2016 Lindenwood Lions football team

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2016 Lindenwood Lions football
Lindenwood Athletics wordmark.svg
Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Record3–8 (3–8 MIAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMarc Kolb (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDeion Melvin (6th season)
Home stadium Harlen C. Hunter Stadium
Seasons
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2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 NW Missouri State $^  11 –0   15 –0  
No. 10 Emporia State ^  10 –1   11 –2  
No. 21 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  
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2016 Lindenwood Lions football team represented Lindenwood University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. The Lions played their home games at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Missouri, as they have done since 1990. [1] 2016 was the 27th season in school history. [2] The Lions were led by thirteenth-year head coach, Patrick Ross. [3] Lindenwood has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 2012. [4]

Contents

Preseason

The Lions entered the 2016 season after a 3–8 record in 2015 under Ross. [5] On August 2, 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Lions were chosen to finish in 11th place in the Coaches Poll, and 9th in the Media Poll. [6]

Postseason

After another losing season and no success in the NCAA Division II since 2012, Ross was relieved of his duties on November 15, 2016. [7] He was 93–57 at Lindenwood.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Along with Ross, there were 8 assistants.

NamePositionSeasons at
LWU		Alma Mater
Patrick Ross Head Coach13 Puget Sound (1996)
Deion MelvinDefensive Coordinator/Defensive Line6 Western Illinois (1994)
Marc KolbPassing Game Coor./Wide Receivers1 Brown (1994)
Brice CarlsonOffensive Line1 Guilford (2011)
Jamie MarshallDefensive Line1 Drake (1999)
Derek Stanley Wide Receivers4 Wisconsin–Whitewater (2007)
Wade HamptonSpecial Teams1 Lindenwood (2003)
Bryan BaldwinCornerbacks1 Kansas State (2008)
Austin BellRunning Backs1 Ohio State (2015)
Reference: [8]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmCentral Oklahoma
W 49–263,132
September 87:00 pmat Northeastern State
L 31–352,104
September 176:00 pmat Washburn
L 34–296,721
September 246:00 pm Pittsburg State
  • Harlen C. Hunter Stadium
  • St. Charles, MO
L 19–503,088
October 12:00 pmat Fort Hays State
L 6–374,266
October 81:30 pm Missouri Western
  • Harlen C. Hunter Stadium
  • St. Charles, MO
L 37–292,132
October 152:00 pmat Emporia State
L 28–356,014
October 221:30 pmNo. 1 Northwest Missouri State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Harlen C. Hunter Stadium
  • St. Charles, MO
L 12–473,527
October 292:00 pmat Nebraska–Kearney
W 35–142,005
November 51:30 pm Missouri Southern
  • Harlen C. Hunter Stadium
  • St. Charles, MO
W 42–281,563
November 121:30 pmat No. 24 Central Missouri
L 7–353,673

Source: [9]

Game summaries

Central Oklahoma

Central Oklahoma at Lindenwood
1234Total
Central Oklahoma10100626
•Lindenwood67211549

Northeastern State

Lindenwood at Northeastern State
1234Total
Lindenwood7314731
•Northeastern State7771435
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Wadley Stadium, Tahlequah, OK
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:31
  • Game attendance: 2,104
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 88 °F (31 °C)
  • Referee: Brian Moore

Washburn

Lindenwood at Washburn
1234Total
Lindenwood7601629
•Washburn7270034
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Yager Stadium, Topeka, KS
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 6,721
  • Game weather: Calm, 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Referee: Dwight Neibling

Pittsburg State

Pittsburg State at Lindenwood
1234Total
•Pittsburg State131491450
Lindenwood0136019
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, MO
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 3,088
  • Game weather: Sunny, 86 °F (30 °C)
  • Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Fort Hays State

Lindenwood at Fort Hays State
1234Total
Lindenwood60006
•Fort Hays State2136737
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Lewis Field Stadium, Hays, KS
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 4,266
  • Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
  • Referee: John Adams

Missouri Western

Missouri Western at Lindenwood
1234Total
•Missouri Western72001037
Lindenwood7160629
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, MO
  • Game start: 1:30 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:58
  • Game attendance: 2,132
  • Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Referee: Craig Helser

Emporia State

Lindenwood at Emporia State
1234Total
Lindenwood0771428
•#12 Emporia State00142135
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 6,014
  • Game weather: Overcast, 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Referee: Danny Harris

Northwest Missouri State

Northwest Missouri State at Lindenwood
1234Total
•#1 Northwest Missouri State141701647
Lindenwood600612
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Hunter Stadium
  • Game start: 1:30 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 3,527
  • Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Referee: Sean Johnston

Nebraska–Kearney

Lindenwood at Nebraska–Kearney
1234Total
•Lindenwood0280735
Nebraska–Kearney700714
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Ron & Carol Cope Stadium, Kearney, NE
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:45
  • Game attendance: 2,005
  • Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Missouri Southern

Missouri Southern at Lindenwood
1234Total
Missouri Southern7071428
•Lindenwood02171442
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, MO
  • Game start: 1:30 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:57
  • Game attendance: 1,563
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Referee: John Steiger

Central Missouri

Lindenwood at Central Missouri
1234Total
Lindenwood00077
•#24 Central Missouri01471435
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO
  • Game start: 1:30 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:52
  • Game attendance: 3,673
  • Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Referee: Danny Harris

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References

  1. ↑ "Lindenwood University - Harlen C. Hunter Stadium". June 21, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Lindenwood v. Central Oklahoma Game Notes" (PDF) (Press release). August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ross, Patrick" . Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lindenwood Accepts Invitation to Join MIAA" . Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ "MIAA Football Media Day Held On Tuesday" . Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ "NWMSU Tops Football Polls" . Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Lindenwood University - Football Head Coach Patrick Ross Relieved Of Coaching Duties". Lindenwoodlions.com. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Lindenwood University – Football Coaching Staff" . Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Lindenwood University - 2016 Football Schedule" . Retrieved July 21, 2016.
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