2016 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers football team

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.[1] 2016 was the 111th season in school history.[2] The Lopers were led by second-year head coach, Josh Lamberson.[3] Nebraska–Kearney has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 2012.[4]

2016 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers football
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
2016 record	1–10 (1–10 MIAA)
Head coach	Josh Lamberson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Throckmorton (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Regi Trotter (12th season)
Home stadium	Ron & Carol Cope Stadium (capacity: 5,250)

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 Lopers entered the 2016 season after finishing with a 0–11 record overall and in conference play, under Lamberson.[5] 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.[6]

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)
Reference:[7]

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 T 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 T 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 ^3OT	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

Source: [8]

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 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 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 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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Referee: John Adams

References

1. "Ron & Carol Cope Stadium at Foster Field". October 14, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
2. "UNK Football History & Records". September 14, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
3. "Josh Lamberson biography". Retrieved August 12, 2016.
4. "UNK Accepts Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) Invitation". September 24, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
5. "2015 Lopers Schedule". Retrieved August 12, 2016.
6. "NWMSU Tops Football Polls". Retrieved August 12, 2016.
7. "Nebraska–Kearney Athletics – 2016 Football Roster". Retrieved August 12, 2016.
8. "Nebraska–Kearney Athletics - 2016 Football Schedule". Retrieved August 12, 2016.

External links

• Official website