2021 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team

2021 UT Permian Basin Falcons football
Heritage Bowl, L 21–24 vs. Oklahoma Baptist
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 LSC)
Head coach	Justin Carrigan (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Chris Mineo (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jacob Martin (6th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Ratliff Stadium Grande Communications Stadium
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2021 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Midwestern State $		6	–	1					7	–	3
No. 11 Angelo State ^		5	–	2					11	–	3
West Texas A&M		5	–	2					7	–	4
Texas A&M–Commerce		5	–	2					7	–	4
Texas A&M–Kingsville		3	–	4					5	–	5
UT Permian Basin #		3	–	4					5	–	6
Eastern New Mexico		1	–	6					3	–	7
Western New Mexico		0	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Heritage Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2021 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team represented the University of Texas of the Permian Basin (UTPB) in the 2021 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Falcons were led by sixth-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.

The Falcons were invited to the Heritage Bowl, losing 21–24 to Oklahoma Baptist. It was the first post-season game for both programs. ^[1]

Preseason

LSC media poll

LSC media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Texas A&M–Commerce	175 (15)
2	Angelo State	152 (2)
3	West Texas A&M	125 (1)
T4	UT Permian Basin	112 (5)
	Midwestern State	112
6	Eastern New Mexico	60
7	Texas A&M–Kingsville	59
8	Western New Mexico	33

Source: ^[2]

Schedule

The Falcons' 2021 regular season schedule consisted of five home games and five away games. The Falcons hosted LSC foes West Texas A&M, Eastern New Mexico (at Grande Communications Stadium), and Texas A&M–Kingsville and traveled to Western New Mexico, Angelo State, Texas A&M–Commerce, and Midwestern State.

The Falcons hosted non-conference foe Lincoln (CA), an independent program, and traveled to Southwest Baptist from the Great Lakes Valley Conference and Abilene Christian from the Western Athletic Conference. UTPB was scheduled to play at Simon Fraser in Burnaby, British Columbia, but the game was cancelled due to international travel restrictions on the US–Canada border relating to the pandemic. ^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00 p.m.	at Southwest Baptist *	Plaster Stadium Bolivar, MO	W 24–16	3,000
September 11	6:00 p.m.	West Texas A&M	Ratliff Stadium Odessa, TX	W 42–31	5,771
September 18	6:00 p.m.	at Abilene Christian *	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	L 9–34	9,018
September 25	7:30 p.m.	at Western New Mexico	Altamirano Stadium Silver City, NM	W 27–19	650
October 2		at Simon Fraser *	Terry Fox Field Burnaby, BC	No contest
October 9	6:00 p.m.	Lincoln (CA) *	Ratliff Stadium Odessa, TX	W 75–0	3,560
October 16	6:00 p.m.	at Angelo State	LeGrand Sports Complex San Angelo, TX	L 14–34	4,873
October 23	6:00 p.m.	Eastern New Mexico	Grande Communications Stadium Midland, TX	W 44–21	4,280
October 30	4:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M–Commerce	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	L 0–41	4,827
November 6	2:00 p.m.	Texas A&M–Kingsville	Ratliff Stadium Odessa, TX	L 22–29	3,255
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at Midwestern State	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	L 30–36	7,222
December 4	12:00 p.m.	vs. Oklahoma Baptist *	Tiger Stadium Corsicana, TX (Heritage Bowl)	L 21–24	3,576
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

Schedule Source: ^[4]

Roster

2021 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Kobe Robinson Jr WR 5 MJ Link Jr RB 6 Adrian Walker Jr WR 9 Baylon Ware Jr WR 10 Jordan Smart Fr QB 11 Clayton Roberts  Jr QB 12 Suddin Sapien  Fr WR 13 Grant Brown  So RB 15 Taj Crenshaw  Fr QB 15 Wes Jones Fr QB 16 Tyler Townley Fr RB 20 Kevin Young Jr. Fr RB 22 Jayvon Davis Fr RB 25 Corey Johnson  Fr RB 25 Kenneth Walker Fr RB 26 Kory Harris Fr WR 27 Clyde Bellow Fr RB 33 Nathan Tilford  Jr RB 35 Ed Williams  Fr TE 45 Matt Zubiate Jr TE 46 Jaylon Banks Fr RB 47 Jacob Olivares Fr TE 48 Rylan Meek  Fr OL 51 Heston Edwards Fr OL 52 William Draker  So OL 54 Hunter Hickock Sr OL 55 Austin LaFavers Fr OL 60 Derrick Assad  So OL 61 Noah Issa Fr OL 63 Ivan Pena  Jr OL 65 Dawson Reynolds  Fr OL 67 Pessi Savea Jr OL 70 Greg Chmielewski Fr OL 71 Joseph Mueller Fr OL 73 Matt Groeschel  Fr OL 74 Zach Burns Fr OL 75 Ovidio Melendez Jr OL 77 Ramon Diaz Fr OL 78 Dakari White Fr OL 79 Ryan Wilson Sr WR 80 Kwade Hegtvedt Fr WR 80 Marcus Molina Fr WR 81 Caleb Camarillo Fr WR 81 Ethan Leyva Fr WR 82 Gunnar Abseck Fr WR 83 Donta Hayes Fr WR 83 Jonathan Jean Fr WR 85 Shemar Davis Fr TE 86 Jeremiah Venson Fr WR 87 Braylon Monroe Fr WR 88 Mike Evans Fr WR 89 Michael Islas Fr TE 89 Brock Johnson Fr WR Ty'Dedrick Anderson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 0 Miquon Mayes  Jr DB 1 Donta Stuart So DB 3 Nygel King Sr DB 4 JT Walker Jr DL 5 La'Daidreain Glasker Sr DB 7 D'Ondre Robinson Sr DB 8 Levon Barnett Jr DL 9 EJ Gisa Sr LB 14 Derrian Forge Jr DB 16 Trent Ward Jr DB 18 Octavius Spencer Sr DB 19 Chanlor Johnson Fr DB 21 Jaques Tyler  So DB 23 Kamren Amao Fr DL 24 Marquez Byrd  Sr LB 25 John O'Kelly Jr DB 26 Wayne Landry Fr LB 27 Coltin Locking Fr DB 28 Zephaniah Nelson Fr LB 28 Jamil Pittman  So DB 29 Ashton Levells Fr DB 29 Xavier Phoenix Fr LB 30 Dorian Anderson Fr DB 32 Dawson Burton Fr LB 34 Jalon Rocquemore Fr DB 36 Jalen Thompson Fr LB 38 Ty Johnson Fr LB 39 Cameron Bradley Fr DB 39 Christian Islas Fr LB 40 Courtney Massingill Fr LB 42 Hayden Kelly So LB 42 Christian Martinez Fr LB 43 Abel Clark Fr LB 43 Caleb Pierson Fr LB 44 Cole Daggett  Fr LB 45 Eric Franco Fr DB 46 Datron Brooks Fr LB 50 Sean Roy Fr DL 53 Stanley Falenofoa Jr DL 57 David Adegbenro Fr DL 90 Wilfred Manor Fr DL 91 Xavier Daniels  Fr DL 91 Vernon Henderson Fr DL 92 TJ Poloai Sr DL 94 Dominique Varela So DL 96 Tyson Carter Jr DL 97 Amari Bradford Fr DL 97 Joseph Williams Jr DL 98 Oghenemine Imarah Fr DL 99 Aven Shelton Fr DB Martin Brown IV  Jr DB Justin Campbell Jr DL Victor Idusuyi Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K, P 31 Carson Roberts Fr LS 37 Grant Gensemer Fr K 41 Hayden Decossas So K 41 Michael Mayfield Fr P 49 Sergio Landeros Jr P 59 Robert Amador Fr	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 Victor Gill Offensive line Brandon Burton Defensive backs Rob Messinger Special teams coordinator/wide receivers Mitchell Buhler Running backs Jared Thames Tight ends Jonathan Cervantes Safeties Brady Foltz Offensive line Cody Gray Defensive line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 12, 2023

Game summaries

At Southwest Baptist

UT Permian Basin Falcons at Southwest Baptist Bearcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	7	3	7	24
Bearcats	0	0	9	7	16

at Plaster Stadium, Bolivar, Missouri

• Date: September 4
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 3,000
• Referee: John Doe
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TPB – Jordan Smart 21-yard pass from Clayton Roberts (Carson Roberts kick), 8:11. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:23. Second quarter TPB – MJ Link 22-yard pass from Clayton Roberts (Carson Roberts kick), 0:43. Falcons 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:51. Third quarter SBU – TPB snap out of end zone, 14:03. Falcons 14–2. SBU – Curtis Culliard 22-yard pass from Cooper Callis (Logan Turner kick), 12:51. Falcons 14–9. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:12. TPB – Carson Roberts 23-yard field goal, 7:22. Falcons 17–9. Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 5:29. Fourth quarter TPB – Clayton Roberts 45-yard run (Carson Roberts kick), 9:11. Falcons 24–9. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:23. SBU – Cooper Callis 7-yard run (Logan Turner kick), 2:26. Falcons 24–16. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:58.

Statistics

Statistics	TPB	SBU
First downs	23	18
Total yards	433	339
Rushing yards	170	50
Passing yards	263	289
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	33:29	26:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Clayton Roberts	18/29, 244 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Nathan Tilford	20 rushes, 97 yards
	Receiving	Kobe Robinson	7 receptions, 123 yards
Southwest Baptist	Passing	Cooper Callis	30/44, 289 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Cooper Callis	10 rushes, 31 yards, TD
	Receiving	Preston Carson	7 receptions, 108 yards

West Texas A&M

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	7	10	7	7	31
Falcons	14	7	21	0	42

at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas

• Date: September 11
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 93 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 13 MPH
• Game attendance: 5,771
• Referee: Robert Newton
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TPB – Matt Zubiate 7-yard pass from Clayton Roberts (Carson Roberts kick), 5:36. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 58 yards, 7:05. WT – Khalil Harris 1-yard run (Gage Urias kick), 2:31. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:55. TPB – MJ Link 53-yard pass from Clayton Roberts (Carson Roberts kick), 1:11. Falcons 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:12. Second quarter WT – Jeremie Karngbaye 5-yard pass from Nick Gerber (Gage Urias kick), 13:49. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:22. TPB – Nathan Tilford 10-yard pass from Clayton Roberts (Carson Roberts kick), 9:30. Falcons 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:19. WT – Gage Urias 32-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 21–17. Drive: 13 plays, 43 yards, 4:52. Third quarter TPB – MJ Link 44-yard pass from Clayton Roberts (Carson Roberts kick), 13:47. Falcons 28–17. Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 0:13. TPB – Jordan Smart 13-yard pass from Clayton Roberts (Carson Roberts kick), 6:10. Falcons 35–17. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:01. TPB – Jordan Smart 26-yard pass from Clayton Roberts (Carson Roberts kick), 2:43. Falcons 42–17. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:21. WT – Khalil Harris 1-yard run (Gage Urias kick), 0:36. Falcons 42–24. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:59. Fourth quarter WT – Markell Stephens-Peppers 8-yard pass from Nick Gerber (Gage Urias kick), 2:13. Falcons 42–31. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 3:16.

Statistics

Statistics	WT	TPB
First downs	26	21
Total yards	386	408
Rushing yards	125	127
Passing yards	261	281
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	29:00	31:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Texas A&M	Passing	Nick Gerber	25/39, 261 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Khalil Harris	23 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Markell Stephens-Peppers	4 receptions, 66 yards, TD
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Clayton Roberts	23/32, 281 yards, 6 TD
	Rushing	Nathan Tilford	15 rushes, 75 yards
	Receiving	MJ Link	8 receptions, 140 yards, 2 TD

At Abilene Christian

See also: 2021 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

UT Permian Basin Falcons at Abilene Christian Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	0	0	6	9
Wildcats	0	27	0	7	34

at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, Texas

• Date: September 18
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 9,018
• Referee: Vidal Jones
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TPB – Carson Roberts 35-yard field goal, 0:52. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:32. Second quarter ACU – Blair Zepeda 30-yard field goal, 12:37. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:10. ACU – Tyrese White 40-yard run (Blair Zepeda kick), 4:07. Wildcats 10–3. Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:07. ACU – Kobe Clark 16-yard pass from Stone Earle (Blair Zepeda kick), 1:00. Wildcats 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:58. ACU – Jordan Paup 22-yard interception return (Blair Zepeda kick), 0:52. Wildcats 24–3. ACU – Blair Zepeda 26-yard field goal, 0:03. Wildcats 27–3. Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 0:20. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter TPB – Jayvon Davis 13-yard run (pass failed), 10:47. Wildcats 27–9. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:05. ACU – Anthony Smith 4-yard run (Blair Zepeda kick), 7:32. Wildcats 34–9. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 3:09.

Statistics

Statistics	TPB	ACU
First downs	20	20
Total yards	262	389
Rushing yards	110	226
Passing yards	152	163
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	29:59	30:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Clayton Roberts	11/23, 102 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jayvon Davis	10 rushes, 57 yards, TD
	Receiving	MJ Link	5 receptions, 53 yards
Abilene Christian	Passing	Stone Earle	17/24, 143 yards, TD
	Rushing	Tyrese White	12 rushes, 103 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kobe Clark	9 receptions, 92 yards, TD

At Western New Mexico

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	3	7	10	27
Mustangs	3	0	3	13	19

at Altamirano Stadium, Silver City, New Mexico

• Date: September 25
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT/6:30 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: E 10 MPH
• Game attendance: 650
• Referee: Tony Acosta
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter WNM – Nicholas Herber 21-yard field goal, 4:35. Mustangs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 3:49. TPB – MJ Link 10-yard pass from Clayton Roberts (Carson Roberts kick), 3:23. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:02. Second quarter TPB – Carson Roberts 31-yard field goal, 12:04. Falcons 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 1:33. Third quarter WNM – Nicholas Herber 29-yard field goal, 8:49. Falcons 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 2:30. TPB – Suddin Sapien 1-yard run (Carson Roberts kick), 3:51. Falcons 17–6. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:54. Fourth quarter WNM – Oly Ta'ase 1-yaes run (pass failed), 13:28. Falcons 17–12. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:14. TPB – Jayvon Davis 15-yard run (Carson Roberts kick), 6:14. Falcons 24–12. Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, 4:47. TPB – Carson Roberts 40-yard field goal, 3:42. Falcons 27–12. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 2:18. WNM – Bryce Coleman 14-yard pass from Devin Larsen (Nicholas Herber kick), 0:47. Falcons 27–19. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 2:49.

Statistics

Statistics	TPB	WNM
First downs	20	29
Total yards	298	410
Rushing yards	149	160
Passing yards	149	250
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	26:55	33:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Clayton Roberts	11/25, 149 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jayvon Davis	19 rushes, 121 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kobe Robinson	6 receptions, 114 yards
Western New Mexico	Passing	Devin Larsen	28/44, 250 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Bryce Coleman	17 rushes, 81 yards
	Receiving	Kenny Allen	2 receptions, 48 yards

Lincoln (CA)

Lincoln Oaklanders at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oaklanders	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons	23	7	24	21	75

at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas

• Date: October 9
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 3,560
• Referee: Zach Erdmann
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TPB – Jayvon Davis 99-yard kickoff return (Carson Roberts kick), 14:46. Falcons 7–0. TPB – Isaiah Rios sacked in end zone, 11:57. Falcons 9–0. TPB – MJ Link 44-yard pass from Clayton Roberts (Carson Roberts kick), 10:39. Falcons 16–0. Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:07. TPB – Jayvon Davis 28-yard run (Carson Roberts kick), 0:44. Falcons 23–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:00. Second quarter TPB – Kobe Robinson 14-yard pass from Clayton Roberts (Carson Roberts kick), 3:36. Falcons 30–0. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 1:52. Third quarter TPB – Trent Ward 60-yard interception return (Carson Roberts kick), 14:40. Falcons 37–0. TPB – Carson Roberts 34-yard field goal, 13:23. Falcons 40–0. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:19. TPB – Jaybon Davis 24-yard run (Carson Roberts kick), 6:04. Falcons 47–0. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:02. TPB – Suddin Sapien 25-yard run (Carson Roberts kick), 1:53. Falcons 54–0. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 1:43. Fourth quarter TPB – Kevin Young Jr. 1-yard run (Carson Roberts kick), 7:09. Falcons 61–0. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:54. TPB – Dorian Anderson 11-yard interception return (Carson Roberts kick), 6:51. Falcons 68–0. TPB – Nathan Tilford 5-yard run (Carson Roberts kick), 3:33. Falcons 75–0. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 3:09.

Statistics

Statistics	LIN	TPB
First downs	8	25
Total yards	133	457
Rushing yards	20	303
Passing yards	113	154
Turnovers	6	3
Time of possession	25:16	34:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lincoln (CA)	Passing	Isaiah Rios	10/29, 113 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Terrance Robertson	8 rushes, 25 yards
	Receiving	Frank Hall	2 receptions, 32 yards
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Clayton Roberts	8/18, 116 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Nathan Tilford	17 rushes, 94 yards, TD
	Receiving	MJ Link	3 receptions, 60 yards, TD

At Angelo State

UT Permian Basin Falcons at Angelo State Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	0	0	7	14
Rams	13	7	14	0	34

at LeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas

• Date: October 16
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 4,873
• Referee: Kyle Fuehrer
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter ASU – Asa Fuller 25-yard field goal, 11:50. Rams 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:05. ASU – Asa Fuller 19-yard field goal, 3:09. Rams 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:42. ASU – Hunter Kyle 39-yard interception return (Asa Fuller kick), 1:56. Rams 13–0. TPB – MJ Link 62-yard pass from Clayton Roberts (Michael Mayfield kick), 0:50. Rams 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:06. Second quarter ASU – CJ Odom 4-yard pass from Zach Bronkhorst (Asa Fuller kick), 0:00. Rams 20–7. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 1:00. Third quarter ASU – Nathaniel Omayebu III 2-yard pass from Zach Bronkhorst (Asa Fuller kick), 8:44. Rams 27–7. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:19. ASU – Zach Bronkhorst 2-yard run (Asa Fuller kick), 1:03. Rams 34–7. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:00. Fourth quarter TPB – Jamil Pittman 16-yard punt return (Michael Mayfield kick), 8:31. Rams 34–14.

Statistics

Statistics	TPB	ASU
First downs	12	28
Total yards	233	413
Rushing yards	27	208
Passing yards	206	205
Turnovers	5	1
Time of possession	20:35	39:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Clayton Roberts	12/27, 185 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Jayvon Davis	13 rushes, 32 yards
	Receiving	MJ Link	6 receptions, 157 yards, TD
Angelo State	Passing	Zach Bronkhorst	17/34, 205 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	CJ Odom	20 rushes, 81 yards
	Receiving	Kellen Pachot	6 receptions, 84 yards

Eastern New Mexico

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Greyhounds	0	21	0	0	21
Falcons	7	10	6	21	44

at Grande Communications Stadium, Midland, Texas

• Date: October 23
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 86 °F (30 °C)
• Game attendance: 4,280
• Referee: Joshua Bannerman
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TPB – MJ Link 6-yard pass from Clayton Roberts (Michael Mayfield kick), 10:11. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:49. Second quarter TPB – Michael Mayfield 31-yard field goal, 14:02. Falcons 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:14. ENM – Isaiah Tate 18-yard run (Cooper Hamilton kick), 8:09. Falcons 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:53. ENM – Sateki Wolfgramm 88-yard fumble return (Cooper Hamilton kick), 5:39. Greyhounds 14–10. TPB – Jayvon Davis 15-yard run (Michael Mayfield kick), 3:24. Falcons 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:15. ENM – Howard Russell 57-yard run (Cooper Hamilton kick), 1:25. Greyhounds 21–17. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:59. Third quarter TPB – Nathan Tilford 25-yard run (kick failed), 3:29. Falcons 23–21. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:14. Fourth quarter TPB – Marcus Molina 59-yard pass from Clayton Roberts (Michael Mayfield kikc), 12:12. Falcons 30–21. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:17. TPB – MJ Link 46-yard pass from Clayton Roberts (Michael Mayfield kick), 10:07. Falcons 37–21. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:01. TPB – Derrian Forge 35-yard interception return (Michael Mayfield kick), 8:37. Falcons 44–21.

Statistics

Statistics	ENM	TPB
First downs	15	24
Total yards	290	397
Rushing yards	195	166
Passing yards	95	231
Turnovers	4	2
Time of possession	31:52	28:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern New Mexico	Passing	Nathan Valencia	12/26, 95 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Howard Russell	26 rushes, 168 yards, TD
	Receiving	Martavius Dill	5 receptions, 44 yards
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Clayton Roberts	19/36, 231 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jayvon Davis	15 rushes, 91 yards, TD
	Receiving	Marcus Molina	5 receptions, 90 yards, TD

At Texas A&M–Commerce

See also: 2021 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0
Lions	0	21	20	0	41

at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas

• Date: October 31
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 6 MPH
• Game attendance: 4,827
• Referee: Rickey Herron
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter AMC – Carandal Hale 4-yard run (Jake Viquez kick), 14:50. Lions 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 4:49. AMC – J. T. Smith 11-yard run (Jake Viquez kick), 1:27. Lions 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 6:03. AMC – Andrew Armstrong 28-yard pass from Miklo Smalls (Jake Viquez kick), 0:46. Lions 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 28 yards, 0:08. Third quarter AMC – Jake Viquez 34-yard field goal, 11:32. Lions 24–0. Drive: 8 pays, 31 yards, 3:28. AMC – Andrew Armstrong 25-yard pass from Miklo Smalls (Jake Viquez kick), 9:51. Lions 31–0. Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:07. AMC – Alex Shillow 100-yard interception return (Jake Viquez kick), 3:23. Lions 38–0. AMC – Jake Viquez 42-yard field goal, 0:27. Lions 41–0. Drive: 5 plays, -10 yards, 1:44. Fourth quarter No scoring plays

Statistics

Statistics	TPB	AMC
First downs	12	21
Total yards	167	321
Rushing yards	47	183
Passing yards	120	138
Turnovers	5	1
Time of possession	26:14	33:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Clayton Roberts	11/21, 96 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Kevin Young Jr.	4 rushes, 33 yards
	Receiving	Kobe Robinson	4 receptions, 33 yards
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing	Miklo Smalls	12/21, 138 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Koby Leavatts	7 rushes, 59 yards
	Receiving	Andrew Armstrong	4 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TD

Texas A&M–Kingsville

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Javelinas	6	17	3	3	29
Falcons	0	6	7	9	22

at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas

• Date: November 6
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 3,255
• Referee: Randy Adams
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter AMK – Gilbert Garza 40-yard field goal, 10:20. Javelinas 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 3:10. AMK – Gilbert Garza 32-yard field goal, 3:53. Javelinas 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 5:11. Second quarter TPB – Michael Mayfield 31-yard field goal, 14:13. Javelinas 6–3. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 5:32. AMK – Ryan Martinez 11-yard run (Gilbert Garza kick), 6:05. Javelinas 13–3. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:37. AMK – Ty Chisum 13-yard pass from Wade Freeman (Gilbert Garza kick), 2:05. Javelinas 20–3. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:54. TPB – Michael Mayfield 38-yard field goal, 0:24. Javelinas 20–6. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 1:41. AMK – Gilbert Garza 27-yard field goal, 0:01. Javelinas 23–6. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:12. Third quarter AMK – Gilbert Garza 32-yard field goal, 11:59. Javelinas 26–6. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:01. TPB – Jordan Smart 31-yard pass from Suddin Sapien (Carson Roberts kick), 5:36. Javelinas 26–13. Drive: 6 plays, 92 yards, 1:58. Fourth quarter AMK – Gilbert Garza 47-yard field goal, 3:12. Javelinas 29–13. Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:23. TPB – Jordan Smart 10-yard pass from Suddin Sapien (pass failed), 1:18. Javelinas 29–19. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 1:47. TPB – Carson Roberts 27-yard field goal, 0:46. Javelinas 29–22. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 0:26.

Statistics

Statistics	AMK	TPB
First downs	18	21
Total yards	370	382
Rushing yards	125	86
Passing yards	245	296
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	34:13	25:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Kingsville	Passing	Wade Freeman	13/20, 218 yards, TD
	Rushing	Amonte Bowen	7 rushes, 57 yards
	Receiving	Ty Chisum	4 receptions, 88 yards, TD
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Suddin Sapien	12/24, 200 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Nathan Tilford	13 rushes, 57 yards
	Receiving	Kobe Robinson	6 receptions, 108 yards

At Midwestern State

See also: 2021 Midwestern State Mustangs football team

UT Permian Basin Falcons at Midwestern State Mustangs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	14	7	0	9	30
Mustangs	10	9	17	0	36

at Memorial Stadium, Wichita Falls, Texas

• Date: November 13
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 15 MPH
• Game attendance: 7,222
• Referee: Kerry Moore
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TPB – Kevin Young Jr. 32-yard run (Michael Mayfield kick), 14:07. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:34. TPB – Jordan Smart 69-yard pass from Suddin Sapien (Michael Mayfield kick), 11:05. Falcons 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:40. MSU – Ritse Vaes 33-yard field goal, 7:39. Falcons 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:26. MSU – Kylan Harrison 14-yard pass from Neiko Hollins (Ritse Vaes kick), 0:00. Falcons 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 3:36. Second quarter MSU – Ritse Vaes 36-yard field goal, 9:19. Falcons 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:14. TPB – Jordan Smart 19-yard pass from MJ Link (Michael Mayfield kick), 6:52. Falcons 21–13. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:27. MSU – Ritse Vaes 40-yard field goal, 3:45. Falcons 21–16. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:03. MSU – Ritse Vaes 30-yard field goal, 1:00. Falcons 21–19. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:24. Third quarter MSU – Jalen March 3-yard run (Jalen March run), 8:34. Mustangs 27–21. Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 0:49. MSU – Dylon Davis 56-yard interception return (Ritse Vaes kick), 7:34. Mustangs 34–21. MSU – Kevin Young Jr. tackled in end zone, 3:51. Mustangs 36–21. Fourth quarter TPB – Trenton Kennedy tackled in end zone, 6:27. Mustangs 36–23. TPB – Brock Johnson 4-yard pass from Suddin Sapien (Michael Mayfield kick), 4:47. Mustangs 36–30. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:34.

Statistics

Statistics	TPB	MSU
First downs	25	17
Total yards	480	380
Rushing yards	198	215
Passing yards	282	165
Turnovers	6	2
Time of possession	29:15	30:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Suddin Sapien	18/34, 263 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
	Rushing	Kevin Young Jr.	20 rushes, 106 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Smart	8 receptions, 156 yards, 2 TD
Midwestern State	Passing	Neiko Hollins	15/31, 165 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jalen March	21 rushes, 158 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kylan Harrison	6 receptions, 94 yards, TD

Vs. Oklahoma Baptist (Heritage Bowl)

Oklahoma Baptist Bison vs. UT Permian Basin Falcons (2021 Heritage Bowl) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	3	14	7	0	24
Falcons	7	0	0	14	21

at Tiger Stadium, Corsicana, Texas

• Date: December 4
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: 9 MPH
• Game attendance: 3,576
• Referee: Joe Horn
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter OBU – Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez 32-yard field goal, 9:17. Bison 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:50. TPB – Matt Zubiate 9-yard pass from Suddin Sapien (Michael Mayfield kick), 2:45. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:08. Second quarter OBU – Josh Cornell 12-yard pass from Preston Haire (Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez kick), 14:57. Bison 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:43. OBU – Tyler Stuever 1-yard run (Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez kick), 3:19. Bison 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:02. Third quarter OBU – Preston Haire 17-yard run (Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez kick), 4:17. Bison 24–7. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 4:41. Fourth quarter TPB – Jordan Smart 25-yard pass from Clayton Roberts (Michael Mayfield kick), 13:16. Bison 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 1:48. TPB – Marcus Molina 11-yard pass from Clayton Roberts (Michael Mayfield kick), 9:20. Bison 24–21. Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:20.

Statistics

Statistics	OBU	TPB
First downs	26	18
Total yards	368	298
Rushing yards	187	18
Passing yards	181	280
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	39:16	20:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma Baptist	Passing	Preston Haire	25/41, 181 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Tyler Stuever	30 rushes, 150 yards, TD
	Receiving	Josh Cornell	8 receptions, 72 yards, TD
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Clayton Roberts	12/24, 161 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kevin Young Jr.	15 rushes, 46 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Smart	6 receptions, 138 yards, TD

Statistics

Scoring

Scores against non-conference opponents

1 2 3 4 Total Opponents 3 41 16 14 74 UT Permian Basin 40 14 27 48 129

Scores against the Lone Star Conference

1 2 3 4 Total Opponents 39 85 64 23 211 UT Permian Basin 49 33 41 56 179

Scores against all opponents

1 2 3 4 Total Opponents 42 126 80 37 285 UT Permian Basin 89 47 68 104 308

References

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2. "2021 LSC Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
3. "Football Game across the Border Canceled". UTPB Athletics. September 20, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
4. "2021 Football Schedule". UTPB Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2023.