| Sport: | Football |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Fort Hays State Tigers |
| Conference: | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
| Short Conf: | MIAA |
| Record: | 8–4 |
| Conf Record: | 7–4 |
| Head Coach: | Chris Brown |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Off Coach: | Cooper Harris |
| Oc Year: | 4th |
| Def Coach: | Al McCray |
| Dc Year: | 8th |
| Bowl: | Heart of Texas Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 45–12 vs. Eastern New Mexico |
The 2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football team represented Fort Hays State University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. The Tigers played their home games at Lewis Field Stadium in Hays, Kansas, as they have done since 1936.[1] 2016 was the 111th season in school history.[2] The Tigers were led by sixth-year head coach, Chris Brown.[3] Fort Hays State has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 2006.[4]
The Tigers entered the 2016 season after finishing 8–4 overall, 8–3 in conference play last season under Brown.[5] On August 2, 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Tigers were chosen to finish in sixth place in the Coaches Poll, and fifth in the Media Poll.[6]
Along with Brown, there were 10 assistants.
| 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) |
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Source: [8]
See also: 2016 Missouri Southern Lions football team.
See also: 2016 Central Missouri Mules football team.
See also: 2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team.
See also: 2016 Lindenwood Lions football team.
See also: 2016 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team.
See also: 2016 Washburn Ichabods football team.
See also: 2016 Missouri Western Griffons football team.
See also: 2016 Emporia State Hornets football team.
See also: 2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team.
See also: 2016 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers football team.
See also: Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds.