2017 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football | |
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Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 8–2 (6–2 LSC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Gun option |
Defensive coordinator | Ivan Cordova (1st season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Greyhound Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
The LSC media poll was released on August 22, 2017. The Greyhounds were predicted to finish fourth in the conference. [1]
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m | No. 18 Southwest Baptist * | W 23–21 | 3,098 | ||
September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Western New Mexico |
| W 37–34 | 789 | |
September 16 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Texas A&M–Commerce | L 22–51 | 9,233 | ||
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Angelo State |
| W 31–21 | 777 | |
September 30 | 5:00 p.m. | at West Texas A&M | W 28–14 | 7,629 | ||
October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | UT Permian Basin ![]() |
| W 20–17 | 2,694 | |
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Tarleton State | W 24–15 | 3,142 | ||
October 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 21 |
| W 51–34 | 1,019 |
November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at West Liberty * | No. 21 |
| W 45–24 | 526 |
November 11 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Midwestern State | No. 20 |
| L 43–56 | 2,032 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
AFCA | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | RV |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 18 Bearcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Greyhounds | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
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Statistics | SBU | ENMU |
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First downs | 16 | 19 |
Total yards | 293 | 314 |
Rushing yards | 102 | 204 |
Passing yards | 191 | 110 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 21:12 | 38:48 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Southwest Baptist | Passing | T. J. Edwards | 17/34, 156 yards, TD |
Rushing | T. J. Edwards | 10 rushes, 51 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Chris Robb | 5 receptions, 70 yards, TD | |
Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Wyatt Strand | 7/13, 110 yards, TD |
Rushing | Kamal Cass | 28 rushes, 98 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Johnny Smith | 1 reception, 56 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Greyhounds | 14 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
at Altamirano Stadium, Silver City, New Mexico
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | ENMU | WNMU |
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First downs | 21 | 21 |
Total yards | 404 | 444 |
Rushing yards | 367 | 26 |
Passing yards | 37 | 418 |
Turnovers | 1 | 5 |
Time of possession | 35:05 | 24:55 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Wyatt Strand | 4/9, 37 yards |
Rushing | Tayshaun Gary | 9 rushes, 113 yards | |
Receiving | Russell Montoya | 2 receptions, 26 yards | |
Western New Mexico | Passing | Javia Hall | 21/41, 418 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | DeAndre Williams | 9 rushes, 17 yards | |
Receiving | Evan Beebe | 5 receptions, 125 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Greyhounds | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
No. 3 Lions | 13 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 51 |
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Statistics | ENMU | TAMUC |
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First downs | 19 | 19 |
Total yards | 319 | 445 |
Rushing yards | 241 | 87 |
Passing yards | 78 | 358 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 39:14 | 20:46 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Wyatt Strand | 7/10, 68 yards |
Rushing | Kamal Cass | 25 rushes, 118 yards | |
Receiving | Clayton Smith | 4 receptions, 52 yards | |
Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Luis Perez | 20/24, 357 yards, 5 TD, INT |
Rushing | Carandal Hale | 8 rushes, 62 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Darrion Landry | 7 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
Greyhounds | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
at Greyhound Stadium, Portales, New Mexico
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | UTPB | ENMU |
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First downs | 9 | 19 |
Total yards | 224 | 468 |
Rushing yards | 11 | 375 |
Passing yards | 213 | 93 |
Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
Time of possession | 21:30 | 38:30 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UT Permian Basin | Passing | Kameron Mathis | 12/33, 213 yards, TD |
Rushing | Brandon Infiesto | 10 rushes, 25 yards | |
Receiving | Mitchell Leonard | 5 receptions, 94 yards | |
Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Wyatt Strand | 5/10, 93 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Kamel Cass | 30 rushes, 154 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Kamal Cass | 2 receptions, 54 yards, TD |