American college football season
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]
Preseason [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Coaching staff [ edit ] 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]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 7:00 pm Missouri Southern W 22–104,134 September 8 7:00 pm at No. 16 Central Missouri L 17–347,279 September 17 7:00 pm Central Oklahoma Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS W 34–203,520 September 24 1:00 pm at Northeastern State W 34–72,526 October 1 2:00 pm Lindenwood Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS W 37–64,266 October 8 2:00 pm at Pittsburg State W 54–4110,238 October 15 1:00 pm at Washburn L 24–305,350 October 22 2:00 pm Missouri Western Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS W 35–273,250 October 29 2:00 pm at No. 10 Emporia State L 16–246,103 November 5 1:00 pm No. 1 Northwest Missouri State Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS L 7–283,325 November 12 1:00 pm at Nebraska–Kearney W 27–172,100 December 3 6:00 p.m. vs. Eastern New Mexico * ESPN 3 W 45–12750
Source: [8]
Game notes, regular season [ edit ] Missouri Southern [ edit ] 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 1Location: Lewis Field Stadium , Hays, KS Game start: 7:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:54Game attendance: 4,134Game weather: Sunny and Breezy, 79 °F (26 °C)Referee: Lonnie Brickman
Central Missouri [ edit ] 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 8Location: Walton Stadium , Warrensburg, MO Game start: 7:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:51Game attendance: 7,279Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)Referee: Danny Harris
Central Oklahoma [ edit ] 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 17Location: Lewis Field Stadium, Hays, KSGame start: 7:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 4:10Game attendance: 3,520Game weather: Overcast, 76 °F (24 °C)Referee: Sean Johnston
Northeastern State [ edit ] 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 24Location: Wadley Stadium , Tahlequah, OK Game start: 1:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:51Game attendance: 2,526Game weather: Clear, 75 °F (24 °C)Referee: Dwight Neibling
Lindenwood [ edit ] 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 1Location: Lewis Field Stadium, Hays, KSGame start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:54Game attendance: 4,266Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)Referee: John Adams
Pittsburg State [ edit ] 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 8Location: Smith Stadium , Pittsburg, KS Game start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:08Game attendance: 10,238Game weather: Clear, 69 °F (21 °C)Referee: Lonnie Brickman
Washburn [ edit ] 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 15Location: Yager Stadium , Topeka, KS Game start: 1:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:05Game attendance: 5,350Game weather: Overcast, 72 °F (22 °C)Referee: Sean Johnston
Missouri Western [ edit ] 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 22Location: Lewis Field Stadium, Hays, KSGame start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:00Game attendance: 3,250Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)Referee: Danny Harris
Emporia State [ edit ] 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 29Location: Francis G. Welch Stadium , Emporia, KS Game start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:54Game attendance: 6,103Game weather: Mostly sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)Referee: Dwight Neibling
Northwest Missouri State [ edit ] 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 5Location: Lewis Field Stadium, Hays, KSGame start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:02Game attendance: 3,325Game weather: Partly cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C)Referee: Craig Helser
Nebraska–Kearney [ edit ] 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 12Location: Cope Stadium , Kearney, NE Game start: 2:00 pm CST Elapsed time: 2:45Game attendance: 2,100Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)Referee: John Adams
Game notes, post-season [ edit ] Eastern New Mexico [ edit ] 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 3Location: Bulldawg Stadium, Copperas Cove, TX Game start: 6:00 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:25Game attendance: 750Game weather: Cool, 50 °F (10 °C)
References [ edit ] ^ "Fort Hays State University Athletics - Lewis Field Stadium" . July 6, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2016 . ^ "2015 Fort Hays State University Tigers Football Media Guide" (PDF) . September 2, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2016 . ^ "Brown, Chris" . Retrieved July 18, 2016 . ^ "FHSU athletes will play in the MIAA starting in fall '06" (Press release). October 15, 2004. Retrieved August 29, 2016 . ^ "Tigers Picked Fifth in MIAA Preseason Media Poll; Sixth in Coaches Poll" . August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016 . ^ "NWMSU Tops Football Polls" . Retrieved August 5, 2016 . ^ "Coaching Staff" . Retrieved July 18, 2015 . ^ "Fort Hays State University Athletics - 2016 Football Schedule" . Retrieved July 19, 2016 .