2016 Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders football team

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.

2016 Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders football
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	Pete Fredenburg (20th season)
Home stadium	Crusader Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 American Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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 team played its home games at Crusader Stadium in Belton, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Ohio Wesleyan*	No. 5	Crusader Stadium Belton, TX	W 56–0 (vacated)	3,066
September 10	at Texas Lutheran*	No. 5	Bulldog Stadium Seguin, TX	W 56–21 (vacated)	2,012
September 17	No. 3 Linfield*	No. 5	Crusader Stadium Belton, TX	W 66–27 (vacated)	6,990
October 1	McMurry	No. 3	Crusader Stadium Belton, TX	W 80–7 (vacated)	4,239
October 8	at Howard Payne	No. 3	Gordon Wood Stadium Brownwood, TX	W 59–10 (vacated)	2,230
October 15	at No. 16 East Texas Baptist	No. 3	Ornelas Stadium Marshall, TX	W 59–22 (vacated)	3,124
October 22	No. 11 Hardin–Simmons	No. 3	Crusader Stadium Belton, TX	W 20–15 (vacated)	5,665
October 29	at Sul Ross	No. 3	Jackson Field Alpine, TX	W 59–10 (vacated)	1,016
November 5	at Belhaven*	No. 3	Belhaven Bowl Jackson, MS	W 59–21	475
November 12	Louisiana College	No. 2	Crusader Stadium Belton, TX	W 63–7	3,409
November 19	Redlands*	No. 1	Crusader Stadium Belton, TX (NCAA Division III first round)	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 16	vs. No. 4 Wisconsin–Oshkosh*	No. 1	Salem Stadium Salem, VA (Stagg Bowl)	W 10–7 (vacated)	3,476	^[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from D3football.com Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2016 Football Schedule". Crusader Athletics. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
2. "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.