2016 Central Missouri Mules football team

American college football season February 2026 May 2015 2016 Central Missouri Mules football Central Missouri Athletics wordmark.svg 200 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association MIAA 20 9–3 9–2 Jim Svoboda 7th John McMenamin 2nd Wes Bell 1st Audrey J. Walton Stadium NCAA Division II First Round L 31–48 at 2016 Harding Bisons Harding The 2016 Central Missouri Mules football team represented the University of Central Missouri as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Jim Svoboda, the Mules compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 9–2 in conference play, placing third in the MIAA. Central Missouri advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where the Mules lost in the first round to 2016 Harding Bisons Harding. The team played home games at Vernon Kennedy Field at Audrey J. Walton Stadium in Warrensburg, Missouri.http://ucmathletics.com/sports/2012/7/18/GEN_0718122251.aspx?tab=waltonstadiumkennedyfield Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field 2016-06-04 2016 was the 120th season in program history.http://www.ucmathletics.com/news/2016/8/30/mules-football-set-to-kick-off-2016-season-on-thursday-night-at-pittsburg-state.aspx Mules Football set to kick off 2016 season on Thursday night at Pittsburg State 2016-08-30 2016-08-31 Preseason The Mules entered the 2016 season after finishing with an 8–3 record, overall and in conference play, last season under Svoboda.http://ucmathletics.com/news/2016/8/1/mules-football-picked-second-in-miaa-preseason-coaches-and-media-poll.aspx Mules Football Picked Second in MIAA Preseason Coaches and Media Poll August 2, 2016 2016-08-05 On August 2, 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Mules were chosen to finish in second place in both the Coaches Poll and Media Poll.http://themiaa.com/news/2016/8/2/FB_0802160535.aspx NWMSU Tops Football Polls 2016-08-05 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 2016-08-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20160825060206/http://www.afca.com/article/article.php?id=2787 August 25, 2016 dead mdy-all landing Central Missouri at No. 20.http://ucmathletics.com/news/2016/8/15/mules-football-ranked-no-20-in-afca-preseason-poll.aspx Mules Football ranked No. 20 in AFCA Preseason Poll 2016-08-15 2016-08-19 On August 22, D2football.com released its Top 25 poll, ranking Central Missouri 10th.http://www.d2football.com/top25poll/11/ Top 25 Poll D2football.com 2015-08-22 2016-08-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20141009173048/http://www.d2football.com/top25poll/11 October 9, 2014 dead Schedule 2016 NCAA Division II AFCA Central September 1 7:00 p.m. w y 20 Pittsburg State Carnie Smith Stadium Pittsburg, KS 34–27 9,311 September 8 7:00 p.m. w 16 Fort Hays State Audrey J. Walton Stadium Warrensburg, MO 34–17 7,279 September 17 6:00 p.m. w y 14 Missouri Western Spratt Stadium St. Joseph, MO 38–34 6,533 September 24 1:00 p.m. l 13 Emporia State Audrey J. Walton Stadium Warrensburg, MO 31–37 2OT 7,995 October 1 5:00 p.m. l y 22 Northwest Missouri State 1 Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO 17–42 15,349 October 8 1:00 p.m. w Nebraska–Kearney Audrey J. Walton Stadium Warrensburg, MO 36–16 6,637 October 15 6:00 p.m. w y Missouri Southern Fred G. Hughes Stadium Joplin, MO 56–7 2,526 October 22 1:30 p.m. w Washburn Audrey J. Walton Stadium Warrensburg, MO 29–27 9,138 October 29 1:00 p.m. w Central Oklahoma Audrey J. Walton Stadium Warrensburg, MO 48–28 3,895 November 5 2:00 p.m. w y 25 Northeastern State Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK 59–21 3,250 November 12 1:00 p.m. w 24 Lindenwood Audrey J. Walton Stadium Warrensburg, MO 35–7 3,673 November 19 1:00 p.m. l y y 20 2016 Harding Bisons Harding 5 First Security Stadium Searcy, AR NCAA Division II First Round 31–48 2,107 2016 Central Missouri Mules Football Schedule https://ucmathletics.com/sports/football/schedule/2016 University of Central Missouri Athletics December 26, 2023 Game summaries Pittsburg State 2016 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team Central Missouri at Pittsburg State #20 Central Missouri Pittsburg State 0 7 20 7 10 3 0 14 September 1 Smith Stadium, Pittsburg, KS 7:00 pm CDT 3:07 9,311 Clear, 72 F Dwight Neibling Fort Hays State 2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football team Fort Hays State at Central Missouri Fort Hays State #16 Central Missouri 0 7 0 10 14 3 14 3 September 8 Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO 7:00 pm CDT 2:51 7,279 Cloudy, 78 F Danny Harris Missouri Western 2016 Missouri Western Griffons football team Central Missouri at Missouri Western #14 Central Missouri Missouri Western 14 10 7 7 10 7 10 7 September 17 Spratt Stadium, St. Joseph, MO 6:00 pm CDT 3:00 6,533 Sunny, 79 F Craig Helser Emporia State 2016 Emporia State Hornets 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 Northwest Missouri State 2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats 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 Nebraska–Kearney 2016 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers football team Nebraska–Kearney at Central Missouri Nebraska–Kearney Central Missouri 0 6 3 7 7 20 9 0 October 8 Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO 1:00 pm CDT 2:54 6,637 Sunny, 60 F Brian Moore Missouri Southern 2016 Missouri Southern Lions football team Central Missouri at Missouri Southern Central Missouri Missouri Southern 14 28 7 7 7 0 0 0 October 15 Hughes Stadium, Joplin, MO 6:00 pm CDT 2:52 2,526 Partly Cloudy, 77 F Craig Helser Washburn 2016 Washburn Ichabods football team Washburn at Central Missouri Washburn Central Missouri 3 17 0 7 13 13 0 3 October 22 Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO 1:30 pm CDT 3:10 9,138 Clear, 65 F Lonnie Brickman Central Oklahoma 2016 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team Central Oklahoma at Central Missouri Central Oklahoma Central Missouri 14 0 7 7 0 13 21 14 October 29 Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO 1:00 pm CDT 3:07 3,895 Sunny, 70 F John Steiger Northeastern State 2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team Central Missouri at Northeastern State #25 Central Missouri Northeastern State 21 10 14 14 0 0 7 14 November 5 Wadley Stadium, Tahlequah, OK 2:00 pm CDT 2:50 3,250 Sunny, 70 F John Adams Lindenwood 2016 Lindenwood Lions football team Lindenwood at Central Missouri Lindenwood #24 Central Missouri 0 0 0 7 0 14 7 14 November 12 Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO 1:00 pm CST 2:52 3,673 Sunny, 50 F Danny Harris Harding—NCAA Division II First Round Harding Bisons football Central Missouri at Harding #20 Central Missouri #5 Harding 14 10 7 0 7 21 13 7 November 19 First Security Stadium, Searcy, AR 1:00 pm CST 2:39 2,107 Sunny, 53 F Joe Horn Personnel Coaching staff Along with Svoboda, there are 13 assistants. Central Missouri Mules Name Position Seasons atUCM Alma Mater Jim Svoboda Head coach 7 Northwestern (IA) (1992) John McMenamin Assistant Football Coach – Offensive Coordinator 2 Northwest Missouri State (2003) Wes Bell Assistant Football Coach – Defensive Coordinator 1 Emporia State (2003) Chuck Clemens Assistant Football Coach – Defensive Line 18 Truman (1988) Hank McClung Assistant Football Coach – Offensive Line 7 Eastern New Mexico (1986) Kyle Westphal Assistant Football Coach – Defensive Backs / Special Teams Coordinator 5 Simpson College (2005) Sean Teter Strength & Conditioning Coordinator 4 Kansas (2010) Eric Eisenberg Graduate Assistant – Linebackers 2 Central Florida (2014) Trey Jackson Graduate Assistant – Offensive Line 1 Central Missouri (2016) Ian Toalson Graduate Assistant – Tight Ends 1 Central Missouri (2016) Ramond Hunter Graduate Assistant – Defensive Line 2 Central Missouri (2015) Jerry McNeal Graduate Assistant – Football Operations 2 Missouri State (2014) Brody Rohach Graduate Assistant – Running Backs 2 Wayne State (2015) Damon Paul Volunteer Assistant – Wide Receivers 5 Northwest Missouri State (1984) Reference:University of Central Missouri – 2016 Football Coaching Staff http://ucmathletics.com/coaches.aspx?roster=110&path=football 2016-06-04 May 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160517173954/http://www.ucmathletics.com/coaches.aspx?roster=110&path=football dead Roster 2016 Central Missouri Mules y 1 JR Jaylen Zachery WR y 2 SO Brook Bolles QB y 4 SR Alex Strong WR y 5 SR Andrew Bakker WR y 7 JR Justus McMullen TE y 10 SR Garrett Fugate QB y 11 JR Eric Siebenshuh QB 12 FR Brendon Zachery QB y 14 FR Kyle Bradley QB 15 JR Wesley Thomas WR 16 SR Tyler Jones WR y 19 JR Kyle Echols WR y 21 SR Gabe Vandiver RB y 23 SR Spencer Stein RB y 24 JR Xavier Washpun RB 29 FR Steven Ford RB y 30 JR Marquel McNac RB 32 FR Devante Turner RB 38 FR Franklin Hunt WR 48 FR Zach Davidson TE 53 FR Graham Baucom OL 54 JR Chris Gomez OL y 55 JR Derrick Puni OL y 59 FR Nate Farnsworth OL 60 FR Jake Heckler OL y 61 FR Terrence Pryor OL y 63 FR Brian Timmons OL 66 FR Jesse Brookus, Jr. OL 67 FR Dylan Scheirich OL 68 FR Connor Hill OL y 70 FR Jamar Grant OL 71 JR Kane Barker OL 72 JR Layne Fischer OL y 73 FR Michael Hicks OL 74 SO Markus Zimmerman OL y 76 FR Cal Hegman OL y 77 FR Drew Oberle OL y 78 SO Nick Warren OL y 80 FR Tyus Franks WR y 82 SO Charles Smith TE y 83 SO Udell Hyde WR y 84 JR Jovante Siglar WR 85 SO Seth Herbert TE y 86 FR Hunter Allee WR y 87 JR Tyler Nugent TE y 88 SO Grant Bengtson TE y 93 FR Brice Renner TE y 94 FR Adam Bax TE 3 SR Tavion Vaughn DB y 6 JR Tevin Teamer DB y 8 JR Diaron Rhodes DB y 9 SR J.R. Alexander LB 13 FR Blake Cooper DB y 17 JR Jordan Conaty DB y 18 SO Justin Biermann DB y 22 JR Mark Cushing LB 25 FR Marques Cooper LB y 26 JR Monteze Latimore DB y 27 SO Jordan Dickson DB y 28 SR Brian Smith DB 31 SO Tanner Kanak DB y 33 FR Jontrell Mitchell DB 35 SO Dylan Albertson DB y 37 SO Ezra Boyd LB y 39 JR Alex Lackey LB y 40 FR John Embrey LB 41 SR Jack Crown LB y 42 SO Jackson Newman DB y 43 JR Tyson Holcombe LB y 44 JR Connor Flagel DL 45 SO James Willis DB y 49 JR Austin Miller LB 51 SO Rick Pesek LB y 52 JR Kenny Jacobs LB y 56 SO Michael Tannehill LB y 57 SO Amel Cofield LB y 58 JR Tony Casados DE y 62 FR Ubong Udom DL 64 SO Dalainey Taala DL y 81 FR Kareem Sanders DB y 90 FR Triphinue Taylor DL y 91 FR Jordan Hardwick DE y 92 FR Tony Leachman DL y 96 FR Irana Moore DL 97 FR Josh Powell DL y 98 FR Wyatt Hendrix DL y 99 FR Dalen Winston DL 34 FR Logan Offner K/P y 46 JR Garrett Cline LS 47 SO Billy Greco K y 69 SO Jordan McFarlen K y 95 SR Ryan Tanner P http://ucmathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=football 2016-08-12 Jim Svoboda See coaching staff References Central Missouri Category:Central Missouri Mules football seasons Central Missouri Mules football