2016 Missouri Western Griffons football team

American college football season

2016 Missouri Western Griffons football

Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Record	4–7 (4–7 MIAA)
Head coach	Jerry Partridge (20th season)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Throckmorton (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Regi Trotter (12th season)
Home stadium	Spratt 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 Missouri Western Griffons football team represented Missouri Western State University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. The Griffons played their home games on Craig Field in Spratt Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri, as they have done since 1970. 2016 was the 47th season in school history. The Griffons were led by twentieth-year head coach, Jerry Partridge. Missouri Western has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 1989.

Preseason

The Griffons entered the 2016 season after finishing 2015 with a 6–5 record overall and in conference play, under Partridge. On August 2, 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Griffons were chosen to finish in 7th place in both the Coaches Poll and Media Poll.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Along with Partridge, there were 8 assistants.

Name	Position	Seasons at MWSU	Alma Mater
Jerry Partridge	Head coach	20	Missouri Western (1985)
Andy Ball	Assistant head coach – offensive line	2	Central Missouri (2001)
Joel Beard	Passing game coordinator	4	Wisconsin–Stout (2000)
Scott Groner	Assistant head coach – specialists/equipment manager	2	Missouri Western (2014)
Todd Thrckmorton	Offensive line	8	Missouri Western (1987)
Regi Trotter	Assistant head coach – secondary	12	Missouri Western (2000)
Collin McQuillian	Graduate assistant – defensive backs	2	Missouri Western (2012)
Corey Shandrick	Graduate assistant – running backs	2	Illinois State (2014)
Nick Williams	Graduate assistant – linebackers	2	Missouri Western (2015)
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Roster

2016 Missouri Western Griffons football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Dijuan Ussery	Jr
WR	`2`	Brandynn Clar	Sr
WR	`4`	Dee Toliver	Sr
QB	`6`	T.J. LaFaver	So
QB	`9`	Skyler Windmiller	So
QB	`10`	Nate Wilson	Jr
RB	`11`	Dominic Jamerson	Fr
WR	`14`	Tyler Wrice	So
WR	`15`	Trey Lewis	Jr
WR	`16`	Brandin Dandridge	Fr
WR	`18`	Anthony Holmes	Fr
RB	`20`	Josh Caldwell	Fr
RB	`22`	Kendall Short	So
RB	`24`	Derek Gray	Fr
RB	`26`	Raphael Spencer	Sr
RB	`33`	Ian McIntosh	So
WR	`37`	Preston Martin	Fr
WR	`39`	Chase Simpson	Fr
TE	`42`	Blake Burau	Fr
TE	`46`	Jesse Dickens	Fr
RB	`47`	DeEll Midgyett	Fr
OL	`50`	Shawn Rose, Jr.	Fr
OL	`53`	Brinden Ewing	Fr
OL	`54`	Nathan O'Neill	Jr
OL	`56`	Hayden Eatinger	Fr
OL	`59`	Max Oser	Jr
OL	`60`	Kyle Dumler	Fr
OL	`64`	Travis Anderson	Jr
OL	`65`	Dillon Grieme	Fr
OL	`67`	Emmett Wester	So
OL	`68`	Tyler Base	Fr
OL	`70`	Mike Houghtaling	Sr
OL	`71`	Tre'von Wilson	Fr
OL	`73`	Tyler Easton	Fr
OL	`75`	Tanner Hale	Fr
OL	`76`	John Carter	Jr
OL	`77`	Nic Williams	Sr
OL	`79`	Leonard Wester	Sr
TE	`80`	Austin Buraute	So
TE	`81`	Blake Vandenburg	Jr
WR	`82`	Juwan Johnson	Fr
WR	`84`	James Williams	Jr
WR	`85`	Kylan Alexander	Fr
TE	`86`	Trevor Belmont	Fr
WR	`87`	Harold Mabill	Fr
TE	`88`	Alek Ferbet	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`3`	Jonathan Owens	So
LB	`5`	Yomi Alli	Sr
DB	`7`	Sam Brown	Sr
LB	`8`	Darrian Bass	Jr
LB	`12`	Cody Lindsay	So
LB	`13`	Jimmy Huskey	So
DB	`17`	Donte Watkins	So
DB	`21`	Romello Cotman	Fr
DB	`23`	Michael Jordan	Sr
DB	`25`	Elroy Douglas	Sr
DB	`27`	O.J. Graves	Jr
DB	`28`	Robert Richmond, Jr.	Fr
LB	`29`	Tyrell Robison	So
LB	`30`	Jorge Belcher	Jr
DB	`31`	Brock Kimball	Jr
DB	`32`	Roderick Beasley	Fr
LB	`35`	Malik Johnson	Sr
DB	`36`	Quintin Mueller	Fr
LB	`40`	Thomas Bump	Fr
LB	`43`	Markel Fluker	Fr
DB	`44`	Da'Quan Ervin	Fr
LB	`45`	Charlie Sciara	Jr
LB	`48`	Connor Haynes	Fr
LB	`49`	Justin Lovelace	Fr
DL	`52`	Colten Hedrick	Fr
DL	`74`	Joshua Riggs	Fr
DL	`78`	Arbanas Elliott	Sr
DL	`90`	Mackenzie Wischmann	Jr
DL	`91`	Richard Obi	Sr
DL	`92`	Joseph Boettcher	Fr
DL	`93`	Austin Drennen	So
DL	`94`	Brody Berry	Sr
DL	`95`	Dennis McKinney	Fr
DL	`96`	Daylon Harper	Jr
DL	`97`	Janis Matulis	Sr
DL	`99`	Rashon Anderson	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`19`	Matthew Vincent	Jr
K	`34`	Sean Galey	Fr
P	`38`	Luke Theis	Fr
K	`41`	Tanner Pettet	Fr
LS	`51`	Cameron Glenn	Jr
K	`98`	Tyler Basch	So

Head coach

Jerry Partridge

Coordinators/assistant coaches

See coaching staff

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-08-05

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	Nebraska–Kearney	Spratt Stadium St. Joseph, MO	W 44–21	6,017
September 10	6:00 pm	at Missouri Southern	Fred G. Hughes Stadium Joplin, MO	W 51–14	4,274
September 17	6:00 pm	No. 14 Central Missouri	Spratt Stadium St. Joseph, MO	L 34–38	6,533
September 24	6:00 pm	at Central Oklahoma	Wantland Stadium Edmond, OK	L 21–31	3,120
October 1	1:00 pm	Northeastern State	Spratt Stadium St. Joseph, MO	W 45–14	3,682
October 8	1:30 pm	at Lindenwood	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	W 37–29	2,132
October 15	2:00 pm	Pittsburg State	Spratt Stadium Joplin, MO	L 47–55	5,515
October 22	2:00 pm	at Fort Hays State	Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS	L 27–35	3,250
October 29	1:00 pm	at Washburn	Yager Stadium Topeka, KS	L 13–16	6,023
November 5	1:00 pm	No. 9 Emporia State	Spratt Stadium St. Joseph, MO	L 14–27	4,017
November 12	1:30 pm	at No. 1 Northwest Missouri State	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO (Rivalry)	L 3–44	7,542
Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Nebraska–Kearney

Missouri Western at Nebraska–Kearney

	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri Western	0	7	0	14	21
• Nebraska–Kearney	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

Missouri Southern

Missouri Western at Missouri Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Missouri Western	7	21	6	17	51
Missouri Southern	0	6	2	6	14

Date: September 10
Location: Fred G. Hughes Stadium, Joplin, MO
Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 2:45
Game attendance: 2,474
Game weather: Overcast, 72 °F (22 °C)
Referee: Dwight Neibling

Central Missouri

Central Missouri at Missouri Western

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #14 Central Missouri	14	10	7	7	38
Missouri Western	10	7	10	7	34

Date: October 15
Location: Spratt Stadium, St. Joseph, MO
Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:00
Game attendance: 6,533
Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
Referee: Craig Helser

Central Oklahoma

Missouri Western at Central Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri Western	0	14	7	0	21
• Central Oklahoma	7	10	7	7	31

Date: September 24
Location: Wantland Stadium, Edmond, OK
Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 4:27
Game attendance: 3,120
Game weather: Rain, 60 °F (16 °C)
Referee: John Adams

Northeastern State

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 1
Location: Spratt Stadium, St. Joseph, MO
Game start: 1:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 2:40
Game attendance: 3,682
Game weather: Overcast, 65 °F (18 °C)
Referee: Sean Johnston

Lindenwood

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: Harlen C. Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, MO
Game start: 1:30 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 2:58
Game attendance: 2,132
Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
Referee: Craig Helser

Pittsburg State

Pittsburg State at Missouri Western

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Pittsburg State	14	20	14	7	55
Missouri Western	12	7	7	21	47

Date: October 15
Location: Spratt Stadium, St. Joseph, MO
Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:00
Game attendance: 5,515
Game weather: Overcast, 72 °F (22 °C)
Referee: Dwight Neibling

Fort Hays State

Missouri Western at Fort Hays State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri Western	12	7	0	8	27
• Fort Hays State	7	14	0	14	35

Date: October 22
Location: Lewis Field Stadium, Hays, KS
Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:00
Game attendance: 3,250
Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)
Referee: Danny Harris

Washburn

Missouri Western at Washburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri Western	6	7	0	0	13
• Washburn	3	7	6	0	16

Date: October 29
Location: Yager Stadium, Topeka, KS
Game start: 1:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 2:54
Game attendance: 6,023
Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
Referee: Craig Helser

Emporia State

Emporia State at Missouri Western

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #9 Emporia State	3	7	0	17	27
Missouri Western	7	7	0	0	14

Date: November 5
Location: Spratt Stadium, St. Joseph, MO
Game start: 1:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 2:48
Game attendance: 4,017
Game weather: Slight overcast, 70 °F (21 °C)
Referee: Sean Johnston

Northwest Missouri State

Missouri Western at Northwest Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri Western	0	3	0	0	3
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	10	7	10	17	44

Date: November 12
Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO
Game start: 1:30 pm CST
Elapsed time: 2:50
Game attendance: 7,542
Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
Referee: Dwight Neibling

References

"Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium". Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
"2016 Griffon Football Schedule Finalized". July 12, 2015. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
"Jerry Partridge biography". Retrieved August 5, 2016.
"The Fort Scott Tribune - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved August 5, 2016.
"Griffon Football Slotted Seventh in MIAA Preseason Polls". Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
"NWMSU Tops Football Polls". Retrieved August 5, 2016.
"Missouri Western Athletics – 2016 Football Coaching Staff". Retrieved August 4, 2015.
"Missouri Western Athletics - 2016 Football Schedule". Retrieved August 5, 2016.

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