# 2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team

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
## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 pm | at Washburn | Yager Stadium at Moore BowlTopeka, KS | L 19–38 | 5,775 |
| September 8 | 7:00 pm | Lindenwood | Doc Wadley StadiumTahlequah, OK | W 35–31 | 2,104 |
| September 17 | 7:00 pm | at Pittsburg State | Carnie Smith StadiumPittsburg, KS | L 37–38 $^{OT}$ | 11,495 |
| September 24 | 1:00 pm | Fort Hays State | Doc Wadley StadiumTahlequah, OK | L 7–34 | 2,256 |
| October 1 | 1:00 pm | at Missouri Western | Spratt StadiumSt. Joseph, MO | L 14–45 | 3,682 |
| October 8 | 2:00 pm | No. 18 Emporia State | Doc Wadley StadiumTahlequah, OK | L 27–47 | 1,503 |
| October 15 | 1:30 pm | at No. 1 Northwest Missouri State | Bearcat StadiumMaryville, MO | L 29–74 | 7,296 |
| October 22 | 2:00 pm | Nebraska–Kearney | Doc Wadley StadiumTahlequah, OK | W 31–21 | 1,187 |
| October 29 | 2:00 pm | at Missouri Southern | Fred G. Hughes StadiumJoplin, MO | L 33–45 | 4,236 |
| November 5 | 2:00 pm | No. 25 Central Missouri | Doc Wadley StadiumTahlequah, OK | L 21–59 | 3,250 |
| November 12 | 3:00 pm | at Central Oklahoma | Wantland StadiumEdmond, OK (rivalry) | L 14–17 | 4,223 |
| HomecomingRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||

## Game summaries
### Washburn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Northeastern State | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| • Washburn | 7 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 38 |

### Lindenwood

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lindenwood | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| • Northeastern State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |

### Pittsburg State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Northeastern State | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 37 |
| • Pittsburg State | 7 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 38 |

### Fort Hays State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Fort Hays State | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Northeastern State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Missouri Western

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Northeastern State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| • Missouri Western | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |

### Emporia State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #18 Emporia State | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 47 |
| Northeastern State | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 27 |

### Northeastern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Northeastern State | 6 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| • #1 Northwest Missouri State | 21 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 74 |

### Nebraska–Kearney

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Nebraska–Kearney | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| • Northeastern State | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### Missouri Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Northeastern State | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 33 |
| • Missouri Southern | 7 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 |

### Central Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #25 Central Missouri | 21 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
| Northeastern State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |

### Central Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Northeastern State | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| • Central Oklahoma | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |