2018 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team explained
| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | UT Permian Basin Falcons |
| Conference: | Lone Star Conference |
| Short Conf: | LSC |
| Record: | 2–9 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Head Coach: | Justin Carrigan |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Codef Coach1: | Chris Mineo |
| Codc1 Year: | 3rd |
| Codef Coach2: | Jacob Martin |
| Codc2 Year: | 3rd |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Stadium: | Ratliff Stadium
Grande Communications Stadium |
The 2018 UT 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.
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
| LSC media poll |
| 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 | UT Permian Basin | 57 (1) |
| 9 | Western New Mexico | 37 |
|
Source: [2]
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,,, and Texas A&M–Commerce, and traveled to Tarleton State, West Texas A&M,, 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 from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Schedule Source:[4]
Game summaries
At Texas Southern
See also: 2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team.
| Statistics | UTPB | TSU |
|---|
| 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 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UT 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
| Statistics | UTPB | NMU |
|---|
| 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 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UT 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
See also: 2018 Midwestern State Mustangs football team.
| Statistics | MSU | UTPB |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
| UT 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
See also: 2018 Tarleton State Texans football team.
| Statistics | UTPB | TSU |
|---|
| 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 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UT 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
| Statistics | WNMU | UTPB |
|---|
| 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 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| 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 |
| UT 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
| Statistics | UTPB | WTAMU |
|---|
| 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 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UT 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
See also: 2018 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team.
| Statistics | HSU | UTPB |
|---|
| 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 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| 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 |
| UT 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
| Statistics | ASU | UTPB |
|---|
| 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 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| 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 |
| UT 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
| Statistics | UTPB | ENMU |
|---|
| 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 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UT 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
| Statistics | TAMUC | UTPB |
|---|
| 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 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| 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 |
| UT 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
| Statistics | UTPB | TAMUK |
|---|
| 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 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UT 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
- Scores against non-conference opponents
- Scores against the Lone Star Conference
- Scores against all opponents
Notes and References
- Web site: . Gadon . Jake . UTPB Offensive Coordinator Scott Preston has left the program . January 8, 2018 . August 10, 2023.
- Web site: 2018 LSC Football Media Guide . 4 . August 21, 2023.
- Web site: . UTPB Falcons: 2018 football schedule released . April 11, 2018 . August 8, 2023.
- Web site: UTPB Athletics . 2018 Football Schedule . August 8, 2023.
