2015 Emporia State Hornets football team
The 2015 Emporia State Hornets football team represented Emporia State University in the 2015 NCAA Division II football season. The Hornets played their home games on Jones Field at Francis G. Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kansas, as they have done since 1937.[1] 2015 was the 122nd season in school history.[2] The Hornets were led by head coach Garin Higgins, who finished his fifteenth overall season, and ninth at Emporia State.[3] Emporia State is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.[4]
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NCAA Regionals Final, L 17–38 | |
| Conference | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| 2015 record | 11–3 (9–2 MIAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Nardo (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike LoPorto (8th season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Bryan Nardo (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Francis G. Welch Stadium (capacity: 7,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 NW Missouri St. $^ | 11 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Emporia State ^ | 9 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fort Hays State | 8 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Missouri | 8 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Oklahoma | 6 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri Western | 6 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburg State | 6 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washburn | 5 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindenwood | 3 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern State | 3 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri Southern | 1 | – | 10 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Kearney | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The 2014 Emporia State Hornets football team finished the regular season 4–7, with losses to Central Missouri, Central Oklahoma, Pittsburg State, Fort Hays State, Washburn, Northwest Missouri State and Nebraska–Kearney. Due to the multiple injuries, including the starting quarterback, the Hornets were not ranked and did not make a post-season game, like the previous two years.[5]
Personnel
Coaching staff
Along with Higgins, there are 9 assistants.
| Name | Position | Seasons at Emporia State |
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| Garin Higgins | Head coach | 9 | Emporia State (1992) |
| Mike LoPorto | Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach | 8 | Emporia State (2007) |
| Bryan Nardo | Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach | 4 | Ohio (2008) |
| Matt Nardo | Off. Coordinator/Recruiting Coord./Inside & H-backs/Receivers coach | 1 | Ohio (2005) |
| Nathan Linsey | Def. Secondary/Special Teams Coordinator | 4 | Emporia State (2010) |
| Justin Weiser | Strength & Conditioning/Running Backs | 3 | Emporia State (2010) |
| Tony Koehling | Offensive Line Coach | 1 | Ohio (2013) |
| Terence Coleman | Outside Receivers | 3 | NW Oklahoma State (2000) |
| Chuck Detwiler | Asst. Secondary Coach | 3 | Utah State (1974) |
| Aaron Matthews | Graduate Assistant – Defensive Line Coach | 2 | Emporia State (2014) |
| Justin Drudik | Graduate Assistant – Defensive Backs Coach | 1 | Nebraska–Kearney (2014) |
| Daniel Goodman | Graduate Assistant – Tight Ends Coach | 1 | Emporia State (2014) |
| Damon Leiss | Assistant Coach – Defensive Lines and Academics | 8 | Capella (1984) |
| Patrick Crayton | Receivers (AFCA internship)[6] | 2015 season | NWOSU (2004) |
| Cale Cochran | Football Operations | 2 | Emporia State (current student) |
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Roster
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at | W | ||||
| September 10/12 | 7:07 p.m./2:00 p.m. | Central Missouri | MIAA-TV | W 45–34 | 5,785 | ||
| September 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Central Oklahoma | W 38–28 | 4,502 | |||
| September 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Northeastern State |
| W 55–14 | 5,093 | ||
| October 3 | 2:37 p.m. | at Lindenwood | No. 23 | MIAA-TV | W 20–13 | 2,093 | |
| October 10 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 13 Pittsburg State | No. 18 |
| W 46–42 | 6,306 | |
| October 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Fort Hays State | No. 13 | L 24–27 | 3,094 | ||
| October 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Missouri Western | No. 19 |
| W 17–3 | 6,056 | |
| October 31 | 2:00 p.m. | Washburn | No. 17 |
| W 47–21 | 4,821 | |
| November 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 2 NW Missouri State | No. 14 | ASN | L 10–44 | 6,542 | |
| November 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Nebraska–Kearney | No. 19 |
| W 52–34 | 3,897 | |
| November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 6 MSU–Mankato | No. 18 | W 51–49 | 1,104 | ||
| November 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Henderson State | No. 18 | W 29–3 | 1,129 | ||
| December 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 1 NW Missouri State | No. 18 |
| L 17–38 | 5,155 | |
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Central Oklahoma
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Northeastern State
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Lindenwood
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Pittsburg State
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Fort Hays State
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Missouri Western
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Washburn
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Northwest Missouri State
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Nebraska–Kearney
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Minnesota State–Mankato
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Henderson State
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Northwest Missouri State
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References
- "Emporia State University Athletics - Facilities - Welch Stadium". Emporia State University.
- History of ESU football Found on page 90
- "Higgins, Garin". Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- "MIAA". Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- "Emporia State University Athletics - Emporia State Football to Open Season at Missouri Southern". Esuhornets.com. September 1, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- McGuire, Corbin (August 15, 2015). "Former NFL veteran Patrick Crayton reunites with Garin Higgins on ESU staff". Emporia Gazette. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- "Coaching Staff". Emporia State Athletics. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- "Emporia State University Athletics - 2015 Football Schedule". esuhornets.com.
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