2016 Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders football team

2016 Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders football
NCAA Division III champion (vacated)
Stagg Bowl, W 10–7 vs. Wisconsin–Oshkosh (vacated)
ConferenceAmerican Southwest Conference
Ranking
D3Football.comNo. 1
Record2–0, 13 wins vacated (1–0 ASC, 5 wins vacated)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorStephen Lee (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorLarry Harmon (15th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumCrusader Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Mary Hardin–Baylor $^   6 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 13 Hardin–Simmons ^   5 – 1     9 – 2  
Sul Ross   4 – 2     6 – 4  
East Texas Baptist   3 – 3     7 – 3  
McMurry #   2 – 4     4 – 5  
Louisiana College   1 – 5     4 – 6  
Howard Payne   0 – 6     0 – 10  
Belhaven *   –     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • # – Provisional NCAA Division III member
    * – Provisional NCAA Division III member; games not counted in standings
Rankings from D3football.com

The 2016 Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor in the American Southwest Conference (ASC) during the 2016 NCAA Division III football season. In their 20th year under head coach Pete Fredenburg, the team compiled a 15–0 record (6–0 against conference opponents) and won the ASC championship. The team advanced to the NCAA Division III playoffs and defeated Wisconsin–Oshkosh, 10–7, in the 2016 Stagg Bowl.[1] As a result of rules violations self-reported by Mary Hardin–Baylor, the NCAA later vacated 13 of the team's victories and its national title.[2]

The team played its home games at Crusader Stadium in Belton, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Ohio Wesleyan*No. 5
W 56–0 (vacated)3,066
September 10at Texas Lutheran*No. 5
W 56–21 (vacated)2,012
September 17 No. 3 Linfield*No. 5
W 66–27 (vacated)6,990
October 1McMurryNo. 3
  • Crusader Stadium
  • Belton, TX
W 80–7 (vacated)4,239
October 8at Howard PayneNo. 3
W 59–10 (vacated)2,230
October 15at No. 16 East Texas BaptistNo. 3
W 59–22 (vacated)3,124
October 22 No. 11 Hardin–SimmonsNo. 3
  • Crusader Stadium
  • Belton, TX
W 20–15 (vacated)5,665
October 29at Sul RossNo. 3
W 59–10 (vacated)1,016
November 5at Belhaven*No. 3
W 59–21475
November 12Louisiana CollegeNo. 2
  • Crusader Stadium
  • Belton, TX
W 63–73,409
November 19Redlands*No. 1
W 50–28 (vacated)1,754
November 26 No. 8 Linfield*No. 1
  • Crusader Stadium
  • Belton, TX (NCAA Division III second round)
W 27–10 (vacated)2,652
December 3 No. 13 Wheaton (IL)*No. 1
  • Crusader Stadium
  • Belton, TX (NCAA Division III quarterfinal)
W 38–16 (vacated)1,985
December 10 No. 7 Mount Union*No. 1
  • Crusader Stadium
  • Belton, TX (NCAA Division III semifinal)
W 14–12 (vacated)4,084
December 16vs. No. 4 Wisconsin–Oshkosh*No. 1
W 10–7 (vacated)3,476[3]

References

  1. ^ "2016 Football Schedule". Crusader Athletics. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "NCAA vacates 2016 Mary Hardin-Baylor football national championship". The Repository. Canton, Ohio. June 26, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Crusaders win D-III title: Jackson runs for 119 yards for Mary Hardin-Baylor". Republican and Herald. December 17, 2016. p. A17 – via Newspapers.com.