2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football team

2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football
2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football
Heart of Texas Bowl, W 45–12 vs. Eastern New Mexico
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Record	8–4 (7–4 MIAA)
Head coach	Chris Brown (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Cooper Harris (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Al McCray (8th season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field Stadium

2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings

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
#	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 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

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

Coaching staff

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

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

Chris Brown

Coordinators/assistant coaches

See coaching staff

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-07-19

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	Missouri Southern	Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS		W 22–10	4,134
September 8	7:00 pm	at No. 16 Central Missouri	Audrey J. Walton Stadium Warrensburg, MO		L 17–34	7,279
September 17	7:00 pm	Central Oklahoma	Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS		W 34–20	3,520
September 24	1:00 pm	at Northeastern State	Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK		W 34–7	2,526
October 1	2:00 pm	Lindenwood	Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS		W 37–6	4,266
October 8	2:00 pm	at Pittsburg State	Carnie Smith Stadium Pittsburg, KS		W 54–41	10,238
October 15	1:00 pm	at Washburn	Yager Stadium Topeka, KS		L 24–30	5,350
October 22	2:00 pm	Missouri Western	Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS		W 35–27	3,250
October 29	2:00 pm	at No. 10 Emporia State	Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS		L 16–24	6,103
November 5	1:00 pm	No. 1 Northwest Missouri State	Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS		L 7–28	3,325
November 12	1:00 pm	at Nebraska–Kearney	Ron & Carol Cope Stadium Kearney, NE		W 27–17	2,100
December 3	6:00 p.m.	vs. Eastern New Mexico*	Bulldawg Stadium Copperas Cove, TX (Heart of Texas Bowl)	ESPN 3	W 45–12	750
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source: ^[8]

Game notes, regular season

Missouri Southern

Missouri Southern at Fort Hays State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri Southern	0	3	7	0	10
• Fort Hays State	7	6	6	3	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

Fort Hays State at Central Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Fort Hays State	0	7	0	10	17
• #16 Central Missouri	14	3	14	3	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

Central Oklahoma at Fort Hays State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Central Oklahoma	0	10	3	7	20
• Fort Hays State	21	3	3	7	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

Fort Hays State at Northeastern State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Fort Hays State	0	17	7	10	34
Northeastern State	0	0	7	0	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

Lindenwood at Fort Hays State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Lindenwood	6	0	0	0	6
• Fort Hays State	21	3	6	7	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

Fort Hays State at Pittsburg State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Fort Hays State	10	14	14	16	54
Pittsburg State	14	6	7	14	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

Fort Hays State at Washburn

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Fort Hays State	0	14	3	7	24
• Washburn	13	10	7	0	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

Missouri Western at Fort Hays State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri Western	12	7	0	8	27
• Fort Hays State	7	14	0	14	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

Fort Hays State at Emporia State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Fort Hays State	3	0	0	13	16
• #10 Emporia State	7	0	7	10	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

Northwest Missouri State at Fort Hays State

Team	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: 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

Fort Hays State at Nebraska–Kearney

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Fort Hays State	7	0	7	13	27
Nebraska–Kearney	3	7	0	7	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

Eastern New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico vs. Fort Hays State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Eastern New Mexico	0	9	0	3	12
• Fort Hays State	14	21	0	10	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

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

[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.

[coachingstaff-7] "Coaching Staff". Retrieved July 18, 2015.

[8] "Fort Hays State University Athletics - 2016 Football Schedule". Retrieved July 19, 2016.

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