2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football team

2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football
2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football
Lone Star Conference champion
NCAA Division II Playoffs Second Round, L 21–63 vs. Minnesota State
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 11
Record	10–1 (8–0 LSC)
Head coach	Bill Maskill (16th season);
Offensive coordinator	Adam Austin (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Rich Renner (10th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

Last updated November 01, 2024

2017 Lone Star Conference football standings
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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

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – bowl participant (Tarleton State - Heritage Bowl, Angelo State - C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl) 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

LSC media poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
LSC media poll
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
T8	UT Permian Basin	45 (1)

Source:^[1]

Schedule

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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m	Quincy *	No. 24	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	W 53–6	7,077
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at West Florida *	No. 16	Blue Wahoos Stadium Pensacola, FL	Cancelled^[a]
September 16	7:00 p.m.	Texas A&M–Kingsville	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	W 35–13	7,613
September 30	7:00 p.m.	Western New Mexico	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	W 35–24	8,737
October 7	7:00 p.m.	No. 2 Texas A&M–Commerce	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	W 47–42	9,201
October 14	6:00 p.m.	at Angelo State	No. 6	LeGrand Sports Complex San Angelo, TX	W 41–27	2,164
October 21	8:00 p.m.	West Texas A&M	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	W 45–3	8,020
October 28	6:00 p.m.	at UT Permian Basin	No. 5	Ratliff Stadium Odessa, TX	W 66–8	1,154
November 4	2:00 p.m.	Tarleton State	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	W 45–42 ^OT	8,111
November 11	8:00 p.m.	Eastern New Mexico	No. 4	Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM	W 56–43	2,032
November 18	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 Sioux Falls	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX (NCAA Division II First Round)	W 24–20	7,502
November 25	12:00 p.m.	No. 1 Minnesota State	No. 5	Blakeslee Stadium Mankato, MN (NCAA Division II Second Round)	L 21–63	1,358
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
AFCA	24	16	13	13	12	10	6	5	5	4	4	5	5	11

Game summaries

Western New Mexico

	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

	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

	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

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References

↑ "2017 LSC Football Media Guide". August 22, 2017. p. 5. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
↑ "Mustangs to play six home games in 2017" (Press release). Midwestern State University Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
↑ "@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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[1] "2017 LSC Football Media Guide". August 22, 2017. p. 5. Retrieved October 31, 2024.

[MSU17-2] "Mustangs to play six home games in 2017" (Press release). Midwestern State University Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.

[Irma-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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