2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football team

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]

2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football
Heart of Texas Bowl, W 45–12 vs. Eastern New Mexico
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
2016 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 (capacity: 6,362)

2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 NW Missouri St. $^		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 Rankings from AFCA Poll

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]

Missouri Southern

Missouri Southern at Fort Hays State

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 Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Central Missouri

Fort Hays State at Central Missouri

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 Referee: Danny Harris

Central Oklahoma

Central Oklahoma at Fort Hays State

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 Referee: Sean Johnston

Northeastern 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: 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

Lindenwood

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

Pittsburg State

Fort Hays State at Pittsburg State

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 Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Washburn

Fort Hays State at Washburn

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 Referee: Sean Johnston

Missouri Western

Missouri Western at Fort Hays State

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 Referee: Danny Harris

Emporia State

Fort Hays State at Emporia State

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 Referee: Dwight Neibling

Northwest Missouri 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: 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 Referee: Craig Helser

Nebraska–Kearney

Fort Hays State at Nebraska–Kearney

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 Referee: John Adams

Eastern New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico vs. Fort Hays State

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

References

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". Retrieved August 5, 2016.
6. "NWMSU Tops Football Polls". Retrieved August 5, 2016.
7. "Coaching Staff". Retrieved July 18, 2015.
8. "Fort Hays State University Athletics - 2016 Football Schedule". Retrieved July 19, 2016.