2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team

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

2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
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
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 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. 2016 was the 102nd season in school history. The RiverHawks were led by third-year head coach, Rob Robinson. Northeastern State has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 2012.

Preseason

The RiverHawks entered the 2016 season after finishing 3–8 both overall and in conference play in 2015. 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.

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)
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Roster

2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Dimonic McKinzy So RB 3 Ra'Keim Abdul Jr QB 4 Kevin Pantastico Sr RB 6 Cody Busby Sr WR 7 Matthew Butler Sr RB 9 Mason McMillan Sr WR 13 Zac King Jr RB 14 Deion Tidwell Jr QB 15 Blayne Armstrong So QB 16 Daniel Davis Fr QB 17 Cameron Hudson Fr WR 18 Gary McKnight Jr RB 20 C.J. Shavers Fr WR 21 Antonio King Sr FB 27 Tracey Walker Jr FB 30 Michael Davis Jr RB 35 Keaton Burroughs Fr OL 50 Brian West Sr OL 51 Caleb Hash Fr OL 53 Tyler Easter Sr OL 55 Steve Youmans Fr OL 56 Damarii Tryon Fr OL 60 Austin Hitton Fr OL 62 Jason Staggs Fr OL 66 Dakota Ritchie So OL 67 Taylor Cooley Sr OL 68 Brian Hobbs Sr OL 69 Jordan Baldwin Sr OL 71 Isaac Barham Fr OL 72 Diesen Gorham So OL 74 Andrew Alvarado Sr OL 75 Austin Sargent Fr OL 77 Will Clements Fr OL 79 Morgan Lesslie Fr WR 80 Aaron Samek Fr WR 81 Donavan Dan Sr WR 82 Rashawn Eubanks Fr WR 83 Chris Cohen Fr TE 84 Jacob Drysdale So WR 85 Marcus Taylor Fr WR 86 Mitchell Orr Fr WR 87 Chance Johnson Fr TE 88 Decoryan Holman Jr TE 97 Nick Thompson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Tony Newman So LB 5 Jalen Porter Jr DB 8 Steffon Herd Sr LB 10 La'More Wise Jr DL 11 Dakota Moran Sr DB 12 Jaylen Hall Jr DB 19 Ashton Antwine Jr DB 22 Kevin Bell So DB 23 Traviontae Martin Sr DB 24 Devon Siers So LB 25 Colby Bivins So DB 26 La'Vonte White Fr DB 28 Paul Lewis Jr DB 29 Jacob Woodson Fr LB 31 Darion Morris Sr LB 32 Coleby Evans Fr DB 33 Jack Alspaugh Fr DB 34 Isaiah Silversmith So DB 36 Tyler Skeen Fr DB 37 Tim Howard Fr LB 38 Tre'Von Overstreet Fr LB 39 Aaron Livingston Fr LB 40 Kenneth Davis Sr LB 43 Nathan Herring Fr DL 44 Riley Smith Fr DL 45 T'Nheous Smith So LB 48 Andrew Clark Fr DB 49 Johnny Scott Fr LB 52 Lane Yoder Fr LB 54 Zaccheus Johnson So DL 57 JaCory Miller Fr LB 58 Cole Dixon Fr LB 59 Noah Ashley Fr DL 70 Jacob Taylor-Goss Fr DL 73 George Brooks Fr DL 89 Dalton Pierce So DL 90 Gil Niko Sr DL 91 Rogerick Kirby So DL 92 Hunter Collins Fr DL 93 Justin Marshall Sr DL 94 Xavier Mason Fr DL 95 Quincy Dotson So DL 96 Christian Riley So LB 98 Uchechukwu Essang Fr DL 99 Reuben Washington Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 41 Justin Dunn Fr P 42 Forrest Ascarrunz Jr K 46 Toshi Hayashi Jr K 47 Eddie 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	Site	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	No. 18 Emporia State	Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK	L 27–47	1,503
October 15	1:30 pm	at No. 1 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 (rivalry)	L 14–17	4,223
Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Washburn

See also: 2016 Washburn Ichabods football team

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 (28 °C) Referee: John Adams

Lindenwood

See also: 2016 Lindenwood Lions football team

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 (31 °C) Referee: Brian Moore

Pittsburg State

See also: 2016 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team

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 (24 °C) Referee: John Steiger

Fort Hays State

See also: 2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football team

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 (24 °C) Referee: Dwight Neibling

Missouri Western

See also: 2016 Missouri Western Griffons football team

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 (18 °C) Referee: Sean Johnston

Emporia State

See also: 2016 Emporia State Hornets football team

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 (23 °C) Referee: John Adams

Northeastern State

See also: 2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team

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 (21 °C) Referee: Sean Johnston

Nebraska–Kearney

See also: 2016 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers football team

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 (23 °C) Referee: John Steiger

Missouri Southern

See also: 2016 Missouri Southern Lions football team

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 (27 °C) Referee: Sean Johnston

Central Missouri

See also: 2016 Central Missouri Mules football team

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 (21 °C) Referee: John Adams

Central Oklahoma

See also: 2016 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team

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 (18 °C) Referee: Craig Helser