2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team

2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football

NCAA Division II National Champions
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Champions
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 29–3 vs. North Alabama
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
2016 record	15–0 (10–0 MIAA)
Head coach	Adam Dorrel (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Flohr (5th year)
Defensive coordinator	Rich Wright (6th year)
Home stadium	Bearcat Stadium (capacity: 6,500)
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 NW Missouri St. $^		11	–	0		15	–	0
#9 Emporia State ^		10	–	1		11	–	2
#20 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 ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Northwest Missouri State at Emporia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	3	17	14	7	41
#24 Emporia State	7	0	0	7	14

Date: September 1
Location: Francis G. Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 2:59
Game attendance: 6,821
Game weather: Sunny, 75°F
Referee: Craig Helser

Washburn at Northwest Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washburn	0	7	0	0	7
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	17	0	14	10	41

Date: September 8
Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO
Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 2:54
Game attendance: 7,501
Game weather: Overcast, 80°F
Referee: Sean Johnston

Nebraska–Kearney at Northwest Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska–Kearney	7	0	7	0	14
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	10	28	7	7	52

Date: September 17
Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO
Game start: 1:30 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:01
Game attendance: 8,550
Game weather: Sunny, 70°F
Referee: Brian Moore

Northwest Missouri State at Missouri Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	0	28	7	10	45
Missouri Southern	13	0	8	0	21

Date: September 24
Location: Fred G. Hughes Stadium, Joplin, MO
Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 2:58
Game attendance: 5,267
Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 85°F
Referee: Danny Harris

Central Missouri at Northwest Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Central Missouri	7	7	0	3	17
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	7	14	7	14	42

Date: October 1
Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Game start: 5:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 2:49
Game attendance: 15,349
Game weather: Cloudy, 70°F
Referee: Dwight Neibling

Northwest Missouri State at Central Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	14	28	14	0	56
Central Oklahoma	0	10	0	0	10

Date: October 8
Location: Wantland Stadium, Edmond, OK
Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 2:55
Game attendance: 3,109
Game weather: Sunny, 70°F
Referee: Danny Harris

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

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

The 2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team represents Northwest Missouri State University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. The Bearcats play their home games on the newly renovatedMel Tjeerdsma Field in Bearcat Stadium in Maryville, Missouri, as they have done since 1917. 2016 is the 100th season in school history. The Bearcats are led by sixth-year head coach, Adam Dorrel. Northwest Missouri State is a charter member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, joining in 1924.

The Bearcats entered the 2016 season as the defending NCAA Division II National Champions, after finishing the 2015 season with a 15–0 record overall and in conference play. On August 2, 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Bearcats were chosen to finish in 1st place in both the Coaches Poll and in the Media Poll.

Sporting News released their Top-25 on May 25, 2016, landing Northwest Missouri State at #1. On June 15, 2016, Lindy's NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 released its poll ranking Northwest Missouri State at #1.

On August 15, the American Football Coaches Association released the Preseason Division II Poll, landing Northwest Missouri State at #1.

On August 22, D2football.com released its Top 25 poll, ranking Northwest Missouri State 1st.

Along with Dorrel, there are 12 assistants.

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With their win over Missouri Western, the Bearcats clinched their fourth straight conference title.

Entering postseason as the No. 1 team, the Bearcats earn a bye during the first week of playoffs and will play the winner of the Emporia State and Minnesota–Duluth game.

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