2018 Texas–Permian Basin Falcons football team
The 2018 Texas–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.
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Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 2–9 (1–7 LSC) |
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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 (Capacity: 17,931) Grande Communications Stadium (Capacity: 18,000) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Western New Mexico | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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 | Texas–Permian Basin | 57 (1) |
9 | Western New Mexico | 37 |
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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 |
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September 1 | 9:35 p.m. | at Texas Southern* | L 16–26 | 1,824 | |
September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northern Michigan* | L 22–27 | 2,174 | |
September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 7 Midwestern State | L 21–43 | 3,579 | |
September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tarleton State | L 13–35 | 5,634 | |
September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Western New Mexico |
| W 21–20 | 3,875 |
October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at West Texas A&M | L 21–42 | 6,399 | |
October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Humboldt State* |
| W 36–17 | 3,641 |
October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Angelo State | L 20–44 | 3,565 | |
October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at Eastern New Mexico | L 7–24 | 1,261 | |
November 3 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 16 Texas A&M–Commerce |
| L 17–20 | 3,958 |
November 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Kingsville | L 21–24 | 3,247 | |
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- Schedule Source:[4]
Roster
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Offense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
At Texas Southern
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 |
Tigers | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
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Statistics
Statistics | UTPB | TSU |
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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 |
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Texas–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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 22 |
Wildcats | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
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Statistics
Statistics | UTPB | NMU |
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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 |
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Texas–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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 7 Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 43 |
Falcons | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
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Statistics | MSU | UTPB |
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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 |
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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 | |
Texas–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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Texans | 19 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 35 |
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Statistics
Statistics | UTPB | TSU |
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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 |
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Texas–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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas
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Statistics
Statistics | WNMU | UTPB |
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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 |
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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 | |
Texas–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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Buffaloes | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
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Statistics
Statistics | UTPB | WTAMU |
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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 |
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Texas–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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
Falcons | 15 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 36 |
at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas
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Statistics
Statistics | HSU | UTPB |
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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 |
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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 | |
Texas–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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 3 | 14 | 3 | 24 | 44 |
Falcons | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
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Statistics
Statistics | ASU | UTPB |
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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 |
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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 | |
Texas–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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Greyhounds | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
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Statistics
Statistics | UTPB | ENMU |
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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 |
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Texas–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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 16 Lions | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Falcons | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas
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Statistics
Statistics | TAMUC | UTPB |
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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 |
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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 | |
Texas–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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Javelinas | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
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Statistics
Statistics | UTPB | TAMUK |
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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 |
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Texas–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
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- Scores against the Lone Star Conference
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References
- Gadon, Jake (January 8, 2018). "UTPB Offensive Coordinator Scott Preston has left the program". KOSA-TV. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- "2018 LSC Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- "UTPB Falcons: 2018 football schedule released". KOSA-TV. April 11, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- "2018 Football Schedule". UTPB Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2023.