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2016 Emporia State Hornets football
2016 Emporia State Hornets football
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 (1st year); Landon Nault (1st year); Kole Schankie (1st year); Eddie Vinson (1st year);
Home stadium	Francis G. Welch Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Emporia State Hornets football team

American college football season

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]

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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

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Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 3, 2016

Schedule

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Game notes, regular season

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Name	Position	Seasons at ESU	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)
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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	No. 1 Northwest Missouri State	No. 24	Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS	L 14–41	6,821
September 8	7:00 pm	at Nebraska–Kearney		Ron & Carol Cope Stadium Kearney, NE	W 34–7	4,663
September 17	2:00 pm	Missouri Southern		Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS (Traditions Day)	W 49–21	5,304
September 24	1:00 pm	at No. 13 Central Missouri		Audrey J. Walton Stadium Warrensburg, MO	W 37–31 ^3OT	7,995
October 1	2:00 pm	Central Oklahoma	No. 23	Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS	W 35–21	4,987
October 8	2:00 pm	at Northeastern State	No. 18	Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK	W 47–27	1,503
October 15	2:00 pm	Lindenwood	No. 12	Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS	W 35–28	6,014
October 22	2:00 pm	at Pittsburg State	No. 12	Carnie Smith Stadium Pittsburg, KS	W 41–36	8,763
October 29	2:00 pm	Fort Hays State	No. 10	Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS	W 24–16	6,103
November 5	1:00 pm	at Missouri Western	No. 9	Spratt Stadium St. Joseph, MO	W 27–14	4,017
November 12	1:00 pm	at Washburn	No. 9	Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl Topeka, KS (Turnpike Tussle)	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
Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

2016_Emporia_State_Hornets_football_team

2016 Emporia State Hornets football team

Preseason

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Schedule

Game notes, regular season

Northwest Missouri

Nebraska–Kearney

Missouri Southern

Central Missouri

Central Oklahoma

Northeastern State

Lindenwood

Pittsburg State

Fort Hays State

Missouri Western

Washburn

Game notes, post-season

Minnesota–Duluth

Northwest Missouri

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 NW Missouri State $^	11	–	0	15	–	0
No. 10 Emporia State ^	10	–	1	11	–	2
No. 21 Central Missouri ^	9	–	2	9	–	3
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 ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – bowl participant (Wahsburn - Mineral Water Bowl, Fort Hays State - C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl) Rankings from AFCA Poll