The 2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football team represented Fort Hays State University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. The Tigers played their home games at Lewis Field Stadium in Hays, Kansas, as they have done since 1936. 2016 was the 111th season in school history. The Tigers were led by sixth-year head coach, Chris Brown. Fort Hays State has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 2006.
Preseason The Tigers entered the 2016 season after finishing 8–4 overall, 8–3 in conference play last season under Brown. On August 2, 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Tigers were chosen to finish in sixth place in the Coaches Poll, and fifth in the Media Poll.
Personnel
Coaching staff Along with Brown, there were 10 assistants. Chris Brown Head coach 6 Pittsburg State (1996) Al McCray Assistant head coach – Wide Receivers 8 Clinch Valley Cooper Harris Assistant head coach – Defensive Coordinator 4 Pittsburg State (1995) Jeff Bryant Assistant head coach – Offensive Coordinator 1 Tulsa (2007) Philip Vigil Assistant head coach – Passing Game/Recruiting Coord. 1 Colorado Mesa (2009) Ike Eguae Assistant head coach – Defensive Line 2 Pittsburg State (2007) Steven Dudley Assistant head coach – Special Teams & Defensive Backs 3 Washburn (2013) Mike Hepp Assistant head coach – Defensive Line 2 Ripon College (2012) Jared Haferbier Assistant head coach – Running Backs 1 Truman State (2015) Zach Burkhart Assistant head coach – Tight Ends 1 Pittsburg State (2015) Doug Boucher Strength & conditioning Coach 2 Kansas State (1984) Reference:
Roster
Schedule
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Game notes, regular season
Missouri Southern
Central Missouri
Central Oklahoma
Northeastern State
Lindenwood
Pittsburg State
Washburn
Missouri Western
Emporia State
Northwest Missouri State
Nebraska–Kearney
Game notes, post-season
Eastern New Mexico
References