2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football team

2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football
Lone Star Conference champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 11
Record10–1 (8–0 LSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAdam Austin (5th season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorRich Renner (10th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
2017 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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 
Rankings from AFCA poll

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.

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.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.mQuincy*No. 24
W 53–67,077
September 96:00 p.m.at West Florida*No. 16
Cancelled[a]
September 167:00 p.m.Texas A&M–KingsvilleNo. 13
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
W 35–137,613
September 307:00 p.m.Western New MexicoNo. 12
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
W 35–248,737
October 77:00 p.m.No. 2 Texas A&M–CommerceNo. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
W 47–429,201
October 146:00 p.m.at Angelo StateNo. 6
W 41–272,164
October 218:00 p.m.West Texas A&MdaggerNo. 5
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
W 45–38,020
October 286:00 p.m.at UT Permian BasinNo. 5
W 66–81,154
November 42:00 p.m.Tarleton StateNo. 4
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
W 45–42 OT8,111
November 118:00 p.m.Eastern New MexicoNo. 4
W 56–432,032
November 181:00 p.m.No. 18 Sioux FallsNo. 5
W 24–207,502
November 2512:00 p.m.No. 1 Minnesota StateNo. 5
L 21–631,358
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
^[a]The game between Midwestern State and West Florida was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
AFCA241613131210655445511

Game summaries

Western New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
WNMU Mustangs 14 3 7 0 24
No. 12 MSU Mustangs 7 7 14 7 35
StatisticsWNMUMSU
First downs2823
Total yards467432
Rushing yards139106
Passing yards328326
Turnovers10
Time of possession36:2523:35
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Western New MexicoPassingJavia Hall28/41, 328 yards, 2 TD
RushingJustin Harris18 rushes, 109 yards, TD
ReceivingElijah Jones5 receptions, 73 yards
Midwestern StatePassingLayton Rabb20/31, 326 yards, 2 TD
RushingAdrian Seales19 rushes, 86 yards, TD
ReceivingD. J. Myers4 receptions, 130 yards, TD

No. 2 Texas A&M–Commerce

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Lions 0 14 7 21 42
No. 10 Mustangs 6 21 20 0 47
StatisticsTAMUCMSU
First downs2925
Total yards515539
Rushing yards78274
Passing yards437265
Turnovers30
Time of possession29:1230:48
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Texas A&M–CommercePassingLuis Perez43/55, 437 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
RushingCarandal Hale9 rushes, 62 yards, TD
ReceivingVincent Hobbs7 receptions, 105 yards
Midwestern StatePassingLayton Rabb16/28, 265 yards, 3 TD
RushingVincent Johnson19 rushes, 133 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingTyrique Edwards7 receptions, 94 yards, TD

At UT Permian Basin

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Mustangs 24 14 14 14 66
Falcons 0 6 2 0 8
StatisticsMSUUTPB
First downs2820
Total yards667367
Rushing yards243253
Passing yards424114
Turnovers04
Time of possession26:4733:13
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Midwestern StatePassingLayton Rabb16/23, 280 yards, 5 TD
RushingAdrian Seales9 rushes, 87 yards
ReceivingDeAndre Black7 receptions, 177 yards, 2 TD
UT Permian BasinPassingKameron Mathis16/32, 114 yards, 3 INT
RushingMarquis Simmons28 rushes, 133 yards, TD
ReceivingMitchell Leonard6 receptions, 45 yards

References

  1. ↑ "2017 LSC Football Media Guide". August 22, 2017. p. 5. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Mustangs to play six home games in 2017" (Press release). Midwestern State University Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ "@MWSU_Football game against West Florida cancelled due to threat of Hurricane Irma" (Press release). Midwestern State University Department of Athletics. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
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