2012 Midwestern State Mustangs football team

2012 Midwestern State Mustangs football
LSC co-champion
NCAA Division II First Round, L 14–31 at Indianapolis
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 16
Record	9–2 (8–1 LSC)
Head coach	Bill Maskill (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Roderick Taylor (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Rich Renner (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Midwestern State +^		7	–	1					9	–	2
No. 4 West Texas A&M +^		7	–	1					12	–	3
Tarleton State		5	–	3					6	–	4
Texas A&M–Kingsville #		5	–	3					6	–	6
Abilene Christian		4	–	4					7	–	4
Angelo State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Eastern New Mexico †		2	–	6					3	–	7
Incarnate Word		1	–	7					2	–	9
Texas A&M–Commerce		1	–	7					1	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Kanza Bowl participant † – Eastern New Mexico vacated all three wins Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2012 Midwestern State Mustangs football team represented Midwestern State University in the 2012 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	7:00 pm	at Tarleton State	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	L 17–20	6,027	[2]
September 13	7:06 pm	vs. Texas A&M–Commerce	No. 16	Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX	W 65–14	3,426	[3]
September 22	7:05 pm	at Texas A&M–Kingsville	No. 15	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	W 45–28	8,136	[4]
September 29	7:05 pm	Incarnate Word	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	W 34–7	6,742	[5]
October 4	6:35 pm	at No. 18 West Alabama *	No. 13	Tiger Stadium Livingston, Ala	W 42–27	2,050	[6]
October 13	7:00 pm	Angelo State	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	W 35–28	7,743	[7]
October 20	2:00 pm	at Abilene Christian	No. 13	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 35–31	7,212	[8]
October 27	7:00 pm	Eastern New Mexico	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	W 51–28	3,129	[9]
November 3	6:00 pm	at No. 12 West Texas A&M	No. 10	Kimbrough Memorial Canyon, TX	W 51–48	12,238	[10]
November 10	1:00 pm	West Georgia *	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	W 35–17	8,550	[11]
November 17	12:00 pm	at No. 18 Indianapolis *	No. 8	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN (NCAA Division II First Round)	L 14–31	6,235	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

At Tarleton State

See also: 2012 Tarleton State Texans football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Mustangs	0	7	3	7	17
Texans	0	7	10	3	20

Statistics	MSU	TSU
First downs	21	23
Total yards	319	354
Rushing yards	146	217
Passing yards	173	137
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	26:16	33:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Midwestern State	Passing	Brandon Kelsey	16/32, 173 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Brandon Kelsey	13 rushes, 71 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jared Freeman	4 receptions, 83 yards
Tarleton State	Passing	Aaron Doyle	18/26, 137 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jerome Regal	33 rushes, 152 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Clifton Rhodes III	4 receptions, 47 yards

Vs. Texas A&M–Commerce (LSC Football Festival)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	14	0	14
No. 16 Mustangs	13	10	35	7	65

Statistics	TAMUC	MSU
First downs	13	24
Total yards	271	555
Rushing yards	89	376
Passing yards	182	179
Turnovers	7	1
Time of possession	30:10	29:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing	Deric Davis	14/21, 129 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Deric Davis	10 rushes, 49 yards, TD
	Receiving	Garret Smith	5 receptions, 43 yards
Midwestern State	Passing	Brandon Kelsey	13/19, 154 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Chauncey Harris	4 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Kendall Wren	3 receptions, 52 yards

At Texas A&M–Kingsville

See also: 2012 Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Mustangs	7	28	0	10	45
Javelinas	0	7	7	14	28

Statistics	MSU	TAMUK
First downs	24	28
Total yards	615	482
Rushing yards	421	58
Passing yards	194	424
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	29:52	30:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Midwestern State	Passing	Brandon Kelsey	11/21, 194 yards, TD
	Rushing	Keidrick Jackson	18 rushes, 156 yards, 4 TD
	Receiving	Jared Freeman	4 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Texas A&M–Kingsville	Passing	Bryan Ehrlich	28/55, 415 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Randall Toney	16 rushes, 39 yards
	Receiving	Sherman Batiste	8 receptions, 166 yards, 2 TD

Incarnate Word

See also: 2012 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	0	0	7
No. 14 Mustangs	7	10	10	7	34

Statistics	UIW	MSU
First downs	17	21
Total yards	294	423
Rushing yards	148	260
Passing yards	146	163
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	33:17	26:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing	Zach Rhodes	14/34, 100 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Joseph Sadler	13 rushes, 68 yards
	Receiving	Joseph Sadler	4 receptions, 47 yards
Midwestern State	Passing	Brandon Kelsey	11/20, 163 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Keidrick Jackson	24 rushes, 173 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jared Freeman	5 receptions, 47 yards

At No. 18 West Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Mustangs	7	7	14	14	42
No. 18 Tigers	14	10	0	3	27

Statistics	MSU	UWA
First downs	23	19
Total yards	414	364
Rushing yards	348	188
Passing yards	66	176
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	27:03	32:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Midwestern State	Passing	Brandon Kelsey	7/15, 66 yards
	Rushing	Keidrick Jackson	21 rushes, 193 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Joe Sanders	2 receptions, 24 yards
West Alabama	Passing	Gary Johnston	7/14, 106 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Danny Hobbs	24 rushes, 109 yards, TD
	Receiving	Marcus Brown	3 receptions, 74 yards, TD

Angelo State

See also: 2012 Angelo State Rams football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	10	8	7	28
No. 13 Mustangs	7	7	7	14	35

Statistics	ASU	MSU
First downs	20	21
Total yards	351	339
Rushing yards	168	280
Passing yards	183	59
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	32:45	27:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Angelo State	Passing	Blake Hamblin	14/28, 183 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Blake Smith	13 rushes, 59 yards
	Receiving	C. J. Akins	5 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD
Midwestern State	Passing	Brandon Kelsey	6/16, 59 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Brandon Kelsey	20 rushes, 153 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Keivin Swanson	3 receptions, 34 yards

At Abilene Christian

See also: 2012 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Mustangs	14	0	14	7	35
Wildcats	14	3	7	7	31

Statistics	MSU	ACU
First downs	30	25
Total yards	510	427
Rushing yards	389	92
Passing yards	121	335
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	29:34	30:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Midwestern State	Passing	Brandon Kelsey	12/16, 121 yards, INT
	Rushing	Keidrick Jackson	23 rushes, 197 yards, TD
	Receiving	Chauncey Harris	4 receptions, 57 yards
Abilene Christian	Passing	Mitchell Gale	26/38, 335 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Charcandrick West	18 rushes, 63 yards, TD
	Receiving	Taylor Gabriel	9 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD

Eastern New Mexico

See also: 2012 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Greyhounds	0	14	7	7	28
No. 11 Mustangs	7	14	14	16	51

Statistics	ENMU	MSU
First downs	16	28
Total yards	353	516
Rushing yards	172	350
Passing yards	181	166
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	34:33	25:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern New Mexico	Passing	Wesley Wood	11/18, 181 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Wesley Wood	26 rushes, 81 yards
	Receiving	De'Coreyon Thomas	2 receptions, 73 yards
Midwestern State	Passing	Brandon Kelsey	10/13, 120 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Chauncey Harris	15 rushes, 157 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Mark Strange	2 receptions, 48 yards

At No. 12 West Texas A&M

See also: 2012 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Mustangs	14	14	3	21	52
No. 12 Buffaloes	10	21	10	7	48

Statistics	MSU	WTAMU
First downs	24	30
Total yards	565	525
Rushing yards	317	134
Passing yards	248	391
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	29:52	30:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Midwestern State	Passing	Brandon Kelsey	14/22, 248 yards, TD
	Rushing	Keidrick Jackson	20 rushes, 133 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Keivin Swanson	6 receptions, 91 yards
West Texas A&M	Passing	Dustin Vaughan	30/47, 391 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Khiry Robinson	23 rushes, 147 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Lance Ratliff	11 receptions, 180 yards, TD

West Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolves	0	3	7	7	17
No. 9 Mustangs	7	14	7	7	35

Statistics	UWG	MSU
First downs	21	28
Total yards	336	513
Rushing yards	187	470
Passing yards	149	43
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	32:31	27:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Georgia	Passing	Austin Trainor	15/32, 149 yards, INT
	Rushing	Seth Hinsley	15 rushes, 86 yards, TD
	Receiving	Bobby Burum	4 receptions, 48 yards
Midwestern State	Passing	Brandon Kelsey	4/11, 43 yards, INT
	Rushing	Chauncey Harris	16 rushes, 232 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Thomas Carper	1 reception, 15 yards

At No. 18 Indianapolis (NCAA Division II First Round)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Mustangs	0	0	14	0	14
No. 18 Greyhounds	0	7	7	17	31

Statistics	MSU	IND
First downs	14	23
Total yards	280	338
Rushing yards	206	191
Passing yards	74	147
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	24:12	35:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Midwestern State	Passing	Jake Glover	7/18, 56 yards, INT
	Rushing	Keidrick Jackson	16 rushes, 91 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Keivin Swanson	5 receptions, 39 yards
Indianapolis	Passing	Chris Mills	17/29, 147 yards
	Rushing	Matt Ripp	26 rushes, 143 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Mar'quone Edmonds	4 receptions, 42 yards

References

1. "Midwestern favored to win third LSC title in four years".
2. "Football vs Tarleton State".
3. "Football vs TAMU-Commerce".
4. "Midwestern State vs Texas A&M-Kingsville (Sep 22, 2012)". Lone Star Conference.
5. "Incarnate Word vs Midwestern State (Sep 29, 2012)". Lone Star Conference.
6. "Midwestern State vs West Alabama (Oct 04, 2012)". Lone Star Conference.
7. "Angelo State vs Midwestern State (Oct 13, 2012)". Lone Star Conference.
8. "Midwestern State vs Abilene Christian (Oct 20, 2012)". Lone Star Conference.
9. "Eastern New Mexico vs Midwestern State (Oct 27, 2012)". Lone Star Conference.
10. "Midwestern State vs West Texas A&M (Nov 03, 2012)". Lone Star Conference.
11. "West Georgia vs Midwestern State (Nov 10, 2012)". Lone Star Conference.
12. "Midwestern State vs Indianapolis (Nov 17, 2012)". Lone Star Conference.