2016 Lindenwood Lions football team

2016 Lindenwood Lions football
2016 Lindenwood Lions football
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Record	3–8 (3–8 MIAA)
Head coach	Patrick Ross (13th season);
Offensive coordinator	Marc Kolb (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Deion Melvin (6th season)
Home stadium	Harlen C. Hunter 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
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
	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 Lindenwood Lions football team represented Lindenwood University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. The Lions played their home games at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Missouri, as they have done since 1990.^[1] 2016 was the 27th season in school history.^[2] The Lions were led by thirteenth-year head coach, Patrick Ross.^[3] Lindenwood has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 2012.^[4]

Preseason

The Lions entered the 2016 season after a 3–8 record in 2015 under Ross.^[5] On August 2, 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Lions were chosen to finish in 11th place in the Coaches Poll, and 9th in the Media Poll.^[6]

Postseason

After another losing season and no success in the NCAA Division II since 2012, Ross was relieved of his duties on November 15, 2016.^[7] He was 93–57 at Lindenwood.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Along with Ross, there were 8 assistants.

Name	Position	Seasons at LWU	Alma Mater
Patrick Ross	Head Coach	13	Puget Sound (1996)
Deion Melvin	Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line	6	Western Illinois (1994)
Marc Kolb	Passing Game Coor./Wide Receivers	1	Brown (1994)
Brice Carlson	Offensive Line	1	Guilford (2011)
Jamie Marshall	Defensive Line	1	Drake (1999)
Derek Stanley	Wide Receivers	4	Wisconsin–Whitewater (2007)
Wade Hampton	Special Teams	1	Lindenwood (2003)
Bryan Baldwin	Cornerbacks	1	Kansas State (2008)
Austin Bell	Running Backs	1	Ohio State (2015)
Reference:^[8]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	Central Oklahoma	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	W 49–26	3,132
September 8	7:00 pm	at Northeastern State	Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK	L 31–35	2,104
September 17	6:00 pm	at Washburn	Yager Stadium Topeka, KS	L 34–29	6,721
September 24	6:00 pm	Pittsburg State	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	L 19–50	3,088
October 1	2:00 pm	at Fort Hays State	Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS	L 6–37	4,266
October 8	1:30 pm	Missouri Western	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	L 37–29	2,132
October 15	2:00 pm	at Emporia State	Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS	L 28–35	6,014
October 22	1:30 pm	No. 1 Northwest Missouri State	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	L 12–47	3,527
October 29	2:00 pm	at Nebraska–Kearney	Ron & Carol Cope Stadium Kearney, NE	W 35–14	2,005
November 5	1:30 pm	Missouri Southern	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	W 42–28	1,563
November 12	1:30 pm	at No. 24 Central Missouri	Audrey J. Walton Stadium Warrensburg, MO	L 7–35	3,673
Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source: ^[9]

Game summaries

Central Oklahoma

Central Oklahoma at Lindenwood

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Central Oklahoma	10	10	0	6	26
• Lindenwood	6	7	21	15	49

Date: September 1
Location: Harlen C. Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, MO
Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:20
Game attendance: 3,132
Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C)
Referee: Danny Harris

Northeastern State

Lindenwood at Northeastern State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Lindenwood	7	3	14	7	31
• Northeastern State	7	7	7	14	35

Date: September 8
Location: Wadley Stadium, Tahlequah, OK
Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:31
Game attendance: 2,104
Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 88 °F (31 °C)
Referee: Brian Moore

Washburn

Lindenwood at Washburn

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Lindenwood	7	6	0	16	29
• Washburn	7	27	0	0	34

Date: September 17
Location: Yager Stadium, Topeka, KS
Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:15
Game attendance: 6,721
Game weather: Calm, 83 °F (28 °C)
Referee: Dwight Neibling

Pittsburg State

Pittsburg State at Lindenwood

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Pittsburg State	13	14	9	14	50
Lindenwood	0	13	6	0	19

Date: September 24
Location: Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, MO
Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:12
Game attendance: 3,088
Game weather: Sunny, 86 °F (30 °C)
Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Fort Hays State

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

Missouri Western

Missouri Western at Lindenwood

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Missouri Western	7	20	0	10	37
Lindenwood	7	16	0	6	29

Date: October 8
Location: Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, MO
Game start: 1:30 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 2:58
Game attendance: 2,132
Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
Referee: Craig Helser

Emporia State

Lindenwood at Emporia State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Lindenwood	0	7	7	14	28
• #12 Emporia State	0	0	14	21	35

Date: October 15
Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:12
Game attendance: 6,014
Game weather: Overcast, 72 °F (22 °C)
Referee: Danny Harris

Northwest Missouri State

Northwest Missouri State at Lindenwood

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

Date: October 22
Location: Hunter Stadium
Game start: 1:30 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 2:54
Game attendance: 3,527
Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
Referee: Sean Johnston

Nebraska–Kearney

Lindenwood at Nebraska–Kearney

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Lindenwood	0	28	0	7	35
Nebraska–Kearney	7	0	0	7	14

Date: October 29
Location: Ron & Carol Cope Stadium, Kearney, NE
Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 2:45
Game attendance: 2,005
Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Missouri Southern

Missouri Southern at Lindenwood

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri Southern	7	0	7	14	28
• Lindenwood	0	21	7	14	42

Date: November 5
Location: Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, MO
Game start: 1:30 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 2:57
Game attendance: 1,563
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
Referee: John Steiger

Central Missouri

Lindenwood at Central Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Lindenwood	0	0	0	7	7
• #24 Central Missouri	0	14	7	14	35

Date: November 12
Location: Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO
Game start: 1:30 pm CST
Elapsed time: 2:52
Game attendance: 3,673
Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
Referee: Danny Harris

References

^ "Lindenwood University - Harlen C. Hunter Stadium". June 21, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
^ "Lindenwood v. Central Oklahoma Game Notes" (PDF) (Press release). August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
^ "Ross, Patrick". Retrieved July 21, 2016.
^ "Lindenwood Accepts Invitation to Join MIAA". Retrieved August 29, 2016.
^ "MIAA Football Media Day Held On Tuesday". Retrieved August 5, 2016.
^ "NWMSU Tops Football Polls". Retrieved August 5, 2016.
^ "Lindenwood University - Football Head Coach Patrick Ross Relieved Of Coaching Duties". Lindenwoodlions.com. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
^ "Lindenwood University – Football Coaching Staff". Retrieved July 21, 2015.
^ "Lindenwood University - 2016 Football Schedule". Retrieved July 21, 2016.

[1] "Lindenwood University - Harlen C. Hunter Stadium". June 21, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2016.

[2] "Lindenwood v. Central Oklahoma Game Notes" (PDF) (Press release). August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.

[3] "Ross, Patrick". Retrieved July 21, 2016.

[4] "Lindenwood Accepts Invitation to Join MIAA". Retrieved August 29, 2016.

[5] "MIAA Football Media Day Held On Tuesday". Retrieved August 5, 2016.

[6] "NWMSU Tops Football Polls". Retrieved August 5, 2016.

[7] "Lindenwood University - Football Head Coach Patrick Ross Relieved Of Coaching Duties". Lindenwoodlions.com. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.

[coachingstaff-8] "Lindenwood University – Football Coaching Staff". Retrieved July 21, 2015.

[9] "Lindenwood University - 2016 Football Schedule". Retrieved July 21, 2016.

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