2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football team

2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football
Lone Star Conference champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 11
Record10–1 (8–0 LSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAdam Austin (5th season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorRich Renner (10th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Midwestern State $^   8 – 0     10 – 1  
No. 1 Texas A&M–Commerce ^   7 – 1     14 – 1  
Eastern New Mexico   6 – 2     8 – 2  
Tarleton State #   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Angelo State #   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Western New Mexico   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Texas A&M–Kingsville   2 – 6     4 – 7  
West Texas A&M   1 – 7     3 – 8  
UT Permian Basin   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football team represented Midwestern State University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Bill Maskill, who is in his 16th season at Midwestern State. The Mustangs played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.

Preseason

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LSC media poll

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LSC media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Texas A&M–Commerce 229 (21)
2 Midwestern State 192 (2)
3 Texas A&M–Kingsville 177 (1)
4 Eastern New Mexico 136
5 Tarleton State 135 (1)
6 Angelo State 114
7 West Texas A&M 97
T8 Western New Mexico 45
UT Permian Basin 45 (1)
Source: [1]

Schedule

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Midwestern State announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The schedule consists of six home and four away games in the regular season. The Mustangs will host LSC foes Tarleton State, Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas A&M-Kingsville, West Texas A&M, and Western New Mexico and will travel to Angelo State, Eastern New Mexico, and UT Permian Basin.[2]

The Mustangs will host one of the two non-conference games against Quincy from the Great Lakes Valley Conference and will travel to West Florida from the Gulf South Conference.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.mQuincy*No. 24
W 53–67,077
September 96:00 p.m.at West Florida*No. 16
Cancelled[a]
September 167:00 p.m.Texas A&M–KingsvilleNo. 13
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
W 35–137,613
September 307:00 p.m.Western New MexicoNo. 12
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
W 35–248,737
October 77:00 p.m.No. 2 Texas A&M–CommerceNo. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
W 47–429,201
October 146:00 p.m.at Angelo StateNo. 6
W 41–272,164
October 218:00 p.m.West Texas A&MdaggerNo. 5
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
W 45–38,020
October 286:00 p.m.at UT Permian BasinNo. 5
W 66–81,154
November 42:00 p.m.Tarleton StateNo. 4
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
W 45–42 OT8,111
November 118:00 p.m.Eastern New MexicoNo. 4
W 56–432,032
November 181:00 p.m.No. 18 Sioux FallsNo. 5
W 24–207,502
November 2512:00 p.m.No. 1 Minnesota StateNo. 5
L 21–631,358
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
^[a] The game between Midwestern State and West Florida was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.[3]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
AFCA241613131210655445511

Game summaries

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Western New Mexico

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See also: 2017 Western New Mexico Mustangs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
WNMU Mustangs 14 3 7 0 24
No. 12 MSU Mustangs 7 7 14 7 35
Statistics WNMU MSU
First downs 28 23
Total yards 467 432
Rushing yards 139 106
Passing yards 328 326
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 36:25 23:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Western New Mexico Passing Javia Hall 28/41, 328 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Justin Harris 18 rushes, 109 yards, TD
Receiving Elijah Jones 5 receptions, 73 yards
Midwestern State Passing Layton Rabb 20/31, 326 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Adrian Seales 19 rushes, 86 yards, TD
Receiving D. J. Myers 4 receptions, 130 yards, TD

No. 2 Texas A&M–Commerce

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See also: 2017 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Lions 0 14 7 21 42
No. 10 Mustangs 6 21 20 0 47
Statistics TAMUC MSU
First downs 29 25
Total yards 515 539
Rushing yards 78 274
Passing yards 437 265
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 29:12 30:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce Passing Luis Perez 43/55, 437 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Carandal Hale 9 rushes, 62 yards, TD
Receiving Vincent Hobbs 7 receptions, 105 yards
Midwestern State Passing Layton Rabb 16/28, 265 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Vincent Johnson 19 rushes, 133 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Tyrique Edwards 7 receptions, 94 yards, TD

At UT Permian Basin

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See also: 2017 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Mustangs 24 14 14 14 66
Falcons 0 6 2 0 8
Statistics MSU UTPB
First downs 28 20
Total yards 667 367
Rushing yards 243 253
Passing yards 424 114
Turnovers 0 4
Time of possession 26:47 33:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Midwestern State Passing Layton Rabb 16/23, 280 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Adrian Seales 9 rushes, 87 yards
Receiving DeAndre Black 7 receptions, 177 yards, 2 TD
UT Permian Basin Passing Kameron Mathis 16/32, 114 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Marquis Simmons 28 rushes, 133 yards, TD
Receiving Mitchell Leonard 6 receptions, 45 yards

References

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  1. ^ "2017 LSC Football Media Guide". August 22, 2017. p. 5. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Mustangs to play six home games in 2017" (Press release). Midwestern State University Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "@MWSU_Football game against West Florida cancelled due to threat of Hurricane Irma" (Press release). Midwestern State University Department of Athletics. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
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