2016 Missouri Western Griffons football team

The 2016 Missouri Western Griffons football team represented Missouri Western State University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. The Griffons played their home games on Craig Field in Spratt Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri, as they have done since 1970.[1] 2016 was the 47th season in school history.[2] The Griffons were led by twentieth-year head coach, Jerry Partridge.[3] Missouri Western has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 1989.[4]

2016 Missouri Western Griffons football
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
2016 record	4–7 (4–7 MIAA)
Head coach	Jerry Partridge (20th season)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Throckmorton (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Regi Trotter (12th season)
Home stadium	Spratt Stadium (capacity: 7,500)

2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 NW Missouri St. $^		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
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Preseason

The Griffons entered the 2016 season after finishing 2015 with a 6–5 record overall and in conference play, under Partridge.[5] On August 2, 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Griffons were chosen to finish in 7th place in both the Coaches Poll and Media Poll.[6]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Along with Partridge, there were 8 assistants.

Name	Position	Seasons at MWSU	Alma Mater
Jerry Partridge	Head Coach	20	Missouri Western (1985)
Andy Ball	Assistant Head Coach – Offensive Line	2	Central Missouri (2001)
Joel Beard	Passing Game Coordinator	4	Wisconsin–Stout (2000)
Scott Groner	Assistant Head Coach – Specialists/Equipment Manager	2	Missouri Western (2014)
Todd Thrckmorton	Offensive Line	8	Missouri Western (1987)
Regi Trotter	Assistant Head Coach – Secondary	12	Missouri Western (2000)
Collin McQuillian	Graduate Assistant – Defensive Backs	2	Missouri Western (2012)
Corey Shandrick	Graduate Assistant – Running Backs	2	Illinois State (2014)
Nick Williams	Graduate Assistant – Linebackers	2	Missouri Western (2015)
Reference:[7]

Roster

2016 Missouri Western Griffons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Dijuan Ussery Jr WR 2 Brandynn Clar Sr WR 4 Dee Toliver  Sr QB 6 T.J. LaFaver  So QB 9 Skyler Windmiller  So QB 10 Nate Wilson  Jr RB 11 Dominic Jamerson Fr WR 14 Tyler Wrice  So WR 15 Trey Lewis Jr WR 16 Brandin Dandridge  Fr WR 18 Anthony Holmes  Fr RB 20 Josh Caldwell  Fr RB 22 Kendall Short  So RB 24 Derek Gray  Fr RB 26 Raphael Spencer  Sr RB 33 Ian McIntosh  So WR 37 Preston Martin Fr WR 39 Chase Simpson Fr TE 42 Blake Burau Fr TE 46 Jesse Dickens  Fr RB 47 DeEll Midgyett Fr OL 50 Shawn Rose, Jr. Fr OL 53 Brinden Ewing Fr OL 54 Nathan O'Neill  Jr OL 56 Hayden Eatinger Fr OL 59 Max Oser Jr OL 60 Kyle Dumler  Fr OL 64 Travis Anderson  Jr OL 65 Dillon Grieme Fr OL 67 Emmett Wester  So OL 68 Tyler Base  Fr OL 70 Mike Houghtaling Sr OL 71 Tre'von Wilson  Fr OL 73 Tyler Easton Fr OL 75 Tanner Hale  Fr OL 76 John Carter Jr OL 77 Nic Williams  Sr OL 79 Leonard Wester  Sr TE 80 Austin Buraute  So TE 81 Blake Vandenburg  Jr WR 82 Juwan Johnson  Fr WR 84 James Williams  Jr WR 85 Kylan Alexander  Fr TE 86 Trevor Belmont Fr WR 87 Harold Mabill  Fr TE 88 Alek Ferbet  Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 3 Jonathan Owens  So LB 5 Yomi Alli  Sr DB 7 Sam Brown  Sr LB 8 Darrian Bass  Jr LB 12 Cody Lindsay  So LB 13 Jimmy Huskey  So DB 17 Donte Watkins  So DB 21 Romello Cotman Fr DB 23 Michael Jordan  Sr DB 25 Elroy Douglas Sr DB 27 O.J. Graves Jr DB 28 Robert Richmond, Jr. Fr LB 29 Tyrell Robison  So LB 30 Jorge Belcher  Jr DB 31 Brock Kimball  Jr DB 32 Roderick Beasley  Fr LB 35 Malik Johnson Sr DB 36 Quintin Mueller Fr LB 40 Thomas Bump Fr LB 43 Markel Fluker  Fr DB 44 Da'Quan Ervin  Fr LB 45 Charlie Sciara  Jr LB 48 Connor Haynes Fr LB 49 Justin Lovelace  Fr DL 52 Colten Hedrick Fr DL 74 Joshua Riggs Fr DL 78 Arbanas Elliott  Sr DL 90 Mackenzie Wischmann  Jr DL 91 Richard Obi Sr DL 92 Joseph Boettcher Fr DL 93 Austin Drennen  So DL 94 Brody Berry  Sr DL 95 Dennis McKinney  Fr DL 96 Daylon Harper Jr DL 97 Janis Matulis  Sr DL 99 Rashon Anderson Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 19 Matthew Vincent Jr K 34 Sean Galey Fr P 38 Luke Theis Fr K 41 Tanner Pettet Fr LS 51 Cameron Glenn Jr K 98 Tyler Basch So	Head coach Jerry Partridge Coordinators/assistant coaches See coaching staff Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2016-08-05

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	Nebraska–Kearney	Spratt Stadium St. Joseph, MO	W 44–21	6,017
September 10	6:00 pm	at Missouri Southern	Fred G. Hughes Stadium Joplin, MO	W 51–14	4,274
September 17	6:00 pm	No. 14 Central Missouri	Spratt Stadium St. Joseph, MO	L 34–38	6,533
September 24	6:00 pm	at Central Oklahoma	Wantland Stadium Edmond, OK	L 21–31	3,120
October 1	1:00 pm	Northeastern State	Spratt Stadium St. Joseph, MO	W 45–14	3,682
October 8	1:30 pm	at Lindenwood	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	W 37–29	2,132
October 15	2:00 pm	Pittsburg State	Spratt Stadium Joplin, MO	L 47–55	5,515
October 22	2:00 pm	at Fort Hays State	Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS	L 27–35	3,250
October 29	1:00 pm	at Washburn	Yager Stadium Topeka, KS	L 13–16	6,023
November 5	1:00 pm	No. 9 Emporia State	Spratt Stadium St. Joseph, MO	L 14–27	4,017
November 12	1:30 pm	at No. 1 Northwest Missouri State	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO (Rivalry)	L 3–44	7,542
Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source: [8]

Game summaries

Nebraska–Kearney

See also: 2016 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers football team

Missouri Western at Nebraska–Kearney

1 2 3 4 Total Missouri Western 0 7 0 14 21 • Nebraska–Kearney 2 21 7 14 44 Date: September 1 Location: Ron & Carol Cope Stadium, Kearney, NE Game start: 7:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:59 Game attendance: 6,017 Game weather: Clear, 73°F Referee: John Steiger

Missouri Southern

See also: 2016 Missouri Southern Lions football team

Missouri Western at Missouri Southern

1 2 3 4 Total • Missouri Western 7 21 6 17 51 Missouri Southern 0 6 2 6 14 Date: September 10 Location: Fred G. Hughes Stadium, Joplin, MO Game start: 6:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:45 Game attendance: 2,474 Game weather: Overcast, 72°F Referee: Dwight Neibling

Central Missouri

See also: 2016 Central Missouri Mules football team

Central Missouri at Missouri Western

1 2 3 4 Total • #14 Central Missouri 14 10 7 7 38 Missouri Western 10 7 10 7 34 Date: October 15 Location: Spratt Stadium, St. Joseph, MO Game start: 6:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 6,533 Game weather: Sunny, 79°F Referee: Craig Helser

Central Oklahoma

See also: 2016 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team

Missouri Western at Central Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total Missouri Western 0 14 7 0 21 • Central Oklahoma 7 10 7 7 31 Date: September 24 Location: Wantland Stadium, Edmond, OK Game start: 6:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 4:27 Game attendance: 3,120 Game weather: Rain, 60°F Referee: John Adams

Northeastern State

See also: 2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team

Northeastern State at Missouri Western

1 2 3 4 Total Northeastern State 0 0 0 14 14 • Missouri Western 14 10 14 7 45 Date: October 1 Location: Spratt Stadium, St. Joseph, MO Game start: 1:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:40 Game attendance: 3,682 Game weather: Overcast, 65°F Referee: Sean Johnston

Lindenwood

See also: 2016 Lindenwood Lions football team

Missouri Western at Lindenwood

1 2 3 4 Total • Missouri Western 7 20 0 10 37 Lindenwood 7 16 0 6 29 Date: October 8 Location: Harlen C. Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, MO Game start: 1:30 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:58 Game attendance: 2,132 Game weather: Sunny, 66°F Referee: Craig Helser

Pittsburg State

See also: 2016 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team

Pittsburg State at Missouri Western

1 2 3 4 Total • Pittsburg State 14 20 14 7 55 Missouri Western 12 7 7 21 47 Date: October 15 Location: Spratt Stadium, St. Joseph, MO Game start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 5,515 Game weather: Overcast, 72°F Referee: Dwight Neibling

Fort Hays State

See also: 2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football team

Missouri Western at Fort Hays State

1 2 3 4 Total Missouri Western 12 7 0 8 27 • Fort Hays State 7 14 0 14 35 Date: October 22 Location: Lewis Field Stadium, Hays, KS Game start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 3,250 Game weather: Sunny, 82°F Referee: Danny Harris

Washburn

See also: 2016 Washburn Ichabods football team

Missouri Western at Washburn

1 2 3 4 Total Missouri Western 6 7 0 0 13 • Washburn 3 7 6 0 16 Date: October 29 Location: Yager Stadium, Topeka, KS Game start: 1:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:54 Game attendance: 6,023 Game weather: Sunny, 76°F Referee: Craig Helser

Emporia State

See also: 2016 Emporia State Hornets football team

Emporia State at Missouri Western

1 2 3 4 Total • #9 Emporia State 3 7 0 17 27 Missouri Western 7 7 0 0 14 Date: November 5 Location: Spratt Stadium, St. Joseph, MO Game start: 1:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:48 Game attendance: 4,017 Game weather: Slight overcast, 70°F Referee: Sean Johnston

Northwest Missouri State

See also: 2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team

Missouri Western at Northwest Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total Missouri Western 0 3 0 0 3 • #1 Northwest Missouri State 10 7 10 17 44 Date: November 12 Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO Game start: 1:30 pm CST Elapsed time: 2:50 Game attendance: 7,542 Game weather: Sunny, 50°F Referee: Dwight Neibling

References

1. "Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium". Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
2. "2016 Griffon Football Schedule Finalized". July 12, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
3. "Jerry Partridge biography". Retrieved August 5, 2016.
4. "The Fort Scott Tribune - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved August 5, 2016.
5. "Griffon Football Slotted Seventh in MIAA Preseason Polls". Retrieved August 5, 2016.
6. "NWMSU Tops Football Polls". Retrieved August 5, 2016.
7. "Missouri Western Athletics – 2016 Football Coaching Staff". Retrieved August 4, 2015.
8. "Missouri Western Athletics - 2016 Football Schedule". Retrieved August 5, 2016.

External links

• Official website