2017 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team

2017 UT Permian Basin Falcons football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 LSC)
Head coach	Justin Carrigan (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Scott Preston (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Co-defensive coordinator	Chris Mineo (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jacob Martin (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Ratliff Stadium Grande Communications Stadium
Seasons ←  2016 2018  →

2017 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	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
$ – 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 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team represented University of Texas of the Permian Basin in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by second-year head coach Justin Carrigan. The Falcons played their home games at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa, Texas, with one home game played at Grande Communications Stadium in Midland, and were members of the Lone Star Conference (LSC).

In the program's second season, the team matched its 2–9 record from the previous season and went 1–7 in conference play. The 2017 season marked many firsts for the program. On September 23, the team defeated Western New Mexico 41–32 at Altamirano Stadium in Silver City, New Mexico. The win marked several firsts for the program: first victory over a Division II opponent, first victory over an LSC opponent, and first road win. The team traveled to Division I FCS Lamar, the program's first matchup against a Division I opponent.

Preseason

LSC media poll

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

Texas-Permian Basin announced its 2017 football schedule on March 24, 2017. The schedule consisted of five home and away games, including one neutral site game in the regular season. The Falcons hosted LSC foes Angelo State, Midwestern State, Tarleton State, and Texas A&M-Kingsville and traveled to Eastern New Mexico, Texas A&M-Commerce, West Texas A&M, and Western New Mexico. ^[2]

The Falcons hosted one of the three non-conference games against Sul Ross from the American Southwest Conference and traveled to Lamar from the Southland Conference, and played Quincy from the Great Lakes Valley Conference in Miami, Oklahoma on the campus of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m	Sul Ross *	Ratliff Stadium Odessa, TX		L 22–47	12,506
September 9	7:00 p.m.	at Lamar *	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 6–72	7,072
September 16	3:00 p.m.	at West Texas A&M	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX		L 6–17	6,579
September 23	2:30 p.m.	at Western New Mexico	Altamirano Stadium Silver City, NM		W 41–32	625
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Tarleton State	Ratliff Stadium Odessa, TX		L 17–32	638
October 7	8:00 p.m.	at Eastern New Mexico	Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM		L 17–20	2,694
October 14	6:00 p.m.	Texas A&M–Kingsville	Ratliff Stadium Odessa, TX		L 21–47
October 21	1:00 p.m.	vs. Quincy *	Red Robertson Field Miami, OK		W 42–7	124
October 28	6:00 p.m.	No. 5 Midwestern State	Grande Communications Stadium Midland, TX		L 8–66	1,154
November 4	4:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Texas A&M–Commerce	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX		L 0–52	7,132
November 11	6:00 p.m.	Angelo State	Ratliff Stadium Odessa, TX		L 24–74	2,213
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2017 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Mitchell Leonard Jr QB 3 Aaron Swain So QB 4 Kameron Mathis So WR 5 Kristian Brown So QB 6 Michael Myers  Fr WR 8 Hunter Kliafas So WR 9 Kyle McBride Jr QB 16 Caden Coots Jr WR 17 Ben Galaviz So WR 19 Jake Grimm Fr RB 28 Brandon Infiesto So RB 33 Jordan Williams So RB 35 Marquis Simmons So RB 38 Jacob Holley So TE 42 Phillip Taylor So RB 45 Alonso Corral Fr QB 49 Brandon Vasquez So OL 56 Dominic Assad So OL 63 Ivan Pena Fr OL 64 Pablo Gutierrez So OL 65 D'Andre Wilkerson Jr OL 66 Trace Notley Fr OL 67 Dylan Ohrt Fr OL 68 Erik Nava Jr OL 70 Hunter Bowers So OL 71 Hector Herrera So OL 75 Samuel Robertson Fr OL 76 Brontre' Wright So OL 77 Ovidio Melendez Fr OL 78 Deven Collins Fr OL 79 Ryan Wilson Fr WR 80 Courtney McMaryion Fr WR 81 Jake Anglin So WR 82 Baylon Ware Fr WR 84 Cale Danielson Jr WR 86 Jesse Perez So WR 87 Jackson Millar Fr WR 89 Mark Villarreal Fr WR Le'Arious Allen So WR Koby Edwards Fr OL Jesus Olivares Fr RB Roosevelt Richmond So WR Adrian Walker Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 1 Ieti Manu Sr DB 7 Justin Nicholls Jr DT 10 Marquee Allison So CB 11 Alonzo Turner So DB 12 Tristen Thompson Jr S 15 Montiques Coles So S 18 Ryan Baker So S 20 Javier Gomez III So LB 21 Emilio Solis So S 22 Josh Terrell So DE 24 John O'Kelley Fr S 25 BJ Huitt So DE 26 Ashad Guice Jr DB 27 Leroy Giles Fr DB 29 Diameon Brewer So S 30 Xavier Brooks So S 31 Tristian Perez So DB 32 Martin Brown IV Fr LB 34 Alex Parsons Fr DB 36 Trent Ward Fr OLB 37 Cameron Terrell Jr S 39 Frank Kriegbaum Fr LB 40 Christ Hoad So DB 41 Quinn Tinley Fr LB 43 Miquon Mayes Fr LB 44 Keegan Gray So S 47 Korbin Martinez So CB 48 Clifton Holmes So DE 50 AJ Fano Sr DE 54 Kris Sutton Jr DT 69 Jeff Neely Sr DE 85 Tori Loud So DE 88 Logan Gilliam So DT 90 Ray Dinnall-Guerra So DT 93 Frank Seiuli Sr DE 94 Reagan Havos So DT 96 Tyson Carter Fr DT 97 Jacob Granado So DT 98 La'Daidreain Glasker Fr DE 99 Diego Assad So DB Rene Auces Fr DB Marquis Davenport Jr S Jeff Douglas So DB Jack Lacy So DT Jared Thames Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K, P 14 Bailey Giffen So P 46 Matt Harper Fr LS 51 TJ Soules Fr LS 62 Hunter Thiem Fr K Jake Gillespie Fr	Head coach Justin Carrigan Coordinators/assistant coaches Scott Preston Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Chris Mineo Associate head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive line Jacob Martin Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers Carlos Barocio-Leon Special teams coordinator/running backs Boone Feldt Offensive line Tyler Scott Assistant offensive line Dean Garza Cornerbacks David Gettis Wide receivers Gene Hudson Safeties Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: July 14, 2023

Game summaries

Sul Ross

Sul Ross Lobos at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	10	8	13	16	47
Falcons	0	10	6	6	22

at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas

• Date: September 3
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 95 °F (35 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 10 MPH
• Game attendance: 12,506
• Referee: Robert Newton
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter SRSU – Eli Lopez 23-yard field goal, 12:09. Lobos 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:07. SRSU – Jeremy Reed 19-yard pass from James Davis (Eli Lopez kick), 0:02. Lobos 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:13. Second quarter SRSU – Baily Giffen tackled in end zone, 6:54. Lobos 12–0. SRSU – Byron Jones 36-yard pass from James Davis (pass failed), 5:28. Lobos 18–0. Drive: 2 plays, 38 yards, 1:16. UTPB – Kyle McBride 4-yard pass from Michael Myers (Bailey Giffen kick), 3:10. Lobos 18–7. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:05. UTPB – Bailey Giffen 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Lobos 18–10. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 1:38. Third quarter UTPB – Mitchell Leonard 2-yard pass from Michael Myers (pass failed), 5:38. Lobos 18–16. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:50. SRSU – Sarkeithian Thomas 38-yard fumble return (Eli Lopez kick), 3:52. Lobos 25–16. SRSU – Jeremy Schilhab 2-yard run (pass failed), 0:00. Lobos 31–16. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:34. Fourth quarter UTPB – Courtney McMaryion 71-yard pass from Kameron Mathis (kick blocked), 13:34. Lobos 31–22. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:26. SRSU – James Davis 4-yard run (pass failed), 10:09. Lobos 37–22. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:12. SRSU – Byron Jones 31-yard pass from James Davis (Eli Lopez kick), 9:47. Lobos 44–22. Drive: 1 play, 31 yards, 0:08. SRSU – Eli Lopez 34-yard field goal, 1:22. Lobos 47–22. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 6:55.

Statistics	SRSU	UTPB
First downs	20	17
Total yards	427	414
Rushing yards	82	47
Passing yards	345	367
Turnovers	1	5
Time of possession	36:22	23:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sul Ross	Passing	James Davis	16/28, 316 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Williton Grear	16 rushes, 58 yards
	Receiving	Byron Jones	5 receptions, 135 yards, 2 TD
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Michael Myers	11/19, 164 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Michael Myers	10 rushes, 40 yards
	Receiving	Mitchell Leonard	4 receptions, 77 yards, TD

At Lamar

See also: 2017 Lamar Cardinals football team

UT Permian Basin Falcons at Lamar Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	6	0	0	0	6
Cardinals	10	27	14	21	72

at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas

• Date: September 9
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 12 MPH
• Game attendance: 7,072
• Referee: Vidal Jones
• TV: ESPN3
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter LU – Elvin Martinez 28-yard field goal, 7:29. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 3:47. UTPB – Caden Coots 3-yard run (kick blocked), 5:36. Falcons 6–3. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:41. LU – Jarod Wood 18-yard pass from Darrell Colbert Jr. (Elvin Martinez kick), 3:05. Cardinals 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 2:26. Second quarter LU – Kendrick King 27-yard pass from Darrell Colbert Jr. (Elvin Martinez kick), 14:48. Cardinals 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 1:35. LU – Case Robinson 3-yard pass from Darrell Colbert Jr. (Elvin Martinez kick), 10:18. Cardinals 24–6. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:43. LU – Darrell Colbert Jr. 27-yard run (kick failed), 6:03. Cardinals 30–6. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:21. LU – Marcus Daggs 15-yard pass from Darrell Colbert Jr. (Elvin Martinez kick), 1:08. Cardinals 37–6. Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:34. Third quarter LU – Darrell Colbert Jr. 7-yard run (Elvin Martinez kick), 7:08. Cardinals 44–6. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:10. LU – Dorian Gaston 9-yard pass from Andrew Allen (Elvin Martinez kick), 0:40. Cardinals 51–6. Drive: 15 plays, 87 yards, 4:43. Fourth quarter LU – Myles Wanza 5-yard run (Elvin Martinez kick), 6:01. Cardinals 58–6. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:45. LU – Brandon Dabney 60-yard interception return (Elvin Martinez kick), 4:23. Cardinals 65–6. LU – Cole Starnes 67-yard run (Elvin Martinez kick), 2:34. Cardinals 72–6. Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 0:11.

Statistics	UTPB	LU
First downs	9	37
Total yards	141	642
Rushing yards	67	396
Passing yards	74	246
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	30:39	29:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Caden Coots	2/13, 49 yards, INT
	Rushing	Alonso Corral	11 rushes, 53 yards
	Receiving	Jake Anglin	2 receptions, 49 yards
Lamar	Passing	Darrell Colbert Jr.	18/23, 190 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Kendrick King	15 rushes, 93 yards
	Receiving	Kendrick King	2 receptions, 49 yards, TD

At West Texas A&M

See also: 2017 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

UT Permian Basin Falcons at West Texas A&M Buffaloes – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	0	0	3	6
Buffaloes	0	7	3	7	17

at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 6,579
• Referee: Matt Jones
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter UTPB – Bailey Giffen 42-yard field goal, 9:57. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:03. Second quarter WT – Jordan Johnson 4-yard run (Alex Schrag kick), 13:26. Buffaloes 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:08. Third quarter WT – Alex Schrag 42-yard field goal, 3:42. Buffaloes 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 2:02. Fourth quarter UTPB – Bailey Giffen 40-yard field goal, 10:47. Buffaloes 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 3:27. WT – Brandon Blair 10-yard run (Alex Schrag kick), 5:29. Buffaloes 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:11.

Statistics	UTPB	WT
First downs	14	15
Total yards	314	222
Rushing yards	68	82
Passing yards	246	140
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	28:34	31:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Kameron Mathis	16/39, 246 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Brandon Infiesto	8 rushes, 37 yards
	Receiving	Courtney McMaryion	2 receptions, 92 yards
West Texas A&M	Passing	Ben Arbuckle	13/24, 140 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Brandon Blair	6 rushes, 31 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kailan Noseff	3 receptions, 41 yards

At Western New Mexico

See also: 2017 Western New Mexico Mustangs football team

UT Permian Basin Falcons at Western New Mexico Mustangs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	24	10	7	41
Mustangs	14	0	12	6	32

at Altamirano Stadium, Silver City, New Mexico

• Date: September 23
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT/1:30 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 25-30 MPH
• Game attendance: 625
• Referee: Kenny Kelarek
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter WNMU – Evan Beebe 11-yard pass from Javia Hall (Collin Grady kick), 8:47. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 5:06. WNMU – Javia Hall 1-yard run (Collin Grady kick), 1:48. Mustangs 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:52. Second quarter UTPB – Mitchell Leonard 8-yard pass from Kameron Mathis (Bailey Giffen kick), 14:55. Mustangs 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 1:44. UTPB – Bailey Giffen 46-yard field goal, 12:14. Mustangs 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 2:08. UTPB – Christ Hoad 49-yard interception return (Bailey Giffen kick), 9:55. Falcons 17–14. UTPB – Kristian Brown 39-yard pass from Kameron Mathis (Bailey Giffen kick), 6:32. Falcons 24–14. Drive: 1 play, 39 yards, 0:09. Third quarter UTPB – Bailey Giffen 25-yard field goal, 12:59. Falcons 27–14. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:54. WNMU – Elijah Jones 23-yard pass from Javia Hall (kick blocked), 7:41. Falcons 27–20. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 2:44. WNMU – D'Angelo Bowie 33-yard pass from Javia Hall (kick blocked), 4:10. Falcons 27–26. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 1:39. UTPB – Kameron Mathis 1-yard run (Bailey Giffen kick), 1:05. Falcons 34–26. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:02. Fourth quarter WNMU – Sean North 7-yard pass from Javia Hall (pass failed), 6:18. Falcons 34–32. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:14. UTPB – Brandon Infiesto 24-yard run (Baily Giffen kick), 1:08. Falcons 41–32. Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:13.

Statistics	UTPB	WNMU
First downs	16	31
Total yards	311	572
Rushing yards	143	76
Passing yards	168	496
Turnovers	1	4
Time of possession	24:32	35:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Kameron Mathis	12/34, 168 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Brandon Infiesto	18 rushes, 78 yards, TD
	Receiving	Mitchell Leonard	5 receptions, 81 yards, TD
Western New Mexico	Passing	Javia Hill	42/70, 496 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Justin Harris	13 rushes, 38 yards
	Receiving	D'Angelo Bowie	12 receptions, 158 yards, TD

Tarleton State

See also: 2017 Tarleton State Texans football team

Tarleton State Texans at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	6	12	14	32
Falcons	3	0	0	14	17

at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas

• Date: September 30
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 638
• Referee: Andy Dunkin
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter UTPB – Bailey Giffen 51-yard field goal, 10:40. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:14. Second quarter TSU – Elliott Hart 98-yard fumble return (kick failed), 8:46. Texans 6–3. Third quarter TSU – Xavier Turner 6-yard run (kick failed), 10:35. Texans 12–3. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:23. TSU – Jeff Thomas 29-yard pass from Zed Woerner (run failed), 1:52. Texans 18–3. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:26. Fourth quarter UTPB – Hunter Kliafas 45-yard pass from Kameron Mathis (Bailey Giffen kick), 14:50. Texans 18–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:02. TSU – Xavier Turner 56-yard run (Sergio Sroka kick), 6:15. Texans 25–10. Drive: 1 play, 56 yards, 0:11. UTPB – Kristian Brown 78-yard pass from Kameron Mathis (Bailey Giffen kick), 5:56. Texans 25–17. Drive: 1 play, 78 yards, 0:13. TSU – Jeff Thomas 76-yard pass from Zed Woerner (Sergio Sroka kick), 4:55. Texans 32–17. Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:55.

Statistics	TSU	UTPB
First downs	12	26
Total yards	282	582
Rushing yards	114	284
Passing yards	168	244
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	26:02	33:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tarleton State	Passing	Zed Woerner	11/17, 168 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Xavier Turner	12 rushes, 81 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jeff Thomas	6 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Kameron Mathis	15/33, 244 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Brandon Infiesto	29 rushes, 128 yards
	Receiving	Kristian Brown	2 receptions, 82 yards, TD

At Eastern New Mexico

See also: 2017 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football team

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	17	0	17
Greyhounds	7	10	3	0	20

at Greyhound Stadium, Portales, New Mexico

• Date: October 7
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT/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

Statistics	UTPB	ENMU
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
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

Texas A&M–Kingsville

See also: 2017 Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas football team

Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Javelinas	12	14	14	7	47
Falcons	0	0	14	7	21

at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas

• Date: October 14
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TAMUK – Julio de la Garza 40-yard field goal, 10:04. Javelinas 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 3:27. TAMUK – Micheal Myers sacked in end zone, 9:37. Javelinas 5–0. TAMUK – Jeff Carr 3-yard run (Julio de la Garza kick), 5:48. Javelinas 12–0. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:40. Second quarter TAMUK – Nick Pelrean 6-yard run (Julio de la Garza kick), 5:06. Javelinas 19–0. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:44. TAMUK – Jordan Thomas 27-yard pass from Cade Dyal (Julio de la Garza kick), 1:00. Javelinas 26–0. Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:09. Third quarter TAMUK – Nick Pelrean 35-yard run (Julio de la Garza kick), 13:04. Javelinas 33–0. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:52. UTPB – Marquee Allison 3-yard pass from Kameron Mathis (Bailey Giffen kick), 4:07. Javelinas 33–7. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:52. TAMUK – Marcus Younger 47-yard pass from Cade Dyal (Julio de la Garza kick), 2:31. Javelinas 40–7. Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 1:19. UTPB – Courtney McMaryion 13-yard pass from Kameron Mathis (Bailey Giffen kick), 0:03. Javelinas 40–14. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 2:23. Fourth quarter UTPB – Mitchell Leonard 8-yard pass from Kameron Mathis (Bailey Giffen kick), 8:07. Javelinas 40–21. Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 1:04. TAMUK – Jordan Thomas 55-yard pass from Cade Dyal (Julio de la Garza kick), 6:50. Javelinas 47–21. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:15.

Statistics	TAMUK	UTPB
First downs	27	18
Total yards	499	326
Rushing yards	132	11
Passing yards	367	315
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	36:02	23:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Kingsville	Passing	Cade Dyal	28/40, 367 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Nick Pelrean	16 rushes, 94 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Thomas	6 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Kameron Mathis	14/21, 216 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Brandon Infiesto	9 rushes, 30 yards
	Receiving	Mitchell Leonard	9 receptions, 174 yards, TD

Vs. Quincy

Quincy Hawks vs. UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	0	0	0	7
Falcons	7	16	13	6	42

at Red Robertson Field, Miami, Oklahoma

• Date: October 21
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Partly cloudy • Wind: S 17 MPH
• Game attendance: 124
• Referee: Gary Brammer
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter UTPB – Brandon Infiesto 66-yard run (Bailey Giffen kick), 14:26. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:34. QU – Andrew Rund 7-yard run (Michael Klotz kick), 11:02. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:24. Second quarter UTPB – Bailey Giffen 55-yard field goal, 14:55. Falcons 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 4:02. UTPB – Bailey Giffen 40-yard field goal, 11:50. Falcons 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 1:22. UTPB – Kameron Mathis 1-yard run (Bailey Giffen kick), 3:23. Falcons 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 3:02. UTPB – Bailey Giffen 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 23–7. Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:09. Third quarter UTPB – Marquis Simmons 1-yard run (kick blocked), 10:19. Falcons 29–7. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:39. UTPB – Brandon Infiesto 14-yard run (Bailey Giffen kick), 1:54. Falcons 36–7. Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 3:22. Fourth quarter UTPB – Kristian Brown 59-yard pass from Kameron Mathis (kick blocked), 14:51. Falcons 42–7. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:03.

Statistics	QU	UTPB
First downs	10	23
Total yards	229	551
Rushing yards	94	373
Passing yards	135	178
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	28:40	31:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Quincy	Passing	Andrew Rund	11/20, 109 yards
	Rushing	Andrew Rund	13 rushes, 71 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kody Wood	1 reception, 32 yards
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Kameron Mathis	7/15, 159 yards, TD
	Rushing	Brandon Infiesto	18 rushes, 175 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Kristian Brown	1 reception, 59 yards, TD

No. 5 Midwestern State

See also: 2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football team

No. 5 Midwestern State Mustangs at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Mustangs	24	14	14	14	66
Falcons	0	6	2	0	8

at Grande Communications Stadium, Midland, Texas

• Date: October 28
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 1,154
• Referee: Jarvis Walker
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter MSU – Jaron Imbriani 29-yard field goal, 10:56. Mustangs 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 4:04. MSU – DeAndre Black 94-yard pass from Layton Rabb (Jaron Imbriani kick), 3:49. Mustangs 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 96 yards, 1:35. MSU – Tyrique Edwards 4-yard pass from Layton Rabb (Jaron Imbriani kick), 2:32. Mustangs 17–0. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:05. MSU – Vincent Johnson 62-yard run (Jaron Imbriani kick), 1:05. Mustangs 24–0. Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:26. Second quarter MSU – Tyrique Edwards 13-yard pass from Layton Rabb (Jaron Imbriani kick), 10:48. Mustangs 31–0. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:29. UTPB – Marquis Simmons 27-yard run (kick failed), 8:03. Mustangs 31–6. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 2:42. MSU – DeAndre Black 42-yard pass from Layton Rabb (Jaron Imbriani kick), 6:23. Mustangs 38–6. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:34. Third quarter UTPB – Vincent Johnson tackled in end zone, 11:29. Mustangs 38–8. MSU – Tyler Milliken 18-yard pass from Layton Rabb (Jaron Imbriani kick), 10:53. Mustangs 45–8. Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:28. MSU – Tyler Milliken 45-yard pass from Javin Kilgo (Jaron Imbriani kick), 7:43. Mustangs 52–8. Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:21. Fourth quarter MSU – Nicholas Gabriel 10-yard run (Jaron Imbriani kick), 10:18. Mustangs 59–8. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:42. MSU – Tyler Milliken 45-yard pass from Hagen Hutchinson (Jaron Imbriani kick), 4:39. Mustangs 66–8. Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:42.

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

At No. 9 Texas A&M–Commerce

See also: 2017 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team

UT Permian Basin Falcons at No. 9 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0
No. 9 Lions	21	14	14	3	52

at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas

• Date: October 1
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Mostly cloudy • Wind: SSW 14 MPH
• Game attendance: 7,132
• Referee: Brad Frisby
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TAMUC – Gabriel Rodriguez 1-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 10:11. Lions 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:49. TAMUC – Austin Jordan 1-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 7:37. Lions 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:27. TAMUC – Vincent Hobbs 74-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 6:29. Lions 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 74 yards, 0:12. Second quarter TAMUC – Buck Wilson 18-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 7:04. Lions 28–0. Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 3:24. TAMUC – Vincent Hobbs 30-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 1:25. Lions 35–0. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 0:20. Third quarter TAMUC – D'Arthur Cowan 2-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 6:49. Lions 42–0. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:32. TAMUC – Richard Whitaker 14-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 3:18. Lions 49–0. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:30. Fourth quarter TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 28-yard field goal, 9:10. Lions 52–0. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:14.

Statistics	UTPB	TAMUC
First downs	11	33
Total yards	125	583
Rushing yards	52	202
Passing yards	73	381
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	31:21	28:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Kameron Mathis	7/22, 54 yards
	Rushing	Jordan Williams	5 rushes, 28 yards
	Receiving	Jake Anglin	3 receptions, 33 yards
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing	Luis Perez	26/34, 301 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Carandal Hale	6 rushes, 84 yards
	Receiving	Vincent Hobbs	6 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD

The UT Permian Basin Falcons playing against the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions

Angelo State

Angelo State Rams at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	19	17	28	10	74
Falcons	7	10	0	7	24

at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas

• Date: November 11
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 2,213
• Referee: Bryant Thompson
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter ASU – Justin Jackson 81-yard interception return (Connor Flanigan kick), 12:32. Rams 7–0. UTPB – Kristian Brown 28-yard pass from Kameron Mathis (Bailey Giffen kick), 9:22. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:09. ASU – Jake Faber 2-yard run (kick blocked), 4:49. Rams 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:52. ASU – Keke Chism 17-yard pass from Kameron Mathis (kick failed), 1:08. Rams 19–7. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:05. Second quarter ASU – Josh Stevens 38-yard run (Connor Flanigan kick), 10:32. Rams 26–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:30. ASU – Hunter Kyle 22-yard interception return (Connor Flanigan kick), 9:49. Rams 33–7. UTPB – Jake Anglin 2-yard pass from Kameron Mathis (Bailey Giffen kick), 3:27. Rams 33–14. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:54. ASU – Connor Flanigan 36-yard field goal, 1:47. Rams 36–14. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 1:40. UTPB – Bailey Giffen 22-yard field goal, 0:00. Rams 36–17. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 1:39. Third quarter ASU – Lawson Ayo 20-yard pass from Jake Faber (Connor Flanigan kick), 13:47. Rams 43–17. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:13. ASU – Jalyn Judkins 44-yard pass from Jake Faber (Connor Flanigan kick), 9:26. Rams 50–17. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:20. ASU – Josh Stevens 1-yard run (Connor Flanigan kick), 6:44. Rams 57–17. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:07. ASU – Donavyn Jackson 38-yard interception return (Connor Flanigan kick), 0:46. Rams 64–17. Fourth quarter UTPB – Brandon Infiesto 24-yard run (Bailey Giffen kick), 13:00. Rams 64–24. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:36. ASU – Josh Stevens 49-yard run (Connor Flannigan kick), 11:16. Rams 71–24. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:36. ASU – Connor Flanigan 25-yard field goal, 2:04. Rams 74–24. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:46.

Statistics	ASU	UTPB
First downs	28	26
Total yards	560	462
Rushing yards	239	232
Passing yards	321	230
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	26:51	33:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Angelo State	Passing	Jake Faber	18/32, 296 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Josh Stevens	18 rushes, 159 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Keke Chism	4 receptions, 66 yards, TD
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Kameron Mathis	30/52, 227 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Brandon Infiesto	20 rushes, 163 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kristian Brown	8 receptions, 94 yards, TD

Statistics

Scoring

Scores against non-conference opponents

1 2 3 4 Total Opponents 27 35 27 37 126 UT Permian Basin 13 26 19 12 70

Scores against the Lone Star Conference

1 2 3 4 Total Opponents 97 82 100 61 340 UT Permian Basin 13 40 43 38 134

Scores against all opponents

1 2 3 4 Total Opponents 124 117 127 98 466 UT Permian Basin 26 66 62 50 204

References

1. "2017 LSC Football Media Guide". August 22, 2017. p. 5. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
2. "Five Home Games, Division I Opponent Highlight 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of Texas of the Permian Basin Department of Athletics. March 24, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.