2016_Northeastern_State_RiverHawks_football_team

2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football
2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Record	2–9 (2–9 MIAA)
Head coach	Rob Robinson (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Dane Simoneau (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Josh Lattimer (3rd season)
Home stadium	Doc Wadley Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team

American college football season

The 2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team represented Northeastern State University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. The RiverHawks played their home games on Gable Field in Doc Wadley Stadium in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, as they have done since 1915.^[1] 2016 was the 102nd season in school history.^[2] The RiverHawks were led by third-year head coach, Rob Robinson.^[3] Northeastern State has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 2012.^[4]

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2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`1`	Dimonic McKinzy	So
RB	`3`	Ra'Keim Abdul	Jr
QB	`4`	Kevin Pantastico	Sr
RB	`6`	Cody Busby	Sr
WR	`7`	Matthew Butler	Sr
RB	`9`	Mason McMillan	Sr
WR	`13`	Zac King	Jr
RB	`14`	Deion Tidwell	Jr
QB	`15`	Blayne Armstrong	So
QB	`16`	Daniel Davis	Fr
QB	`17`	Cameron Hudson	Fr
WR	`18`	Gary McKnight	Jr
RB	`20`	C.J. Shavers	Fr
WR	`21`	Antonio King	Sr
FB	`27`	Tracey Walker	Jr
FB	`30`	Michael Davis	Jr
RB	`35`	Keaton Burroughs	Fr
OL	`50`	Brian West	Sr
OL	`51`	Caleb Hash	Fr
OL	`53`	Tyler Easter	Sr
OL	`55`	Steve Youmans	Fr
OL	`56`	Damarii Tryon	Fr
OL	`60`	Austin Hitton	Fr
OL	`62`	Jason Staggs	Fr
OL	`66`	Dakota Ritchie	So
OL	`67`	Taylor Cooley	Sr
OL	`68`	Brian Hobbs	Sr
OL	`69`	Jordan Baldwin	Sr
OL	`71`	Isaac Barham	Fr
OL	`72`	Diesen Gorham	So
OL	`74`	Andrew Alvarado	Sr
OL	`75`	Austin Sargent	Fr
OL	`77`	Will Clements	Fr
OL	`79`	Morgan Lesslie	Fr
WR	`80`	Aaron Samek	Fr
WR	`81`	Donavan Dan	Sr
WR	`82`	Rashawn Eubanks	Fr
WR	`83`	Chris Cohen	Fr
TE	`84`	Jacob Drysdale	So
WR	`85`	Marcus Taylor	Fr
WR	`86`	Mitchell Orr	Fr
WR	`87`	Chance Johnson	Fr
TE	`88`	Decoryan Holman	Jr
TE	`97`	Nick Thompson	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`2`	Tony Newman	So
LB	`5`	Jalen Porter	Jr
DB	`8`	Steffon Herd	Sr
LB	`10`	La'More Wise	Jr
DL	`11`	Dakota Moran	Sr
DB	`12`	Jaylen Hall	Jr
DB	`19`	Ashton Antwine	Jr
DB	`22`	Kevin Bell	So
DB	`23`	Traviontae Martin	Sr
DB	`24`	Devon Siers	So
LB	`25`	Colby Bivins	So
DB	`26`	La'Vonte White	Fr
DB	`28`	Paul Lewis	Jr
DB	`29`	Jacob Woodson	Fr
LB	`31`	Darion Morris	Sr
LB	`32`	Coleby Evans	Fr
DB	`33`	Jack Alspaugh	Fr
DB	`34`	Isaiah Silversmith	So
DB	`36`	Tyler Skeen	Fr
DB	`37`	Tim Howard	Fr
LB	`38`	Tre'Von Overstreet	Fr
LB	`39`	Aaron Livingston	Fr
LB	`40`	Kenneth Davis	Sr
LB	`43`	Nathan Herring	Fr
DL	`44`	Riley Smith	Fr
DL	`45`	T'Nheous Smith	So
LB	`48`	Andrew Clark	Fr
DB	`49`	Johnny Scott	Fr
LB	`52`	Lane Yoder	Fr
LB	`54`	Zaccheus Johnson	So
DL	`57`	JaCory Miller	Fr
LB	`58`	Cole Dixon	Fr
LB	`59`	Noah Ashley	Fr
DL	`70`	Jacob Taylor-Goss	Fr
DL	`73`	George Brooks	Fr
DL	`89`	Dalton Pierce	So
DL	`90`	Gil Niko	Sr
DL	`91`	Rogerick Kirby	So
DL	`92`	Hunter Collins	Fr
DL	`93`	Justin Marshall	Sr
DL	`94`	Xavier Mason	Fr
DL	`95`	Quincy Dotson	So
DL	`96`	Christian Riley	So
LB	`98`	Uchechukwu Essang	Fr
DL	`99`	Reuben Washington	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`41`	Justin Dunn	Fr
P	`42`	Forrest Ascarrunz	Jr
K	`46`	Toshi Hayashi	Jr
K	`47`	Eddie Garcia	Sr

Head coach

Rob Robinson

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-08-30

Game summaries

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Name	Position	Seasons at NSU	Alma Mater
Rob Robinson	Head Coach	3	William Jewell (2000)
Josh Lattimer	Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line	3	Pittsburg State (2007)
Rob Messinger	Special Teams/Recruiting Coord./Secondary	3	Kansas (2005)
Will Skeans	Linebackers	4	Drury (2005)
Dane Simoneau	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	3	Washburn (2013)
Julian Mendez	Assist. Coach – Offensive Line	2	Ottawa (2010)
Marvin Bohannon	Assist. Coach – Wide Receivers	3	Winston–Salem (2010)
Ryan Dvorak	Graduate Assistant – Tight Ends	2	Northeastern State (2013)
Mitch Buhler	Graduate Assistant – Running Backs	1	Washburn (2015)
Chris Girdner	Graduate Assistant – Defensive Line	1	Northeastern State (2014)
Jacques Washington	Graduate Assistant – Cornerbacks	1	Iowa State (2013)
Reference:^[7]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	at Washburn	Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl Topeka, KS	L 19–38	5,775
September 8	7:00 pm	Lindenwood	Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK	W 35–31	2,104
September 17	7:00 pm	at Pittsburg State	Carnie Smith Stadium Pittsburg, KS	L 37–38 ^OT	11,495
September 24	1:00 pm	Fort Hays State	Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK	L 7–34	2,256
October 1	1:00 pm	at Missouri Western	Spratt Stadium St. Joseph, MO	L 14–45	3,682
October 8	2:00 pm	No. 18 Emporia State	Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK	L 27–47	1,503
October 15	1:30 pm	at No. 1 Northwest Missouri State	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO	L 29–74	7,296
October 22	2:00 pm	Nebraska–Kearney	Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK	W 31–21	1,187
October 29	2:00 pm	at Missouri Southern	Fred G. Hughes Stadium Joplin, MO	L 33–45	4,236
November 5	2:00 pm	No. 25 Central Missouri	Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK	L 21–59	3,250
November 12	3:00 pm	at Central Oklahoma	Wantland Stadium Edmond, OK (rivalry)	L 14–17	4,223
Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team

Preseason

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

Washburn

Lindenwood

Pittsburg State

Fort Hays State

Missouri Western

Emporia State

Northeastern State

Nebraska–Kearney

Missouri Southern

Central Missouri

Central Oklahoma

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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