2016 Emporia State Hornets football team

2016 Emporia State Hornets football
NCAA Division II Second Round, L 13–44 at Northwest Missouri State
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
Record	11–2 (10–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Garin Higgins (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Nardo (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike LoPorto (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Bryan Nardo (5th season)
Captains	Mitchell Foote Landon Nault Kole Schankie Eddie Vinson
Home stadium	Francis G. Welch Stadium

The 2016 Emporia State Hornets football team represented Emporia State University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. The Hornets played their home games on the newly-renovated^[1] Jones Field at Francis G. Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kansas, as they have done since 1937.^[2] 2016 was the 119th season in school history.^[3] The Hornets were led by head coach Garin Higgins, finished his 15th overall season, and 10th overall at Emporia State.^[4] Emporia State has a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 1991.^[5]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 Northwest Missouri State	No. 24	Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS	L 14–41	6,821
September 8	7:00 p.m.	at Nebraska–Kearney		Ron & Carol Cope Stadium Kearney, NE	W 34–7	4,663
September 17	2:00 p.m.	Missouri Southern		Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS (Traditions Day)	W 49–21	5,304
September 24	1:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Central Missouri		Audrey J. Walton Stadium Warrensburg, MO	W 37–31 3OT	7,995
October 1	2:00 p.m.	Central Oklahoma	No. 23	Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS	W 35–21	4,987
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at Northeastern State	No. 18	Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK	W 47–27	1,503
October 15	2:00 p.m.	Lindenwood	No. 12	Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS	W 35–28	6,014
October 22	2:00 p.m.	at Pittsburg State	No. 12	Carnie Smith Stadium Pittsburg, KS	W 41–36	8,763
October 29	2:00 p.m.	Fort Hays State	No. 10	Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS	W 24–16	6,103
November 5	1:00 p.m.	at Missouri Western	No. 9	Spratt Stadium St. Joseph, MO	W 27–14	4,017
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at Washburn	No. 9	Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl Topeka, KS (rivalry)	W 30–3	6,789
November 19	1:00 p.m.	No. 13 Minnesota–Duluth*	No. 9	Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS (NCAA Division II First Round)	W 59–26	5,014
November 26	1:00 p.m.	No. 1 Northwest Missouri State*	No. 9	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO (NCAA Division II Second Round)	L 13–44	5,119
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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The Hornets entereded the 2016 season after finishing with an 11–3 overalla and 9–2 in conference play the previous season under Higgins.^[7] On August 2, 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Hornets were chosen to finish tied for third place in the Coaches Poll, and fourth in the Media Poll.^[8]

Sporting News released their Top-25 on May 25, 2016, landing Emporia State at No. 24.^[9] On June 15, 2016, Lindy's NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 released its poll, ranking Emporia State at #12.^[10]

On August 15, the American Football Coaches Association released the Preseason Division II Poll,^[11] landing Emporia State at #24.^[12]

On August 22, D2football.com released its Top 25 poll, ranking Emporia State 12th.^[13]

For the first time in school history, Emporia State was selected to host an NCAA postseason football game.^[14]

Along with Higgins, there were 10 assistants.

2016 Emporia State Hornets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Morris Williams II Jr QB 4 Jaylen Lowe Jr WR 5 Justin Brown  So WR 6 Louis Dailey Jr WR 8 Mitchell Foote Sr RB 9 Kai Callins  So WR 10 Jaylon Radel Jr QB 12 T'Quan Wallace Fr WR 13 Brent Davenport So QB 14 Braxton Marstall  So RB 23 Antonio Brown Sr RB 24 Denzel Strong Sr RB 25 Ricky Van Weezel Fr RB 26 Landon Nault So RB 30 Trenton Rietzke  Fr RB 34 Brett Osbern  Fr WR 35 Malcom Dade  Fr WR 36 Anthony McGee So RB 37 J.J. Rivers  Fr RB 39 Brock Squier Sr H 43 Luke Berblinger  Fr H 44 Nick Oliver So H 45 Reese Richards  Sr OL 53 Jake Warehime Jr OL 62 Cole Cruz  Jr OL 63 Brance Watts  Fr OL 64 Jarrett Stastny Sr OL 66 Nick Vega  Sr OL 67 Dylan Gall Jr OL 68 Carter Pemridge Fr OL 69 Joe Pomatto Jr OL 70 Andrew Lillich So OL 71 Zack Fasbender So OL 72 Dave Radel Jr OL 74 Thomas O'Grady Jr OL 75 Estevan Arana  Fr OL 76 Austin Unterreiner Fr OL 77 DeAndre Herron Sr OL 78 Braden Janzen So OL 79 Tyler Banta Fr H 80 Trenton Ball So WR 81 Kirvin Parks  Fr WR 82 Anthony Buffalomeat Sr WR 83 Jordan Jackson So WR 84 Ramsey Stramel Jr WR 85 Seth Surface  Fr WR 86 Sean Talley Fr WR 87 Carson Profitt So WR 88 Jordan Reed So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Marcus Houghton Jr DB 3 DeAndre Glover Sr LB 7 Gabe Cleveland Jr DB 11 M.J. Mathis Sr LB 16 Ty McKenzie  So LB 17 Orlando Sheets So DB 18 J.P. Lohrentz Sr DB 19 Dillon Lohr  Fr LB 20 Jarett Strode Sr DB 21 Josh Monteagudo Sr DB 22 Roscoe Gatewood  Fr DB 27 Gary Woods II  Fr DB 28 A.J. West Jr DB 29 Curtis Shorts Sr LB 31 Remington Whitley Jr DB 32 Max Wariboko Fr DB 33 Drew Cook So LB 38 Kole Schankie Sr LB 41 Jarron Montgomery Sr DB 42 Trey Dickerson Sr DB 46 Ferrando Joseph Jr LB 50 Brandon Goodman Sr LB 51 Darric Cashier So DE 52 Donovan Walker Jr DE 54 Logan Powell So DE 55 Patrick Dugan Jr LB 56 Logan Thompson Jr LB 57 Luke Meyer Fr LB 58 Immanuel McDown So LB 59 Jace Bass Fr DE 60 Collin Frickey Jr DE 61 Paul Foster So DL 65 Ryan Smith So DE 73 Camren Proby  Fr DE 90 Parker Bass So DL 91 Eddie Vinson Sr DE 94 Ugonna Nwarie Jr DE 95 Tre'Vaun Ammons  Fr DL 97 Tim Giddings  Fr DE 98 Jackson Maase  Fr DT 99 Larenze Abston Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 40 Dakota Weaver Jr LS 48 Reid Buckingham Jr K 49 Justin Marcha Jr P 89 Riley O'Neal  Fr K 92 Austin Motron Jr	Head coach Garin Higgins Coordinators/assistant coaches See #Coaching staff Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 3, 2016