	No. 1	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO		W 47–12	3,527
October 29	2:30 pm	Pittsburg State	No. 1	Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO (Rivalry)	American Sports Network	W 69–10	10,283
November 5	2:00 pm	at Fort Hays State	No. 1	Lewis Field Stadium • Hays, KS		W 28–7	3,325
November 12	1:30 pm	Missouri Western	No. 1	Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO (Rivalry)		W 44–3	7,542
NCAA Division II Playoffs
November 26	1:00 p.m.	No. 9 Emporia State	No. 1	Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO		W 44–13	5,119
December 3	1:00 p.m.	No. 5 Harding	No. 1	Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO		W 35–0	5,473
December 10	2:30 p.m.	No. 5 Ferris State	No. 1	Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO		–
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central.

Source: ^[15]

Game summaries

Regular season

Emporia State

Northwest Missouri State at Emporia State

1 2 3 4 Total • #1 Northwest Missouri State 3 17 14 7 41 #24 Emporia State 7 0 0 7 14 Date: September 1 Location: Francis G. Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS Game start: 7:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:59 Game attendance: 6,821 Game weather: Sunny, 75°F Referee: Craig Helser

Washburn

Washburn at Northwest Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total Washburn 0 7 0 0 7 • #1 Northwest Missouri State 17 0 14 10 41 Date: September 8 Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO Game start: 7:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:54 Game attendance: 7,501 Game weather: Overcast, 80°F Referee: Sean Johnston

Nebraska–Kearney

Nebraska–Kearney at Northwest Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska–Kearney 7 0 7 0 14 • #1 Northwest Missouri State 10 28 7 7 52 Date: September 17 Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO Game start: 1:30 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:01 Game attendance: 8,550 Game weather: Sunny, 70°F Referee: Brian Moore

Missouri Southern

Northwest Missouri State at Missouri Southern

1 2 3 4 Total • #1 Northwest Missouri State 0 28 7 10 45 Missouri Southern 13 0 8 0 21 Date: September 24 Location: Fred G. Hughes Stadium, Joplin, MO Game start: 6:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:58 Game attendance: 5,267 Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 85°F Referee: Danny Harris

Central Missouri

Central Missouri at Northwest Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total #22 Central Missouri 7 7 0 3 17 • #1 Northwest Missouri State 7 14 7 14 42 Date: October 1 Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO Game start: 5:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:49 Game attendance: 15,349 Game weather: Cloudy, 70°F Referee: Dwight Neibling

Central Oklahoma

Northwest Missouri State at Central Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total • #1 Northwest Missouri State 14 28 14 0 56 Central Oklahoma 0 10 0 0 10 Date: October 8 Location: Wantland Stadium, Edmond, OK Game start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:55 Game attendance: 3,109 Game weather: Sunny, 70°F Referee: Danny Harris

Northeastern State

Northeastern State at Northwest Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total Northeastern State 6 9 14 0 29 • #1 Northwest Missouri State 21 25 21 7 74 Date: October 15 Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO Game start: 1:30 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:07 Game attendance: 7,296 Game weather: Overcast, 70°F Referee: Sean Johnston

Lindenwood

Northwest Missouri State at Lindenwood

1 2 3 4 Total • #1 Northwest Missouri State 14 17 0 16 47 Lindenwood 6 0 0 6 12 Date: October 22 Location: Harlen C. Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, MO Game start: 1:30 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:54 Game attendance: 3,527 Game weather: Sunny, 65°F Referee: Sean Johnston

Pittsburg State

Pittsburg State at Northwest Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total Pittsburg State 0 3 7 0 10 • #1 Northwest Missouri State 14 27 14 14 69 Date: October 29 Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO Game start: 2:30 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:12 Game attendance: 10,283 Game weather: Sunny, 70°F Referee: John Adams Television network: American Sports Network

Fort Hays State

Northwest Missouri State at Fort Hays State

1 2 3 4 Total • #1 Northwest Missouri State 14 0 0 14 28 Fort Hays State 0 0 0 7 7 Date: November 5 Location: Lewis Field Stadium, Hays, KS Game start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:02 Game attendance: 3,325 Game weather: Partly cloudy, 67°F Referee: Craig Helser

Missouri Western

Missouri Western at Northwest Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total Missouri Western 0 3 0 0 3 • #1 Northwest Missouri State 10 7 10 17 44 Date: November 12 Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO Game start: 1:30 pm CST Elapsed time: 2:50 Game attendance: 7,542 Game weather: Sunny, 50°F Referee: Dwight Neibling

With their win over Missouri Western, the Bearcats clinched their fourth straight conference title.^[16]

Post-season

Emporia State

Emporia State at Northwest Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total #9 Emporia State 0 13 0 0 13 • #1 Northwest Missouri State 17 14 3 10 44 Date: November 26 Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO Game start: 1:00 pm CST Elapsed time: 2:50 Game attendance: 5,119 Game weather: Sunny and clear, 51°F Referee: Craig Hesler

Entering postseason as the No. 1 team, the Bearcats earn a bye during the first week of playoffs and will play the winner of the Emporia State and Minnesota–Duluth game.^[17]

Harding

Harding at Northwest Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total #5 Harding 0 0 0 0 0 • #1 Northwest Missouri State 10 12 3 10 35 Date: December 3 Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO Game start: 1:00 pm CST Elapsed time: 2:22 Game attendance: 5,473 Game weather: Clear and cool, 40°F Referee: Bob Rose

Ferris State

Ferris State at Northwest Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total #15 Ferris State 0 0 0 0 0 #1 Northwest Missouri State 0 0 0 0 0 Date: December 10 Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO Game start: 2:30 pm CST

References

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10. "Emporia State University Athletics - Emporia State Football Ranked #12 in Lindy's Preseason Rankings". 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
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17. MIAA Scoreboard (2016-11-13). "Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association - Three MIAA Teams Make NCAA Division II Football National Tournament Field". Themiaa.com. Retrieved 2016-11-13.

External links

• Official website