2017 Emporia State Hornets football team

The 2017 Emporia State Hornets football team represented Emporia State University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. The Hornets played their home games on Jones Field at Francis G. Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kansas, as they have done since 1937.[1] 2017 was the 120th season in school history.[2] The Hornets were led by head coach Garin Higgins, who finished his 16th season overall, and 10th season at Emporia State.[3] Emporia State has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) since 1991.[4]

2017 Emporia State Hornets football
ConferenceMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
2017 record6–5 (6–5 MIAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Nardo (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMike LoPorto (10th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBryan Nardo (6th season)
Home stadiumFrancis G. Welch Stadium (capacity: 7,000)
2017 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 8 Fort Hays State $^  11 0     11 1  
No. 16 NW Missouri St. ^  9 2     9 3  
Central Missouri  8 3     9 3  
Central Oklahoma  7 4     8 4  
Pittsburg State  7 4     8 4  
Washburn  6 5     7 5  
Emporia State  6 5     6 5  
Lindenwood  4 7     4 7  
Missouri Western  4 7     4 7  
Nebraska–Kearney  3 8     3 8  
Northeastern State  1 10     1 10  
Missouri Southern  0 11     0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Preseason

The Hornets enter the 2017 season after finishing with an 11–2 overall, 10–1 in conference play last season under Higgins.[5] On August 1, 2017 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Hornets were chosen to finish second in both the Coaches Poll and Media Polls.[6]

On June 1, 2017, the Hornets were ranked No. 4 in Street & Smith's National Preseason Ranking Poll, and landed in the same spot by Lindy's Sports on June 23, 2017.[7]

On August 14, the American Football Coaches Association released its poll, with the Hornets ranked No. 4 in the nation, the highest in school history.[8]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Along with Higgins, there are 10 assistants.

Name Position Seasons at
ESU
Alma Mater
Garin HigginsHead Coach11Emporia State (1992)
Matt NardoOff. Coordinator/Halfbacks4Ohio (2005)
Mike LoPortoCo-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach/Academic Coord.10Emporia State (2010)
Bryan NardoCo-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach6Ohio (2008)
Nathan LinseySecondary/Special Teams Coordinator6Emporia State (2010)
Anthony KoehlingOffensive Line Coach3Ohio (2013)
Antwon CrutcherDefensive Line2Ohio (2016)
Daniel SiehndelDefensive Secondary Coach2Southeast Missouri State (2015)
Austin WillisRunning backs/Strength & Conditioning Coach1Emporia State (2014)
James FloydInside Receivers Coach1Northern Colorado (2016)
Jarrett SstastnyOffensive Line Coach1Emporia State (2017)
Reference:[9]

Roster

2017 Emporia State Hornets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 Morris Williams II Sr
WR 4 Jordan Reed Jr
WR 5 Justin Brown Jr
WR 6 Louis Dailey Sr
RB 9 Kai Callins  Jr
WR 10 Jaylon Radel  Jr
WR 11 Mitchell Foote Jr
QB 12 T'Quan Wallace So
QB 14 Braxton Marstall  Jr
QB 15 Pat Briningstool  Fr
QB 16 Ethan Anderson  Fr
WR 18 Anthony McGee Jr
SB 24 Denzel Strong Jr
RB 25 Ricky VanWeezel So
RB 26 Landon Nault Jr
RB 34 Brett Osbern So
RB 37 J.J. Rivers So
SB 38 Johnathan Lewis  Fr
SB 43 Luke Berblinger So
SB 44 Nick Oliver Jr
OL 53 Jake Warehime Sr
OL 61 Marlon McKeithen Jr
OL 62 Cole Cruz Sr
OL 63 Brance Watts So
OL 64 Hayden Reed Fr
OL 66 Wyatt Malcom  Fr
OL 67 Dylan Gall Sr
OL 69 Joe Pomatto Sr
OL 70 Andrew Lillich Jr
OL 71 Zack Fasbender Jr
OL 72 Dane Riley Sr
OL 74 Thomas O'Grady Sr
OL 75 Estevan Arana So
OL 76 Austin Unterreiner So
OL 77 Braden Janzen Jr
OL 78 Stephen Williams So
OL 79 Tyler Banta So
SB 80 Trenton Ball Jr
WR 81 Kirvin Parks So
WR 82 Tyler Harris Fr
WR 83 Corey Thomas Fr
WR 84 Blake Pennington  Fr
WR 85 Seth Surface  So
WR 86 Sean Talley So
WR 87 Carson Proffitt Jr
WR 88 Travon Jones Jr
WR 89 Zach Cahill  Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1 Marcus Houghton Sr
DB 3 Ace Mayze Sr
LB 7 Gabe Cleveland Sr
DB 8 Gary Woods II So
LB 17 Orlando Sheets Jr
DB 19 Dillon Lohr  So
DB 20 Jarett Strode Sr
DB 21 Marquise Johnson Jr
DB 22 Roscoe Gatewood So
DB 23 Asher Goldston Jr
DB 28 A.J. West Sr
DB 29 Cole Baird  Fr
DB 30 Kelin Gordon Fr
LB 31 Remington Whitley Sr
DB 32 Corey Jackson Jr
LB 33 Randall Friday  Fr
DB 35 Steve Ray Fr
LB 36 Logan Thompson So
LB 41 Patch VanWeezel  Fr
DB 42 Cody Savage Jr
DB 45 Kyle Rinck  Fr
DB 46 Dan Courtwright Fr
DB 47 Ramsey Stramel Sr
LB 50 Klayton Goering  Fr
LB 51 Darric Cashier Jr
DE 52 Donovan Walker Sr
DE 54 Logan Powell Jr
DE 55 Patrick Dugan Sr
LB 56 Will Mengarelli  Fr
LB 57 Luke Meyer  Fr
LB 58 Immanuel Cason Jr
LB 59 Jace McDown  Fr
DL 60 Mark Golubski  Fr
DL 65 Ryan Smith Jr
LB 68 Chad Glademan Fr
DL 73 Camren Proby So
DE 90 Parker Bass Jr
DE 91 Marcellus Edwards Jr
DL 93 Marek Thompson So
DE 94 Ugonna Nwarie Sr
DE 95 Tre'Vaun Ammons So
DL 96 Jon Denton Jr
DL 97 Isaiah Miles  Fr
DE 98 Jackson Maase  So
DL 99 Dyllan Haworth  Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 40 Dakota Weaver Sr
LS 48 Reid Buckingham Sr
K 49 Justin Marcha Sr
K 92 Austin Morton Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 1, 2017

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
August 317:00 pmat No. 1 Northwest Missouri StateNo. 4L 34–08,055
September 77:00 pmNebraska–KearneyNo. 15W 45–135,013
September 166:00 pmat Missouri SouthernNo. 14W 36–294,608
September 232:00 pmCentral MissouriNo. 15
  • Francis G. Welch Stadium
  • Emporia, KS
L 31–375,023
September 302:00 pmat Central OklahomaL 52–533,845
October 72:00 pmNortheastern State
  • Francis G. Welch Stadium
  • Emporia, KS
W 44–74,702
October 141:00 pmat LindenwoodW 41–302,751
October 21/222:00 pmPittsburg State
  • Francis G. Welch Stadium
  • Emporia, KS
L 10–274,663
October 282:00 pmat No. 7 Fort Hays StateL 34–74,519
November 42:00 pmMissouri Western
  • Francis G. Welch Stadium
  • Emporia, KS
W 30–273,805
November 112:00 pmWashburn
W 26–204,095

Source:[10]

Northwest Missouri

Emporia State at Northwest Missouri
1 234Total
#4 Emporia State 0 000 0
#1 Northwest Missouri 3 10147 34
  • Date: August 31
  • Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:02
  • Game attendance: 8,055
  • Game weather: Clear, 70°F
  • Referee: Dwight Neibling

Nebraska–Kearney

Nebraska–Kearney at Emporia State
1 234Total
Nebraska–Kearney 7 060 13
#15 Emporia State 21 1077 45
  • Date: September 7
  • Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:39
  • Game attendance: 5,013
  • Game weather: Clear, 68°F
  • Referee: Scott Hardin

Missouri Southern

Emporia State at Missouri Southern
1 234Total
#14 Emporia State 9 10710 36
Missouri Southern 6 1337 29
  • Date: September 16
  • Location: Hughes Stadium, Joplin, MO
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:39
  • Game attendance: 4,608
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 89°F
  • Referee: Craig Helser

Central Missouri

Central Missouri at Emporia State
1 234Total
Central Missouri 7 01416 37
#15 Emporia State 14 737 31
  • Date: September 23
  • Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:23
  • Game attendance: 5,023
  • Game weather: Sunny, 88°F
  • Referee: Dwight Neibling

Central Oklahoma

Emporia State at Central Oklahoma
1 234Total
Emporia State 7 141714 52
Central Oklahoma 7 22024 53
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Wantland Stadium, Edmond, OK
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 3,845
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 75°F

Northeastern State

Northeastern State at Emporia State
1 234Total
Northeastern State 0 007 7
Emporia State 13 21100 44
  • Date: October 7
  • Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 4,702
  • Game weather: Sunny, 73°F
  • Referee: Craig Helser

Lindenwood

Emporia State at Lindenwood
1 234Total
Emporia State 14 0621 41
Lindenwood 0 7716 30
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, MO
  • Game start: 1:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:18
  • Game attendance: 2,751
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 86°F
  • Referee: Scott Hardin

Pittsburg State

Pittsburg State at Emporia State
1 234Total
Pittsburg State 7 7103 27
Emporia State 7 030 10
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:42
  • Game attendance: 4,667
  • Game weather: Cloudy, rain, windy, 72°F
  • Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Fort Hays State

Emporia State at Fort Hays State
1 234Total
Emporia State 0 007 7
#7 Fort Hays State 7 6147 34
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Lewis Field Stadium, Hays, KS
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:52
  • Game attendance: 4,519
  • Game weather: Sunny and cool, 53°F
  • Referee: Scott Hardin

Missouri Western

Missouri Western at Emporia State
1 234Total
Missouri Western 10 737 27
Emporia State 7 3713 30
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:09
  • Game attendance: 3,805
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 89°F
  • Referee: Sean Johnston

Washburn

Washburn at Emporia State
1 234Total
Washburn 7 1003 20
Emporia State 7 1630 26
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:04
  • Game attendance: 4,095
  • Game weather: Overcast, 48°F
  • Referee: Dwight Neibling

References

  1. "Emporia State University Athletics - Facilities - Welch Stadium". Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. Weast, Donald (August 29, 2016). "#24 Emporia State Football Opens Up Against #1 Northwest Missouri" (Press release). Emporia State University Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  3. "Higgins, Garin". Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  4. "Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Conference History". Themiaa.com. May 21, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  5. Weast, Don (August 1, 2017). "Hornet Football Receives Highest MIAA Preseason Ranking in History" (Press release). Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  6. Slaughter, Josh (August 1, 2017). "NWMSU Tops MIAA Preseason Football Polls" (Press release). Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  7. Weast, Don (June 23, 2017). "Another Top Four Preseason Ranking for Emporia State Football" (Press release). Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  8. "DII football poll: Six takeaways from the preseason rankings". August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  9. "Coaching Staff". Emporia State Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  10. "Emporia State University Athletics - 2017 Football Schedule". Retrieved August 1, 2017.
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