2016 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers football team

American college football season

2016 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers football

Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Record	1–10 (1–10 MIAA)
Head coach	Josh Lamberson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bleil (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ken Gordon (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ron & Carol Cope Stadium
Seasons← 20152017 →

2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
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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

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – bowl participant (Wahsburn - Mineral Water Bowl, Fort Hays State - C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl) Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2016 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers football team represented the University of Nebraska at Kearney in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. The Lopers played their home games on Foster Field in Ron & Carol Cope Stadium in Kearney, Nebraska, as they have done since 1939. 2016 was the 111th season in school history. The Lopers were led by second-year head coach, Josh Lamberson. Nebraska–Kearney has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 2012.

Preseason

The Lopers entered the 2016 season after finishing with a 0–11 record overall and in conference play, under Lamberson. On August 2, 2016, at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Lopers were chosen to finish in 11th place in the Coaches Poll and 12th place in the Media Poll.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Along with Lamberson, there were 13 assistants.

Name	Position	Seasons at UNK	Alma Mater
Josh Lamberson	Head Coach/QB's	2	Northwest Missouri State (2005)
Ken Gordon	Assoc. Head Coach – Defensive Coord./Backs	2	Northwest Missouri State (1996)
Kevin Bleil	Assist. Head Coach – Co-Offensive Coord./Passing Game Coord./TE	2	Akron (2010)
Joe Holtzclaw	Assist. Head Coach – Co-Offensive Coord./Running Game Coord./Offensive Line	2	Northwest Missouri State (2007)
Matt Miller	Assist. Head Coach – Wide Receivers	2	Arizona State (2006)
Shayne Shade	Assist. Head Coach – Defensive Line	2	Northwest Missouri State (2011)
Jake Willrich	Assist. Head Coach – Line Backers/Special Teams	2	Truman (2003)
Michael Gruber	Assist. Head Coach – Specialists	1	Nebraska–Kearney (2014)
Mark Newmyer	Graduate Assistant	2	Doane (2008)
Aaron Terry	Graduate Assistant	2	Northwest Missouri State (2013)
Bronson Marsh	Graduate Assistant	2	Nebraska–Kearney (2016)
Creighton Reed	Student Assistant Coach	2	current student at UNK
Spencer Dorn	Student Assistant Coach	1	current student at UNK
Joe Kripp	Strength & Conditioning	2	Eastern Illinois (2013)
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Roster

2016 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`1`	Luke Quinn	So
WR	`3`	Preston Foley	Sr
QB	`7`	Justin Roberts	Fr
QB	`8`	Alex McGinnis	Fr
WR	`10`	D'Andre Hood	Fr
QB	`11`	Stephen Worthing	Fr
QB	`12`	Ryan McFarlin	Fr
QB	`13`	John Masker	Fr
TE	`16`	Julian Navarrette	Sr
WR	`18`	Malcom Moore	Jr
RB	`25`	Thomas Russell	Fr
ATH	`29`	Lorenz Allen	Fr
RB	`32`	Martiez Prather	Fr
WR	`33`	LaDarrius Thomas	So
TE	`35`	Tanner Lusk	Fr
OT	`48`	Alex Harms	So
OL	`50`	Bailey Haas	Fr
OL	`51`	Matt Caesar	Fr
OL	`52`	Lucas Troyer	Fr
OL	`53`	Jake Filsinger	Jr
OL	`59`	Jacob Runge	Sr
OL	`60`	Jack McLeay	Fr
OL	`61`	Jacob Browne	Fr
OL	`62`	Josh Stoltenberg	Fr
OL	`63`	Zach Beard	Sr
OL	`64`	Broden Baker	Fr
OL	`65`	Sunday Beng	Fr
OL	`66`	Taylor Angele	Fr
OL	`67`	Daniel Yoshiki	So
OL	`68`	Cam Collins	Fr
OL	`69`	Kyle Crooks	Fr
OL	`70`	Nick Brungardt	Fr
OL	`71`	Luke Browne	Sr
OL	`72`	Corey Hoelck	Fr
OL	`73`	Leo Wilson	So
OL	`74`	Nick Wenz	Sr
OL	`75`	David Squiers	So
OL	`77`	Kolin Kenton	Fr
OL	`78`	Troy Studd	Sr
OL	`79`	Austyn Franks	Fr
WR	`80`	Jack Lydiatt	So
WR	`81`	Kentrez Bell	Fr
WR	`82`	Barry Moore	Fr
OT	`83`	Sam Brauer	Jr
TE	`84`	Conner Beard	Sr
WR	`85`	Austan Daniels	Fr
TE	`86`	A.J. Schulze	Fr
TE	`87`	Matt Kostenbauer	Fr
TE	`88`	Alec Sovereign	Fr
WR	`89`	Logan Anderjaska	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`2`	Dallas Vaughn	Fr
CB	`4`	Antwan Hadley	Sr
CB	`6`	Famous McKinnon	So
CB	`9`	Darian Thomas	Sr
LB	`14`	Andrew Jensen	Sr
FS	`15`	Zach Sullivan	Fr
DB	`17`	Jimmy Hawk	Jr
DL	`19`	Romeo Bryant	Jr
DB	`20`	Irahan Avila	Jr
LB	`21`	D.J. Curtis	Fr
DB	`22`	Justin James	Jr
DB	`23`	Davion Tyler	Fr
DB	`24`	Cameron Winston	Jr
DB	`26`	Randon Moore	Fr
LB	`28`	Rakid Hill	Fr
FS	`30`	George Brown	Jr
CB	`31`	Quinza Witcher	So
DB	`34`	Max Raymond	So
LB	`37`	Sal Silvo	Fr
LB	`38`	Kevin Gallardo-Franklin	Fr
DL	`39`	Tyson Libengood	Fr
LB	`40`	Tyke Kozeal	Sr
LB	`41`	Garrett Popper	So
LB	`42`	Will Lansman	Fr
DL	`43`	Gavin Leach	Jr
LB	`44`	Ty Botsford	Fr
LB	`45`	Travis Holcomb	Fr
DL	`46`	Justin Growel	Fr
LB	`47`	Trey Anderson	Sr
DL	`55`	Devin Hernandez	Jr
DE	`56`	Edwin Hooper	Jr
DL	`57`	Blake Huisman	Fr
DL	`58`	Blake Schroeder	Fr
DL	`60`	Chance Morland	Fr
DE	`90`	Tye Spies	So
DL	`91`	Jacob Bartling	So
DL	`92`	Hinwa Allieu	Fr
DL	`93`	Jordan Ingraham	Fr
DL	`94`	Sam Stoltenberg	Jr
DL	`95`	Noah Duncan	Fr
DL	`96`	Brook Brown	Fr
DL	`97`	Rhett Hanson	Fr
DL	`99`	Maleek Mitchell	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`27`	Brenden Wentling	Jr
P	`49`	Brendan Barnes	Fr
P	`98`	Payton Fluckey	Sr

Head coach

Josh Lamberson

Coordinators/assistant coaches

See coaching staff

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-08-12

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	at Missouri Western	Spratt Stadium St. Joseph, MO	L 21–44	6,017
September 8	7:00 pm	Emporia State	Ron & Carol Cope Stadium Kearney, NE	L 7–34	4,663
September 17	1:30 pm	at No. 1 Northwest Missouri State	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO	L 14–52	8,550
September 24	2:00 pm	Washburn	Ron & Carol Cope Stadium Kearney, NE	L 44–47	4,028
October 1	2:00 pm	Missouri Southern	Ron & Carol Cope Stadium Kearney, NE	L 14–24	2,005
October 8	1:00 pm	at Central Missouri	Audrey J. Walton Stadium Warrensburg, MO	L 16–36	6,637
October 15	2:00 pm	Central Oklahoma	Ron & Carol Cope Stadium Kearney, NE	W 47–32	2,200
October 22	2:00 pm	at Northeastern State	Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK	L 21–31	1,187
October 29	2:00 pm	Lindenwood	Ron & Carol Cope Stadium Kearney, NE	L 14–35	2,005
November 5	2:00 pm	at Pittsburg State	Carnie Smith Stadium Pittsburg, KS	L 21–52	8,253
November 12	2:00 pm	Fort Hays State	Ron & Carol Cope Stadium Nebraska, NE	L 17–27	2,100
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Missouri Western

Nebraska–Kearney at Missouri Western

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska–Kearney	0	7	0	14	21
• Missouri Western	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 (23 °C)
Referee: John Steiger

Emporia State

Emporia State at Nebraska–Kearney

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Emporia State	3	14	10	7	34
Nebraska–Kearney	0	0	0	7	7

Date: September 8
Location: Ron & Carol Cope Stadium, Kearney, NE
Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:13
Game attendance: 4,663
Game weather: Breezy, 79 °F (26 °C)
Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Northwest Missouri State

Nebraska–Kearney at Northwest Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska–Kearney	7	0	7	0	14
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	10	28	7	7	52

Date: September 17
Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO
Game start: 1:30 pm CST
Elapsed time: 3:01
Game attendance: 8,550
Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
Referee: Brian Moore

Washburn

Washburn at Nebraska–Kearney

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
• Washburn	3	3	14	7	7	7	6	47
Nebraska–Kearney	7	0	6	14	7	7	3	44

Date: September 24
Location: Ron & Carol Cope Stadium, Kearney, NE
Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:35
Game attendance: 4,028
Game weather: Calm, 65 °F (18 °C)

Missouri Southern

Missouri Southern at Nebraska–Kearney

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Missouri Southern	14	0	3	7	24
Nebraska–Kearney	0	7	0	7	14

Date: October 1
Location: Ron & Carol Cope Stadium, Kearney, NE
Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 2,005
Game weather: Clear, 75 °F (24 °C)
Referee: John Steiger

Central Missouri

Nebraska–Kearney at Central Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska–Kearney	0	6	3	7	16
• Central Missouri	7	20	9	0	36

Date: October 8
Location: Audrey J. Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO
Game start: 1:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 2:54
Game attendance: 6,637
Game weather: Sunny, 60 °F (16 °C)
Referee: Brian Moore

Central Oklahoma

Central Oklahoma at Nebraska–Kearney

	1	2	3	4	Total
Central Oklahoma	3	7	7	15	32
• Nebraska–Kearney	7	20	13	7	47

Date: October 15
Location: Ron & Carol Cope Stadium, Kearney, NE
Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:20
Game attendance: 2,200
Game weather: Overcast, 70 °F (21 °C)
Referee: John Adams

Northeastern State

Nebraska–Kearney at Northeastern State

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

Date: October 22
Location: Doc Wadley Stadium, Tahlequah, OK
Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:05
Game attendance: 1,187
Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
Referee: John Steiger

Lindenwood

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 (18 °C)
Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Pittsburg State

Nebraska–Kearney at Pittsburg State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska–Kearney	7	14	0	0	21
• Pittsburg State	7	24	14	7	52

Date: November 5
Location: Carnie Smith Stadium, Pittsburg, KS
Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:01
Game attendance: 8,253
Game weather: Overcast, 67 °F (19 °C)
Referee: Brian Moore

Fort Hays State

Fort Hays State at Nebraska–Kearney

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Fort Hays State	7	0	7	13	27
Nebraska–Kearney	3	7	0	7	17

Date: November 12
Location: Ron & Carol Cope Stadium, Kearney, NE
Game start: 2:00 pm CST
Elapsed time: 2:45
Game attendance: 2,100
Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
Referee: John Adams

References

"Ron & Carol Cope Stadium at Foster Field". October 14, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
"UNK Football History & Records". September 14, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
"Josh Lamberson biography". Retrieved August 12, 2016.
"UNK Accepts Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) Invitation". September 24, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
"2015 Lopers Schedule". Retrieved August 12, 2016.
"NWMSU Tops Football Polls". Retrieved August 12, 2016.
"Nebraska–Kearney Athletics – 2016 Football Roster". Retrieved August 12, 2016.
"Nebraska–Kearney Athletics - 2016 Football Schedule". Retrieved August 12, 2016.

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