| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Northeastern State RiverHawks |
| Sport: | Football |
| Conference: | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
| Short Conf: | MIAA |
| Record: | 2–9 |
| Conf Record: | 2–9 |
| Head Coach: | Rob Robinson |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | Dane Simoneau |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Josh Lattimer |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
The 2016 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team represented Northeastern State University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. The RiverHawks played their home games on Gable Field in Doc Wadley Stadium in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, as they have done since 1915.[1] 2016 was the 102nd season in school history.[2] The RiverHawks were led by third-year head coach, Rob Robinson.[3] Northeastern State has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 2012.[4]
The RiverHawks entered the 2016 season after finishing 3–8 both overall and in conference play in 2015.[5] On August 2, 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the RiverHawks were chosen to finish in 9th place in the Coaches Poll, and 10th in the Media Poll.[6]
Along with Robinson, there are 10 assistants.
| Head Coach | 3 | William Jewell (2000) | |
| Josh Lattimer | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line | 3 | Pittsburg State (2007) |
| Rob Messinger | Special Teams/Recruiting Coord./Secondary | 3 | Kansas (2005) |
| Will Skeans | Linebackers | 4 | Drury (2005) |
| Dane Simoneau | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks | 3 | Washburn (2013) |
| Julian Mendez | Assist. Coach – Offensive Line | 2 | Ottawa (2010) |
| Marvin Bohannon | Assist. Coach – Wide Receivers | 3 | Winston–Salem (2010) |
| Ryan Dvorak | Graduate Assistant – Tight Ends | 2 | Northeastern State (2013) |
| Mitch Buhler | Graduate Assistant – Running Backs | 1 | Washburn (2015) |
| Chris Girdner | Graduate Assistant – Defensive Line | 1 | Northeastern State (2014) |
| Jacques Washington | Graduate Assistant – Cornerbacks | 1 | Iowa State (2013) |
| Reference:[7] |
See also: 2016 Washburn Ichabods football team.
See also: 2016 Lindenwood Lions football team.
See also: 2016 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team.
See also: 2016 Fort Hays State Tigers 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: 2016 Missouri Southern Lions football team.
See also: 2016 Central Missouri Mules football team.