American college football season
The2016 Lindenwood Lions football team representedLindenwood University in the2016 NCAA Division II football season . TheLions played their home games atHarlen C. Hunter Stadium inSt. Charles, Missouri , as they have done since1990 .[ 1] [ 2] Patrick Ross .[ 3] Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 2012.[ 4]
The Lions entered the 2016 season after a 3–8 record in 2015 under Ross.[ 5] [ 6]
After another losing season and no success in the NCAA Division II since 2012, Ross was relieved of his duties on November 15, 2016.[ 7]
Along with Ross, there were 8 assistants.
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance September 1 7:00 pm Central Oklahoma W 49–263,132 September 8 7:00 pm atNortheastern State L 31–352,104 September 17 6:00 pm atWashburn L 34–296,721 September 24 6:00 pm Pittsburg State Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO L 19–503,088 October 1 2:00 pm atFort Hays State L 6–374,266 October 8 1:30 pm Missouri Western Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO L 37–292,132 October 15 2:00 pm atEmporia State L 28–356,014 October 22 1:30 pm No. 1Northwest Missouri State Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO L 12–473,527 October 29 2:00 pm atNebraska–Kearney W 35–142,005 November 5 1:30 pm Missouri Southern Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO W 42–281,563 November 12 1:30 pm at No. 24Central Missouri L 7–353,673
Source: [ 9]
Central Oklahoma at Lindenwood
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Central Oklahoma 10 10 0 6 26 •Lindenwood 6 7 21 15 49
Lindenwood at Northeastern State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Lindenwood 7 3 14 7 31 •Northeastern State 7 7 7 14 35
Date: September 8Location: Wadley Stadium ,Tahlequah, OK Game start: 7:00 pmCDT Elapsed time: 3:31Game attendance: 2,104Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 88 °F (31 °C)Referee: Brian Moore
Lindenwood at Washburn
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Lindenwood 7 6 0 16 29 •Washburn 7 27 0 0 34
Date: September 17Location: Yager Stadium ,Topeka, KS Game start: 6:00 pmCDT Elapsed time: 3:15Game attendance: 6,721Game weather: Calm, 83 °F (28 °C)Referee: Dwight Neibling
Pittsburg State at Lindenwood
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •Pittsburg State 13 14 9 14 50 Lindenwood 0 13 6 0 19
Date: September 24Location: Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, MOGame start: 6:00 pmCDT Elapsed time: 3:12Game attendance: 3,088Game weather: Sunny, 86 °F (30 °C)Referee: Lonnie Brickman
Lindenwood at Fort Hays State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Lindenwood 6 0 0 0 6 •Fort Hays State 21 3 6 7 37
Date: October 1Location: Lewis Field Stadium ,Hays, KS Game start: 2:00 pmCDT Elapsed time: 2:54Game attendance: 4,266Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)Referee: John Adams
Missouri Western at Lindenwood
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •Missouri Western 7 20 0 10 37 Lindenwood 7 16 0 6 29
Date: October 8Location: Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, MOGame start: 1:30 pmCDT Elapsed time: 2:58Game attendance: 2,132Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)Referee: Craig Helser
Lindenwood at Emporia State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Lindenwood 0 7 7 14 28 •#12 Emporia State 0 0 14 21 35
Date: October 15Location: Welch Stadium ,Emporia, KS Game start: 2:00 pmCDT Elapsed time: 3:12Game attendance: 6,014Game weather: Overcast, 72 °F (22 °C)Referee: Danny Harris
Northwest Missouri State [ edit ] Northwest Missouri State at Lindenwood
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •#1 Northwest Missouri State 14 17 0 16 47 Lindenwood 6 0 0 6 12
Date: October 22Location: Hunter StadiumGame start: 1:30 pmCDT Elapsed time: 2:54Game attendance: 3,527Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)Referee: Sean Johnston
Lindenwood at Nebraska–Kearney
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •Lindenwood 0 28 0 7 35 Nebraska–Kearney 7 0 0 7 14
Missouri Southern at Lindenwood
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Missouri Southern 7 0 7 14 28 •Lindenwood 0 21 7 14 42
Date: November 5Location: Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, MOGame start: 1:30 pmCDT Elapsed time: 2:57Game attendance: 1,563Game weather: Partly cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)Referee: John Steiger
Lindenwood at Central Missouri
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Lindenwood 0 0 0 7 7 •#24 Central Missouri 0 14 7 14 35
Date: November 12Location: Walton Stadium ,Warrensburg, MO Game start: 1:30 pmCST Elapsed time: 2:52Game attendance: 3,673Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)Referee: Danny Harris
^ "Lindenwood University - Harlen C. Hunter Stadium" . June 21, 2012. RetrievedJuly 21, 2016 .^ "Lindenwood v. Central Oklahoma Game Notes" (PDF) (Press release). August 29, 2016. RetrievedAugust 29, 2016 .^ "Ross, Patrick" . RetrievedJuly 21, 2016 .^ "Lindenwood Accepts Invitation to Join MIAA" . RetrievedAugust 29, 2016 .^ "MIAA Football Media Day Held On Tuesday" . RetrievedAugust 5, 2016 .^ "NWMSU Tops Football Polls" . RetrievedAugust 5, 2016 .^ "Lindenwood University - Football Head Coach Patrick Ross Relieved Of Coaching Duties" . Lindenwoodlions.com. November 15, 2016. RetrievedNovember 16, 2016 .^ "Lindenwood University – Football Coaching Staff" . RetrievedJuly 21, 2015 .^ "Lindenwood University - 2016 Football Schedule" . RetrievedJuly 21, 2016 .
