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).
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Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 2–9 (1–7 LSC) |
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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 |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UT Permian Basin | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
editLSC media poll
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Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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) |
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Schedule
editTexas-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 |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m | Sul Ross* | L 22–47 | 12,506 | ||
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Lamar* | ESPN3 | L 6–72 | 7,072 | |
September 16 | 3:00 p.m. | at West Texas A&M | L 6–17 | 6,579 | ||
September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at Western New Mexico |
| W 41–32 | 625 | |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Tarleton State |
| L 17–32 | 638 | |
October 7 | 8:00 p.m. | at Eastern New Mexico | L 17–20 | 2,694 | ||
October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville |
| L 21–47 | ||
October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Quincy* |
| W 42–7 | 124 | |
October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 5 Midwestern State | L 8–66 | 1,154 | ||
November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Texas A&M–Commerce | L 0–52 | 7,132 | ||
November 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Angelo State |
| L 24–74 | 2,213 | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Game summaries
editSul Ross
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lobos | 10 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 47 |
Falcons | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
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Statistics | SRSU | UTPB |
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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 |
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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
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Cardinals | 10 | 27 | 14 | 21 | 72 |
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Statistics | UTPB | LU |
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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 |
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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
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Buffaloes | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
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Statistics | UTPB | WT |
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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 |
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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
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
Mustangs | 14 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 32 |
at Altamirano Stadium, Silver City, New Mexico
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Statistics | UTPB | WNMU |
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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 |
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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
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Texans | 0 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 32 |
Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
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Statistics | TSU | UTPB |
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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 |
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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
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
Greyhounds | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
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Statistics | UTPB | ENMU |
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First downs | 9 | 19 |
Total yards | 224 | 468 |
Rushing yards | 11 | 375 |
Passing yards | 213 | 93 |
Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
Time of possession | 21:30 | 38:30 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UT Permian Basin | Passing | Kameron Mathis | 12/33, 213 yards, TD |
Rushing | Brandon Infiesto | 10 rushes, 25 yards | |
Receiving | Mitchell Leonard | 5 receptions, 94 yards | |
Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Wyatt Strand | 5/10, 93 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Kamel Cass | 30 rushes, 154 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Kamal Cass | 2 receptions, 54 yards, TD |
Texas A&M–Kingsville
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Javelinas | 12 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 47 |
Falcons | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas
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Statistics | TAMUK | UTPB |
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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 |
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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
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Falcons | 7 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 42 |
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Statistics | QU | UTPB |
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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 |
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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
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No. 5 Mustangs | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 66 |
Falcons | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
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Statistics | MSU | UTPB |
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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 |
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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
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 9 Lions | 21 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 52 |
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Statistics | UTPB | TAMUC |
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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 |
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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 |
Angelo State
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Rams | 19 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 74 |
Falcons | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
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Statistics | ASU | UTPB |
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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 |
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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
editScoring
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References
edit- ^ "2017 LSC Football Media Guide". August 22, 2017. p. 5. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ "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.