2016 Emporia State Hornets football team

American college football season February 2026 June 2017 2016 Emporia State Hornets football Emporia State Hornets logo.svg 200 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association MIAA 10 11–2 10–1 Garin Higgins 10th Matt Nardo 2nd Mike LoPorto 3rd Bryan Nardo 5th Mitchell Foote Landon Nault Kole Schankie Eddie Vinson Francis G. Welch Stadium NCAA Division II Second Round L 13–44 at Northwest Missouri State 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-renovatedWeast Donald February 18, 2016 New Turf Project Underway at Welch Stadium http://www.esuhornets.com/news/2016/2/18/FB_0218164704.aspx Emporia State University Athletics May 17, 2016 Jones Field at Francis G. Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kansas, as they have done since 1937.http://www.esuhornets.com/sports/2011/12/22/FB_1222110558.aspx?path=football Emporia State University Athletics - Facilities - Welch Stadium July 18, 2016 2016 was the 119th season in school history.Weast Donald August 29, 2016 #24 Emporia State Football Opens Up Against #1 Northwest Missouri http://www.esuhornets.com/news/2016/8/29/-24-emporia-state-football-opens-up-against-1-northwest-missouri.aspx Emporia State University Athletics August 29, 2016 The Hornets were led by head coach Garin Higgins, finished his 15th overall season, and 10th overall at Emporia State.http://esuhornets.com/staff.aspx?staff=53 Higgins, Garin May 17, 2016 Emporia State has a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 1991.http://themiaa.com MIAA May 17, 2016 Schedule 2016 NCAA Division II AFCA Central September 1 7:00 p.m. l 24 Northwest Missouri State 1 Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS 14–41 6,821 September 8 7:00 p.m. w y Nebraska–Kearney Ron & Carol Cope Stadium Kearney, NE 34–7 4,663 September 17 2:00 p.m. w Missouri Southern Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS Traditions Day 49–21 5,304 September 24 1:00 p.m. w y Central Missouri 13 Audrey J. Walton Stadium Warrensburg, MO 37–31 3OT 7,995 October 1 2:00 p.m. w 23 2016 Central Oklahoma Bronchos Central Oklahoma Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS 35–21 4,987 October 8 2:00 p.m. w y 18 Northeastern State Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK 47–27 1,503 October 15 2:00 p.m. w y 12 Lindenwood Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS 35–28 6,014  October 22 2:00 p.m. w y 12 Pittsburg State Carnie Smith Stadium Pittsburg, KS 41–36 8,763 October 29 2:00 p.m. w 10 Fort Hays State Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS 24–16 6,103 November 5 1:00 p.m. w y 9 Missouri Western Spratt Stadium St. Joseph, MO 27–14 4,017 November 12 1:00 p.m. w y 9 Washburn Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl Topeka, KS rivalry 30–3 6,789 November 19 1:00 p.m. w y 9 2016 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth 13 Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS NCAA Division II First Round 59–26 5,014 November 26 1:00 p.m. l y 9 Northwest Missouri State 1 Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO NCAA Division II Second Round 13–44 5,119 2016 Football Schedule https://esuhornets.com/sports/football/schedule/2016 Emporia State University April 6, 2025 Preseason The Hornets entereded the 2016 season after finishing with an 11–3 overalla and 9–2 in conference play the previous season under Higgins.http://esuhornets.com/news/2016/8/2/emporia-state-football-slated-for-third-in-miaa-coaches-poll.aspx?path=football Emporia State Football Slated for Third In MIAA Coaches Poll August 5, 2016 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.http://themiaa.com/news/2016/8/2/FB_0802160535.aspx NWMSU Tops Football Polls August 5, 2016 Sporting News released their Top-25 on May 25, 2016, landing Emporia State at No. 24.http://esuhornets.com/news/2016/6/7/emporia-state-football-is-in-sporting-news-preseason-top-25.aspx?path=football Emporia State Football is in Sporting News Preseason Top 25 August 4, 2015 On June 15, 2016, Lindy's NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 released its poll, ranking Emporia State at #12.http://esuhornets.com/news/2016/6/15/emporia-state-football-ranked-12-in-lindys-preseason-rankings.aspx Emporia State University Athletics - Emporia State Football Ranked #12 in Lindy's Preseason Rankings June 15, 2016 August 5, 2016 On August 15, the American Football Coaches Association released the Preseason Division II Poll,http://www.afca.com/article/article.php?id=2787 Northwest Missouri State No. 1 in Preseason AFCA Poll August 15, 2016 August 19, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160825060206/http://www.afca.com/article/article.php?id=2787 August 25, 2016 dead mdy-all landing Emporia State at #24.Weast Donald http://esuhornets.com/news/2016/8/15/emporia-state-football-ranked-in-afca-top-25-to-start-season.aspx?path=football Emporia State Football Ranked in AFCA Top 25 to Start Season August 15, 2016 August 19, 2016 On August 22, D2football.com released its Top 25 poll, ranking Emporia State 12th.http://www.d2football.com/top25poll/11/ Top 25 Poll D2football.com August 22, 2015 August 22, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20141009173048/http://www.d2football.com/top25poll/11 October 9, 2014 dead Game summaries Northwest Missouri State 2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team Northwest Missouri State at Emporia State #1 Northwest Missouri State #24 Emporia State 3 17 14 7 7 0 0 7 September 1 Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS 7:00 pm CDT 2:59 6,821 Sunny, 75 F Craig Helser Nebraska–Kearney 2016 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers football team Emporia State at Nebraska–Kearney Emporia State Nebraska–Kearney 3 14 10 7 0 0 0 7 September 8 Cope Stadium, Kearney, NE 7:00 pm CDT 3:13 4,663 Breezy, 79 F Lonnie Brickman Missouri Southern 2016 Missouri Southern Lions football team Missouri Southern at Emporia State Missouri Southern Emporia State 0 7 7 7 28 14 7 0 September 17 Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS 2:00 pm CDT 2:57 5,304 Sunny, 77 F John Adams Central Missouri 2016 Central Missouri Mules football team Emporia State at Central Missouri Emporia State #13 Central Missouri 7 3 7 7 7 6 0 7 0 17 7 0 September 24 Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO 1:00 pm CDT 3:40 7,995 Sunny, 80 F John Steiger Central Oklahoma 2016 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team Central Oklahoma at Emporia State Central Oklahoma #23 Emporia State 0 0 10 11 7 14 7 7 October 1 Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS 2:00 pm CDT 3:05 4,987 Sunny, 72 F Craig Helser Northeastern State 2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team Emporia State at Northeastern State #18 Emporia State Northeastern State 16 14 10 7 13 7 0 7 October 8 Wadley Stadium, Tahlequah, OK 2:00 pm CDT 3:13 1,503 Sunny, 73 F John Adams Lindenwood 2016 Lindenwood Lions football team Lindenwood at Emporia State Lindenwood #12 Emporia State 0 7 7 14 0 0 14 21 October 15 Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS 2:00 pm CDT 3:12 6,014 Overcast, 72 F Danny Harris Pittsburg State 2016 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team Emporia State at Pittsburg State #12 Emporia State Pittsburg State 14 17 0 10 17 7 0 12 October 22 Carnie Smith Stadium, Pittsburg, KS 2:00 pm CDT 3:29 8,763 Clear, 73 F Craig Helser Fort Hays State 2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football team Fort Hays State at Emporia State Fort Hays State #10 Emporia State 3 0 0 13 7 0 7 10 October 29 Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS 2:00 pm CDT 2:54 6,103 Mostly sunny, 81 F Dwight Neibling Missouri Western 2016 Missouri Western Griffons football team Emporia State at Missouri Western #9 Emporia State Missouri Western 3 7 0 17 7 7 0 0 November 5 Spratt Stadium, St. Joseph, MO 1:00 pm CDT 2:48 4,017 Slight overcast, 70 F Sean Johnston Washburn 2016 Washburn Ichabods football team Emporia State at Washburn #9 Emporia State Washburn 0 17 7 6 0 3 0 0 November 12 Yager Stadium, Topeka, KS 1:00 pm CST 2:53 6,789 Clear and sunny, 58 F Craig Helser Minnesota–Duluth—NCAA Division II First Round Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth at Emporia State #13 Minnesota–Duluth #9 Emporia State 13 7 6 0 14 14 14 17 November 19 Francis G. Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS 1:00 pm CST 3:01 5,014 Sunny and cool, 46 F Abram Anaya For the first time in school history, Emporia State was selected to host an NCAA postseason football game.http://esuhornets.com/news/2016/11/13/-9-emporia-state-football-to-host-ncaa-playoff-game.aspx Emporia State University Athletics - #9 Emporia State Football to Host NCAA Playoff Game Esuhornets.com November 13, 2016 November 13, 2016 Northwest Missouri State—NCAA Division II Second Round Northwest Missouri State at Emporia State #9 Emporia State #1 Northwest Missouri State 0 13 0 0 17 14 3 10 November 26 Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO 1:00 pm CST 2:50 5,119 Sunny and clear, 51 F Craig Hesler Personnel Coaching staff Along with Higgins, there were 10 assistants. Emporia State Hornets Name Position Seasons atESU Alma mater Garin Higgins Head coach 10 Emporia State (1992) Mike LoPorto Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach 9 Emporia State (2007) Bryan Nardo Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers Coach 5 Ohio (2008) Matt Nardo Off. coordinator/recruiting Coord./Inside & H-backs/Receivers coach 2 Ohio (2005) Nathan Linsey Secondary/special teams coordinator 5 Emporia State (2010) Justin Wieser Running backs/Strength and Conditioning 4 Emporia State (2010) Tony Koehling Offensive line coach 2 Ohio (2013) Terence Coleman Outside Receivers 4 Northwestern Oklahoma State (2000) Daniel Goodman Graduate Assistant – Tight ends coach 2 Emporia State (2014) Antwan Crutcher Graduate Assistant – Defensive line 1 Ohio (2015) Daniel Siehndel Graduate Assistant – Defensive backs 1 Southeast Missouri State (2015) Reference:Coaching Staff http://esuhornets.com/staff.aspx Emporia State Athletics May 22, 2015 Roster 2016 Emporia State Hornets y 2 JR Morris Williams II WR 4 JR Jaylen Lowe QB 5 SO Justin Brown WR y 6 JR Louis Dailey WR 8 SR Mitchell Foote WR 9 SO Kai Callins RB y 10 JR Jaylon Radel WR 12 FR T'Quan Wallace QB 13 SO Brent Davenport WR 14 SO Braxton Marstall QB y 23 SR Antonio Brown RB 24 SR Denzel Strong RB 25 FR Ricky Van Weezel RB 26 SO Landon Nault RB 30 FR Trenton Rietzke RB y 34 FR Brett Osbern RB y 35 FR Malcom Dade WR y 36 SO Anthony McGee WR 37 FR J.J. Rivers RB y 39 SR Brock Squier RB 43 FR Luke Berblinger H y 44 SO Nick Oliver H 45 SR Reese Richards H y 53 JR Jake Warehime OL 62 JR Cole Cruz OL y 63 FR Brance Watts OL y 64 SR Jarrett Stastny OL 66 SR Nick Vega OL y 67 JR Dylan Gall OL 68 FR Carter Pemridge OL 69 JR Joe Pomatto OL 70 SO Andrew Lillich OL 71 SO Zack Fasbender OL 72 JR Dave Radel OL 74 JR Thomas O'Grady OL 75 FR Estevan Arana OL y 76 FR Austin Unterreiner OL 77 SR DeAndre Herron OL 78 SO Braden Janzen OL 79 FR Tyler Banta OL 80 SO Trenton Ball H 81 FR Kirvin Parks WR y 82 SR Anthony Buffalomeat WR 83 SO Jordan Jackson WR 84 JR Ramsey Stramel WR 85 FR Seth Surface WR y 86 FR Sean Talley WR 87 SO Carson Profitt WR 88 SO Jordan Reed WR 1 JR Marcus Houghton DB 3 SR DeAndre Glover DB 7 JR Gabe Cleveland LB 11 SR M.J. Mathis DB 16 SO Ty McKenzie LB y 17 SO Orlando Sheets LB 18 SR J.P. Lohrentz DB 19 FR Dillon Lohr DB y 20 SR Jarett Strode LB 21 SR Josh Monteagudo DB 22 FR Roscoe Gatewood DB y 27 FR Gary Woods II DB y 28 JR A.J. West DB 29 SR Curtis Shorts DB 31 JR Remington Whitley LB 32 FR Max Wariboko DB 33 SO Drew Cook DB 38 SR Kole Schankie LB 41 SR Jarron Montgomery LB 42 SR Trey Dickerson DB 46 JR Ferrando Joseph DB 50 SR Brandon Goodman LB 51 SO Darric Cashier LB 52 JR Donovan Walker DE 54 SO Logan Powell DE 55 JR Patrick Dugan DE 56 JR Logan Thompson LB 57 FR Luke Meyer LB 58 SO Immanuel McDown LB 59 FR Jace Bass LB 60 JR Collin Frickey DE 61 SO Paul Foster DE 65 SO Ryan Smith DL 73 FR Camren Proby DE y 90 SO Parker Bass DE 91 SR Eddie Vinson DL 94 JR Ugonna Nwarie DE 95 FR Tre'Vaun Ammons DE y 97 FR Tim Giddings DL y 98 FR Jackson Maase DE y 99 SR Larenze Abston DT 40 JR Dakota Weaver K 48 JR Reid Buckingham LS 49 JR Justin Marcha K 89 FR Riley O'Neal P y 92 JR Austin Motron K http://esuhornets.com/roster.aspx?path=football August 3, 2016 Garin Higgins See #Coaching staff References Emporia State Category:Emporia State Hornets football seasons Emporia State Hornets football