2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team information
American college football season
2016Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football
NCAA Division II champion MIAA champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 29–3 vs. North Alabama
Conference
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Ranking
AFCA
No. 1
Record
15–0 (11–0 MIAA)
Head coach
Adam Dorrel (6th season)
Offensive coordinator
Charlie Flohr (5th season)
Defensive coordinator
Rich Wright (6th season)
Home stadium
Bearcat Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
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 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team represented Northwest Missouri State University as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Adam Dorrel, the Bearcats compiled an overall record of 15–0 with a mark of 11–0 in conference play, winning the MIAA title. They won the program's sixth NCAA Division II Football Championship with a win over North Alabama in the NCAA Division II Championship Game.
The Bearcats played their home games on the newly-renovated Bearcat Stadium in Maryville, Missouri.[1] 2016 was the 100th season in school history.[2][3][4]
^"Northwest Missouri State University – Bearcat Stadium". May 7, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^"2016 Northwest Missouri State Football Quick Facts" (PDF). August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^"Adam Dorrel biography". Retrieved August 26, 2016.
^White, Kevin (June 27, 2013). "Rich History of Bulldog Athletics in MIAA". Retrieved August 26, 2016.
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