2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team

2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football
NCAA Division II champion
MIAA champion
ConferenceMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Ranking
AFCANo. 1
Record15–0 (11–0 MIAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCharlie Flohr (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorRich Wright (6th season)
Home stadiumBearcat Stadium
2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 NW Missouri State $^  11 0   15 0  
No. 10 Emporia State ^  10 1   11 2  
No. 21 Central Missouri ^  9 2   9 3  
Fort Hays State #  7 4   8 4  
Pittsburg State  7 4   7 4  
Washburn #  7 4   7 5  
Missouri Western  4 7   4 7  
Central Oklahoma  3 8   3 8  
Lindenwood  3 8   3 8  
Missouri Southern  2 9   2 9  
Northeastern State  2 9   2 9  
Nebraska–Kearney  1 10   1 10  
Rankings from AFCA poll)

The 2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team represented Northwest Missouri State University as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Adam Dorrel, the Bearcats compiled an overall record of 15–0 with a mark of 11–0 in conference play, winning the MIAA title. They won the program's sixth NCAA Division II Football Championship with a win over North Alabama in the NCAA Division II Championship Game.

The Bearcats played their home games on the newly-renovated Bearcat Stadium in Maryville, Missouri. 2016 was the 100th season in school history.