2015 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season

2015 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season
League	NCAA Division II
Sport	Football
Duration	September 3, 2015 – November 14, 2015
Number of teams	12
TV partner(s)	KSMO-TV (MIAA Network)
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2015 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 NW Missouri State $^		11	–	0					15	–	0
No. 8 Emporia State ^		9	–	2					11	–	3
Central Missouri		8	–	3					8	–	3
Fort Hays State #		8	–	3					8	–	4
Central Oklahoma #		6	–	5					7	–	5
Missouri Western		6	–	5					6	–	5
Pittsburg State		6	–	5					6	–	5
Washburn		5	–	6					5	–	6
Lindenwood		3	–	8					3	–	8
Northeastern State		3	–	8					3	–	8
Missouri Southern		1	–	10					1	–	10
Nebraska–Kearney		0	–	11					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – bowl participant (Fort Hays State - Mineral Water Bowl, Central Oklahoma - Live United Texarkana Bowl) Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2015 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season was contested by twelve United States collegiate athletic programs that compete in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) under the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for the 2015 college football season. The season began on Thursday, September 3, 2015. ^[1]

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

The only head coach change in the conference is Missouri Southern's Denver Johnson who replaced Daryl Daye. ^[2]

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	6	91–40	39–19
Central Oklahoma	Nick Bobeck	4	54–25	12–20
Emporia State	Garin Higgins	9	93–56	42–47
Fort Hays State	Chris Brown	5	22–22
Lindenwood	Patrick Ross	12	101–48	87–41
Missouri Southern	Denver Johnson	1	69–66	0–0
Missouri Western	Jerry Partridge	19	139–71
Nebraska–Kearney	Josh Lamberson	1	0–0
Northeastern State	Rob Robinson	2	0–11
NW Missouri State	Adam Dorrel	5	47–8
Pittsburg State	Tim Beck	6	47–14
Washburn	Craig Schurig	14	89–57

Preseason outlook

Sporting News released their Top-25 on June 8, 2015. ^[3] Two teams from the conference were ranked in the top 25: #7 Northwest Missouri and #14 Pittsburg State. That same day the Lindy's NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 was released, where two teams placed in the top 25 from the conference: #6 Pittsburg State and #13 Northwest Missouri. ^[3]

On August 4, MIAA Media Days was held at Sporting Park in Kansas City. ^[4] Northwest Missouri was chosen as #1 and Pittsburg State was chosen as #2 for both Coaches and Media polls. The schools were ranked as follows: ^[4]

On August 17, the American Football Coaches Association released the Preseason Division II Poll. ^[5] Northwest Missouri State was selected to finish fifth, ^[6] and Pittsburg State was chosen seventh. ^[7]

On August 25, D2football.com released its Top 25 poll, which includes three MIAA schools. Pittsburg State ranked 6th, NW Missouri State 8th, and Central Missouri 20th. ^[8]

MIAA Coaches [4] 1. NW Missouri (8) 2. Pittsburg St. (4) 3. Central Mo. 4. Central Ok. 5. Mo. Western 6. Fort Hays St. T7. Emporia St. T7. Washburn 9. Nebraska–Kearney 10. Lindenwood 11. Mo. Southern 12. Northeastern St. ( ) first place votes

MIAA Media [4] 1. NW Missouri (28) 2. Pittsburg St. (13) 3. Central Ok. 4. Mo. Western 5. Central Mo. 6. Fort Hays St. 7. Emporia St. 8. Washburn 9. Nebraska–Kearney 10. Mo. Southern 11. Lindenwood 12. Northeastern St. ( ) first place votes

Schedule

The first week of conference play began on Thursday, September 3, 2015. The schedule was subject to change. ^[1]

Week 1

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3, 2015	7:00 p.m.	Missouri Western	Central Missouri	Walton Stadium • Warrensburg, MO		UCM 18–17	8,895
September 3, 2015	7:07 p.m.	Fort Hays State	Central Oklahoma	Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK	MIAA-TV	FHSU 30–29	7,189
September 3, 2015	7:00 p.m.	Emporia State	Missouri Southern	Hughes Stadium • Joplin, MO		ESU 38–20	5,987
September 3, 2015	7:00 p.m.	Washburn	Lindenwood	Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO		LWU 20–14	2,794
September 3, 2015	7:00 p.m.	No. 7 Northwest Missouri	Nebraska–Kearney	Cope Stadium • Kearney, NE		NWMSU 31–0	7,853
September 3, 2015	7:00 p.m.	No. 5 Pittsburg State	Northeastern State	Wadley Stadium • Tahlequah, OK		PSU 38–14	3,331
#Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 2

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10/12, 2015	7:07/2:00 p.m.	Central Missouri	Emporia State	Welch Stadium • Emporia, KS	MIAA-TV	ESU 45–34	5,785
September 10, 2015	7:00 p.m.	Northeastern State	Fort Hays State	Lewis Field Stadium • Hays, KS		FHSU 27–13	3,495
September 10, 2015	7:00 p.m.	Missouri Southern	No. 4 NW Missouri State	Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO		NWMSU 48–7	7,111
September 10/11, 2015	6:00 p.m./11:00 a.m.	Nebraska–Kearney	Washburn	Yager Stadium • Topeka, KS		WU 34–14	5,958
September 12, 2015	1:00 p.m.	Central Oklahoma	Missouri Western	Spratt Stadium • St. Joseph, MO		MWSU 26–16	4,203
September 12, 2015	7:00 p.m.	Lindenwood	No. 5 Pittsburg State	Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS		PSU 56–28	10,362
#Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 3

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19, 2015	1:30 p.m.	No. 3 NW Missouri State	Central Missouri	Walton Stadium • Warrensburg, MO		NWMSU 34–30	9,973
September 19, 2015	2:00 p.m.	Emporia State	Central Oklahoma	Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK		ESU 38–28	4,502
September 19, 2015	6:00 p.m.	Fort Hays State	Lindenwood	Hunter Field • St. Charles, MO		FHSU 30–7	2,976
September 19, 2015	6:00 p.m.	Nebraska–Kearney	Missouri Southern	Hughes Stadium • Joplin, MO		MSSU 24–14	4,367
September 19, 2015	2:37 p.m.	Missouri Western	Northeastern State	Wadley Stadium • Tahlequah, OK	MIAA-TV	MWSU 24–17	2,083
September 19, 2015	7:00 p.m.	Washburn	No. 4 Pittsburg State	Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS		WU 28–21	11,383
#Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 4

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 26, 2015†	3:00 p.m.	Central Missouri	Nebraska–Kearney	Cope Stadium • Kearney, NE		UCM 38–7	4,214
September 26, 2015	2:37 p.m.	Central Oklahoma	No. 3 NW Missouri State	Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO	MIAA-TV	NWMSU 23–16	7,847
September 26, 2015	2:00 p.m.	Northeastern State	Emporia State	Welch Stadium • Emporia, KS		ESU 55–14	5,093
September 26, 2015	7:00 p.m.	No. 15 Pittsburg State	Fort Hays State	Lewis Field Stadium • Hays, KS		PSU 31–24	6,043
September 26, 2015	2:00 p.m.	Lindenwood	Missouri Western	Spratt Stadium • St. Joseph, MO		MWSU 34–14	5,401
September 26, 2015	1:00 p.m.	Missouri Southern	Washburn	Yager Stadium • Topeka, KS		WU 27–21	4,201
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 5

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 3, 2015	1:30 p.m.	Missouri Southern	Central Missouri	Walton Stadium • Warrensburg, MO		UCM 54–10	10,477
October 3, 2015	2:00 p.m.	Nebraska–Kearney	Central Oklahoma	Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK		UCO 36–24	4,029
October 3, 2015	2:37 p.m.	No. 23 Emporia State	Lindenwood	Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO	MIAA-TV	ESU 20–13	2,093
October 3, 2015†	7:00 p.m.	Washburn	Fort Hays State	Lewis Field Stadium • Hays, KS		FHSU 35–30	4,913
October 3, 2015†	2:00 p.m.	Missouri Western	No. 15 Pittsburg State	Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS		PSU 31–27	10,814
October 3, 2015	1:00 p.m.	No. 3 NW Missouri State	Northeastern State	Wadley Stadium • Tahlequah, OK		NWMSU 59–7	1,593
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 6

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 10, 2015	2:37 p.m.	Central Missouri	Washburn	Yager Stadium • Topeka, KS	MIAA-TV	UCM 38–38	4,763
October 10, 2015	6:00 p.m.	Central Oklahoma	Missouri Southern	Hughes Stadium • Joplin, MO		UCO 55–21	3,755
October 10, 2015	2:00 p.m.	No. 13 Pittsburg State	No. 18 Emporia State	Welch Stadium • Emporia, KS		ESU 46–42	6,306
October 10, 2015	1:00 p.m.	Fort Hays State	Missouri Western	Spratt Stadium • St. Joseph, MO		MWSU 26–21	3,406
October 10, 2015	1:00 p.m.	Lindenwood	No. 3 NW Missouri State	Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO		NWMSU 69–0	6,594
October 10, 2015	2:00 p.m.	Northeastern State	Nebraska–Kearney	Cope Stadium • Kearney, NE		NSU 31–14	3,345
#Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 7

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 17, 2015	2:00 p.m.	Central Missouri	Central Oklahoma	Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK		UCM 45–42	2,478
October 17, 2015	2:00 p.m.	No. 13 Emporia State	Fort Hays State	Lewis Field Stadium • Hays, KS		FHSU 27–24	3,094
October 17, 2015†	1:30 p.m.	Nebraska–Kearney	Lindenwood	Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO		LWU 28–10	2,097
October 17, 2015	1:00 p.m.	Missouri Southern	Northeastern State	Wadley Stadium • Tahlequah, OK		NSU 31–21	1,512
October 17, 2015†	2:00 p.m.	Washburn	Missouri Western	Spratt Stadium • St. Joseph, MO		WU 21–7	5,005
October 17, 2017	2:37 p.m.	No. 3 NW Missouri State	No. 22 Pittsburg State	Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS	MIAA-TV	NWMSU 31–14	10,189
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 8

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 24, 2015†	1:30 p.m.	Northeastern State	Central Missouri	Walton Stadium • Warrensburg, MO		UCM 54–10	8,279
October 24, 2015†	1:00 p.m.	Central Oklahoma	Washburn	Yager Stadium • Topeka, KS		UCO 38–27	5,525
October 24, 2015†	2:00 p.m.	Missouri Western	No. 19 Emporia State	Welch Stadium • Emporia, KS		ESU 17–3	6,056
October 24, 2015†	2:00 p.m.	Fort Hays State	No. 3 NW Missouri State	Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO		NWMSU 45–24	9,082
October 24, 2015†	2:37 p.m.	Lindenwood	Missouri Southern	Hughes Stadium • Joplin, MO	MIAA-TV	LWU 34–30	4,237
October 24, 2015	1:00 p.m.	Pittsburg State	Nebraska–Kearney	Cope Stadium • Kearney, NE		PSU 24–19	2,050
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 9

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 31, 2015	1:30 p.m.	No. 25 Central Missouri	Lindenwood	Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO		UCM 31–0	1,519
October 31, 2015†	1:00 p.m.	Central Oklahoma	Northeastern State	Wantland Stadium • Tahlequah, OK (President's Cup)		UCO 48–17	2,638
October 31, 2015	2:00 p.m.	Washburn	No. 17 Emporia State	Welch Stadium • Emporia, KS (Turnpike Tussle)		ESU 47–21	4,821
October 31, 2015	2:37 p.m.	Nebraska–Kearney	Fort Hays State	Lewis Field Stadium • Hays, KS	MIAA-TV	FHSU 24–7	2,770
October 31, 2015	2:00 p.m.	Missouri Southern	Pittsburg State	Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS		PSU 41–14	8,251
October 31, 2015	1:00 p.m.	No. 2 NW Missouri State	Missouri Western	Spratt Stadium • St. Joseph, MO		NWMSU 24–10	6,955
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 10

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 7, 2015	2:37pm	Pittsburg State	No. 24 Central Missouri	Walton Stadium • Warrensburg, MO	MIAA-TV	UCM 34–6	7,873
November 7, 2015†	2:00 p.m.	Lindenwood	Central Oklahoma	Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK		UCO 37–20	6,855
November 7, 2015	6:00 p.m.	No. 14 Emporia State	No. 2 NW Missouri State	Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO	ASN	NWMSU 44–10	6,542
November 7, 2015	3:00 p.m.	Fort Hays State	Missouri Southern	Hughes Stadium • Joplin, MO		FHSU 42–31	3,475
November 7, 2015	1:00 p.m.	Nebraska–Kearney	Missouri Western	Spratt Stadium • St. Joseph, MO		MWSU 34–17	2,996
November 7, 2015	1:00 p.m.	Washburn	Northeastern State	Wadley Stadium • Tahlequah, OK		WU 35–21	2,417
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 11

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 14, 2015	2:00 p.m.	No. 20 Central Missouri	Fort Hays State	Lewis Field Stadium • Hays, KS		FHSU 28–14	2,975
November 14, 2015	2:00 p.m.	Central Oklahoma	Pittsburg State	Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS		UCO 49–31	8,138
November 14, 2015	2:00 p.m.	Nebraska–Kearney	No. 19 Emporia State	Welch Stadium • Emporia, KS		ESU 52–34	3,897
November 14, 2015	1:30 p.m.	Northeastern State	Lindenwood	Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO		NSU 17–14	1,016
November 14, 2015	1:00 p.m.	Missouri Southern	Missouri Western	Spratt Stadium • St. Joseph, MO		MWSU 63–21	2,147
November 14, 2015	1:00 p.m.	No. 1 Northwest Missouri	Washburn	Yager Stadium • Topeka, KS		NWMSU 49–13	5,403
#Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Postseason

NCAA Division II playoffs

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 21	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 Emporia State	No. 6  MSU–Mankato	Blakeslee Stadium • Mankato, MN		W 51–49	1,104
November 28	1:00 p.m.	No. 11  Humboldt State	No. 1 NW Missouri St.	Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO		W 54–7	4,160
November 28	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 Emporia State	No. 8  Henderson State	Carpenter-Haygood Stadium • Arkadelphia, AR		W 29–3	1,129
December 5	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 Emporia State	No. 1 NW Missouri St.	Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO		NWMSU 38–17	5,155
December 12	2:30 p.m.	No. 7  West Georgia	No. 1 NW Missouri St.	Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO	ESPN 3	W 38–23	5,522
December 19	3:00 p.m.	No. 12  Shepherd	No. 1 NW Missouri St.	Children's Mercy Park • Kansas City, KS (National Championship)	ESPN 2	W 34–7	16,181
#Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Bowls

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
December 5	Noon	Fort Hays State	Minnesota–Duluth	Tiger Stadium • Excelsior Springs, MO (Mineral Water Bowl)		L 30–22	2,300
December 5	Noon	Central Oklahoma	Southwestern Oklahoma St.	Razorback Stadium • Texarkana, AR (Live United Texarkana Bowl)		W 38–21	5,583
#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 [21]	8,895	9,973	10,477	8,279	7,873	–	37,497	7,499	74.99%
Central Oklahoma	Wantland Stadium	10,000 [22]	7,189	4,502	4,029	2,478	6,855	–	25,053	5,010	50.1%
Emporia State	Francis G. Welch Stadium	7,000 [23]	5,785	5,093	6,306	6,056	4,821	3,897	31,958	5,326	76.08%
Fort Hays State	Lewis Field Stadium	6,362 [24]	3,495	6,043	4,913	3,094	2,770	2,975	23,290	3,881	61%
Lindenwood	Hunter Stadium	7,450 [25]	2,794	2,976	2,093	2,097	1,519	1,016	12,495	2,082	27.94%
Missouri Southern	Fred G. Hughes Stadium	7,000 [26]	5,987	4,367	3,755	4,237	3,475	–	21,821	4,364	49.64%
Missouri Western	Spratt Stadium	7,200 [27]	4,203	5,401	3,406	5,005	6,955	2,147	27,117	4,519	62.76%
Nebraska–Kearney	Ron & Carol Cope Stadium	5,250 [28]	7,853	4,214	3,345	2,050	2,996	–	20,458	4,091	77.92%
Northeastern State	Doc Wadley Stadium	8,300 [29]	3,331	2,083	1,593	1,512	2,638	2,417	13,574	2,262	27.25%
NW Missouri State	Bearcat Stadium	6,500 [30]	7,111	7,847	6,594	9,082	6,542	–	37,176	7,435	114.38%
Pittsburg State	Carnie Smith Stadium	7,950 [31]	10,362	11,383	10,814	10,189	8,251	8,138	59,137	9,856	123.97%
Washburn	Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl	7,200 [32]	5,958	4,201	4,763	5,525	5,403	–	20,850	4,170	57.91%

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