American college football season
The 2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team represented Northeastern State University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season . The RiverHawks played their home games on Gable Field in Doc Wadley Stadium in Tahlequah, Oklahoma , as they have done since 1915 . 2016 was the 102nd season in school history. The RiverHawks were led by third-year head coach, Rob Robinson . Northeastern State has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 2012.
Preseason
The RiverHawks entered the 2016 season after finishing 3–8 both overall and in conference play in 2015. On August 2, 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the RiverHawks were chosen to finish in 9th place in the Coaches Poll, and 10th in the Media Poll.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Along with Robinson, there are 10 assistants.
Name
Position
Seasons at
Alma Mater
Rob Robinson Head Coach
3
William Jewell (2000)
Josh Lattimer
Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line
3
Pittsburg State (2007)
Rob Messinger
Special Teams/Recruiting Coord./Secondary
3
Kansas (2005)
Will Skeans
Linebackers
4
Drury (2005)
Dane Simoneau
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
3
Washburn (2013)
Julian Mendez
Assist. Coach – Offensive Line
2
Ottawa (2010)
Marvin Bohannon
Assist. Coach – Wide Receivers
3
Winston–Salem (2010)
Ryan Dvorak
Graduate Assistant – Tight Ends
2
Northeastern State (2013)
Mitch Buhler
Graduate Assistant – Running Backs
1
Washburn (2015)
Chris Girdner
Graduate Assistant – Defensive Line
1
Northeastern State (2014)
Jacques Washington
Graduate Assistant – Cornerbacks
1
Iowa State (2013)
Reference:
Roster
2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
1
Dimonic McKinzy
So
RB
3
Ra'Keim Abdul
Jr
QB
4
Kevin Pantastico
Sr
RB
6
Cody Busby
Sr
WR
7
Matthew Butler
Sr
RB
9
Mason McMillan
Sr
WR
13
Zac King
Jr
RB
14
Deion Tidwell
Jr
QB
15
Blayne Armstrong
So
QB
16
Daniel Davis
Fr
QB
17
Cameron Hudson
Fr
WR
18
Gary McKnight
Jr
RB
20
C.J. Shavers
Fr
WR
21
Antonio King
Sr
FB
27
Tracey Walker
Jr
FB
30
Michael Davis
Jr
RB
35
Keaton Burroughs
Fr
OL
50
Brian West
Sr
OL
51
Caleb Hash
Fr
OL
53
Tyler Easter
Sr
OL
55
Steve Youmans
Fr
OL
56
Damarii Tryon
Fr
OL
60
Austin Hitton
Fr
OL
62
Jason Staggs
Fr
OL
66
Dakota Ritchie
So
OL
67
Taylor Cooley
Sr
OL
68
Brian Hobbs
Sr
OL
69
Jordan Baldwin
Sr
OL
71
Isaac Barham
Fr
OL
72
Diesen Gorham
So
OL
74
Andrew Alvarado
Sr
OL
75
Austin Sargent
Fr
OL
77
Will Clements
Fr
OL
79
Morgan Lesslie
Fr
WR
80
Aaron Samek
Fr
WR
81
Donavan Dan
Sr
WR
82
Rashawn Eubanks
Fr
WR
83
Chris Cohen
Fr
TE
84
Jacob Drysdale
So
WR
85
Marcus Taylor
Fr
WR
86
Mitchell Orr
Fr
WR
87
Chance Johnson
Fr
TE
88
Decoryan Holman
Jr
TE
97
Nick Thompson
Fr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
2
Tony Newman
So
LB
5
Jalen Porter
Jr
DB
8
Steffon Herd
Sr
LB
10
La'More Wise
Jr
DL
11
Dakota Moran
Sr
DB
12
Jaylen Hall
Jr
DB
19
Ashton Antwine
Jr
DB
22
Kevin Bell
So
DB
23
Traviontae Martin
Sr
DB
24
Devon Siers
So
LB
25
Colby Bivins
So
DB
26
La'Vonte White
Fr
DB
28
Paul Lewis
Jr
DB
29
Jacob Woodson
Fr
LB
31
Darion Morris
Sr
LB
32
Coleby Evans
Fr
DB
33
Jack Alspaugh
Fr
DB
34
Isaiah Silversmith
So
DB
36
Tyler Skeen
Fr
DB
37
Tim Howard
Fr
LB
38
Tre'Von Overstreet
Fr
LB
39
Aaron Livingston
Fr
LB
40
Kenneth Davis
Sr
LB
43
Nathan Herring
Fr
DL
44
Riley Smith
Fr
DL
45
T'Nheous Smith
So
LB
48
Andrew Clark
Fr
DB
49
Johnny Scott
Fr
LB
52
Lane Yoder
Fr
LB
54
Zaccheus Johnson
So
DL
57
JaCory Miller
Fr
LB
58
Cole Dixon
Fr
LB
59
Noah Ashley
Fr
DL
70
Jacob Taylor-Goss
Fr
DL
73
George Brooks
Fr
DL
89
Dalton Pierce
So
DL
90
Gil Niko
Sr
DL
91
Rogerick Kirby
So
DL
92
Hunter Collins
Fr
DL
93
Justin Marshall
Sr
DL
94
Xavier Mason
Fr
DL
95
Quincy Dotson
So
DL
96
Christian Riley
So
LB
98
Uchechukwu Essang
Fr
DL
99
Reuben Washington
Sr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
41
Justin Dunn
Fr
P
42
Forrest Ascarrunz
Jr
K
46
Toshi Hayashi
Jr
K
47
Eddie Garcia
Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance September 1 6:00 pm at Washburn L 19–38 5,775 September 8 7:00 pm Lindenwood W 35–31 2,104 September 17 7:00 pm at Pittsburg State L 37–38 11,495 September 24 1:00 pm Fort Hays State Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK L 7–34 2,256 October 1 1:00 pm at Missouri Western L 14–45 3,682 October 8 2:00 pm No. 18 Emporia State Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK L 27–47 1,503 October 15 1:30 pm at No. 1 Northwest Missouri State L 29–74 7,296 October 22 2:00 pm Nebraska–Kearney Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK W 31–21 1,187 October 29 2:00 pm at Missouri Southern L 33–45 4,236 November 5 2:00 pm No. 25 Central Missouri Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK L 21–59 3,250 November 12 3:00 pm at Central Oklahoma L 14–17 4,223
Game summaries
Washburn
See also: 2016 Washburn Ichabods football team
Northeastern State at Washburn
1
2 3 4 Total
Northeastern State
0
10 6 3
19
• Washburn
7
16 7 8
38
Lindenwood
See also: 2016 Lindenwood Lions 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 8Location: Doc Wadley Stadium , Tahlequah, OK Game start: 7:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:31Game attendance: 2,104Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 88 °F (31 °C)Referee: Brian Moore
Pittsburg State
See also: 2016 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team
Northeastern State at Pittsburg State
1
2 3 4 OT Total
Northeastern State
7
14 7 3 6
37
• Pittsburg State
7
9 15 0 7
38
Date: September 17Location: Carnie Smith Stadium , Pittsburg, KS Game start: 7:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:37Game attendance: 11,495Game weather: Clear, 75 °F (24 °C)Referee: John Steiger
Fort Hays State
See also: 2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football team
Fort Hays State at Northeastern State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Fort Hays State
0
17 7 10
34
Northeastern State
0
0 7 0
7
Date: September 24Location: Doc Wadley Stadium, Tahlequah, OKGame start: 1:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:51Game attendance: 2,526Game weather: Clear, 75 °F (24 °C)Referee: Dwight Neibling
Missouri Western
See also: 2016 Missouri Western Griffons 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 1Location: Spratt Stadium , St. Joseph, MO Game start: 1:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:40Game attendance: 3,682Game weather: Overcast, 65 °F (18 °C)Referee: Sean Johnston
Emporia State
See also: 2016 Emporia State Hornets football team
Emporia State at Northeastern State
1
2 3 4 Total
• #18 Emporia State
16
14 10 7
47
Northeastern State
13
7 0 7
27
Date: October 8Location: Doc Wadley Stadium, Tahlequah, OKGame start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:13Game attendance: 1,503Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)Referee: John Adams
Northeastern State
See also: 2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team
Northeastern State at Northwest Missouri State
1
2 3 4 Total
Northeastern State
6
9 14 0
29
• #1 Northwest Missouri State
21
25 21 7
74
Date: October 15Location: Bearcat Stadium , Maryville, MO Game start: 1:30 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:07Game attendance: 7,296Game weather: Overcast, 70 °F (21 °C)Referee: Sean Johnston
Nebraska–Kearney
See also: 2016 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers football team
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 22Location: Doc Wadley Stadium, Tahlequah, OKGame start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:05Game attendance: 1,187Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)Referee: John Steiger
Missouri Southern
See also: 2016 Missouri Southern Lions football team
Northeastern State at Missouri Southern
1
2 3 4 Total
Northeastern State
10
3 0 20
33
• Missouri Southern
7
14 10 14
45
Date: October 29Location: Fred G. Hughes Stadium , Joplin, MO Game start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:24Game attendance: 4,236Game weather: Mostly sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)Referee: Sean Johnston
Central Missouri
See also: 2016 Central Missouri Mules football team
Central Missouri at Northeastern State
1
2 3 4 Total
• #25 Central Missouri
21
10 14 14
59
Northeastern State
0
0 7 14
21
Date: November 5Location: Doc Wadley Stadium, Tahlequah, OKGame start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:50Game attendance: 3,250Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)Referee: John Adams
Central Oklahoma
See also: 2016 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team
Northeastern State at Central Oklahoma
1
2 3 4 Total
Northeastern State
0
7 7 0
14
• Central Oklahoma
7
0 3 7
17
Date: November 12Location: Wantland Stadium , Edmond, OK Game start: 3:00 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:00Game attendance: 4,223Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)Referee: Craig Helser
References
"Northeastern State University – NSU Facilities" . July 3, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2016."Northeastern State University 2016 Football Prospectus" (PDF). July 27, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016."Rob Robinson biography" . Retrieved August 30, 2016."Central Oklahoma, Northeastern State to join MIAA" . July 29, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2016."Northeastern State University – 2015 Football Schedule" . Retrieved August 30, 2016."NWMSU Tops Football Polls" . Retrieved August 30, 2016."Northeastern State University – 2016 Football Coaching Staff" . Retrieved August 30, 2016."Northeastern State University – 2016 Football Schedule" . Retrieved September 6, 2016.
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