2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football team
American college football season
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The 2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football team represented Midwestern State University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Bill Maskill, who is in his 16th season at Midwestern State. The Mustangs played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.
| 2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football | |
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Lone Star Conference champion | |
NCAA Division II Playoffs Second Round, L 21–63 vs. Minnesota State | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 11 |
| Record | 10–1 (8–0 LSC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Adam Austin (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Rich Renner (10th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Midwestern State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas A&M | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Permian Basin | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
LSC media poll
The LSC media poll was released on August 22, 2017. The Mustangs were predicted to finish second in the conference.[1]
Schedule
Midwestern State announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The schedule consisted of six home and four away games in the regular season. The Mustangs hosted LSC foes Tarleton State, Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas A&M–Kingsville, West Texas A&M, and Western New Mexico and traveled to Angelo State, Eastern New Mexico, and UT Permian Basin.[2]
The Mustangs hosted one of the two non-conference games against Quincy from the Great Lakes Valley Conference and will travel to West Florida from the Gulf South Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:00 p.m | Quincy* | No. 24 | W 53–6 | 7,077 | |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at West Florida* | No. 16 | Cancelled[a] | ||
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 13 |
| W 35–13 | 7,613 |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Western New Mexico | No. 12 |
| W 35–24 | 8,737 |
| October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Texas A&M–Commerce | No. 10 |
| W 47–42 | 9,201 |
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Angelo State | No. 6 | W 41–27 | 2,164 | |
| October 21 | 8:00 p.m. | West Texas A&M | No. 5 |
| W 45–3 | 8,020 |
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at UT Permian Basin | No. 5 | W 66–8 | 1,154 | |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Tarleton State | No. 4 |
| W 45–42 OT | 8,111 |
| November 11 | 8:00 p.m. | Eastern New Mexico | No. 4 | W 56–43 | 2,032 | |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 18 Sioux Falls | No. 5 |
| W 24–20 | 7,502 |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 Minnesota State | No. 5 |
| L 21–63 | 1,358 |
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- ^[a]The game between Midwestern State and West Florida was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.[3]
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| AFCA | 24 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
Game summaries
Western New Mexico
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| WNMU Mustangs | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| No. 12 MSU Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Statistics | WNMU | MSU |
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| First downs | 28 | 23 |
| Total yards | 467 | 432 |
| Rushing yards | 139 | 106 |
| Passing yards | 328 | 326 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 36:25 | 23:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Western New Mexico | Passing | Javia Hall | 28/41, 328 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Justin Harris | 18 rushes, 109 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Elijah Jones | 5 receptions, 73 yards | |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Layton Rabb | 20/31, 326 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Adrian Seales | 19 rushes, 86 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | D. J. Myers | 4 receptions, 130 yards, TD |
No. 2 Texas A&M–Commerce
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 2 Lions | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| No. 10 Mustangs | 6 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 47 |
| Statistics | TAMUC | MSU |
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| First downs | 29 | 25 |
| Total yards | 515 | 539 |
| Rushing yards | 78 | 274 |
| Passing yards | 437 | 265 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 29:12 | 30:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Luis Perez | 43/55, 437 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Carandal Hale | 9 rushes, 62 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Vincent Hobbs | 7 receptions, 105 yards | |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Layton Rabb | 16/28, 265 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Vincent Johnson | 19 rushes, 133 yards, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Tyrique Edwards | 7 receptions, 94 yards, TD |
At UT Permian Basin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 5 Mustangs | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 66 |
| Falcons | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 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 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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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 |