2016 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team

2016 Pittsburg State Gorillas football
Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
2016 record 7–4 (7–4 MIAA)
Head coach Tim Beck (7th season)
Offensive coordinator Steve Rampy (6th season)
Defensive coordinator Dave Wiemers (9th season)
Captain Spencer Brown (2nd year)
Captain Demetrius Bernard (1st year)
Captain Bo Farrow (1st year)
Captain Kyle Swartz (2nd year)
Home stadium Carnie Smith Stadium (capacity: 8,343)
2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 NW Missouri St. $^   11 0         15 0  
#9 Emporia State ^   10 1         11 2  
#20 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
  • ^ Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2016 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team represented Pittsburg State University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. The Gorillas played their home games on Brandenburg Field in Carnie Smith Stadium in Pittsburg, Kansas, as they have done since 1923.[1] 2016 was the 109th season in school history.[2] The Gorillas were led by seventh-year head coach, Tim Beck.[3] Pittsburg State has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 1989.[4]

Preseason

The Gorillas entered the 2016 season after finishing with a 6–5 record overall and in conference play, under Beck.[5] On August 2, 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Gorillas were chosen to finish in 3rd place in both the Coaches Poll and in the Media Poll.[6] In the Coaches Poll, Pittsburg State was tied with Emporia State for third.[7]

On August 22, D2football.com released its Top 25 poll, ranking Pittsburg State 24th.[8]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Along with Beck, there were 12 assistants.

Name Position Seasons at
PSU
Alma Mater
Tim Beck Head Coach 7 Pittsburg State (1988)
Dave Wiemers Assist. Head Coach – Defensive Coordinator 9 Washburn (1990)
Steve Rampy Assist. Head Coach – Offensive Coordinator 6 Truman (1979)
Lance Cullen Assist. Head Coach – Defensive Secondary 15 St. Mary (1993)
Ryan Hellwig Assist. Head Coach – Defensive Line 12 Pittsburg State (2007)
John Pierce Assist. Head Coach – Running backs 29 Pittsburg State (1980)
Carl Roth Assist. Head Coach – Linebackers 25 Pittsburg State (1993)
Steve Wells Assist. Head Coach – Offensive Line 9 Pittsburg State (2002)
Larry Garman Assist. Head Coach – Off-Campus Recruiting 18 Pittsburg State (1962)
Matt Karleskint Assist. Head Coach – Wide Receivers 1 Kansas Wesleyan (2002)
Luke Miller Assist. Head Coach – Tight Ends 6 Pittsburg State (2014)
Trey Derryberry Graduate Assistant – Cornerbacks 3 Pittsburg State (2014)
Chance Riley Graduate Assistant – Offensive Line 2 Pittsburg State (2014)
Reference:[9]

Roster

2016 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Nordic, SladeSlade Nordic So
WR 2 Taylor, AndreAndre Taylor Sr
RB 3 Kintchen, KiahKiah Kintchen Fr
TE 6 Wilson, JavonJavon Wilson Jr
WR 7 Hamilton, RamseyRamsey Hamilton Jr
WR 8 Copelin, LeviLevi Copelin Sr
QB 10 LePage, ThomasThomas LePage Jr
QB 14 Walstad, LukeLuke Walstad Fr
WR 17 Panko, AustinAustin Panko Jr
WR 18 Clemons, BrennerBrenner Clemons Fr
QB 19 Roderique, JohnJohn Roderique So
RB 23 Edwards, DeMarcusDeMarcus Edwards So
RB 24 Schewrich, KeynanKeynan Schewrich Fr
RB 29 Sullivan, StevenSteven Sullivan Jr
RB 30 Rose, MichaelMichael Rose Jr
RB 33 Holman, DreDre Holman Sr
TE 42 Slaughter, KohlKohl Slaughter So
RB 45 Roark, ZaneZane Roark Fr
TE 49 Jones, MattMatt Jones Jr
OL 62 Robertson, DextonDexton Robertson So
OL 63 Weisenborn, NickNick Weisenborn Sr
OL 64 Helms, JadenJaden Helms Fr
OL 66 Farrow, BoBo Farrow Jr
OL 68 Sinclair, BentonBenton Sinclair Fr
OL 70 Stiff, TylerTyler Stiff So
OL 71 Jones, AlexAlex Jones So
OL 72 Cipriani, RyanRyan Cipriani Jr
OL 73 Dodd, RyanRyan Dodd Fr
OL 74 Ralph, JacobJacob Ralph Jr
OL 75 Brave, TylerTyler Brave Fr
OL 76 Mahnken, SageSage Mahnken Fr
OL 77 Wortham, KellyKelly Wortham Jr
OL 79 Funk, CodeyCodey Funk Jr
TE 80 Barto, BryceBryce Barto Fr
TE 81 Krull, JacksonJackson Krull Fr
WR 82 Cameron, DashDash Cameron Fr
WR 83 Randall, SamSam Randall Fr
WR 84 West, LorenzoLorenzo West Fr
WR 86 Handel, GraysonGrayson Handel So
TE 88 Swartz, KyleKyle Swartz Sr
TE 89 Otting, AndyAndy Otting Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 4 Jefferson, TyreeTyree Jefferson Sr
S 9 Terry, DaShaughnDaShaughn Terry Jr
S 11 Taylor, DarianDarian Taylor So
S 12 Eikenbary, TannerTanner Eikenbary So
CB 13 White, DarriusDarrius White Sr
LB 15 Fugitt, EthanEthan Fugitt Jr
S 16 Bradbury, BradyBrady Bradbury Jr
CB 20 Baldwin, JuantéJuanté Baldwin Jr
CB 21 Incle, KeeyonKeeyon Incle Fr
S 22 Washington, DevonDevon Washington Sr
CB 25 Simmons, CiyreCiyre Simmons Jr
S 26 Martin, ArenAren Martin Jr
CB 27 Gilkey, JonathanJonathan Gilkey So
S 28 McNerlin, RyanRyan McNerlin Jr
S 31 Wright, JaxonJaxon Wright Jr
S 32 Ware, QuadQuad Ware Sr
CB 34 Bazzle, WilliamWilliam Bazzle Fr
CB 35 Magee, MattMatt Magee So
LB 36 Brown, SpencerSpencer Brown Sr
S 37 Banks, DerrickDerrick Banks So
S 38 Hornback, JoshJosh Hornback Fr
S 39 Hill, CassiusCassius Hill Fr
S 40 Wuthnow, NickNick Wuthnow So
LB 41 McMakin, CaleCale McMakin Fr
LB 43 Anchors, CarterCarter Anchors So
S 44 Dawson, DrewDrew Dawson So
LB 47 Bernard, DemetriusDemetrius Bernard So
DE 48 Wyrick, LeviLevi Wyrick Fr
LB 50 Lewis, DeShaneDeShane Lewis Jr
LB 51 Brown, KyleKyle Brown Jr
LB 52 McDonald, BrettBrett McDonald Fr
LB 53 Gill, DrewDrew Gill Sr
LB 54 Scheer, DylanDylan Scheer Fr
DE 55 Wilson, HeathHeath Wilson Fr
LB 56 Mitchell, LaRonLaRon Mitchell Jr
LB 57 Carpenter, JacobJacob Carpenter Fr
LB 58 Smith, DylanDylan Smith Fr
LB 59 Brannin, KadenKaden Brannin Fr
DE 61 Cherry, ConnorConnor Cherry Fr
DL 65 Saint, BenBen Saint Jr
DL 69 Mooney, TrentonTrenton Mooney Fr
DE 85 White, DreuDreu White Jr
DE 87 Myers, TreyTrey Myers Sr
DE 90 Speer, JoséJosé Speer Jr
DE 91 Bingaman, NedNed Bingaman Fr
DL 92 Thomas, Simanu'aSimanu'a Thomas Fr
DL 93 Bryford, BrockBrock Bryford Jr
DL 94 Payne, BradleyBradley Payne So
DL 95 Humphrey, DrakeDrake Humphrey So
DL 96 Carney, ChaseChase Carney Jr
DL 97 Williams, DannyDanny Williams Fr
DL 98 Early, BraxtonBraxton Early So
DL 99 Connor, WillieWillie Connor Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 43 Anchors, CarterCarter Anchors So
PK 46 Levin, ChadChad Levin Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster
Last update: 2016-08-20

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:00 pm Central Missouri Carnie Smith StadiumPittsburg, KS L 27–34   9,311
September 8 7:00 pm at Central Oklahoma Wantland StadiumEdmond, OK W 45–31   6,218
September 17 7:00 pm Northeastern State Carnie Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS W 38–37 OT  11,495
September 24 6:00 pm at Lindenwood Lions Harlen C. Hunter StadiumSt. Charles, MO W 50–19   3,088
October 1 1:00 pm at Washburn Yager StadiumTopeka, KS W 45–27   6,323
October 8 2:00 pm Fort Hays Statedagger Carnie Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS L 41–54   10,238
October 15 2:00 pm at Missouri Western Spratt StadiumSt. Joseph, MO W 55–47   5,515
October 22 2:00 pm No. 12 Emporia State Carnie Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS L 36–41   8,763
October 29 2:30 pm at No. 1 Northwest Missouri State Bearcat StadiumMaryville, MO (Rivalry) American Sports Network L 10–69   10,283
November 5 2:00 pm Nebraska–Kearney Carnie Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS W 52–21   8,253
November 12 3:30 pm at Missouri Southern Fred G. Hughes StadiumJoplin, MO (Miner's Bowl) W 45–31   5,748
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central.

Source: [10]

Game summaries

Central Missouri

Central Missouri at Pittsburg State
1 234Total
Central Missouri 0 7207 34
Pittsburg State 10 3014 27

Central Oklahoma

Pittsburg State at Central Oklahoma
1 234Total
Pittsburg State 3 21714 45
Central Oklahoma 14 1070 31
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Wantland Stadium, Edmond, OK
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:56
  • Game attendance: 6,218
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 78°F
  • Referee: Craig Helser

Northeastern State

Northeastern State at Pittsburg State
1 234OTTotal
Northeastern State 7 14736 37
Pittsburg State 7 91507 38
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Carnie Smith Stadium, Pittsburg, KS
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:37
  • Game attendance: 11,495
  • Game weather: Clear, 75°F
  • Referee: John Steiger

Lindenwood

Pittsburg State at Lindenwood
1 234Total
Pittsburg State 13 14914 50
Lindenwood 0 1360 19

Washburn

Pittsburg State at Washburn
1 234Total
Pittsburg State 7 141410 45
Washburn 10 377 27
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Yager Stadium, Topeka, KS
  • Game start: 1:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 6,323
  • Game weather: Calm, 68°F
  • Referee: Danny Harris

Fort Hays State

Fort Hays State at Pittsburg State
1 234Total
Fort Hays State 10 141416 54
Pittsburg State 14 6714 41
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Carnie Smith Stadium, Pittsburg, KS
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:08
  • Game attendance: 10,238
  • Game weather: Clear, 69°F
  • Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Missouri Western

Pittsburg State at Missouri Western
1 234Total
Pittsburg State 14 20147 55
Missouri Western 12 7721 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
  • Referee: Dwight Neibling

Emporia State

Emporia State at Pittsburg State
1 234Total
#12 Emporia State 14 17010 41
Pittsburg State 17 7012 36
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Carnie Smith Stadium, Pittsburg, KS
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:29
  • Game attendance: 8,763
  • Game weather: Clear, 73°F
  • Referee: Craig Helser

Northwest Missouri State

Pittsburg State at Northwest Missouri State
1 234Total
Pittsburg State 0 370 10
#1 Northwest Missouri State 14 271414 69

Nebraska–Kearney

Nebraska–Kearney at Pittsburg State
1 234Total
Nebraska–Kearney 7 1400 21
Pittsburg State 7 24147 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

Missouri Southern

Pittsburg State at Missouri Southern
1 234Total
Pittsburg State 14 31414 45
Missouri Southern 0 71410 31
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Fred G. Hughes Stadium, Joplin, MO
  • Game start: 3:30 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 5,748
  • Game weather: Clear, 63°F
  • Referee: Lonnie Brickman

References

  1. "Pittsburg State Gorillas – Carnie Smith Stadium Biography". 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  2. "Gorillas to Kickoff Season vs. No. 20 Mules Thursday" (PDF). 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  3. "Tim Beck biography". Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  4. "The Fort Scott Tribune - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  5. "Pitt State Football to Host Mules in Thursday Opener in 2016". 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  6. "NWMSU Tops Football Polls". Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  7. Johnson, Heidi (2016-08-02). "Gorillas Picked Third in MIAA Coaches, Media Polls" (Press release). Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  8. "Top 25 Poll". D2football.com. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  9. "Pittsburg State Gorillas – 2016 Football Roster". Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  10. "Pittsburg State Gorillas - 2016 Football Schedule". Retrieved 2016-08-20.
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