2018 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team

2018 UT Permian Basin Falcons football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 LSC)
Head coach	Justin Carrigan (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Chris Mineo (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jacob Martin (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Ratliff Stadium Grande Communications Stadium
Seasons ←  2017 2019  →

2018 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Tarleton State $^		8	–	0					12	–	1
No. 9 Texas A&M–Commerce ^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 25 Midwestern State		6	–	2					8	–	2
Angelo State #		4	–	4					6	–	6
West Texas A&M		4	–	4					6	–	5
Eastern New Mexico		4	–	4					5	–	6
Texas A&M–Kingsville		2	–	6					4	–	7
UT Permian Basin		1	–	7					2	–	9
Western New Mexico		0	–	8					0	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2018 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team represented University of Texas of the Permian Basin in the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by third-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). The team matched its record from the previous two seasons, finishing with a record of 2–9 and went 1–7 in conference play.

Prior to the start of the season, it was announced that offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Scott Preston had left the program. Preston took a coaching position with an unknown team. Head coach Justin Carrigan took over as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. ^[1]

Preseason

LSC media poll

LSC media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Texas A&M–Commerce	201 (13)
2	Midwestern State	200 (10)
3	Eastern New Mexico	142
4	Angelo State	136
5	Tarleton State	130
6	Texas A&M–Kingsville	104
7	West Texas A&M	73
8	UT Permian Basin	57 (1)
9	Western New Mexico	37

Source: ^[2]

Schedule

The Falcons' 2018 schedule was released on April 11, 2018, and consisted of six home games and five away games. ^[3] The team hosted LSC foes Midwestern State, Western New Mexico, Angelo State, and Texas A&M–Commerce, and traveled to Tarleton State, West Texas A&M, Eastern New Mexico, and Texas A&M–Kingsville.

The Falcons hosted non-conference foe Humboldt State from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference and traveled to Texas Southern from the Southwestern Athletic Conference and Northern Michigan from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	9:35 p.m.	at Texas Southern *	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	L 16–26	1,824
September 8	1:00 p.m.	at Northern Michigan *	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 22–27	2,174
September 15	6:00 p.m.	No. 7 Midwestern State	Ratliff Stadium Odessa, TX	L 21–43	3,579
September 22	7:00 p.m.	at Tarleton State	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	L 13–35	5,634
September 29	6:00 p.m.	Western New Mexico	Ratliff Stadium Odessa, TX	W 21–20	3,875
October 6	6:00 p.m.	at West Texas A&M	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 21–42	6,399
October 13	6:00 p.m.	Humboldt State *	Ratliff Stadium Odessa, TX	W 36–17	3,641
October 20	6:00 p.m.	Angelo State	Grande Communications Stadium Midland, TX	L 20–44	3,565
October 27	7:00 p.m.	at Eastern New Mexico	Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM	L 7–24	1,261
November 3	6:00 p.m.	No. 16 Texas A&M–Commerce	Ratliff Stadium Odessa, TX	L 17–20	3,958
November 10	7:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M–Kingsville	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	L 21–24	3,247
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source: ^[4]

Roster

2018 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Mitchell Leonard Sr QB 4 Kameron Mathis Jr WR 5 Kristian Brown Jr QB 6 Michael Myers So QB 8 Sam Allen Jr WR 9 Kyle McBride Jr QB 14 Taylor Null Fr QB 16 Bubba Henson Fr WR 17 Ben Galaviz Jr RB 21 Adrian Walker  Fr RB 28 Jamil Pittman Fr RB 31 Jameel Hodges Fr RB 35 Marquis Simmons Jr RB 37 Leroy Giles  Fr TE 41 Colton Tuiasosopo Jr TE 42 Phillip Taylor Jr TE 45 Matt Zubiate Fr OL 52 William Draker Fr OL 55 Tavita Hamilton Jr OL 56 Dominic Assad Jr OL 58 Ja'Vaun Johnson Jr OL 60 Derrick Assad Fr OL 62 Addisun Brown Fr OL 63 Ivan Pena  Fr OL 64 Pablo Gutierrez Jr OL 65 D'Andre Wilkerson Jr OL 66 Trace Notley So OL 67 Dylan Ohrt So OL 70 Hunter Bowers Jr OL 71 Hector Herrera Jr OL 72 Josh Sanders Fr OL 73 Matt Groeschel Fr OL 75 Ovidio Melendez  Fr OL 76 Brontre' Wright Jr OL 79 Ryan Wilson So WR 80 Michael Foster So WR 82 Baylon Ware  Fr WR 83 Grant Brown Fr TE 85 Toby Harrah Fr TE 86 Levi Rucker Fr WR 88 Patrick Sullivan Fr WR 89 Trey Patterson Fr WR Jaquavian Dabbs Jr WR Johnathon Driskell Fr WR James Jefferson Fr WR Tre Jessie Fr RB Eddie Perez Fr RB Demarcus Womack So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 1 Jared Thames Sr DB 3 Marquis Davenport Jr DB 7 Justin Nicholls Sr LB 10 Marquee Allison Sr DB 11 Diameon Brewer Jr CB 12 Alonzo Turner Jr DB 13 Tristen Thompson Sr S 15 Montique Coles Jr CB 16 Jaques Tyler Fr S 18 Ryan Baker Jr LB 19 Marquez Byrd Jr S 20 Javier Gomez III Jr S 22 Josh Terrell Jr DB 23 Quinn Tinley  Fr OLB 24 John O'Kelley So S 25 BJ Huitt Jr DE 26 Ashad Guice Sr DB 27 Jack Lacy Jr S 29 Jeff Douglas So S 30 Xavier Brooks Jr DB 32 Martin Brown IV So DE 34 Logo Kaleopa Jr DB 36 Trent Ward  Fr LB 38 Kadarryus Hartfield Fr S 39 Frank Kriegbaum So LB 40 Chris Hoad Jr LB 43 Miquon Mayes So LB 44 Keegan Gray Jr S 47 Korbin Martinez Jr CB 48 Clifton Holmes So LB 50 Sebastian Gonzales Fr LB 51 Derrian Forge Fr DL 55 Tavita Hamilton Jr DT 90 Ray Dinnall-Guerra Jr DE 91 Austin Price Fr DE 92 Jordan Scales Fr DT 93 Cole Stephenson Fr LB 94 Reagan Havis So DT 96 Tyson Carter  Fr DT 97 Jacob Granado Jr DT 98 La'Daidreain Glasker So DE 99 Diego Assad Jr LB Jaden Deaton Fr LB Hunter Graves Fr DE Beau Narrell Fr DB Noe Rodriguez Jr LB Emilio Solis Jr DB Jack Tinnyhill Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 46 Matt Harper So K 49 Sergio Landeros Fr P, K 87 Jackson Millar  Fr LS 95 Brandon Vasquez So	Head coach Justin Carrigan Head coach/offensive coordinator Coordinators/assistant coaches 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 Kyle Williams Defensive passing game coordinator/secondary A. J. Woolley Tight ends Tyler Wright Quarterbacks Javaris Williams Safeties Jeremiah Williams Wide receivers Jesse Perez Wide receivers Cameron Hurd Defensive line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 10, 2023

Game summaries

At Texas Southern

See also: 2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team

UT Permian Basin Falcons at Texas Southern Tigers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	2	0	0	14	16
Tigers	13	3	7	3	26

at BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: September 1
• Game time: 9:35 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy and warm
• Game attendance: 1,824
• Referee: Tony Ross
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TSU – Bobby Hartzog 39-yard pass from Glen Cuiellette (Aaron Cuevas kick), 9:34. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 3:07. TSU – Tren'Davian 15-yard pass from Glen Cuiellette (kick blocked), 5:53. Tigers 13–0. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 2:10. UTPB – Diameon Brewer 98-yard defensive PAT return, 5:53. Tigers 13–2. Second quarter TSU – Aaron Cuevas 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Tigers 16–2. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 4:35. Third quarter TSU – Bryston Cummings 2-yard pass from Glen Cuiellette (Aaron Cuevas kick), 2:58. Tigers 23–2. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:03. Fourth quarter UTPB – Sam Allen 2-yard run (kick failed), 14:51. Tigers 23–8. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 3:01. TSU – Aaron Cuevas 41-yard field goal, 10:37. Tigers 26–8. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:27. UTPB – Ben Galaviz 64-yard pass from Sam Allen (Sam Allen pass to Kyle McBride), 8:58. Tigers 26–16. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:29.

Statistics	UTPB	TSU
First downs	14	21
Total yards	297	363
Rushing yards	182	128
Passing yards	115	235
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	23:10	36:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Sam Allen	4/11, 84 yards, TD
	Rushing	Marquis Simmons	10 rushes, 78 yards
	Receiving	Ben Galaviz	3 receptions, 78 yards, TD
Texas Southern	Passing	Glen Cuiellette	19/33, 235 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Brad Woodard	16 rushes, 74 yards
	Receiving	Adrian Carter	2 receptions, 46 yards

Kickoff was originally scheduled for 7:00 p.m., but was delayed two-and-a-half hours due to severe weather and heavy rain in Houston.

At Northern Michigan

UT Permian Basin Falcons at Northern Michigan Wildcats – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	3	12	22
Wildcats	10	7	3	7	27

at Superior Dome, Marquette, Michigan

• Date: September 8
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT/2:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: None (played indoors)
• Game attendance: 2,174
• Referee: Brad Mutnick
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter NMU – Deandre Caldwell 23-yard run (Daniel Riser kick), 13:08. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:52. NMU – Daniel Riser 20-yard field goal, 4:14. Wildcats 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 7:00. Second quarter UTPB – Ben Galaviz 18-yard pass from Sam Allen (Sergio Landeros kick), 14:55. Wildcats 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:12. NMU – Ben Loutsis 15-yard pass from Latrell Giles (Daniel Riser kick), 1:27. Wildcats 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:09. Third quarter NMU – Daniel Riser 21-yard field goal, 6:40. Wildcats 20–7. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 6:36. UTPB – Sergio Landeros 32-yard field goal, 5:09. Wildcats 20–10. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 1:31. Fourth quarter UTPB – Mitchell Leonard 19-yard pass from Sam Allen (kick blocked), 11:45. Wildcats 20–16. Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:49. NMU – Jake Mayon 24-yard run (Daniel Riser kick), 4:50. Wildcats 27–16. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 6:47. UTPB – Mitchell Leonard 31-yard pass from Sam Allen (pass failed), 2:21. Wildcats 27–22. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 2:29.

Statistics	UTPB	NMU
First downs	19	28
Total yards	327	454
Rushing yards	66	337
Passing yards	261	117
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	19:45	40:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Sam Allen	18/36, 261 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Marquis Simmons	8 rushes, 53 yards
	Receiving	Kristian Brown	4 receptions, 83 yards
Northern Michigan	Passing	Latrell Giles	8/12, 117 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jake Mayon	35 rushes, 224 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ben Loutsis	3 receptions, 55 yards, TD

No. 7 Midwestern State

See also: 2018 Midwestern State Mustangs football team

No. 7 Midwestern State Mustangs at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Mustangs	0	14	22	7	43
Falcons	0	7	7	7	21

at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas

• Date: September 15
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
• Game attendance: 3,579
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter UTPB – Marquis Simmons 8-yard run (Sergio Landeros kick), 13:21. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 97 yards, 6:27. MSU – Anthony Tennison 8-yard pass from Layton Rabb (Jaron Imbriani kick), 6:40. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:24. MSU – Anthony Tennison 41-yard pass from Layton Rabb (Jaron Imbriani kick), 0:00. Mustangs 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 93 yards, 1:55. Third quarter MSU – Vincent Johnson 1-yard run (Jaron Imbriani kick), 11:21. Mustangs 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:10. UTPB – Ben Galaviz 27-yard pass from Taylor Null (Sergio Landeros kick), 7:59. Mustangs 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:22. MSU – Vincent Johnson 82-yard run (Bryce Martinez run), 7:43. Mustangs 29–14. Drive: 1 play, 82 yards, 0:11. MSU – Anthony Tennison 14-yard pass from Layton Rabb (Jaron Imbriani kick), 2:36. Mustangs 36–14. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:06. Fourth quarter MSU – Layton Rabb 10-yard run (Jaron Imbriani kick), 10:15. Mustangs 43–14. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 4:24. UTPB – Kristian Brown 56-yard pass from Taylor Null (Sergio Landeros kick), 7:07. Mustangs 43–21. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:07.

Statistics	MSU	UTPB
First downs	26	24
Total yards	564	388
Rushing yards	261	88
Passing yards	303	300
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	28:43	31:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Midwestern State	Passing	Layton Rabb	20/34, 291 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Vincent Johnson	19 rushes, 195 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Juwan Johnson	8 receptions, 132 yards
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Taylor Null	22/35, 300 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Marquis Simmons	24 rushes, 101 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kristian Brown	5 receptions, 120 yards, TD

At Tarleton State

See also: 2018 Tarleton State Texans football team

UT Permian Basin Falcons at Tarleton State Texans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	13	0	0	0	13
Texans	19	13	3	0	35

at Memorial Stadium, Stephenville, Texas

• Date: September 22
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 5,634
• Referee: Bryant Thompson
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter UTPB – Leroy Giles 15-yard run (kick failed), 12:47. Falcons 6–0. Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:14. TSU – Daniel McCants 24-yard run (kick failed), 9:28. Tied 6–6. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:11. TSU – J. F. Thomas 34-yard pass from Ben Holmes (kick blocked), 5:36. Texans 12–6. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:48. UTPB – Kristian Brown 35-yard pass from Taylor Null (Sergio Landeros kick), 4:39. Falcons 13–12. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 0:49. TSU – Zimari Manning 17-yard pass from Ben Holmes (Joanly Martinez kick), 1:57. Texans 19–13. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 2:32. Second quarter TSU – Daniel McCants 18-yard run (kick blocked), 12:33. Texans 25–13. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:07. TSU – Zimari Manning 31-yard pass from Ben Holmes (Joanly Martinez kick), 3:58. Texans 32–13. Drive: 1 play, 41 yards, 0:07. Third quarter TSU – Joanly Martinez 29-yard field goal, 3:01. Texans 35–13. Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 4:04. Fourth quarter No scoring plays

Statistics	UTPB	TSU
First downs	14	32
Total yards	228	580
Rushing yards	53	384
Passing yards	175	196
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	25:54	34:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Taylor Null	18/41, 175 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Leroy Giles	4 rushes, 29 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kristian Brown	4 receptions, 77 yards, TD
Tarleton State	Passing	Ben Holmes	17/23, 196 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Daniel McCants	20 rushes, 162 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Zimari Manning	5 receptions, 95 yards, 2 TD

Western New Mexico

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	0	13	0	20
Falcons	7	0	0	14	21

at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas

• Date: September 29
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 3,875
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter UTPB – Kyle McBride 11-yard pass from Taylor Null (Sergio Landeros kick), 4:44. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:36. WNMU – Evan Beebe 14-yard pass from Blayne Armstrong (Ignacio Correa kick), 2:47. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:48. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter WNMU – Evan Beebe 6-yard pass from Blayne Armstrong (Collin Grady kick), 5:50. Mustangs 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:12. WNMU – Isaiah Pierre 74-yard punt return (kick blocked), 1:43. Mustangs 20–7. Fourth quarter UTPB – Kristian Brown 14-yard pass from Taylor Null (Sergio Landeros kick), 7:01. Mustangs 20–14. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 1:13. UTPB – Marquis Simmons 9-yard run (Sergio Landeros kick), 0:15. Falcons 21–20. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 1:36.

Statistics	WNMU	UTPB
First downs	19	24
Total yards	233	441
Rushing yards	92	152
Passing yards	141	289
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	28:40	31:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western New Mexico	Passing	Blayne Armstrong	15/33, 141 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Justin Harris	7 rushes, 34 yards
	Receiving	Elijah Jones	4 receptions, 47 yards
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Taylor Null	23/47, 289 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Leroy Giles	6 rushes, 59 yards
	Receiving	Kyle McBride	7 receptions, 128 yards, TD

At West Texas A&M

See also: 2018 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	7	14	0	0	21
Buffaloes	7	14	7	14	42

at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas

• Date: October 6
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
• Game attendance: 6,399
• Referee: Chad Wakefield
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter UTPB – Kyle McBride 82-yard pass from Taylor Null (Sergio Landeros kick), 11:51. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:39. WTAMU – Duke Carter IV 1-yard run (Michael Shipley kick), 4:26. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:25. Second quarter WTAMU – Jordan Johnson 17-yard pass from Justin Houghtaling (Michael Shipley kick), 14:17. Buffaloes 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:50. WTAMU – Tobias Harris 66-yard punt return (Michael Shipley kick), 13:00. Buffaloes 21–7. UTPB – Matt Zubiate 1-yard pass from Taylor Null (Sergio Landeros kick), 11:14. Buffaloes 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:46. UTPB – Kameron Mathis 2-yard run (Sergio Landeros kick), 0:10. Tied 21–21. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 4:40. Third quarter WTAMU – Duke Carter IV 1-yard run (Michael Shipley kick), 8:52. Buffaloes 28–21. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:51. Fourth quarter WTAMU – Duke Carter IV 7-yard run (Michael Shipley kick), 12:51. Buffaloes 35–21. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:31. WTAMU – Duke Carter IV 31-yard run (Michael Shipley kick), 7:22. Buffaloes 42–21. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:45.

Statistics	UTPB	WTAMU
First downs	11	21
Total yards	292	397
Rushing yards	98	180
Passing yards	194	187
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	24:40	35:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Taylor Null	12/28, 194 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Marquis Simmons	10 rushes, 44 yards
	Receiving	Kyle McBride	2 receptions, 125 yards, TD
West Texas A&M	Passing	Justin Houghtaling	17/21, 187 yards, TD
	Rushing	Duke Carter IV	29 rushes, 143 yards, 4 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Johnson	4 receptions, 70 yards, TD

Humboldt State

See also: 2018 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

Humboldt State Lumberjacks at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	17	0	17
Falcons	15	0	7	14	36

at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas

• Date: October 13
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 3,641
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter UTPB – Kristian Brown 57-yard pass from Taylor Null (Kristian Brown run), 9:10. Falcons 8–0. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:10. UTPB – Adrian Walker 11-yard run (Sergio Landeros kick), 4:14. Falcons 15–0. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:31. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter HSU – Jose Morales 45-yard field goal, 11:33. Falcons 15–3. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:24. UTPB – Baylon Ware 62-yard pass from Taylor Null (Sergio Landeros kick), 10:08. Falcons 22–3. Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:17. HSU – Kaleo Garrigan 30-yard pass from Joseph Sweeney (Jose Morales kick), 7:16. Falcons 22–10. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:52. HSU – Kaleo Garrigan 40-yard pass from Joseph Sweeney (Jose Morales kick), 3:50. Falcons 22–17. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:24. Fourth quarter UTPB – Mitchell Leonard 23-yard pass from Taylor Null (Sergio Landeros kick), 13:48. Falcons 29–17. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:05. UTPB – Ben Galaviz 41-yard pass from Taylor Null (Sergio Landeros kick), 5:46. Falcons 36–17. Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:39.

Statistics	HSU	UTPB
First downs	13	31
Total yards	322	595
Rushing yards	101	121
Passing yards	221	474
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	27:55	32:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Humboldt State	Passing	Joseph Sweeney	12/24, 192 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Tyree Marzetta	12 rushes, 102 yards
	Receiving	Kaleo Garrigan	4 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TD
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Taylor Null	31/48, 430 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Marquis Simmons	12 rushes, 75 yards
	Receiving	Ben Galaviz	8 receptions, 92 yards, TD

Angelo State

Angelo State Rams at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	14	3	24	44
Falcons	0	13	7	0	20

at Grande Communications Stadium, Midland, Texas

• Date: October 20
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 3,565
• Referee: Robert Newton
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter ASU – Connor Flanigan 35-yard field goal, 8:43. Rams 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 3:58. Second quarter UTPB – Ben Galaviz 25-yard pass from Taylor Null (pass failed), 9:56. Falcons 6–3. Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:18. ASU – Tyrese Nathan 4-yard run (Connor Flanigan kick), 8:43. Rams 10–6. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:04. ASU – Keke Chism 21-yard pass from Payne Sullins (Connor Flanigan kick), 3:19. Rams 17–6. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 1:52. UTPB – Kyle McBride 34-yard pass from Taylor Null (Sergio Landeros kick), 0:40. Rams 17–13. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:29. Third quarter UTPB – Mitchell Leonard 5-yard pass from Taylor Null (Sergio Landeros kick), 8:39. Falcons 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:40. ASU – Connor Flanigan 26-yard field goal, 2:41. Tied 20–20. Drive: 16 plays, 67 yards, 5:52. Fourth quarter ASU – Larry Johnson 43-yard pass from Payne Sullins (Connor Flanigan kick), 11:29. Rams 27–20. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:02. ASU – Weston McIntire 2-yard pass from Carsen Cook (Connor Flanigan kick), 7:04. Rams 34–20. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:48. ASU – Hunter Kyle 31-yard interception return (Connor Flanigan kick), 6:50. Rams 41–20. ASU – Connor Flanigan 18-yard field goal, 3:50. Rams 44–20. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:07.

Statistics	ASU	UTPB
First downs	18	27
Total yards	412	479
Rushing yards	120	70
Passing yards	292	409
Turnovers	1	5
Time of possession	28:45	31:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Angelo State	Passing	Payne Sullins	22/35, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Tyrese Nathan	16 rushes, 60 yards, TD
	Receiving	Lawson Ayo	6 receptions, 105 yards
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Taylor Null	32/47, 409 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Leroy Giles	18 rushes, 65 yards
	Receiving	Kyle McBride	11 receptions, 142 yards, TD

At Eastern New Mexico

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	0	0	7
Greyhounds	10	7	7	0	24

at Greyhound Stadium, Portales, New Mexico

• Date: October 27
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Clear, 65 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 1,261
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter ENMU – Tyler Vargas 47-yard field goal, 6:56. Greyhounds 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 40 yards, 6:09. ENMU – Wyatt Strand 10-yard run (Tyler Vargas kick), 0:16. Greyhounds 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:42. Second quarter UTPB – Kameron Mathis 1-yard run (Sergio Landeros kick), 2:08. Greyhounds 10–7. Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 6:54. ENMU – Johnny Smith 12-yard pass from Wyatt Strand (Tyler Vargas kick), 0:12. Greyhounds 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 1:47. Third quarter ENMU – Paul Terry 9-yard run (Tyler Vargas kick), 7:29. Greyhounds 24–7. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:45. Fourth quarter No scoring plays

Statistics	UTPB	ENMU
First downs	16	22
Total yards	273	306
Rushing yards	90	227
Passing yards	183	79
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	30:13	29:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Taylor Null	19/39, 163 yards, INT
	Rushing	Adrian Walker	10 rushes, 44 yards
	Receiving	Kyle McBride	7 receptions, 85 yards
Eastern New Mexico	Passing	Wyatt Strand	8/17, 79 yards, TD
	Rushing	Paul Terry	22 rushes, 126 yards, TD
	Receiving	Russell Montoya	2 receptions, 23 yards

No. 16 Texas A&M–Commerce

See also: 2018 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team

Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Lions	10	3	0	7	20
Falcons	7	10	0	0	17

at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas

• Date: November 3
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 3,958
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 26-yard field goal, 8:42. Lions 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:46. UTPB – Michael Myers 11-yard pass from Taylor Null (Sergio Landeros kick), 6:19. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:20. TAMUC – Carandal Hale 15-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 4:20. Lions 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:50. Second quarter UTPB – Kristian Brown 15-yard pass from Taylor Null (Sergio Landeros kick), 1:55. Falcons 14–10. Drive: l7 plays, 48 yards, 3:26. TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 37-yard field goal, 1:10. Falcons 14–13. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:35. UTPB – Sergio Landeros 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 17–13. Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:05. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter TAMUC – Kane Wilson 1-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 14:55. Lions 20–17. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 3:51.

Statistics	TAMUC	UTPB
First downs	18	10
Total yards	400	137
Rushing yards	195	–69
Passing yards	205	206
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	34:56	25:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing	Kane Wilson	19/29, 205 yards
	Rushing	Ovie Urevbu	27 rushes, 195 yards
	Receiving	Kelan Smith	8 receptions, 93 yards
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Taylor Null	18/34, 179 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Leroy Giles	4 rushes, 4 yards
	Receiving	Kristian Brown	4 receptions, 86 yards, TD

At Texas A&M–Kingsville

See also: 2018 Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas football team

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	7	7	0	21
Javelinas	0	14	3	7	24

at Javelina Stadium, Kingsville, Texas

• Date: November 10
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 3,247
• Referee: Brad Fisby
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter UTPB – Leroy Giles 17-yard run (Sergio Landeros kick), 8:46. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:55. Second quarter TAMUK – Brandon Smith 3-yard pass from Koy Detmar Jr. (Julio de la Garza kick), 14:15. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:56. TAMUK – Ryan Martinez 32-yard pass from Koy Detmar Jr. (Julio de la Garza kick), 10:30. Javelinas 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:52. UTPB – Hunter Bowers 3-yard pass from Kameron Mathis (Sergio Landeros kick), 0:21. Tied 14–14. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:39. Third quarter TAMUK – Julio de la Garza 40-yard field goal, 10:39. Javelinas 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:58. UTPB – Kameron Mathis 1-yard run (Sergio Landeros kick), 6:10. Falcons 21–17. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 2:07. Fourth quarter TAMUK – Aaron Dilworth 16-yard pass from Koy Detmar Jr. (Julio de la Garza kick), 14:12. Javelinas 24–21. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:04.

Statistics	UTPB	TAMUK
First downs	21	14
Total yards	258	373
Rushing yards	137	124
Passing yards	121	249
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	31:16	28:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Kameron Mathis	13/33, 115 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Kameron Mathis	11 rushes, 36 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kristian Brown	5 receptions, 44 yards
Texas A&M–Kingsville	Passing	Koy Detmar Jr.	22/39, 249 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Nick Pelrean	16 rushes, 104 yards
	Receiving	Tyler Wilson	11 receptions, 127 yards

Statistics

Scoring

Scores against non-conference opponents

1 2 3 4 Total Opponents 23 10 27 10 70 UT Permian Basin 17 7 10 40 74

Scores against the Lone Star Conference

1 2 3 4 Total Opponents 56 79 58 59 252 UT Permian Basin 41 58 21 21 141

Scores against all opponents

1 2 3 4 Total Opponents 79 89 85 69 322 UT Permian Basin 58 65 31 61 215

References

1. Gadon, Jake (January 8, 2018). "UTPB Offensive Coordinator Scott Preston has left the program". KOSA-TV . Retrieved August 10, 2023.
2. "2018 LSC Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
3. "UTPB Falcons: 2018 football schedule released". KOSA-TV. April 11, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
4. "2018 Football Schedule". UTPB Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2023.