2016 Central Missouri Mules football team

The 2016 Central Missouri Mules football team represents the University of Central Missouri in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. The Mules play their home games on Vernon Kennedy Field at Audrey J. Walton Stadium in Warrensburg, Missouri, as they have done since 1928.[1] 2016 is the 120th season in school history.[2] The Mules are led by head coach Jim Svoboda, who started his 14th overall season, and seventh at Central Missouri.[3] Central Missouri is a charter member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, joining in 1924.[4]

2016 Central Missouri Mules football
ConferenceMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
2016 record9–3 (9–2 MIAA)
Head coachJim Svoboda (7th season)
Offensive coordinatorJohn McMenamin (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorWes Bell (1st season)
Home stadiumAudrey J. Walton Stadium (capacity: 12,000)
2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 NW Missouri St. $^  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
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Preseason

The Mules entered the 2016 season after finishing with an 8–3 record, overall and in conference play, last season under Svoboda.[5] On August 2, 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Mules were chosen to finish in second place in both the Coaches Poll and Media Poll.[6]

On August 15, the American Football Coaches Association released the Preseason Division II Poll,[7] landing Central Missouri at No. 20.[8]

On August 22, D2football.com released its Top 25 poll, ranking Central Missouri 10th.[9]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Along with Svoboda, there are 13 assistants.

Name Position Seasons at
UCM		 Alma Mater
Jim SvobodaHead Coach7Northwestern (IA) (1992)
John McMenaminAssistant Football Coach – Offensive Coordinator2Northwest Missouri State (2003)
Wes BellAssistant Football Coach – Defensive Coordinator1Emporia State (2003)
Chuck ClemensAssistant Football Coach – Defensive Line18Truman (1988)
Hank McClungAssistant Football Coach – Offensive Line7Eastern New Mexico (1986)
Kyle WestphalAssistant Football Coach – Defensive Backs / Special Teams Coordinator5Simpson College (2005)
Sean TeterStrength & Conditioning Coordinator4Kansas (2010)
Eric EisenbergGraduate Assistant – Linebackers2Central Florida (2014)
Trey JacksonGraduate Assistant – Offensive Line1Central Missouri (2016)
Ian ToalsonGraduate Assistant – Tight Ends1Central Missouri (2016)
Ramond HunterGraduate Assistant – Defensive Line2Central Missouri (2015)
Jerry McNealGraduate Assistant – Football Operations2Missouri State (2014)
Brody RohachGraduate Assistant – Running Backs2Wayne State (2015)
Damon PaulVolunteer Assistant – Wide Receivers5Northwest Missouri State (1984)
Reference:[10]

Roster
2016 Central Missouri Mules football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Jaylen Zachery  Jr
QB 2 Brook Bolles  So
WR 4 Alex Strong  Sr
WR 5 Andrew Bakker  Sr
TE 7 Justus McMullen  Jr
QB 10 Garrett Fugate  Sr
QB 11 Eric Siebenshuh Jr
QB 12 Brendon Zachery  Fr
QB 14 Kyle Bradley Fr
WR 15 Wesley Thomas Jr
WR 16 Tyler Jones  Sr
WR 19 Kyle Echols  Jr
RB 21 Gabe Vandiver  Sr
RB 23 Spencer Stein  Sr
RB 24 Xavier Washpun Jr
RB 29 Steven Ford  Fr
RB 30 Marquel McNac Jr
RB 32 Devante Turner Fr
WR 38 Franklin Hunt Fr
TE 48 Zach Davidson Fr
OL 53 Graham Baucom Fr
OL 54 Chris Gomez  Jr
OL 55 Derrick Puni  Jr
OL 59 Nate Farnsworth Fr
OL 60 Jake Heckler  Fr
OL 61 Terrence Pryor  Fr
OL 63 Brian Timmons Fr
OL 66 Jesse Brookus, Jr. Fr
OL 67 Dylan Scheirich Fr
OL 68 Connor Hill  Fr
OL 70 Jamar Grant Fr
OL 71 Kane Barker Jr
OL 72 Layne Fischer  Jr
OL 73 Michael Hicks Fr
OL 74 Markus Zimmerman  So
OL 76 Cal Hegman  Fr
OL 77 Drew Oberle  Fr
OL 78 Nick Warren  So
WR 80 Tyus Franks  Fr
TE 82 Charles Smith  So
WR 83 Udell Hyde  So
WR 84 Jovante Siglar Jr
TE 85 Seth Herbert  So
WR 86 Hunter Allee  Fr
TE 87 Tyler Nugent  Jr
TE 88 Grant Bengtson  So
TE 93 Brice Renner  Fr
TE 94 Adam Bax Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 3 Tavion Vaughn  Sr
DB 6 Tevin Teamer  Jr
DB 8 Diaron Rhodes  Jr
LB 9 J.R. Alexander Sr
DB 13 Blake Cooper  Fr
DB 17 Jordan Conaty  Jr
DB 18 Justin Biermann  So
LB 22 Mark Cushing Jr
LB 25 Marques Cooper  Fr
DB 26 Monteze Latimore  Jr
DB 27 Jordan Dickson  So
DB 28 Brian Smith Sr
DB 31 Tanner Kanak  So
DB 33 Jontrell Mitchell Fr
DB 35 Dylan Albertson  So
LB 37 Ezra Boyd  So
LB 39 Alex Lackey  Jr
LB 40 John Embrey Fr
LB 41 Jack Crown  Sr
DB 42 Jackson Newman  So
LB 43 Tyson Holcombe  Jr
DL 44 Connor Flagel Jr
DB 45 James Willis  So
LB 49 Austin Miller Jr
LB 51 Rick Pesek  So
LB 52 Kenny Jacobs  Jr
LB 56 Michael Tannehill  So
LB 57 Amel Cofield  So
DE 58 Tony Casados  Jr
DL 62 Ubong Udom Fr
DL 64 Dalainey Taala  So
DB 81 Kareem Sanders  Fr
DL 90 Triphinue Taylor  Fr
DE 91 Jordan Hardwick  Fr
DL 92 Tony Leachman  Fr
DL 96 Irana Moore Fr
DL 97 Josh Powell  Fr
DL 98 Wyatt Hendrix  Fr
DL 99 Dalen Winston Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K/P 34 Logan Offner  Fr
LS 46 Garrett Cline Jr
K 47 Billy Greco  So
K 69 Jordan McFarlen  So
P 95 Ryan Tanner Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-08-12

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmat Pittsburg StateNo. 20
W 34–279,311
September 87:00 pmFort Hays StateNo. 16
W 34–177,279
September 176:00 pmat Missouri WesternNo. 14
W 38–346,533
September 241:00 pmEmporia StateNo. 13
  • Audrey J. Walton Stadium
  • Warrensburg, MO
L 31–37 2OT7,995
October 15:00 pmat No. 1 Northwest Missouri StateNo. 22
L 17–4215,349
October 81:00 pmNebraska–Kearney
  • Audrey J. Walton Stadium
  • Warrensburg, MO
W 36–166,637
October 156:00 pmat Missouri Southern
W 56–72,526
October 221:30 pmWashburn
  • Audrey J. Walton Stadium
  • Warrensburg, MO
W 29–279,138
October 291:00 pmCentral Oklahoma
  • Audrey J. Walton Stadium
  • Warrensburg, MO
W 48–283,895
November 52:00 pmat Northeastern StateNo. 25
W 59–213,250
November 121:00 pmLindenwoodNo. 24
  • Audrey J. Walton Stadium
  • Warrensburg, MO
W 35–73,673
November 191:00 p.m.at No. 5 HardingNo. 20
  • First Security Stadium
  • Searcy, AR
L 31–482,107

Source: [11]

Game notes, regular season

Pittsburg State
See also: 2016 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team
Central Missouri at Pittsburg State
1 234Total
• #20 Central Missouri 0 7207 34
Pittsburg State 10 3014 27
  • Date: September 1
  • Location: Smith Stadium, Pittsburg, KS
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 9,311
  • Game weather: Clear, 72°F
  • Referee: Dwight Neibling

Fort Hays State
See also: 2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football team
Fort Hays State at Central Missouri
1 234Total
Fort Hays State 0 7010 17
• #16 Central Missouri 14 3143 34
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:51
  • Game attendance: 7,279
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 78°F
  • Referee: Danny Harris

Missouri Western
See also: 2016 Missouri Western Griffons football team
Central Missouri at Missouri Western
1 234Total
• #14 Central Missouri 14 1077 38
Missouri Western 10 7107 34
  • Date: September 17
  • 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
  • Referee: Craig Helser

Emporia State
See also: 2016 Emporia State Hornets football team
Emporia State at Central Missouri
1 234OT2OTTotal
• Emporia State 7 37776 37
#13 Central Missouri 0 701770 31
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO
  • Game start: 1:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:40
  • Game attendance: 7,995
  • Game weather: Sunny, 80°F
  • Referee: John Steiger

Northwest Missouri State
See also: 2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team
Central Missouri at Northwest Missouri State
1 234Total
#22 Central Missouri 7 703 17
• #1 Northwest Missouri State 7 14714 42
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
  • Game start: 5:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:49
  • Game attendance: 15,349
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 70°F
  • Referee: Dwight Neibling

Nebraska–Kearney
See also: 2016 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers football team
Nebraska–Kearney at Central Missouri
1 234Total
Nebraska–Kearney 0 637 16
• Central Missouri 7 2090 36
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO
  • Game start: 1:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 6,637
  • Game weather: Sunny, 60°F
  • Referee: Brian Moore

Missouri Southern
See also: 2016 Missouri Southern Lions football team
Central Missouri at Missouri Southern
1 234Total
• Central Missouri 14 2877 56
Missouri Southern 7 000 7
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Hughes Stadium, Joplin, MO
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:52
  • Game attendance: 2,526
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 77°F
  • Referee: Craig Helser

Washburn
See also: 2016 Washburn Ichabods football team
Washburn at Central Missouri
1 234Total
Washburn 3 1707 27
• Central Missouri 13 1303 29
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO
  • Game start: 1:30 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 9,138
  • Game weather: Clear, 65°F
  • Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Central Oklahoma
See also: 2016 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team
Central Oklahoma at Central Missouri
1 234Total
Central Oklahoma 14 077 28
• Central Missouri 0 132114 48
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO
  • Game start: 1:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 3,895
  • Game weather: Sunny, 70°F
  • Referee: John Steiger

Northeastern State
See also: 2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team
Central Missouri at Northeastern State
1 234Total
• #25 Central Missouri 21 101414 59
Northeastern State 0 0714 21
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Wadley Stadium, Tahlequah, OK
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 3,250
  • Game weather: Sunny, 70°F
  • Referee: John Adams

Lindenwood
See also: 2016 Lindenwood Lions football team
Lindenwood at Central Missouri
1 234Total
Lindenwood 0 007 7
• #24 Central Missouri 0 14714 35
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO
  • Game start: 1:00 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:52
  • Game attendance: 3,673
  • Game weather: Sunny, 50°F
  • Referee: Danny Harris

Game notes, postseason

Harding
See also: Harding Bisons football
Central Missouri at Harding
1 234Total
#20 Central Missouri 14 1070 31
• #5 Harding 7 21137 48
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: First Security Stadium, Searcy, AR
  • Game start: 1:00 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:39
  • Game attendance: 2,107
  • Game weather: Sunny, 53°F
  • Referee: Joe Horn

References
  1. "Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field". Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  2. "Mules Football set to kick off 2016 season on Thursday night at Pittsburg State". August 30, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  3. "2016 Football Coaching Staff – Svoboda, Jim". Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. White, Kevin (June 27, 2013). "Rich History of Bulldog Athletics in MIAA". Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  5. "Mules Football Picked Second in MIAA Preseason Coaches and Media Poll". Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  6. "NWMSU Tops Football Polls". Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  7. "Northwest Missouri State No. 1 in Preseason AFCA Poll". August 15, 2016. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  8. "Mules Football ranked No. 20 in AFCA Preseason Poll". August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  9. "Top 25 Poll". D2football.com. August 22, 2015. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  10. "University of Central Missouri – 2016 Football Coaching Staff". Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  11. "University of Central Missouri Athletics – 2016 Football Schedule". Retrieved June 5, 2016.
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