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2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football team

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2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football
ConferenceMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Record8–4 (7–4 MIAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCooper Harris (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorAl McCray (8th season)
Home stadiumLewis Field Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf Overall
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  
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football team represented Fort Hays State University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. The Tigers played their home games at Lewis Field Stadium in Hays, Kansas, as they have done since 1936.[1] 2016 was the 111th season in school history.[2] The Tigers were led by sixth-year head coach, Chris Brown.[3] Fort Hays State has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 2006.[4]

Preseason

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The Tigers entered the 2016 season after finishing 8–4 overall, 8–3 in conference play last season under Brown.[5] On August 2, 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Tigers were chosen to finish in sixth place in the Coaches Poll, and fifth in the Media Poll.[6]

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Along with Brown, there were 10 assistants.

Name Position Seasons at
FHSU
Alma Mater
Chris Brown Head coach 6 Pittsburg State (1996)
Al McCray Assistant head coach – Wide Receivers 8 Clinch Valley
Cooper Harris Assistant head coach – Defensive Coordinator 4 Pittsburg State (1995)
Jeff Bryant Assistant head coach – Offensive Coordinator 1 Tulsa (2007)
Philip Vigil Assistant head coach – Passing Game/Recruiting Coord. 1 Colorado Mesa (2009)
Ike Eguae Assistant head coach – Defensive Line 2 Pittsburg State (2007)
Steven Dudley Assistant head coach – Special Teams & Defensive Backs 3 Washburn (2013)
Mike Hepp Assistant head coach – Defensive Line 2 Ripon College (2012)
Jared Haferbier Assistant head coach – Running Backs 1 Truman State (2015)
Zach Burkhart Assistant head coach – Tight Ends 1 Pittsburg State (2015)
Doug Boucher Strength & conditioning Coach 2 Kansas State (1984)
Reference:[7]

Roster

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2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 2 Shaquille Cooper Jr
RB 3 Kenneth Iheme Sr
QB 4 Jacob Mezera So
QB 12 Brad Schenecker Sr
QB 16 Erin Gaither So
WR 28 Tyler Bacon Jr
RB 29 Malik Thomas So
RB 32 Christian Sanders So
RB 37 Elliot Carlson Jr
OL 64 Travis Talley Jr
OL 65 Britton Bishop So
OL 72 Daniel Hubbard Sr
OL 73 Mason Dickey Sr
OL 79 Richard Feltenberger Sr
WR 80 Kenton Ubelaker So
WR 81 Evan Jennings Sr
WR 82 Bilal Salat Sr
TE 85 J.J. Lewis Jr
WR 89 Isaiah Maxi Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 5 Raheeme Dumas Sr
DB 6 Doyin Jibowu So
DL 8 Sie Doe, Jr. Sr
DL 14 Rashad Dunnigan Sr
DB 15 Aquil Knowles So
DB 19 Connor Shedeed So
DB 21 DeAndre James Sr
DB 22 Trae Regier Jr
DL 25 Jose Delgado So
DB 26 Bobby Stinson So
LB 30 Kane Kelly Sr
LB 31 Tevin Evans So
DB 35 Dillando Allotey Jr
LB 40 Alex Schmidtberger Sr
LB 42 Dalton Gould Sr
DB 44 Brandon Halperin So
DB 45 Aiyonte Roper So
LB 46 Cory Ellis Sr
LB 47 Justin McPHail Sr
DL 57 Wyatt Parker So
DL 90 Romello Robinson Fr
DL 92 Tumua Masaniai Sr
DL 93 Kiel Simas  Fr
DL 94 Noah Debban Jr
DL 96 Luke Wright Jr
DL 97 Nathan Shepherd Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 39 Nick Wohlgemuth So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-07-19

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmMissouri SouthernW 22–104,134
September 87:00 pmat No. 16 Central MissouriL 17–347,279
September 177:00 pmCentral Oklahoma
  • Lewis Field Stadium
  • Hays, KS
W 34–203,520
September 241:00 pmat Northeastern StateW 34–72,526
October 12:00 pmLindenwood
  • Lewis Field Stadium
  • Hays, KS
W 37–64,266
October 82:00 pmat Pittsburg StateW 54–4110,238
October 151:00 pmat WashburnL 24–305,350
October 222:00 pmMissouri Westerndagger
  • Lewis Field Stadium
  • Hays, KS
W 35–273,250
October 292:00 pmat No. 10 Emporia StateL 16–246,103
November 51:00 pmNo. 1 Northwest Missouri State
  • Lewis Field Stadium
  • Hays, KS
L 7–283,325
November 121:00 pmat Nebraska–KearneyW 27–172,100
December 36:00 p.m.vs. Eastern New Mexico*ESPN 3W 45–12750

Source: [8]

Game notes, regular season

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Missouri Southern

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Missouri Southern at Fort Hays State
1 234Total
Missouri Southern 0 370 10
Fort Hays State 7 663 22
  • Date: September 1
  • Location: Lewis Field Stadium, Hays, KS
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 4,134
  • Game weather: Sunny and Breezy, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Central Missouri

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Fort Hays State at Central Missouri
1 234Total
Fort Hays State 0 7010 17
#16 Central Missouri 14 3143 34
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:51
  • Game attendance: 7,279
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Referee: Danny Harris

Central Oklahoma

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Central Oklahoma at Fort Hays State
1 234Total
Central Oklahoma 0 1037 20
Fort Hays State 21 337 34
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Lewis Field Stadium, Hays, KS
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 4:10
  • Game attendance: 3,520
  • Game weather: Overcast, 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Referee: Sean Johnston

Northeastern State

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Fort Hays State at Northeastern State
1 234Total
Fort Hays State 0 17710 34
Northeastern State 0 070 7
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Wadley Stadium, Tahlequah, OK
  • Game start: 1:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:51
  • Game attendance: 2,526
  • Game weather: Clear, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Referee: Dwight Neibling

Lindenwood

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Lindenwood at Fort Hays State
1 234Total
Lindenwood 6 000 6
Fort Hays State 21 367 37
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Lewis Field Stadium, Hays, KS
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 4,266
  • Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
  • Referee: John Adams

Pittsburg State

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Fort Hays State at Pittsburg State
1 234Total
Fort Hays State 10 141416 54
Pittsburg State 14 6714 41
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Smith Stadium, Pittsburg, KS
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:08
  • Game attendance: 10,238
  • Game weather: Clear, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Washburn

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Fort Hays State at Washburn
1 234Total
Fort Hays State 0 1437 24
Washburn 13 1070 30
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Yager Stadium, Topeka, KS
  • Game start: 1:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 5,350
  • Game weather: Overcast, 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Referee: Sean Johnston

Missouri Western

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Missouri Western at Fort Hays State
1 234Total
Missouri Western 12 708 27
Fort Hays State 7 14014 35
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Lewis Field Stadium, Hays, KS
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 3,250
  • Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Referee: Danny Harris

Emporia State

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Fort Hays State at Emporia State
1 234Total
Fort Hays State 3 0013 16
#10 Emporia State 7 0710 24
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Francis G. Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 6,103
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
  • Referee: Dwight Neibling

Northwest Missouri State

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Northwest Missouri State at Fort Hays State
1 234Total
#1 Northwest Missouri State 14 0014 28
Fort Hays State 0 007 7
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Lewis Field Stadium, Hays, KS
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:02
  • Game attendance: 3,325
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Referee: Craig Helser

Nebraska–Kearney

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Fort Hays State at Nebraska–Kearney
1 234Total
Fort Hays State 7 0713 27
Nebraska–Kearney 3 707 17
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Cope Stadium, Kearney, NE
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:45
  • Game attendance: 2,100
  • Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Referee: John Adams

Game notes, post-season

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Eastern New Mexico

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Eastern New Mexico vs. Fort Hays State
1 234Total
Eastern New Mexico 0 903 12
Fort Hays State 14 21010 45
  • Date: December 3
  • Location: Bulldawg Stadium, Copperas Cove, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 750
  • Game weather: Cool, 50 °F (10 °C)

References

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  1. ^ "Fort Hays State University Athletics - Lewis Field Stadium". July 6, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015 Fort Hays State University Tigers Football Media Guide" (PDF). September 2, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Brown, Chris". Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "FHSU athletes will play in the MIAA starting in fall '06" (Press release). October 15, 2004. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "Tigers Picked Fifth in MIAA Preseason Media Poll; Sixth in Coaches Poll". August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  6. ^ "NWMSU Tops Football Polls". Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  7. ^ "Coaching Staff". Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  8. ^ "Fort Hays State University Athletics - 2016 Football Schedule". Retrieved July 19, 2016.