2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team

2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football
2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football
NCAA Division II champion; MIAA champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 29–3 vs. North Alabama
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Ranking
AFCA	No. 1
Record	15–0 (11–0 MIAA)
Head coach	Adam Dorrel (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Flohr (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Rich Wright (6th season)
Home stadium	Bearcat Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
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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

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.^[1] 2016 was the 100th season in school history.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6]^[7]

Sporting News released their Top-25 on May 25, 2016, landing Northwest Missouri State at #1.^[8] On June 15, 2016, Lindy's NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 released its poll ranking Northwest Missouri State at #1.^[9]

On August 15, the American Football Coaches Association released the Preseason Division II Poll,^[10] landing Northwest Missouri State at #1.^[11]

On August 22, D2football.com released its Top 25 poll, ranking Northwest Missouri State 1st.^[12]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Along with Dorrel, there are 12 assistants.

Name	Position	Seasons at NWMSU	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:^[13]

Roster

2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Dre Washington	Sr
WR	`2`	Jordan Bishop	Jr
RB	`7`	Cameron Wilcox	Jr
WR	`8`	George Sehl	Sr
RB	`10`	Emanuel Jones	So
WR	`12`	Randy Schmidt	Jr
WR	`13`	Shawn Jr. Bane	So
QB	`15`	Jonathan Baker	Jr
QB	`16`	Kyle Zimmerman	Sr
QB	`17`	Zach Martin	Jr
WR	`18`	Sha'Corey Foster	So
WR	`19`	Cody Massey	So
WR	`22`	Haden Bryant	Jr
WR	`25`	Quincy Woods	Fr
RB	`26`	Chase White	So
RB	`28`	Phil Jackson II	Sr
RB	`32`	Jordan Grove	Jr
RB	`34`	Brody McMahon	Fr
QB	`37`	Jayden Johnson	Fr
FB	`42`	Clay Meinders	Fr
TE	`48`	Clayton Wilson	Jr
OL	`53`	Scott Gourley	Jr
OL	`58`	Chase Thomas	So
OL	`59`	Joey Ziegler	Fr
OL	`60`	Myles Ehlke	Jr
OL	`62`	Chase Sherman	Sr
OL	`64`	Kyle Meyer	Sr
OL	`65`	Tim Otting	Fr
OL	`66`	Jamie Thieman	Sr
OL	`69`	Max Moore	So
OL	`70`	Trey Kothe	So
OL	`71`	Anthony Enriquez	Fr
OL	`72`	Sam Gull	Jr
OL	`74`	Zach Flott	So
OL	`75`	Jackson Morrison	So
OL	`76`	Jacob Cacek	Fr
OL	`77`	Jonathan Ortiz	Fr
OL	`78`	Landon Kubicek	Jr
OL	`79`	Ryan Huff	Jr
WR	`80`	Shane Williams	Jr
TE	`81`	Austen Eskew	So
TE	`82`	Marqus Andrews	Fr
WR	`83`	Darby Raines	Jr
TE	`84`	Ryan SPelhaug	Fr
TE	`85`	Jordan Klingman	Fr
TE	`86`	Kyle Raunig	Fr
TE	`90`	T.J. Schieber	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`3`	Edward Richey	Jr
LB	`4`	Jarrod Bishop	Jr
S	`5`	Jack Young	Sr
S	`6`	Kevin Berg	Sr
CB	`9`	Marcus Jones	Jr
DT	`11`	Collin Bevins	Sr
CB	`14`	Chama Pierre	So
CB	`20`	Anthony Lane	So
CB	`21`	Wes Smith	Jr
S	`23`	Najeem Hosein	So
S	`24`	Trent Nally	So
CB	`27`	Jack Richards	So
S	`29`	Jake Marshall	Fr
DB	`31`	Joe Straws	Fr
LB	`33`	Brandon Minor	Jr
LB	`35`	Breyon Dennis	So
LB	`36`	Cole Bixler	So
CB	`38`	J'Ravien Anderson	Fr
LB	`39`	Cole Bonde	Jr
DE	`40`	Spencer Phillips	Fr
FS	`41`	Jacob Gassman	Fr
LB	`43`	Jacob Vollstedt	Sr
LB	`44`	Matt Connelly	So
LB	`45`	Nick Hess	So
LB	`46`	Eli Keller	Fr
LB	`47`	Jamaal Brazil	Fr
LB	`51`	Andy Hessler	Fr
LB	`54`	Michael Sorfonden	Fr
LB	`55`	Cole Forney	Sr
LB	`56`	Ben Althoff	So
DE	`57`	Myles Scott	Fr
DE	`63`	Mike Ehlke	Fr
DT	`68`	Caleb Mather	Jr
DE	`73`	Cass Weitl	Sr
DL	`91`	Zach Pierce	Fr
DE	`92`	Bobby Gruenloh	Jr
DE	`93`	Curt Mueller	Fr
DE	`94`	Keaton Hulett	Jr
DT	`98`	Brent Morrow	So
DT	`99`	Ben Spaeth	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`30`	Ben Trewyn	Sr
P	`50`	Anthony Babida	Jr
LS	`54`	Michael Sorfonden	Fr
K	`88`	Simon Mathiesen	Sr
P	`95`	Matt Thorman	So

Head coach

Adam Dorrel

Coordinators/assistant coaches

See coaching staff

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-08-26

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Emporia State	No. 1	Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS		W 41–14	6,821
September 8	7:00 p.m.	Washburn	No. 1	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO		W 41–7	7,501
September 17	1:30 p.m.	Nebraska–Kearney	No. 1	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO		W 52–14	8,550
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at Missouri Southern	No. 1	Fred G. Hughes Stadium Joplin, MO		W 45–21	5,267
October 1	5:00 p.m.	No. 22 Central Missouri	No. 1	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO		W 42–17	15,349
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at Central Oklahoma	No. 1	Wantland Stadium Edmond, OK		W 56–10	3,109
October 15	1:30 p.m.	Northeastern State	No. 1	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO		W 74–29	7,296
October 22	1:30 p.m.	at Lindenwood	No. 1	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO		W 47–12	3,527
October 29	2:30 p.m.	Pittsburg State	No. 1	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO (rivalry)	ASN	W 69–10	10,283
November 5	2:00 p.m.	at Fort Hays State	No. 1	Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS		W 28–7	3,325
November 12	1:30 p.m.	Missouri Western	No. 1	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO (rivalry)		W 44–3	7,542
November 26	1:00 p.m.	No. 9 Emporia State*	No. 1	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO (NCAA Division II Second Round)		W 44–13	5,119
December 3	1:00 p.m.	No. 5 Harding *	No. 1	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)		W 35–0	5,473
December 10	2:30 p.m.	No. 5 Ferris State *	No. 1	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO (NCAA Division II Semifinal)		W 35–20	5,264
December 17	3:00 p.m.	No. 7 North Alabama*	No. 1	Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, KS (NCAA Division II Championship)	ESPN2	W 29–3	9,576
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from American Football Coaches Association Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Regular season

Emporia State

Northwest Missouri State at Emporia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	3	17	14	7	41
#24 Emporia State	7	0	0	7	14

Date: September 1
Location:
CDT
Elapsed time: 2:59
Game attendance: 6,821
Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
Referee: Craig Helser

Washburn

Washburn at Northwest Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washburn	0	7	0	0	7
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	17	0	14	10	41

Date: September 8
Location:
CDT
Elapsed time: 2:54
Game attendance: 7,501
Game weather: Overcast, 80 °F (27 °C)
Referee: Sean Johnston

Nebraska–Kearney

Nebraska–Kearney at Northwest Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska–Kearney	7	0	7	0	14
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	10	28	7	7	52

Date: September 17
Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO
Game start: 1:30 pm
CDT
Elapsed time: 3:01
Game attendance: 8,550
Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
Referee: Brian Moore

Missouri Southern

Northwest Missouri State at Missouri Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	0	28	7	10	45
Missouri Southern	13	0	8	0	21

Date: September 24
Location:
CDT
Elapsed time: 2:58
Game attendance: 5,267
Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C)
Referee: Danny Harris

Central Missouri

Central Missouri at Northwest Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Central Missouri	7	7	0	3	17
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	7	14	7	14	42

Date: October 1
Location:
CDT
Elapsed time: 2:49
Game attendance: 15,349
Game weather: Cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)
Referee: Dwight Neibling

Central Oklahoma

Northwest Missouri State at Central Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	14	28	14	0	56
Central Oklahoma	0	10	0	0	10

Date: October 8
Location:
CDT
Elapsed time: 2:55
Game attendance: 3,109
Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
Referee: Danny Harris

Northeastern State

Northeastern State at Northwest Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northeastern State	6	9	14	0	29
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	21	25	21	7	74

Date: October 15
Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO
Game start: 1:30 pm
CDT
Elapsed time: 3:07
Game attendance: 7,296
Game weather: Overcast, 70 °F (21 °C)
Referee: Sean Johnston

Lindenwood

Northwest Missouri State at Lindenwood

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	14	17	0	16	47
Lindenwood	6	0	0	6	12

Date: October 22
Location:
CDT
Elapsed time: 2:54
Game attendance: 3,527
Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
Referee: Sean Johnston

Pittsburg State

Pittsburg State at Northwest Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pittsburg State	0	3	7	0	10
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	14	27	14	14	69

Date: October 29
Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO
Game start: 2:30 pm
CDT
Elapsed time: 3:12
Game attendance: 10,283
Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
Referee: John Adams
Television network: American Sports Network

Fort Hays State

Northwest Missouri State at Fort Hays State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	14	0	0	14	28
Fort Hays State	0	0	0	7	7

Date: November 5
Location:
CDT
Elapsed time: 3:02
Game attendance: 3,325
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C)
Referee: Craig Helser

Missouri Western

Missouri Western at Northwest Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri Western	0	3	0	0	3
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	10	7	10	17	44

Date: November 12
Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO
Game start: 1:30 pm
CST
Elapsed time: 2:50
Game attendance: 7,542
Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
Referee: Dwight Neibling

With their win over Missouri Western, the Bearcats clinched their fourth straight conference title.^[15]

Postseason

Emporia State

Emporia State at Northwest Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Emporia State	0	13	0	0	13
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	17	14	3	10	44

Date: November 26
Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO
Game start: 1:00 pm
CST
Elapsed time: 2:50
Game attendance: 5,119
Game weather: Sunny and clear, 51 °F (11 °C)
Referee: 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.^[16]

Harding

Harding at Northwest Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Harding	0	0	0	0	0
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	10	12	3	10	35

Date: December 3
Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO
Game start: 1:00 pm
CST
Elapsed time: 2:22
Game attendance: 5,473
Game weather: Clear and cool, 40 °F (4 °C)
Referee: Bob Rose

Ferris State

Ferris State at Northwest Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Ferris State	0	0	0	0	0
#1 Northwest Missouri State	0	0	0	0	0

Date: December 10
Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO
Game start: 2:30 pm
CST

References

^ "Northwest Missouri State University – Bearcat Stadium". May 7, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^ "2016 Northwest Missouri State Football Quick Facts" (PDF). August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^ "Adam Dorrel biography". Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^ White, Kevin (June 27, 2013). "Rich History of Bulldog Athletics in MIAA". Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^ "Northwest Missouri State beats Shepherd 34-7, wins Division II national championship". December 19, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^ "NWMSU Tops Football Polls". August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^ "Northwest Tops MIAA Preseason Polls". August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^ "Emporia State Football is in Sporting News Preseason Top 25". Retrieved August 4, 2015.
^ "Emporia State University Athletics - Emporia State Football Ranked #12 in Lindy's Preseason Rankings". June 15, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^ "Northwest Missouri State No. 1 in Preseason AFCA Poll". August 15, 2016. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^ Weast, Donald (August 15, 2016). "Emporia State Football Ranked in AFCA Top 25 to Start Season" (Press release). Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^ "Top 25 Poll". D2football.com. August 22, 2015. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^ "Northwest Missouri State University – 2016 Football Roster". Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^ "Northwest Missouri State University – 2016 Football Schedule". Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^ MIAA Scoreboard (November 12, 2016). "Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association - NWMSU Football Wins Fourth Straight MIAA Title". Themiaa.com. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
^ MIAA Scoreboard (November 13, 2016). "Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association - Three MIAA Teams Make NCAA Division II Football National Tournament Field". Themiaa.com. Retrieved November 13, 2016.

[1] "Northwest Missouri State University – Bearcat Stadium". May 7, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2016.

[2] "2016 Northwest Missouri State Football Quick Facts" (PDF). August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.

[3] "Adam Dorrel biography". Retrieved August 26, 2016.

[4] White, Kevin (June 27, 2013). "Rich History of Bulldog Athletics in MIAA". Retrieved August 26, 2016.

[5] "Northwest Missouri State beats Shepherd 34-7, wins Division II national championship". December 19, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2016.

[6] "NWMSU Tops Football Polls". August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.

[7] "Northwest Tops MIAA Preseason Polls". August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.

[8] "Emporia State Football is in Sporting News Preseason Top 25". Retrieved August 4, 2015.

[9] "Emporia State University Athletics - Emporia State Football Ranked #12 in Lindy's Preseason Rankings". June 15, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.

[10] "Northwest Missouri State No. 1 in Preseason AFCA Poll". August 15, 2016. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.

[11] Weast, Donald (August 15, 2016). "Emporia State Football Ranked in AFCA Top 25 to Start Season" (Press release). Retrieved August 26, 2016.

[12] "Top 25 Poll". D2football.com. August 22, 2015. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2016.

[13] "Northwest Missouri State University – 2016 Football Roster". Retrieved August 26, 2016.

[14] "Northwest Missouri State University – 2016 Football Schedule". Retrieved August 26, 2016.

[15] MIAA Scoreboard (November 12, 2016). "Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association - NWMSU Football Wins Fourth Straight MIAA Title". Themiaa.com. Retrieved November 13, 2016.

[16] MIAA Scoreboard (November 13, 2016). "Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association - Three MIAA Teams Make NCAA Division II Football National Tournament Field". Themiaa.com. Retrieved November 13, 2016.

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Venue	Bearcat Stadium (1917–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Missouri Western Pittsburg State Truman
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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v t e NCAA Division II football champions
1970s	1973: Louisiana Tech 1974: Central Michigan 1975: Northern Michigan 1976: Montana State 1977: Lehigh 1978: Eastern Illinois 1979: Delaware
1980s	1980: Cal Poly 1981: Southwest Texas State 1982: Southwest Texas State 1983: North Dakota State 1984: Troy State 1985: North Dakota State 1986: North Dakota State 1987: Troy State 1988: North Dakota State 1989: Mississippi College (vacated)
1990s	1990: North Dakota State 1991: Pittsburg State 1992: Jacksonville State 1993: North Alabama 1994: North Alabama 1995: North Alabama 1996: Northern Colorado 1997: Northern Colorado 1998: Northwest Missouri State 1999: Northwest Missouri State
2000s	2000: Delta State 2001: North Dakota 2002: Grand Valley State 2003: Grand Valley State 2004: Valdosta State 2005: Grand Valley State 2006: Grand Valley State 2007: Valdosta State 2008: Minnesota–Duluth 2009: Northwest Missouri State
2010s	2010: Minnesota–Duluth 2011: Pittsburg State 2012: Valdosta State 2013: Northwest Missouri State 2014: CSU–Pueblo 2015: Northwest Missouri State 2016: Northwest Missouri State 2017: Texas A&M–Commerce 2018: Valdosta State 2019: West Florida
2020s	2020: No champion 2021: Ferris State 2022: Ferris State 2023: Harding