2016 Lindenwood Lions football team

2016 Lindenwood Lions football
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
2016 record	3–8 (3–8 MIAA)
Head coach	Patrick Ross (13th year)
Offensive coordinator	Marc Kolb (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Deion Melvin (6th year)
Home stadium	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium (capacity: 7,450)

2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#1 NW Missouri St. $^		11	–	0					13	–	0
#9 Emporia State ^		10	–	1					11	–	2
#20 Central Missouri ^		9	–	3					9	–	2
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 ^ – Division II playoff participant 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^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	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
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central.

Source: ^[9]

Game notes

Central Oklahoma

Central Oklahoma at Lindenwood

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 Referee: Danny Harris

Northeastern State

Lindenwood at Northeastern State

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 Referee: Brian Moore

Washburn

Lindenwood at Washburn

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 Referee: Dwight Neibling

Pittsburg State

Pittsburg State at Lindenwood

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 Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Fort Hays State

Lindenwood at Fort Hays State

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 Referee: John Adams

Missouri Western

Missouri Western at Lindenwood

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 Referee: Craig Helser

Emporia State

Lindenwood at Emporia State

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 Referee: Danny Harris

Northwest Missouri State

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: Hunter Stadium Game start: 1:30 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:54 Game attendance: 3,527 Game weather: Sunny, 65°F Referee: Sean Johnston

Nebraska–Kearney

Lindenwood at Nebraska–Kearney

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 Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Missouri Southern

Missouri Southern at Lindenwood

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 Referee: John Steiger

Central Missouri

Lindenwood at Central Missouri

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 Referee: Danny Harris

References

1. "Lindenwood University - Harlen C. Hunter Stadium". 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
2. "Lindenwood v. Central Oklahoma Game Notes" (PDF) (Press release). 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
3. "Ross, Patrick". Retrieved 2016-07-21.
4. "Lindenwood Accepts Invitation to Join MIAA". Retrieved 2016-08-29.
5. "MIAA Football Media Day Held On Tuesday". Retrieved 2016-08-05.
6. "NWMSU Tops Football Polls". Retrieved 2016-08-05.
7. "Lindenwood University - Football Head Coach Patrick Ross Relieved Of Coaching Duties". Lindenwoodlions.com. 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
8. "Lindenwood University – Football Coaching Staff". Retrieved 2015-07-21.
9. "Lindenwood University - 2016 Football Schedule". Retrieved 2016-07-21.

External links

• Official website