2016 Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders football team
American college football season
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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]
- Pete Fredenburg (20th season)
| 2016 Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders football | |
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NCAA Division III champion (vacated) | |
Stagg Bowl, W 10–7 vs. Wisconsin–Oshkosh (vacated) | |
| Conference | American Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| D3Football.com | No. 1 |
| Record | 2–0, 13 wins vacated (1–0 ASC, 5 wins vacated) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Stephen Lee (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Larry Harmon (15th season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Crusader Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team played its home games at Crusader Stadium in Belton, Texas.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 3 | Ohio Wesleyan* | No. 5 | W 56–0 (vacated) | 3,066 | ||||
| September 10 | at Texas Lutheran* | No. 5 |
| W 56–21 (vacated) | 2,012 | |||
| September 17 | No. 3 Linfield* | No. 5 |
| W 66–27 (vacated) | 6,990 | |||
| October 1 | McMurry | No. 3 |
| W 80–7 (vacated) | 4,239 | |||
| October 8 | at Howard Payne | No. 3 |
| W 59–10 (vacated) | 2,230 | |||
| October 15 | at No. 16 East Texas Baptist | No. 3 |
| W 59–22 (vacated) | 3,124 | |||
| October 22 | No. 11 Hardin–Simmons | No. 3 |
| W 20–15 (vacated) | 5,665 | |||
| October 29 | at Sul Ross | No. 3 |
| W 59–10 (vacated) | 1,016 | |||
| November 5 | at Belhaven* | No. 3 |
| W 59–21 | 475 | |||
| November 12 | Louisiana College | No. 2 |
| W 63–7 | 3,409 | |||
| November 19 | Redlands* | No. 1 |
| W 50–28 (vacated) | 1,754 | |||
| November 26 | No. 8 Linfield* | No. 1 |
| W 27–10 (vacated) | 2,652 | |||
| December 3 | No. 13 Wheaton (IL)* | No. 1 |
| W 38–16 (vacated) | 1,985 | |||
| December 10 | No. 7 Mount Union* | No. 1 |
| W 14–12 (vacated) | 4,084 | |||
| December 16 | vs. No. 4 Wisconsin–Oshkosh* | No. 1 | W 10–7 (vacated) | 3,476 | [3] | |||
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