2018 Midwestern State Mustangs football team
The 2018 Midwestern State Mustangs football team represented Midwestern State University in the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Bill Maskill, who is in his 17th season at Midwestern State. The Mustangs played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 25 |
| Record | 8-2 (6-2 LSC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Adam Austin (6th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Rich Renner (11th season) |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 14,500) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Permian Basin | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western New Mexico | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Midwestern State announced its 2018 football schedule on April 13, 2018. The schedule consists of six home and four away games in the regular season. The Mustangs will host LSC foes Angelo State , Texas A&M-Commerce, West Texas A&M, and Tarleton State and will travel to Texas-Permian Basin, Eastern New Mexico, Texas A&M-Kingsville, and Western New Mexico.[1]
The Mustangs will host two non-conference games against Humboldt State from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference and the West Florida from the Gulf South Conference, national runners-up in 2017.[2]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 7:00 p.m | Humboldt State* | No. 11 | W 55–12 | 7,927 | |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 West Florida* | No. 10 |
| W 38–17 | 8,258 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas–Permian Basin | No. 7 | W 43–21 | 3,579 | |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Angelo State | No. 7 |
| W 57–36 | 8,127 |
| September 29 | 8:00 p.m. | at Eastern New Mexico | No. 5 | W 31–23 | 1,400 | |
| October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 9 Texas A&M–Commerce | No. 4 | L 19–20 | 8,122 | |
| October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 12 | W 69–14 | 2,088 | |
| October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 Tarleton State | No. 10 |
| L 34–35 OT | 9,247 |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western New Mexico | No. 18 |
| W 48–35 | 450 |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | West Texas A&M | No. 16 |
| W 24–23 OT | 7,862 |
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References
- "National champs, runners-up among six home games on @MWSUFootball slate in 2018" (Press release). Midwestern State University Department of Athletics. April 13, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- "Midwestern State Mustangs 2018 football schedule" Times Record News. Retrieved 2018-09-02.