2017 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football team

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2017 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football
Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds logo.svg
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record8–2 (6–2 LSC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Gun option
Defensive coordinatorIvan Cordova (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Greyhound 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 Eastern New Mexico football team represented Eastern New Mexico University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by first year head coach Kelley Lee. The Greyhounds played their home games at Greyhound Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Greyhounds finished the season 8–2, 6–2 in LSC play. The 2017 squad tied the school record for wins in a season with 8.

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LSC media poll

The LSC media poll was released on August 22, 2017. The Greyhounds were predicted to finish fourth in the conference. [1]

Schedule

Eastern New Mexico announced its 2017 football schedule on April 3, 2017. The schedule consisted of five home and away games in the regular season. The Greyhounds hosted LSC foes Angelo State, Midwestern State, UT Permian Basin, and Texas A&M–Kingsville and will travel to Tarleton State, West Texas A&M, Texas A&M–Commerce, and Western New Mexico. [2]

The Greyhounds hosted one of two of its non-conference games against Southwest Baptist from the Great Lakes Valley Conference and traveled to the team's other opponent West Liberty from the Mountain East Conference.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.mNo. 18 Southwest Baptist *W 23–213,098
September 912:00 p.m.at Western New Mexico
W 37–34789
September 165:00 p.m.at No. 3 Texas A&M–Commerce L 22–519,233
September 237:00 p.m. Angelo State
  • Greyhound Stadium
  • Portales, NM
W 31–21777
September 305:00 p.m.at West Texas A&M W 28–147,629
October 77:00 p.m. UT Permian Basin Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Greyhound Stadium
  • Portales, NM
W 20–172,694
October 141:00 p.m.at Tarleton State W 24–153,142
October 287:00 p.m. Texas A&M–Kingsville No. 21
  • Greyhound Stadium
  • Portales, NM
W 51–341,019
November 24:00 p.m.at West Liberty *No. 21
W 45–24526
November 117:00 p.m.No. 4 Midwestern State No. 20
  • Greyhound Stadium
  • Portales, NM
L 43–562,032

[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011Final
AFCA RVRVRVRVRVRV2421212024RV

Game summaries

No. 18 Southwest Baptist

No. 18 Southwest Baptist Bearcats at Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 18 Bearcats770721
Greyhounds1433323

at Greyhound Stadium, Portales, New Mexico

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game attendance: 3,098
  • Referee: Dan Rankin
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • SBU – Cassian Foreman 62-yard pass from T. J. Edwards (Jordan LeClair kick), 13:40. Bearcats 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:20.
  • ENMU – Johnny Smith 56-yard pass from Wyatt Strand (Bailey Hale kick), 9:20. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:13.
  • ENMU – Kamal Cass 1-yard run (Bailey Hale kick), 2:55. Greyhounds 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:47.

Second quarter

  • SBU – T. J. Edwards 1-yard run (Jordan LeClair kick), 12:36. Tied 14–14. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 0:53.
  • ENMU – Bailey Hale 36-yard field goal, 7:31. Greyhounds 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:05.

Third quarter

  • ENMU – Bailey Hale 41-yard field goal, 0:45. Greyhounds 20–14. Drive: 16 plays, 68 yards, 8:44.

Fourth quarter

  • SBU – Chris Robb 35-yard pass from Kendrick Payne (Jordan LeClair kick), 11:39. Bearcats 21–20. Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 3:57.
  • ENMU – Bailey Hale 41-yard field goal, 0:07. Greyhounds 23–21. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 1:40.
StatisticsSBUENMU
First downs1619
Total yards293314
Rushing yards102204
Passing yards191110
Turnovers22
Time of possession21:1238:48
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Southwest BaptistPassingT. J. Edwards17/34, 156 yards, TD
RushingT. J. Edwards10 rushes, 51 yards, TD
ReceivingChris Robb5 receptions, 70 yards, TD
Eastern New MexicoPassingWyatt Strand7/13, 110 yards, TD
RushingKamal Cass28 rushes, 98 yards, TD
ReceivingJohnny Smith1 reception, 56 yards, TD

At Western New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds at Western New Mexico Mustangs – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Greyhounds14371337
Mustangs7713734

at Altamirano Stadium, Silver City, New Mexico

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 789
  • Referee: Marcus Thornton
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • ENMU – Johnny Smith 3-yard run (Bailey Hale kick), 13:24. Greyhounds 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:36.
  • WNMU – Tyler Butler 85-yard fumble return (Collin Grady kick), 10:49. Tied 7–7.
  • ENMU – D'Maujeric Tucker 13-yard run (Bailey Hale kick), 2:52. Greyhounds 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:15.

Second quarter

  • ENMU – Bailey Hale 32-yard field goal, 10:24. Greyhounds 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 2:54.
  • WNMU – D'Angelo Bowie 12-yard pass from Javia Hall (Collin Grady kick), 0:12. Greyhounds 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 0:59.

Third quarter

  • WNMU – Evan Beebe 29-yard pass from Javia Hall (Collin Grady kick), 10:33. Mustangs 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:27.
  • ENMU – Kamal Cass 1-yard run (Bailey Hale kick), 5:21. Greyhounds 24–21. Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, 5:10.
  • WNMU – Sean North 17-yard pass from Javia Hall (kick blocked), 3:33. Mustangs 27–24. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:48.

Fourth quarter

  • ENMU – Kamal Cass 9-yard run (Bailey Hale kick), 13:50. Greyhounds 31–27. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:03.
  • ENMU – Wyatt Strand 1-yard run (kick blocked), 1:36. Greyhounds 37–27. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:49.
  • WNMU – Elijah Jones 23-yard pass from Javia Hall (Collin Grady kick), 0:55. Greyhounds 37–34. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 0:29.
StatisticsENMUWNMU
First downs2121
Total yards404444
Rushing yards36726
Passing yards37418
Turnovers15
Time of possession35:0524:55
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Eastern New MexicoPassingWyatt Strand4/9, 37 yards
RushingTayshaun Gary9 rushes, 113 yards
ReceivingRussell Montoya2 receptions, 26 yards
Western New MexicoPassingJavia Hall21/41, 418 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
RushingDeAndre Williams9 rushes, 17 yards
ReceivingEvan Beebe5 receptions, 125 yards, TD

At No. 3 Texas A&M–Commerce

Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds at No. 3 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Greyhounds3127022
No. 3 Lions13287351

at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT/5:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 89 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 9,233
  • Referee: Joe Horn
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • TAMUC – Carandal Hale 3-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 12:06. Lions 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:54.
  • ENMU – Bailey Hale 48-yard field goal, 5:15. Lions 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 36 yards, 6:38.
  • TAMUC – Vincnet Hobbs 56-yard pass from Luis Perez (kick blocked), 3:45. Lions 13–3. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:30.
Second quarter
  • ENMU – D'Maujeric Tucker 11-yard run (kick blocked), 14:22. Lions 13–9. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:23.
  • TAMUC – Darrion Landry 64-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 13:53. Lions 20–9. Drive: 1 play, 59 yards, 0:22.
  • TAMUC – D'Arthur Cowan 54-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 11:18. Lions 27–9. Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:20.
  • TAMUC – Buck Wilson 15-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 6:16. Lions 34–9. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:24.
  • ENMU – Dakota Montoya 4-yard interception return (pass failed), 0:50. Lions 34–15.
  • TAMUC – Darrion Landry 23-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 0:19. Lions 41–15. Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:19.
Third quarter
  • ENMU – Wyatt Strand 2-yard run (Bailey Hale kick), 8:15. Lions 41–22. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:45.
  • TAMUC – Luis Perez 6-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 5:14. Lions 48–22. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 2:59.
Fourth quarter
  • TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 25-yard field goal, 7:07. Lions 51–22. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:56.
StatisticsENMUTAMUC
First downs1919
Total yards319445
Rushing yards24187
Passing yards78358
Turnovers21
Time of possession39:1420:46
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Eastern New MexicoPassingWyatt Strand7/10, 68 yards
RushingKamal Cass25 rushes, 118 yards
ReceivingClayton Smith4 receptions, 52 yards
Texas A&M–CommercePassing Luis Perez 20/24, 357 yards, 5 TD, INT
RushingCarandal Hale8 rushes, 62 yards, TD
ReceivingDarrion Landry7 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD

UT Permian Basin

UT Permian Basin Falcons at Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Falcons0017017
Greyhounds7103020

at Greyhound Stadium, Portales, New Mexico

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game attendance: 2,694
  • Referee: Sergio Luna
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • ENMU – Kamal Cass 13-yard pass from Wyatt Strand (Bailey Hale kick), 11:17. Greyhounds 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:43.

Second quarter

  • ENMU – Bailey Hale 30-yard field goal, 2:51. Greyhounds 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:00.
  • ENMU – Kamal Cass 58-yard run (Bailey Hale kick), 1:35. Greyhounds 17–0. Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:10.

Third quarter

  • UTPB – Kristian Brown 14-yard pass from Kameron Mathis (Bailey Giffen kick), 12:11. Greyhounds 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 0:14.
  • UTPB – Bailey Giffen 21-yard field goal, 8:27. Greyhounds 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:07.
  • ENMU – Bailey Hale 43-yard field goal, 4:54. Greyhounds 20–10. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:24.
  • UTPB – Marquee Allison 1-yard run (Bailey Giffen kick), 4:01. Greyhounds 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:53.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays
StatisticsUTPBENMU
First downs919
Total yards224468
Rushing yards11375
Passing yards21393
Turnovers03
Time of possession21:3038:30
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UT Permian BasinPassingKameron Mathis12/33, 213 yards, TD
RushingBrandon Infiesto10 rushes, 25 yards
ReceivingMitchell Leonard5 receptions, 94 yards
Eastern New MexicoPassingWyatt Strand5/10, 93 yards, TD, INT
RushingKamel Cass30 rushes, 154 yards, TD
ReceivingKamal Cass2 receptions, 54 yards, TD

References

  1. "2017 LSC Football Media Guide". August 22, 2017. p. 5. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  2. "Lee Announces 10-Game Schedule for Gridiron Greyhounds" (Press release). Eastern New Mexico University Department of Athletics. April 3, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  3. "2017 Football Schedule" . Retrieved April 13, 2025.