2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2016 2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football Northwest Missouri State Bearcats wordmark.svg 200 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association MIAA 1 15–0 11–0 Adam Dorrel 6th Charlie Flohr 5th Pro spread Rich Wright 6th 4–2–5 Bearcat Stadium NCAA Division II championMIAA champion NCAA Division II Championship Game W 29–3 vs. North Alabama The 2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team represented Northwest Missouri State University as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Adam Dorrel, the Bearcats compiled an overall record of 15–0 with a mark of 11–0 in conference play, winning the MIAA title. They won the program's sixth NCAA Division II Football Championship with a win over North Alabama in the NCAA Division II Championship Game. The Bearcats played their home games on the newly-renovated Bearcat Stadium in Maryville, Missouri.http://bearcatsports.com/sports/2014/5/7/bearcat%20stadium.aspx Northwest Missouri State University – Bearcat Stadium May 7, 2014 August 26, 2016 2016 was the 100th season in school history.http://bearcatsports.com/documents/2016/8/1/2016_Northwest_Football_Quick_Facts.pdf 2016 Northwest Missouri State Football Quick Facts 2016-08-01 2016-08-26http://bearcatsports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=324&path=football Adam Dorrel biography 2016-08-26White Kevin http://www.trumanbulldogs.com/news/2013/6/27/GEN_0627131406.aspx Rich History of Bulldog Athletics in MIAA 2013-06-27 2016-08-26 Schedule 2016 NCAA Division II American Football Coaches Association Central September 1 7:00 p.m. w y 1 Emporia State 24 Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS 41–14 6,821 September 8 7:00 p.m. w 1 Washburn Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO 41–7 7,501 September 17 1:30 p.m. w 1 Nebraska–Kearney Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO 52–14 8,550 September 24 6:00 p.m. w y 1 Missouri Southern Fred G. Hughes Stadium Joplin, MO 45–21 5,267 October 1 5:00 p.m. w 1 Central Missouri 22 Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO 42–17 15,349 October 8 2:00 p.m. w y 1 Central Oklahoma Wantland Stadium Edmond, OK 56–10 3,109 October 15 1:30 p.m. w 1 Northeastern State Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO 74–29 7,296 October 22 1:30 p.m. w y 1 Lindenwood Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO 47–12 3,527 October 29 2:30 p.m. w y 1 Pittsburg State Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO rivalry ASN 69–10 10,283 November 5 2:00 p.m. w y 1 Fort Hays State Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS 28–7 3,325 November 12 1:30 p.m. w 1 Missouri Western Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO rivalry 44–3 7,542 November 26 1:00 p.m. w y 1 Emporia State 9 Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO NCAA Division II Second Round 44–13 5,119 December 3 1:00 p.m. w y 1 2016 Harding Bison Harding 5 Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 35–0 5,473 December 10 2:30 p.m. w y 1 Ferris State 5 Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO NCAA Division II Semifinal 35–20 5,264 December 17 3:00 p.m. w y 1 North Alabama 7 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, KS NCAA Division II Championship ESPN2 29–3 9,576 http://bearcatsports.com/schedule.aspx?path=football Northwest Missouri State University – 2016 Football Schedule 2016-08-26 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.http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/article50699370.html Northwest Missouri State beats Shepherd 34-7, wins Division II national championship 2015-12-19 2016-08-26 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.http://themiaa.com/news/2016/8/2/FB_0802160535.aspx NWMSU Tops Football Polls 2016-08-02 2016-08-26http://bearcatsports.com/news/2016/8/1/football-northwest-tops-miaa-preseason-polls.aspx?path=football Northwest Tops MIAA Preseason Polls 2016-08-02 2016-08-26 Sporting News released their Top-25 on May 25, 2016, landing Northwest Missouri State at #1.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 2015-08-04 On June 15, 2016, Lindy's NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 released its poll ranking Northwest Missouri State at #1.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 2016-06-15 2016-08-26 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 2016-08-15 2016-08-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20160825060206/http://www.afca.com/article/article.php?id=2787 August 25, 2016 dead mdy-all landing Northwest Missouri State at #1.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 2016-08-15 2016-08-26 On August 22, D2football.com released its Top 25 poll, ranking Northwest Missouri State 1st.http://www.d2football.com/top25poll/11/ Top 25 Poll D2football.com 2015-08-22 2016-08-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20141009173048/http://www.d2football.com/top25poll/11 October 9, 2014 dead Game summaries Regular season Emporia State 2016 Emporia State Hornets 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 Francis G. Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS 7:00 pm CDT 2:59 6,821 Sunny, 75 F Craig Helser Washburn 2016 Washburn Ichabods football team Washburn at Northwest Missouri State Washburn #1 Northwest Missouri State 0 7 0 0 17 0 14 10 September 8 Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO 7:00 pm CDT 2:54 7,501 Overcast, 80 F Sean Johnston Nebraska–Kearney 2016 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers football team Nebraska–Kearney at Northwest Missouri State Nebraska–Kearney #1 Northwest Missouri State 7 0 7 0 10 28 7 7 September 17 Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO 1:30 pm CDT 3:01 8,550 Sunny, 70 F Brian Moore Missouri Southern 2016 Missouri Southern Lions football team Northwest Missouri State at Missouri Southern #1 Northwest Missouri State Missouri Southern 0 28 7 10 13 0 8 0 September 24 Fred G. Hughes Stadium, Joplin, MO 6:00 pm CDT 2:58 5,267 Partly Cloudy, 85 F Danny Harris Central Missouri 2016 Central Missouri Mules football team Central Missouri at Northwest Missouri State #22 Central Missouri #1 Northwest Missouri State 7 7 0 3 7 14 7 14 October 1 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO 5:00 pm CDT 2:49 15,349 Cloudy, 70 F Dwight Neibling Central Oklahoma 2016 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team Northwest Missouri State at Central Oklahoma #1 Northwest Missouri State Central Oklahoma 14 28 14 0 0 10 0 0 October 8 Wantland Stadium, Edmond, OK 2:00 pm CDT 2:55 3,109 Sunny, 70 F Danny Harris Northeastern State 2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team Northeastern State at Northwest Missouri State Northeastern State #1 Northwest Missouri State 6 9 14 0 21 25 21 7 October 15 Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO 1:30 pm CDT 3:07 7,296 Overcast, 70 F Sean Johnston Lindenwood 2016 Lindenwood Lions football team Northwest Missouri State at Lindenwood #1 Northwest Missouri State Lindenwood 14 17 0 16 6 0 0 6 October 22 Harlen C. Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, MO 1:30 pm CDT 2:54 3,527 Sunny, 65 F Sean Johnston Pittsburg State 2016 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team Pittsburg State at Northwest Missouri State Pittsburg State #1 Northwest Missouri State 0 3 7 0 14 27 14 14 October 29 Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO 2:30 pm CDT 3:12 10,283 Sunny, 70 F John Adams American Sports Network Fort Hays State 2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football team Northwest Missouri State at Fort Hays State #1 Northwest Missouri State Fort Hays State 14 0 0 14 0 0 0 7 November 5 Lewis Field Stadium, Hays, KS 2:00 pm CDT 3:02 3,325 Partly cloudy, 67 F Craig Helser Missouri Western 2016 Missouri Western Griffons football team Missouri Western at Northwest Missouri State Missouri Western #1 Northwest Missouri State 0 3 0 0 10 7 10 17 November 12 Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO 1:30 pm CST 2:50 7,542 Sunny, 50 F Dwight Neibling With their win over Missouri Western, the Bearcats clinched their fourth straight conference title.MIAA Scoreboard http://themiaa.com/news/2016/11/12/FB_1112163507.aspx Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association - NWMSU Football Wins Fourth Straight MIAA Title Themiaa.com 2016-11-12 2016-11-13 Postseason Emporia State 2016 Emporia State Hornets football team Emporia State at Northwest Missouri 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 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.MIAA Scoreboard http://themiaa.com/news/2016/11/13/FB_1113163142.aspx Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association - Three MIAA Teams Make NCAA Division II Football National Tournament Field Themiaa.com 2016-11-13 2016-11-13 Harding Harding at Northwest Missouri State #5 Harding #1 Northwest Missouri State 0 0 0 0 10 12 3 10 December 3 Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO 1:00 pm CST 2:22 5,473 Clear and cool, 40 F Bob Rose Ferris State Ferris State at Northwest Missouri State #15 Ferris State #1 Northwest Missouri State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 December 10 Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO 2:30 pm CST Personnel Coaching staff Along with Dorrel, there are 12 assistants. Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Name Position Seasons atNWMSU 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:Northwest Missouri State University – 2016 Football Roster http://bearcatsports.com/roster.aspx?path=football#coaches_anchor 2016-08-26 Roster 2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats y 1 SR Dre Washington WR 2 JR Jordan Bishop WR 7 JR Cameron Wilcox RB 8 SR George Sehl WR 10 SO Emanuel Jones RB 12 JR Randy Schmidt WR 13 SO Shawn Bane Jr. WR y 15 JR Jonathan Baker QB 16 SR Kyle Zimmerman QB 17 JR Zach Martin QB 18 SO Sha'Corey Foster WR 19 SO Cody Massey WR 22 JR Haden Bryant WR 25 FR Quincy Woods WR 26 SO Chase White RB 28 SR Phil Jackson II RB 32 JR Jordan Grove RB 34 FR Brody McMahon RB 37 FR Jayden Johnson QB 42 FR Clay Meinders FB 48 JR Clayton Wilson TE 53 JR Scott Gourley OL 58 SO Chase Thomas OL 59 FR Joey Ziegler OL 60 JR Myles Ehlke OL 62 SR Chase Sherman OL 64 SR Kyle Meyer OL 65 FR Tim Otting OL 66 SR Jamie Thieman OL 69 SO Max Moore OL 70 SO Trey Kothe OL 71 FR Anthony Enriquez OL 72 JR Sam Gull OL 74 SO Zach Flott OL 75 SO Jackson Morrison OL 76 FR Jacob Cacek OL 77 FR Jonathan Ortiz OL 78 JR Landon Kubicek OL 79 JR Ryan Huff OL 80 JR Shane Williams WR 81 SO Austen Eskew TE 82 FR Marqus Andrews TE 83 JR Darby Raines WR 84 FR Ryan SPelhaug TE 85 FR Jordan Klingman TE 86 FR Kyle Raunig TE 90 SR T.J. Schieber TE 3 JR Edward Richey S 4 JR Jarrod Bishop LB 5 SR Jack Young S 6 SR Kevin Berg S 9 JR Marcus Jones CB 11 SR Collin Bevins DT 14 SO Chama Pierre CB 20 SO Anthony Lane CB 21 JR Wes Smith CB 23 SO Najeem Hosein S 24 SO Trent Nally S 27 SO Jack Richards CB 29 FR Jake Marshall S 31 FR Joe Straws DB 33 JR Brandon Minor LB 35 SO Breyon Dennis LB 36 SO Cole Bixler LB 38 FR J'Ravien Anderson CB 39 JR Cole Bonde LB 40 FR Spencer Phillips DE 41 FR Jacob Gassman FS 43 SR Jacob Vollstedt LB 44 SO Matt Connelly LB 45 SO Nick Hess LB 46 FR Eli Keller LB 47 FR Jamaal Brazil LB 51 FR Andy Hessler LB 54 FR Michael Sorfonden LB 55 SR Cole Forney LB y 56 SO Ben Althoff LB 57 FR Myles Scott DE 63 FR Mike Ehlke DE 68 JR Caleb Mather DT 73 SR Cass Weitl DE 91 FR Zach Pierce DL 92 JR Bobby Gruenloh DE 93 FR Curt Mueller DE 94 JR Keaton Hulett DE 98 SO Brent Morrow DT 99 JR Ben Spaeth DT 30 SR Ben Trewyn K 50 JR Anthony Babida P 54 FR Michael Sorfonden LS 88 SR Simon Mathiesen K 95 SO Matt Thorman P http://bearcatsports.com/roster.aspx?path=football 2016-08-26 Adam Dorrel See coaching staff References Northwest Missouri State Category:Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football seasons Category:NCAA Division II Football Champions Category:Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football