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2018 Emporia State Hornets football
2018 Emporia State Hornets football
Corsicana Bowl, W 30–22 vs. Arkansas–Monticello
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Record	8–4 (7–4 MIAA)
Head coach	Garin Higgins (12th season);
Co-defensive coordinators	Mike LoPorto (9th season); Bryan Nardo (7th season);
Home stadium	Francis G. Welch Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Emporia State Hornets football team

Last updated February 28, 2026

2018 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 NW Missouri State +^	9	–	2	10	–	3
No. 22 Fort Hays State +^	9	–	2	9	–	3
Pittsburg State	8	–	3	8	–	3
Central Oklahoma #	7	–	4	8	–	4
Emporia State #	7	–	4	8	–	4
Missouri Western #	6	–	5	7	–	5
Central Missouri	5	–	6	5	–	6
Nebraska–Kearney	5	–	6	5	–	6
Washburn	5	–	6	5	–	6
Lindenwood	4	–	7	4	–	7
Missouri Southern	1	–	10	1	–	10
Northeastern State	0	–	11	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – bowl participant (Emporia State: Heritage Bowl, Missouri Western: Live United Texarkana Bowl, Central Oklahoma: C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl) Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2018 Emporia State Hornets football team represented Emporia State University in the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. The Hornets played their home games on Jones Field at Francis G. Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kansas, as they have done since 1937.^[1] 2018 was the 121st season in school history.^[2] The Hornets are led by head coach Garin Higgins, who is in his 17th season overall, and 12th season at Emporia State as head coach.^[3] Emporia State has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) since 1991.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	at Northeastern State	Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK	W 34–7	2,109
September 6	7:00 p.m.	Pittsburg State	Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS	L 34–13	5,764
September 15	2:00 p.m.	at Nebraska–Kearney	Ron & Carol Cope Stadium Kearney, NE	W 20–17	6,217
September 22	2:00 p.m.	Lindenwood	Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS	L 48–41	4,987
September 29	1:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Northwest Missouri State	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO	L 41–0	6,141
October 6	2:00 p.m.	No. 18 Fort Hays State	Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS	W 28–24	3,087
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Central Missouri	Audrey J. Walton Stadium Warrensburg, MO	W 41–23	5,835
October 20	2:00 p.m.	Missouri Western	Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS	L 42–28	4,714
October 27	2:00 p.m.	at Washburn	Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl Topeka, KS (rivalry)	W 34–31 ^OT	6,340
November 3	2:00 p.m.	Missouri Southern	Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS	W 48–0	3,056
November 10	2:00 p.m.	Central Oklahoma	Wantland Stadium Edmond, OK	W 35–28	5,118
December 1	2:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Monticello *	Corsicana Stadium Corsicana, TX	W 30–22	4,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Preseason

The Hornets entered the 2018 season after finishing with a 6–5 overall and in conference play the previous season under Higgins.^[6] On July 31, 2018 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Hornets were chosen to finish fifth in both the coaches and media polls.^[7]

Game summaries

Northeastern State

Emporia State at Northeastern State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Emporia State	13	0	21	0	34
Northeastern State	0	7	0	0	7

Date: August 30
Location: Wadley Stadium, Tahlequah, OK
Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 2:54
Game attendance: 2,109
Game weather: Sunny and cool, 72°F
Referee: James Brookhart

Pittsburg State

Pittsburg State at Emporia State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Pittsburg State	3	7	3	21	34
Emporia State	7	6	0	0	13

Date: September 6
Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 2:52
Game attendance: 5,764
Game weather: Overcast, 72°F
Referee: Scott Hardin

Nebraska–Kearney

Emporia State at Nebraska–Kearney

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Emporia State	0	0	14	6	20
Nebraska–Kearney	14	3	0	0	17

Date: September 15
Location: Cope Stadium, Kearney, NE
Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:01
Game attendance: 6,217
Game weather: Hot and humid, 89°F
Referee: John Adams

Lindenwood

at Lindenwood at Emporia State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Lindenwood	0	21	20	7	48
Emporia	13	7	7	14	41

Date: September 22
Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 4,987
Game weather: Sunny, 72°F
Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Northwest Missouri State

Emporia State at Northwest Missouri State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Emporia State	0	0	0	0	0
•#17 Northwest Missouri State	7	20	7	7	41

Date: September 29
Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO
Game start: 1:30 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 2:28
Game attendance: 6,141
Game weather: Rain, 50°F
Referee: John Adams

Fort Hays State

Fort Hays State at Emporia State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Fort Hays State	7	0	10	7	24
•Emporia State	0	0	7	21	28

Date: October 6
Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:03
Game attendance: 3,087
Game weather: Overcast, 52°F
Referee: Dwight Neibling

Central Missouri

Emporia State at Central Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Emporia State	7	20	0	14	41
Central Missouri	3	14	0	6	23

Date: October 13
Location: Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO
Game start: 1:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:01
Game attendance: 5,835
Game weather: Cloudy, 48°F
Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Missouri Western

Missouri Western at Emporia State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Missouri Western	7	13	0	22	42
Emporia State	7	7	14	0	28

Date: October 20
Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:06
Game attendance: 4,714
Game weather: Sunny, 64°F
Referee: Criag Helser

Washburn

Emporia State at Washburn

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
•Emporia State	7	14	7	0	6	34
Washburn	0	21	0	7	3	31

Date: October 27
Location: Yager Stadium, Topeka, KS
Game start: 1:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:22
Game attendance: 6,340
Game weather: Beautiful, 57°F
Referee: Dwight Neibling

Missouri Southern

Missouri Southern at Emporia State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri Southern	0	0	0	0	0
•Emporia State	0	20	14	14	48

Date: November 3
Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
Game start: 2:00 pm CST
Elapsed time: 2:54
Game attendance: 3,056
Game weather: Cloudy, 55°F
Referee: Scott Hardin

Central Oklahoma

Emporia State at Central Oklahoma

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Emporia State	7	7	7	14	35
Central Oklahoma	0	14	7	7	28

Date: November 10
Location: Wantland Stadium, Edmond, OK
Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:08
Game attendance: 5,118
Game weather: Sunny, 40°F
Referee: Craig Helser

Corsicana Bowl: Arkansas–Monticello

Emporia State vs. Arkansas–Monticello

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Arkansas–Monticello	6	3	10	3	22
•Emporia State	6	12	6	6	30

Date: December 1
Location: Tiger Stadium, Corsicana, TX
Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:19
Game attendance: 4,000
Game weather: Sunny, 71°F
Referee: Scott Hardin

Personnel

Coaching staff

Along with Higgins, there are 9 assistants.

Name	Position	Seasons at ESU	Alma mater
Garin Higgins	Head coach	12	Emporia State (1992)
Mike LoPorto	Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach	9	Emporia State (2010)
Bryan Nardo	Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers Coach	7	Ohio (2008)
Cayden Cochran	Passing Game/recruiting coordinator/running backs	1	Valdosta State (2013)
Nathan Linsey	Defensive Secondary/special teams coordinator	8	Emporia State (2010)
Tony Koehling	Running game coordinator/offensive line coach	4	Ohio (2013)
Austin Willis	Running backs/strength and conditioning coach	2	Emporia State (2015)
Jarrett Stastny	Graduate Assistant/offensive line	1	Emporia State (2017)
Brock Burrows	Graduate Assistant/linebackers		Emporia State (2018)
Darius Hicks	Graduate Assistant/defensive backs		Lincoln (MO) (2017)
Reference:^[8]

Roster

2018 Emporia State Hornets football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`2`	Dalton Cowan	Fr
WR	`4`	Jordan Reed	Sr
WR	`5`	Justin Brown	Sr
WR	`6`	Kyle Harrison	Jr
RB	`9`	Kai Callins	Jr
WR	`10`	Jaylon Radel	Sr
WR	`11`	Jordan Jackson	Sr
QB	`12`	T'Quan Wallace	Jr
QB	`14`	Braxton Marstall	Sr
QB	`15`	Pat Briningstool	Fr
QB	`16`	Ethan Anderson	So
RB	`19`	Dillon Lohr	Jr
RB	`22`	Wil Ammos	Fr
SB	`24`	Denzel Strong	Sr
RB	`25`	Ricky VanWeezel	Jr
RB	`26`	Landon Nault	Sr
RB	`35`	Calvin Boyce	Fr
RB	`37`	Clay Phillips	Fr
SB	`39`	Andre Lewis	Jr
SB	`44`	Sam Neumeier	Jr
SB	`48`	Cole Schumacker	Fr
SB	`49`	Case Cochran	Fr
OL	`53`	Jarrett Roy	Jr
OL	`61`	Marlon McKeithen	Jr
OL	`62`	Daegan Manley	Fr
OL	`64`	Hayden Reed	Fr
OL	`65`	Denton Sanchez	Fr
OL	`66`	Wyatt Malcom	Fr
OL	`67`	Aaron Clark	Fr
OL	`69`	Zack Fasbender	Fr
OL	`70`	Andrew Lillich	Sr
OL	`71`	Brandon Kane	Fr
OL	`72`	Xavier Cason	Fr
OL	`75`	Estevan Arana	Jr
OL	`76`	Austin Unterreiner	Jr
OL	`77`	Braden Janzen	Sr
OL	`78`	Stephen Williams	Jr
SB	`79`	Tyler Banta	Jr
WR	`80`	Trenton Ball	Sr
SB	`81`	Kirvin Parks	Jr
WR	`82`	Tyler Harris	So
WR	`83`	Corey Thomas	Fr
WR	`84`	Kai Lemons	Jr
WR	`85`	Seth Surface	Jr
WR	`86`	Sean Talley	Jr
WR	`87`	Jack Schneider	Fr
WR	`88`	Travon Jones	Jr
WR	`89`	Zach Cahill	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`1`	Lawson Holbert	Sr
DB	`3`	Roscoe Gatewood	Jr
DB	`7`	Jordan Wallace	So
LB	`8`	Gary Woods II	Jr
DB	`13`	Brent Davenport	Sr
LB	`17`	Orlando Sheets	Sr
DB	`18`	Trey Morris	So
DB	`20`	Jawill Aldridge	Jr
DB	`21`	Marquise Johnson	Sr
DB	`23`	Asher Goldston	Sr
DB	`27`	Blake Wilson	So
DB	`28`	Jaedon Pool	Fr
DB	`29`	Cole Baird	Fr
DB	`30`	Kelin Gordon	So
LB	`31`	Jace McDown	So
LB	`32`	Doug Collins	Fr
LB	`33`	Randall Friday	Fr
LB	`34`	Joshua Carrethers	Fr
LB	`36`	Logan Thompson	Jr
LB	`38`	Cade Harelson	So
DB	`41`	Cody Ladson	Fr
DB	`42`	Cody Savage	Jr
LB	`43`	Dawson Hammes	So
DB	`45`	Kyle Rink	Fr
DB	`47`	Montrell Wilson	Fr
DE	`50`	Donovan Walker	Fr
LB	`51`	Darric Cashier	Sr
DB	`52`	Jordan Griffin	Jr
DE	`54`	Logan Powell	Sr
DL	`55`	Brance Watts	Jr
LB	`56`	Brett Sage	Fr
LB	`58`	Immanuel Cason	Sr
LB	`59`	Matt Johnson	So
DL	`60`	Cody Swanson	Jr
DL	`63`	Carlos Taylor	Jr
LB	`68`	Chad Gloudeman	Fr
DL	`73`	Camren Proby	Jr
DL	`74`	Miles Wade	Fr
DE	`90`	Parker Bass	Sr
DE	`91`	Marcellus Edwards	Sr
DL	`92`	Jahmek Murphy	Fr
DL	`93`	Marek Thompson	Jr
DE	`94`	Anthony Burton	Fr
DE	`95`	Tre'Vaun Ammons	Jr
DE	`96`	Hawkens Taylor	Fr
DL	`97`	Isaiah Miles	So
DE	`98`	Jackson Maase	Jr
DL	`99`	Dyllan Haworth	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`40`	Sam Dobbins	So
K	`46`	Clark Schoonover	Fr
LS	`57`	Austin Passemore	Jr

Head coach

Garin Higgins

Coordinators/assistant coaches

See Coaching staff

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 31, 2018

References

↑ "Emporia State University Athletics – Facilities – Welch Stadium" . Retrieved July 31, 2018.
↑ Weast, Don (August 29, 2016). "#24 Emporia State Football Opens Up Against #1 Northwest Missouri" (Press release). Emporia State University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
↑ "Higgins, Garin" . Retrieved July 31, 2018.
↑ "Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Conference History". Themiaa.com. May 21, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
↑ "2018 Football Schedule". Emporia State University . Retrieved April 6, 2025.
↑ Weast, Don (July 30, 2018). "Emporia State Football Ranked Fifth in MIAA Preseason Polls" (Press release). Retrieved July 31, 2018.
↑ Egger, Ryley (July 30, 2018). "2018 MIAA Football Coaches, Media Polls Released" (Press release). Retrieved July 31, 2018.
↑ "Emporia State University Athletics – 2018 Football Roster". Emporia State Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2018.

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[1] "Emporia State University Athletics – Facilities – Welch Stadium" . Retrieved July 31, 2018.

[2] Weast, Don (August 29, 2016). "#24 Emporia State Football Opens Up Against #1 Northwest Missouri" (Press release). Emporia State University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2018.

[3] "Higgins, Garin" . Retrieved July 31, 2018.

[4] "Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Conference History". Themiaa.com. May 21, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2018.

[5] "2018 Football Schedule". Emporia State University . Retrieved April 6, 2025.

[6] Weast, Don (July 30, 2018). "Emporia State Football Ranked Fifth in MIAA Preseason Polls" (Press release). Retrieved July 31, 2018.

[7] Egger, Ryley (July 30, 2018). "2018 MIAA Football Coaches, Media Polls Released" (Press release). Retrieved July 31, 2018.

[coachingstaff-8] "Emporia State University Athletics – 2018 Football Roster". Emporia State Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2018.

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