The Tigers entered the 2016 season after finishing 8–4 overall, 8–3 in conference play last season under Brown.[ 5] [ 6]
Along with Brown, there were 10 assistants.
Name
Position
Seasons at
Alma Mater
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: [ 7]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 7:00 pm Missouri Southern W 22–104,134 September 8 7:00 pm at No. 16 Central Missouri L 17–347,279 September 17 7:00 pm Central Oklahoma Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS W 34–203,520 September 24 1:00 pm at Northeastern State W 34–72,526 October 1 2:00 pm Lindenwood Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS W 37–64,266 October 8 2:00 pm at Pittsburg State W 54–4110,238 October 15 1:00 pm at Washburn L 24–305,350 October 22 2:00 pm Missouri Western Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS W 35–273,250 October 29 2:00 pm at No. 10 Emporia State L 16–246,103 November 5 1:00 pm No. 1 Northwest Missouri State Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS L 7–283,325 November 12 1:00 pm at Nebraska–Kearney W 27–172,100 December 3 6:00 p.m. vs. Eastern New Mexico * ESPN 3 W 45–12750
Source: [ 8]
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Missouri Southern at Fort Hays State
1
2 3 4 Total
Missouri Southern
0
3 7 0
10
• Fort Hays State
7
6 6 3
22
Date: September 1Location: Lewis Field Stadium , Hays, KS Game start: 7:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:54Game attendance: 4,134Game weather: Sunny and Breezy, 79 °F (26 °C)Referee: Lonnie Brickman
Fort Hays State at Central Missouri
1
2 3 4 Total
Fort Hays State
0
7 0 10
17
• #16 Central Missouri
14
3 14 3
34
Date: September 8Location: Walton Stadium , Warrensburg, MO Game start: 7:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:51Game attendance: 7,279Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)Referee: Danny Harris
Central Oklahoma at Fort Hays State
1
2 3 4 Total
Central Oklahoma
0
10 3 7
20
• Fort Hays State
21
3 3 7
34
Date: September 17Location: Lewis Field Stadium, Hays, KSGame start: 7:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 4:10Game attendance: 3,520Game weather: Overcast, 76 °F (24 °C)Referee: Sean Johnston
Fort Hays State at Northeastern State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Fort Hays State
0
17 7 10
34
Northeastern State
0
0 7 0
7
Date: September 24Location: Wadley Stadium , Tahlequah, OK Game start: 1:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:51Game attendance: 2,526Game weather: Clear, 75 °F (24 °C)Referee: Dwight Neibling
Lindenwood at Fort Hays State
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, KSGame start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:54Game attendance: 4,266Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)Referee: John Adams
Fort Hays State at Pittsburg State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Fort Hays State
10
14 14 16
54
Pittsburg State
14
6 7 14
41
Date: October 8Location: Smith Stadium , Pittsburg, KS Game start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:08Game attendance: 10,238Game weather: Clear, 69 °F (21 °C)Referee: Lonnie Brickman
Fort Hays State at Washburn
1
2 3 4 Total
Fort Hays State
0
14 3 7
24
• Washburn
13
10 7 0
30
Date: October 15Location: Yager Stadium , Topeka, KS Game start: 1:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:05Game attendance: 5,350Game weather: Overcast, 72 °F (22 °C)Referee: Sean Johnston
Missouri Western at Fort Hays State
1
2 3 4 Total
Missouri Western
12
7 0 8
27
• Fort Hays State
7
14 0 14
35
Date: October 22Location: Lewis Field Stadium, Hays, KSGame start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:00Game attendance: 3,250Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)Referee: Danny Harris
Fort Hays State at Emporia State
1
2 3 4 Total
Fort Hays State
3
0 0 13
16
• #10 Emporia State
7
0 7 10
24
Date: October 29Location: Francis G. Welch Stadium , Emporia, KS Game start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 2:54Game attendance: 6,103Game weather: Mostly sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)Referee: Dwight Neibling
Northwest Missouri State
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Northwest Missouri State at Fort Hays State
1
2 3 4 Total
• #1 Northwest Missouri State
14
0 0 14
28
Fort Hays State
0
0 0 7
7
Date: November 5Location: Lewis Field Stadium, Hays, KSGame start: 2:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:02Game attendance: 3,325Game weather: Partly cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C)Referee: Craig Helser
Fort Hays State at Nebraska–Kearney
1
2 3 4 Total
• Fort Hays State
7
0 7 13
27
Nebraska–Kearney
3
7 0 7
17
Date: November 12Location: Cope Stadium , Kearney, NE Game start: 2:00 pm CST Elapsed time: 2:45Game attendance: 2,100Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)Referee: John Adams
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Eastern New Mexico vs. Fort Hays State
1
2 3 4 Total
Eastern New Mexico
0
9 0 3
12
• Fort Hays State
14
21 0 10
45
Date: December 3Location: Bulldawg Stadium, Copperas Cove, TX Game start: 6:00 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:25Game attendance: 750Game weather: Cool, 50 °F (10 °C)
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