# 2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season

The 2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season is made up of 12 United States collegiate athletic programs that compete in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) under the NCAA Division II for the 2016 college football season. The season began on Thursday, September 1, 2016. Northwest Missouri State enters the season as the Conference and National Champions.

## Conference teams

| School | Nickname | Location | Stadium |
| Central Missouri | Mules | Warrensburg, Missouri | Audrey J. Walton Stadium |
| Central Oklahoma | Bronchos | Edmond, Oklahoma | Wantland Stadium |
| Emporia State | Hornets | Emporia, Kansas | Francis G. Welch Stadium |
| Fort Hays State | Tigers | Hays, Kansas | Lewis Field |
| Lindenwood | Lions | St. Charles, Missouri | Hunter Stadium |
| Missouri Southern | Lions | Joplin, Missouri | Fred G. Hughes Stadium |
| Missouri Western | Griffons | St. Joseph, Missouri | Spratt Stadium |
| Nebraska–Kearney | Lopers | Kearney, Nebraska | Ron & Carol Cope Stadium |
| Northeastern State | RiverHawks | Tahlequah, Oklahoma | Doc Wadley Stadium |
| Northwest Missouri | Bearcats | Maryville, Missouri | Bearcat Stadium |
| Pittsburg State | Gorillas | Pittsburg, Kansas | Carnie Smith Stadium |
| Washburn | Ichabods | Topeka, Kansas | Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl |

### Coaches

Please note that the information listed is the information before the season started.
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school |
| Central Missouri | Jim Svoboda | 7 | 99–41 | 47–22 |
| Central Oklahoma | Nick Bobeck | 5 | 61–40 | 19–25 |
| Emporia State | Garin Higgins | 10 | 104–59 | 53–50 |
| Fort Hays State | Chris Brown | 6 | 30–26 | 30–26 |
| Lindenwood | Patrick Ross | 13 | 104–56 | 90–49 |
| Missouri Southern | Denver Johnson | 2 | 70–76 | 1–10 |
| Missouri Western | Jerry Partridge | 20 | 145–76 | 145–76 |
| Nebraska–Kearney | Josh Lamberson | 2 | 0–11 | 0–11 |
| Northeastern State | Rob Robinson | 3 | 0–11 | 0–11 |
| NW Missouri State | Adam Dorrel | 6 | 61–8 | 61–8 |
| Pittsburg State | Tim Beck | 7 | 53–19 | 53–19 |
| Washburn | Craig Schurig | 13 | 96–64 | 96–64 |

## Preseason outlook

Sporting News released their Top-25 on May 25, 2016. Two teams from the conference were ranked in the top 25: #1 Northwest Missouri State and #24 Emporia State.vOn June 15, 2016, the Lindy's NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 was released, where four teams placed in the top 25 from the conference: #1 Northwest Missouri State, #12 Emporia State, #22 Central Missouri, and Pittsburg State and #25.
On August 2, MIAA Media Days was held at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City. Northwest Missouri was chosen as #1 and Central Missouri was chosen as #2 for both Coaches and Media polls. The schools were ranked as follows:
| | MIAA Coaches |
| 1. | NW Missouri (10) |
| 2. | Central Mo. (1) |
| 3. | Pittsburg St. (1) |
| 3. | Emporia St. |
| 5. | Central Ok. |
| 6. | Fort Hays St. |
| 7. | Mo. Western |
| 8. | Washburn |
| 9. | Northeastern St. |
| 10. | Mo. Southern |
| 11. | Nebraska–Kearney |
| 12. | Lindenwood |
| | MIAA Media |
| 1. | NW Missouri (39) |
| 2. | Central Mo. |
| 3. | Pittsburg St. |
| 4. | Emporia St. |
| 5. | Fort Hays St. |
| 6. | Central Ok. |
| 7. | Mo. Western |
| 8. | Washburn |
| 9. | Lindenwood |
| 10. | Northeastern St. |
| 11. | Mo. Southern |
| 12. | Nebraska–Kearney |
On August 15, the American Football Coaches Association released the Preseason Division II Poll. Northwest Missouri State, the 2015 National Champions, was selected to finish first, Central Missouri was ranked at No. 20, and Emporia State was selected at No. 24. Central Oklahoma, Fort Hays State, and Pittsburg State all received votes.
On August 25, D2football.com released its Top 25 poll, which includes four MIAA schools. NW Missouri State was ranked 1st, Central Missouri 10th, Emporia State 12th, and Pittsburg State 24th.

## Schedule

The first week of conference play began on Thursday, September 1, 2016 and ends on Saturday, November 12, 2016. The schedule is subject to change.

### Week 1

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 1, 2016 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Northwest Missouri State | No. 24 Emporia State | Welch Stadium • Emporia, KS | NWMSU 41–14 | 6,821 |
| September 1, 2016 | 7:00 pm | Missouri Southern | Fort Hays State | Lewis Field Stadium • Hays, KS | FHSU 22–10 | 4,134 |
| September 1, 2016 | 7:00 pm | Central Oklahoma | Lindenwood | Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO | LWU 49–26 | 3,132 |
| September 1, 2016 | 7:00 pm | Nebraska–Kearney | Missouri Western | Spratt Stadium • St. Joseph, MO | MWSU 44–21 | 6,017 |
| September 1, 2016 | 7:00 pm | No. 20 Central Missouri | Pittsburg State | Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS | UCM 34–27 | 9,311 |
| September 1, 2016 | 6:00 pm | Northeastern State | Washburn | Yager Stadium • Topeka, KS | WU 38–19 | 5,775 |
| $^#$Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 2

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 8, 2016 | 7:00 pm | Fort Hays State | No. 16 Central Missouri | Walton Stadium • Warrensburg, MO | UCM 34–17 | 7,279 |
| September 8, 2016 | 7:00 pm | Pittsburg State | Central Oklahoma | Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK | PSU 45–31 | 6,218 |
| September 8, 2016 | 7:00 pm | Emporia State | Nebraska–Kearney | Cope Stadium • Kearney, NE | ESU 34–7 | 4,663 |
| September 8, 2016 | 7:00 pm | Lindenwood | Northeastern State | Wantland Stadium • Tahlequah, OK | NSU 35–31 | 2,104 |
| September 8, 2016 | 7:00 pm | Washburn | No. 1 Northwest Missouri State | Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO | NWMSU 41–7 | 7,501 |
| September 10, 2016 | 6:00 pm | Missouri Western | Missouri Southern | Hughes Stadium • Joplin, MO | MSWSU 51–14 | 4,274 |
| $^#$Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 3

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 17, 2016 | 2:00 pm | Missouri Southern | Emporia State | Welch Stadium • Emporia, KS | ESU 49–21 | 5,304 |
| September 17, 2016 | 7:00 pm | Central Oklahoma | Fort Hays State | Lewis Field Stadium • Hays, KS | FHSU 34–20 | 3,520 |
| September 17, 2016 | 6:00 pm | No. 14 Central Missouri | Missouri Western | Spratt Field • St. Joseph, MO | UCM 38–34 | 6,533 |
| September 17, 2016 | 1:30 pm | Nebraska–Kearney | No. 1 Northwest Missouri State | Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO | NWMSU 52–14 | 8,550 |
| September 17, 2016 | 1:00 pm | Northeastern State | Pittsburg State | Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS | PSU 38–37 $^{OT}$ | 11,495 |
| September 17, 2016 | 6:00 pm | Lindenwood | Washburn | Yager Stadium • Topeka, KS | WU 34–29 | 6,721 |
| $^#$Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 4

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 24, 2016† | 1:00 pm | Emporia State | No. 13 Central Missouri | Walton Stadium • Warrensburg, MO | ESU 37–31 $^{2OT}$ | 7,995 |
| September 24, 2016 | 6:00 pm | Missouri Western | Central Oklahoma | Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK | UCO 31–21 | 3,120 |
| September 24, 2016 | 6:00 pm | Pittsburg State | Lindenwood | Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO | PSU 50–19 | 3,088 |
| September 24, 2016 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Northwest Missouri State | Missouri Southern | Hughes Stadium • Joplin, MO | NWMSU 45–21 | 5,267 |
| September 24, 2016 | 2:00 pm | Washburn | Nebraska–Kearney | Cope Stadium • Kearney, NE | WU 47–44 $^{3OT}$ | 4,028 |
| September 24, 2016† | 1:00 pm | Fort Hays State | Northeastern State | Wadley Stadium • Tahlequah, OK | FHSU 34–7 | 2,526 |
| $^#$Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 5

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 1, 2016 | 2:00 pm | Central Oklahoma | No. 23 Emporia State | Welch Stadium • Emporia, KS | ESU 35–21 | 4,987 |
| October 1, 2016 | 2:00 pm | Lindenwood | Fort Hays State | Lewis Field Stadium • Hays, KS | FHSU 37–6 | 4,266 |
| October 1, 2016 | 1:00 pm | Northeastern State | Missouri Western | Spratt Stadium • St. Joseph, MO | MWSU 45–14 | 3,682 |
| October 1, 2016† | 2:00 pm | Missouri Southern | Nebraska–Kearney | Cope Stadium • Kearney, NE | MSSU 24–14 | 2,005 |
| October 1, 2016† | 5:00 pm | No. 22 Central Missouri | No. 1 Northwest Missouri State | Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO (Fall Classic) | NWMSU 42–17 | 15,349 |
| October 1, 2016 | 1:00 pm | Pittsburg State | Washburn | Yager Stadium • Topeka, KS | PSU 45–27 | 6,323 |
| $^#$Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 6

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 8, 2016 | 1:00 pm | Nebraska–Kearney | Central Missouri | Walton Stadium • Warrensburg, MO | UCM 36–16 | 6,637 |
| October 8, 2016 | 2:00 pm | No. 1 Northwest Missouri State | Central Oklahoma | Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK | NWMSU 56–10 | 3,109 |
| October 8, 2016 | 1:30 pm | Missouri Western | Lindenwood | Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO | MWSU 37–29 | 2,132 |
| October 8, 2016 | 3:00 pm | Washburn | Missouri Southern | Hughes Field • Joplin, MO | WU 45–13 | 5,674 |
| October 8, 2016 | 2:00 pm | No. 18 Emporia State | Northeastern State | Wadley Stadium • Tahlequah, OK | ESU 47–27 | 1,503 |
| October 8, 2016 | 2:00 pm | Fort Hays State | Pittsburg State | Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS | FHSU 54–41 | 10,238 |
| $^#$Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 7

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 15, 2016 | 2:00 pm | Lindenwood | No. 12 Emporia State | Welch Stadium • Emporia, KS | ESU 35–28 | 6,014 |
| October 15, 2016 | 6:00 pm | Central Missouri | Missouri Southern | Hughes Stadium • Joplin, MO | UCM 56–7 | 2,526 |
| October 15, 2016 | 2:00 pm | Pittsburg State | Missouri Western | Spratt Stadium • St. Joseph, MO | PSU 55–47 | 5,515 |
| October 15, 2016 | 2:00 pm | Central Oklahoma | Nebraska–Kearney | Cope Stadium • Kearney, NE | UNK 47–32 | 2,200 |
| October 15, 2016† | 1:30 pm | Northeastern State | No. 1 Northwest Missouri State | Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO | NWMSU 74–29 | 7,296 |
| October 15, 2016 | 1:00 pm | Fort Hays State | Washburn | Yager Stadium • Topeka, KS | WU 30–24 | 5,350 |
| $^#$Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 8

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 22, 2016 | 1:30 pm | Washburn | Central Missouri | Walton Stadium • Warrensburg, MO | UCM 29–27 | 9,138 |
| October 22, 2016† | 2:00 pm | Missouri Southern | Central Oklahoma | Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK | UCO 63–42 | 1,985 |
| October 22, 2016† | 2:00 pm | Missouri Western | Fort Hays State | Lewis Field Stadium • Hays, KS | FHSU 35–27 | 3,250 |
| October 22, 2016 | 1:30 pm | No. 1 Northwest Missouri State | Lindenwood | Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO | NWMSU 47–12 | 3,527 |
| October 22, 2016† | 2:00 pm | Nebraska–Kearney | Northeastern State | Wadley Stadium • Tahlequah, OK | NSU 31–21 | 1,187 |
| October 22, 2016 | 2:00 pm | No. 12 Emporia State | Pittsburg State | Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS | ESU 41–36 | 8,763 |
| $^#$Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 9

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 29, 2016 | 1:00 pm | Central Oklahoma | Central Missouri | Walton Stadium • Warrensburg, MO | UCM 48–28 | 3,895 |
| October 29, 2016 | 2:00 pm | Fort Hays State | No. 10 Emporia State | Welch Stadium • Emporia, KS | ESU 24–16 | 6,103 |
| October 29, 2016 | 2:00 pm | Northeastern State | Missouri Southern | Hughes Stadium • Joplin, MO | MSSU 45–33 | 4,236 |
| October 29, 2016 | 2:00 pm | Lindenwood | Nebraska–Kearney | Cope Stadium • Kearney, NE | LWU 35–14 | 2,005 |
| October 29, 2016† | 2:30 pm | Pittsburg State | No. 1 Northwest Missouri State | Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO (Rivalry) | NWMSU 69–10 | 10,283 |
| October 29, 2016 | 1:00 pm | Missouri Western | Washburn | Yager Stadium • Topeka, KS | WU 16–13 | 6,023 |
| $^#$Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 10

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 5, 2016 | 3:00 pm | Washburn | Central Oklahoma | Walton Stadium • Emond, OK | WU 31–28 | 5,334 |
| November 5, 2016 | 2:00 pm | No. 1 Northwest Missouri State | Fort Hays State | Lewis Field Stadium • Hays, KS | NWMSU 28–7 | 3,325 |
| November 5, 2016 | 1:30 pm | Missouri Southern | Lindenwood | Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO | LWU 42–28 | 1,563 |
| November 5, 2016 | 1:00 pm | No. 9 Emporia State | Missouri Western | Spratt Stadium • St. Joseph, MO | ESU 27–14 | 4,017 |
| November 5, 2016 | 2:00 pm | No. 25 Central Missouri | Northeastern State | Wadley Stadium • Tahlequah, OK | UCM 59–21 | 3,250 |
| November 5, 2016 | 2:00 pm | Nebraska–Kearney | Pittsburg State | Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS | PSU 52–21 | 8,253 |
| $^#$Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 11

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 12, 2016 | 1:00 pm | Lindenwood | No. 24 Central Missouri | Walton Stadium • Warrensburg, MO | UCM 35–7 | 3,673 |
| November 12, 2016 | 3:00 pm | Northeastern State | Central Oklahoma | Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK (President's Cup) | UCO 17–14 | 4,223 |
| November 12, 2016 | 3:30 pm | Pittsburg State | Missouri Southern | Hughes Stadium • Joplin, MO (Miner's Bowl) | PSU 45–31 | 5,748 |
| November 12, 2016 | 2:00 pm | Fort Hays State | Nebraska–Kearney | Cope Stadium • Kearney, NE | FHSU 27–17 | 2,100 |
| November 12, 2016 | 1:30 pm | Missouri Western | No. 1 Northwest Missouri State | Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO | NWMSU 44–3 | 7,542 |
| November 12, 2016 | 1:00 pm | No. 9 Emporia State | Washburn | Yager Stadium • Topeka, KS (Turnpike Tussle) | ESU 30–3 | 6,789 |
| $^#$Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Postseason
#### NCAA Division II playoffs

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 13 Minnesota–Duluth | No. 9 Emporia State | Francis G. Welch Stadium • Emporia, KS | W 59–26 | 5,014 |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 20 Central Missouri | No. 5 Harding | First Security Stadium • Searcy, AR | L 31–48 | 2,107 |
| November 26 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 9 Emporia State | No. 1 Northwest Missouri State | Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO | NWMSU 44–13 | 5,119 |
| December 3 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 5 Harding | No. 1 Northwest Missouri State | Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO | W 35–0 | 5,473 |
| December 10 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 15 Ferris State | No. 1 Northwest Missouri State | Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO | W 35–20 | |
| $^#$Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Bowls

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| December 3 | Noon | Bemidji State | Washburn | Tiger Stadium • Excelsior Springs, MO (Mineral Water Bowl) | | L 23–36 | 2,123 |
| December 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern New Mexico | Fort Hays State | Bulldawg Stadium • Copperas Cove, TX (Heart of Texas Bowl) | ESPN 3 | W 45–12 | 750 |
| $^#$Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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## Home game attendance

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
| Central Missouri | Audrey J. Walton Stadium | 10,000 | 7,279 | 7,995 | 6,637 | 9,138 | 3,895 | 3,673 | 38,617 | 6,436 | 64.36% |
| Central Oklahoma | Wantland Stadium | 10,000 | 6,218 | 3,120 | 3,109 | 1,985 | 5,334 | 4,223 | 23,989 | 3,998 | 39.98% |
| Emporia State | Francis G. Welch Stadium | 7,000 | 6,821 | 5,304 | 4,987 | 6,014 | 6,103 | – | 29,229 | 5,846 | 58.46% |
| Fort Hays State | Lewis Field Stadium | 6,362 | 4,134 | 3,520 | 4,266 | 3,250 | 3,325 | – | 18,495 | 3,699 | 36.99% |
| Lindenwood | Hunter Stadium | 7,450 | 3,132 | 3,088 | 2,132 | 3,527 | 1,563 | – | 13,433 | 2,687 | 36.07% |
| Missouri Southern | Fred G. Hughes Stadium | 7,000 | 4,274 | 5,267 | 5,674 | 2,526 | 4,236 | 5,748 | 27,725 | 4,621 | 66.01% |
| Missouri Western | Spratt Stadium | 7,200 | 6,017 | 6,533 | 3,682 | 5,515 | 4,017 | – | 25,764 | 5,153 | 71.57% |
| Nebraska–Kearney | Ron & Carol Cope Stadium | 5,250 | 4,663 | 4,028 | 2,005 | 2,200 | 2,005 | 2,100 | 17,001 | 2,834 | 53.98% |
| Northeastern State | Doc Wadley Stadium | 8,300 | 2,104 | 2,256 | 1,503 | 1,187 | 3,250 | – | 10,300 | 2,060 | 24.81% |
| NW Missouri State | Bearcat Stadium | 6,500 | 7,501 | 8,550 | 7,296 | 10,283 | 7,542 | – | 41,172 | 8,235 | 126.69% |
| Pittsburg State | Carnie Smith Stadium | 7,950 | 9,311 | 11,495 | 10,238 | 8,763 | 8,253 | – | 48,060 | 9,612 | 120.91% |
| Washburn | Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl | 7,200 | 5,775 | 6,721 | 6,323 | 5,350 | 6,023 | 6,789 | 36,890 | 6,148 | 85.39% |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 67,229 | 67,877 | 57,852 | 59,738 | 55,546 | 22,533 | 330,775 | 55,129 | 55,129 |