2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team

2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
2016 record	2–9 (2–9 MIAA)
Head coach	Rob Robinson (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Dane Simoneau (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Josh Lattimer (3rd year)
Home stadium	Doc Wadley Stadium (capacity: 8,300)

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 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team represented Northeastern State University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. The RiverHawks played their home games on Gable Field in Doc Wadley Stadium in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, as they have done since 1915.^[1] 2016 was the 102nd season in school history.^[2] The RiverHawks were led by third-year head coach, Rob Robinson.^[3] Northeastern State has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 2012.^[4]

Preseason

The RiverHawks entered the 2016 season after finishing 3–8 both overall and in conference play in 2015.^[5] On August 2, 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the RiverHawks were chosen to finish in 9th place in the Coaches Poll, and 10th in the Media Poll.^[6]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Along with Robinson, there are 10 assistants.

Name	Position	Seasons at NSU	Alma Mater
Rob Robinson	Head Coach	3	William Jewell (2000)
Josh Lattimer	Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line	3	Pittsburg State (2007)
Rob Messinger	Special Teams/Recruiting Coord./Secondary	3	Kansas (2005)
Will Skeans	Linebackers	4	Drury (2005)
Dane Simoneau	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	3	Washburn (2013)
Julian Mendez	Assist. Coach – Offensive Line	2	Ottawa (2010)
Marvin Bohannon	Assist. Coach – Wide Receivers	3	Winston–Salem (2010)
Ryan Dvorak	Graduate Assistant – Tight Ends	2	Northeastern State (2013)
Mitch Buhler	Graduate Assistant – Running Backs	1	Washburn (2015)
Chris Girdner	Graduate Assistant – Defensive Line	1	Northeastern State (2014)
Jacques Washington	Graduate Assistant – Cornerbacks	1	Iowa State (2013)
Reference:[7]

Roster

2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 McKinzy, DimonicDimonic McKinzy So RB 3 Abdul, Ra'KeimRa'Keim Abdul Jr QB 4 Pantastico, KevinKevin Pantastico Sr RB 6 Busby, CodyCody Busby Sr WR 7 Butler, MatthewMatthew Butler Sr RB 9 McMillan, MasonMason McMillan Sr WR 13 King, ZacZac King Jr RB 14 Tidwell, DeionDeion Tidwell Jr QB 15 Armstrong, BlayneBlayne Armstrong So QB 16 Davis, DanielDaniel Davis Fr QB 17 Hudson, CameronCameron Hudson Fr WR 18 McKnight, GaryGary McKnight Jr RB 20 Shavers, C.J.C.J. Shavers Fr WR 21 King, AntonioAntonio King Sr FB 27 Walker, TraceyTracey Walker Jr FB 30 Davis, MichaelMichael Davis Jr RB 35 Burroughs, KeatonKeaton Burroughs Fr OL 50 West, BrianBrian West Sr OL 51 Hash, CalebCaleb Hash Fr OL 53 Easter, TylerTyler Easter Sr OL 55 Youmans, SteveSteve Youmans Fr OL 56 Tryon, DamariiDamarii Tryon Fr OL 60 Hitton, AustinAustin Hitton Fr OL 62 Staggs, JasonJason Staggs Fr OL 66 Ritchie, DakotaDakota Ritchie So OL 67 Cooley, TaylorTaylor Cooley Sr OL 68 Hobbs, BrianBrian Hobbs Sr OL 69 Baldwin, JordanJordan Baldwin Sr OL 71 Barham, IsaacIsaac Barham Fr OL 72 Gorham, DiesenDiesen Gorham So OL 74 Alvarado, AndrewAndrew Alvarado Sr OL 75 Sargent, AustinAustin Sargent Fr OL 77 Clements, WillWill Clements Fr OL 79 Lesslie, MorganMorgan Lesslie Fr WR 80 Samek, AaronAaron Samek Fr WR 81 Dan, DonavanDonavan Dan Sr WR 82 Eubanks, RashawnRashawn Eubanks Fr WR 83 Cohen, ChrisChris Cohen Fr TE 84 Drysdale, JacobJacob Drysdale So WR 85 Taylor, MarcusMarcus Taylor Fr WR 86 Orr, MitchellMitchell Orr Fr WR 87 Johnson, ChanceChance Johnson Fr TE 88 Holman, DecoryanDecoryan Holman Jr TE 97 Thompson, NickNick Thompson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Newman, TonyTony Newman So LB 5 Porter, JalenJalen Porter Jr DB 8 Herd, SteffonSteffon Herd Sr LB 10 Wise, La'MoreLa'More Wise Jr DL 11 Moran, DakotaDakota Moran Sr DB 12 Hall, JaylenJaylen Hall Jr DB 19 Antwine, AshtonAshton Antwine Jr DB 22 Bell, KevinKevin Bell So DB 23 Martin, TraviontaeTraviontae Martin Sr DB 24 Siers, DevonDevon Siers So LB 25 Bivins, ColbyColby Bivins So DB 26 White, La'VonteLa'Vonte White Fr DB 28 Lewis, PaulPaul Lewis Jr DB 29 Woodson, JacobJacob Woodson Fr LB 31 Morris, DarionDarion Morris Sr LB 32 Evans, ColebyColeby Evans Fr DB 33 Alspaugh, JackJack Alspaugh Fr DB 34 Silversmith, IsaiahIsaiah Silversmith So DB 36 Skeen, TylerTyler Skeen Fr DB 37 Howard, TimTim Howard Fr LB 38 Overstreet, Tre'VonTre'Von Overstreet Fr LB 39 Livingston, AaronAaron Livingston Fr LB 40 Davis, KennethKenneth Davis Sr LB 43 Herring, NathanNathan Herring Fr DL 44 Smith, RileyRiley Smith Fr DL 45 Smith, T'NheousT'Nheous Smith So LB 48 Clark, AndrewAndrew Clark Fr DB 49 Scott, JohnnyJohnny Scott Fr LB 52 Yoder, LaneLane Yoder Fr LB 54 Johnson, ZaccheusZaccheus Johnson So DL 57 Miller, JaCoryJaCory Miller Fr LB 58 Dixon, ColeCole Dixon Fr LB 59 Ashley, NoahNoah Ashley Fr DL 70 Taylor-Goss, JacobJacob Taylor-Goss Fr DL 73 Brooks, GeorgeGeorge Brooks Fr DL 89 Pierce, DaltonDalton Pierce So DL 90 Niko, GilGil Niko Sr DL 91 Kirby, RogerickRogerick Kirby So DL 92 Collins, HunterHunter Collins Fr DL 93 Marshall, JustinJustin Marshall Sr DL 94 Mason, XavierXavier Mason Fr DL 95 Dotson, QuincyQuincy Dotson So DL 96 Riley, ChristianChristian Riley So LB 98 Essang, UchechukwuUchechukwu Essang Fr DL 99 Washington, ReubenReuben Washington Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 41 Dunn, JustinJustin Dunn Fr P 42 Ascarrunz, ForrestForrest Ascarrunz Jr K 46 Hayashi, ToshiToshi Hayashi Jr K 47 Garcia, EddieEddie Garcia Sr	Head coach Rob Robinson Coordinators/assistant coaches See coaching staff Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2016-08-30

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	at Washburn		Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl • Topeka, KS		L 19–38	5,775
September 8	7:00 pm	Lindenwood		Doc Wadley Stadium • Tahlequah, OK		W 35–31	2,104
September 17	7:00 pm	at Pittsburg State		Carnie Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS		L 37–38 ^OT	11,495
September 24	1:00 pm	Fort Hays State		Doc Wadley Stadium • Tahlequah, OK		L 7–34	2,256
October 1	1:00 pm	at Missouri Western		Spratt Stadium • St. Joseph, MO		L 14–45	3,682
October 8	2:00 pm	Emporia State		Doc Wadley Stadium • Tahlequah, OK		L 27–47	1,503
October 15	1:30 pm	at Northwest Missouri State		Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO		L 29–74	7,296
October 22	2:00 pm	Nebraska–Kearney		Doc Wadley Stadium • Tahlequah, OK		W 31–21	1,187
October 29	2:00 pm	at Missouri Southern		Fred G. Hughes Stadium • Joplin, MO		L 33–45	4,236
November 5	2:00 pm	No. 25 Central Missouri		Doc Wadley Stadium • Tahlequah, OK		L 21–59	3,250
November 12	3:00 pm	at Central Oklahoma		Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK (President's Cup)		L 14–17	4,223
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central.

Source: ^[8]

Game notes

Washburn

Northeastern State at Washburn

1 2 3 4 Total Northeastern State 0 10 6 3 19 • Washburn 7 16 7 8 38 Date: September 1 Location: Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl, Topeka, KS Game start: 7:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 5,775 Game weather: Beautiful, Clear, 83°F Referee: John Adams

Lindenwood

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: Doc 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

Pittsburg State

Northeastern State at Pittsburg State

1 2 3 4 OT Total Northeastern State 7 14 7 3 6 37 • Pittsburg State 7 9 15 0 7 38 Date: September 17 Location: Carnie Smith Stadium, Pittsburg, KS Game start: 7:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:37 Game attendance: 11,495 Game weather: Clear, 75°F Referee: John Steiger

Fort Hays State

Fort Hays State at Northeastern State

1 2 3 4 Total • Fort Hays State 0 17 7 10 34 Northeastern State 0 0 7 0 7 Date: September 24 Location: Doc Wadley Stadium, Tahlequah, OK Game start: 1:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:51 Game attendance: 2,526 Game weather: Clear, 75°F Referee: Dwight Neibling

Missouri Western

Northeastern State at Missouri Western

1 2 3 4 Total Northeastern State 0 0 0 14 14 • Missouri Western 14 10 14 7 45 Date: October 1 Location: Spratt Stadium, St. Joseph, MO Game start: 1:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:40 Game attendance: 3,682 Game weather: Overcast, 65°F Referee: Sean Johnston

Emporia State

Emporia State at Northeastern State

1 2 3 4 Total • #18 Emporia State 16 14 10 7 47 Northeastern State 13 7 0 7 27 Date: October 8 Location: Doc Wadley Stadium, Tahlequah, OK Game start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 1,503 Game weather: Sunny, 73°F Referee: John Adams

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 Referee: Sean Johnston

Nebraska–Kearney

Nebraska–Kearney at Northeastern State

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska–Kearney 0 0 14 7 21 • Northeastern State 10 7 7 7 31 Date: October 22 Location: Doc Wadley Stadium, Tahlequah, OK Game start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 1,187 Game weather: Sunny, 73°F Referee: John Steiger

Missouri Southern

Northeastern State at Missouri Southern

1 2 3 4 Total Northeastern State 10 3 0 20 33 • Missouri Southern 7 14 10 14 45 Date: October 29 Location: Fred G. Hughes Stadium, Joplin, MO Game start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 4,236 Game weather: Mostly sunny, 80°F Referee: Sean Johnston

Central Missouri

Central Missouri at Northeastern State

1 2 3 4 Total • #25 Central Missouri 21 10 14 14 59 Northeastern State 0 0 7 14 21 Date: November 5 Location: Doc Wadley Stadium, Tahlequah, OK Game start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:50 Game attendance: 3,250 Game weather: Sunny, 70°F Referee: John Adams

Central Oklahoma

Northeastern State at Central Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total Northeastern State 0 7 7 0 14 • Central Oklahoma 7 0 3 7 17 Date: November 12 Location: Wantland Stadium, Edmond, OK Game start: 3:00 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 4,223 Game weather: Sunny, 65°F Referee: Craig Helser

References

1. "Northeastern State University – NSU Facilities". 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
2. "Northeastern State University 2016 Football Prospectus" (PDF). 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
3. "Rob Robinson biography". Retrieved 2016-08-30.
4. "Central Oklahoma, Northeastern State to join MIAA". 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
5. "Northeastern State University – 2015 Football Schedule". Retrieved 2016-08-30.
6. "NWMSU Tops Football Polls". Retrieved 2016-08-30.
7. "Northeastern State University – 2016 Football Coaching Staff". Retrieved 2016-08-30.
8. "Northeastern State University – 2016 Football Schedule". Retrieved 2016-09-06.

External links

• Official website