2016 Lindenwood Lions football team

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]

2016 Lindenwood Lions football
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
2016 record	3–8 (3–8 MIAA)
Head coach	Patrick Ross (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Marc Kolb (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Deion Melvin (6th season)
Home stadium	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium (capacity: 7,450)

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 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.

Name	Position	Seasons at LWU	Alma Mater
Patrick Ross	Head Coach	13	Puget Sound (1996)
Deion Melvin	Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line	6	Western Illinois (1994)
Marc Kolb	Passing Game Coor./Wide Receivers	1	Brown (1994)
Brice Carlson	Offensive Line	1	Guilford (2011)
Jamie Marshall	Defensive Line	1	Drake (1999)
Derek Stanley	Wide Receivers	4	Wisconsin–Whitewater (2007)
Wade Hampton	Special Teams	1	Lindenwood (2003)
Bryan Baldwin	Cornerbacks	1	Kansas State (2008)
Austin Bell	Running Backs	1	Ohio State (2015)
Reference:[8]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	Central Oklahoma	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	W 49–26	3,132
September 8	7:00 pm	at Northeastern State	Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK	L 31–35	2,104
September 17	6:00 pm	at Washburn	Yager Stadium Topeka, KS	L 34–29	6,721
September 24	6:00 pm	Pittsburg State	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	L 19–50	3,088
October 1	2:00 pm	at Fort Hays State	Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS	L 6–37	4,266
October 8	1:30 pm	Missouri Western	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	L 37–29	2,132
October 15	2:00 pm	at Emporia State	Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS	L 28–35	6,014
October 22	1:30 pm	No. 1 Northwest Missouri State	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	L 12–47	3,527
October 29	2:00 pm	at Nebraska–Kearney	Ron & Carol Cope Stadium Kearney, NE	W 35–14	2,005
November 5	1:30 pm	Missouri Southern	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	W 42–28	1,563
November 12	1:30 pm	at No. 24 Central Missouri	Audrey J. Walton Stadium Warrensburg, MO	L 7–35	3,673
Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source: [9]

Game summaries

Central Oklahoma

See also: 2016 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team

Central Oklahoma at Lindenwood

1 2 3 4 Total Central Oklahoma 10 10 0 6 26 • Lindenwood 6 7 21 15 49 Date: September 1 Location: Harlen C. Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, MO Game start: 7:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 3,132 Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 76°F Referee: Danny Harris

Northeastern State

See also: 2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team

Lindenwood at Northeastern State

1 2 3 4 Total Lindenwood 7 3 14 7 31 • Northeastern State 7 7 7 14 35 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 Referee: Brian Moore

Washburn

See also: 2016 Washburn Ichabods football team

Lindenwood at Washburn

1 2 3 4 Total Lindenwood 7 6 0 16 29 • Washburn 7 27 0 0 34 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 Referee: Dwight Neibling

Pittsburg State

See also: 2016 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team

Pittsburg State at Lindenwood

1 2 3 4 Total • Pittsburg State 13 14 9 14 50 Lindenwood 0 13 6 0 19 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 Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Fort Hays State

See also: 2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football team

Lindenwood at Fort Hays State

1 2 3 4 Total Lindenwood 6 0 0 0 6 • Fort Hays State 21 3 6 7 37 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 Referee: John Adams

Missouri Western

See also: 2016 Missouri Western Griffons 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: 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

Emporia State

See also: 2016 Emporia State Hornets football team

Lindenwood at Emporia State

1 2 3 4 Total Lindenwood 0 7 7 14 28 • #12 Emporia State 0 0 14 21 35 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 Referee: Danny Harris

Northwest Missouri State

See also: 2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team

Northwest Missouri State at Lindenwood

1 2 3 4 Total • #1 Northwest Missouri State 14 17 0 16 47 Lindenwood 6 0 0 6 12 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 Referee: Sean Johnston

Nebraska–Kearney

See also: 2016 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers football team

Lindenwood at Nebraska–Kearney

1 2 3 4 Total • Lindenwood 0 28 0 7 35 Nebraska–Kearney 7 0 0 7 14 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 Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Missouri Southern

See also: 2016 Missouri Southern Lions football team

Missouri Southern at Lindenwood

1 2 3 4 Total Missouri Southern 7 0 7 14 28 • Lindenwood 0 21 7 14 42 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 Referee: John Steiger

Central Missouri

See also: 2016 Central Missouri Mules football team

Lindenwood at Central Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total Lindenwood 0 0 0 7 7 • #24 Central Missouri 0 14 7 14 35 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 Referee: Danny Harris

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.

External links

• Official website