2021 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team explained
The 2021 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team represented the University of Texas of the Permian Basin (UTPB) in the 2021 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Falcons were led by sixth-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.
The Falcons were invited to the Heritage Bowl, losing 21–24 to . It was the first post-season game for both programs.[1]
Preseason
LSC media poll
| LSC media poll |
| 1 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 175 (15) |
| 2 | Angelo State | 152 (2) |
| 3 | West Texas A&M | 125 (1) |
| T4 | UT Permian Basin | 112 (5) |
| Midwestern State | 112 |
| 6 | Eastern New Mexico | 60 |
| 7 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 59 |
| 8 | Western New Mexico | 33 |
|
Source: [2]
Schedule
The Falcons' 2021 regular season schedule consisted of five home games and five away games. The Falcons hosted LSC foes, (at Grande Communications Stadium), and and traveled to,, Texas A&M–Commerce, and Midwestern State.
The Falcons hosted non-conference foe, an independent program, and traveled to from the Great Lakes Valley Conference and Abilene Christian from the Western Athletic Conference. UTPB was scheduled to play at Simon Fraser in Burnaby, British Columbia, but the game was cancelled due to international travel restrictions on the US–Canada border relating to the pandemic.[3]
Schedule Source:[4]
Game summaries
At Southwest Baptist
Statistics
| Statistics | TPB | SBU |
|---|
| First downs | 23 | 18 |
| Total yards | 433 | 339 |
| Rushing yards | 170 | 50 |
| Passing yards | 263 | 289 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 33:29 | 26:31 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 18/29, 244 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Nathan Tilford | 20 rushes, 97 yards |
| Receiving | Kobe Robinson | 7 receptions, 123 yards |
| Southwest Baptist | Passing | Cooper Callis | 30/44, 289 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Cooper Callis | 10 rushes, 31 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Preston Carson | 7 receptions, 108 yards | |
West Texas A&M
Statistics
| Statistics | WT | TPB |
|---|
| First downs | 26 | 21 |
| Total yards | 386 | 408 |
| Rushing yards | 125 | 127 |
| Passing yards | 261 | 281 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 29:00 | 31:00 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Nick Gerber | 25/39, 261 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Khalil Harris | 23 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Markell Stephens-Peppers | 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 23/32, 281 yards, 6 TD |
| Rushing | Nathan Tilford | 15 rushes, 75 yards |
| Receiving | MJ Link | 8 receptions, 140 yards, 2 TD | |
At Abilene Christian
See also: 2021 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team. Statistics
| Statistics | TPB | ACU |
|---|
| First downs | 20 | 20 |
| Total yards | 262 | 389 |
| Rushing yards | 110 | 226 |
| Passing yards | 152 | 163 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 29:59 | 30:01 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 11/23, 102 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Jayvon Davis | 10 rushes, 57 yards, TD |
| Receiving | MJ Link | 5 receptions, 53 yards |
| Abilene Christian | Passing | Stone Earle | 17/24, 143 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Tyrese White | 12 rushes, 103 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Kobe Clark | 9 receptions, 92 yards, TD | |
At Western New Mexico
Statistics
| Statistics | TPB | WNM |
|---|
| First downs | 20 | 29 |
| Total yards | 298 | 410 |
| Rushing yards | 149 | 160 |
| Passing yards | 149 | 250 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 26:55 | 33:05 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 11/25, 149 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Jayvon Davis | 19 rushes, 121 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Kobe Robinson | 6 receptions, 114 yards |
| Western New Mexico | Passing | Devin Larsen | 28/44, 250 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Bryce Coleman | 17 rushes, 81 yards |
| Receiving | Kenny Allen | 2 receptions, 48 yards | |
Lincoln (CA)
Statistics
| Statistics | LIN | TPB |
|---|
| First downs | 8 | 25 |
| Total yards | 133 | 457 |
| Rushing yards | 20 | 303 |
| Passing yards | 113 | 154 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 25:16 | 34:44 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Lincoln (CA) | Passing | Isaiah Rios | 10/29, 113 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Terrance Robertson | 8 rushes, 25 yards |
| Receiving | Frank Hall | 2 receptions, 32 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 8/18, 116 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Nathan Tilford | 17 rushes, 94 yards, TD |
| Receiving | MJ Link | 3 receptions, 60 yards, TD | |
At Angelo State
Statistics
| Statistics | TPB | ASU |
|---|
| First downs | 12 | 28 |
| Total yards | 233 | 413 |
| Rushing yards | 27 | 208 |
| Passing yards | 206 | 205 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 20:35 | 39:25 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 12/27, 185 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Jayvon Davis | 13 rushes, 32 yards |
| Receiving | MJ Link | 6 receptions, 157 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Passing | Zach Bronkhorst | 17/34, 205 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | CJ Odom | 20 rushes, 81 yards |
| Receiving | Kellen Pachot | 6 receptions, 84 yards | |
Eastern New Mexico
Statistics
| Statistics | ENM | TPB |
|---|
| First downs | 15 | 24 |
| Total yards | 290 | 397 |
| Rushing yards | 195 | 166 |
| Passing yards | 95 | 231 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 31:52 | 28:08 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Nathan Valencia | 12/26, 95 yards, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Howard Russell | 26 rushes, 168 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Martavius Dill | 5 receptions, 44 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 19/36, 231 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Jayvon Davis | 15 rushes, 91 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Marcus Molina | 5 receptions, 90 yards, TD | |
At Texas A&M–Commerce
Statistics
| Statistics | TPB | AMC |
|---|
| First downs | 12 | 21 |
| Total yards | 167 | 321 |
| Rushing yards | 47 | 183 |
| Passing yards | 120 | 138 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 26:14 | 33:46 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 11/21, 96 yards, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Kevin Young Jr. | 4 rushes, 33 yards |
| Receiving | Kobe Robinson | 4 receptions, 33 yards |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Miklo Smalls | 12/21, 138 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Koby Leavatts | 7 rushes, 59 yards |
| Receiving | Andrew Armstrong | 4 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TD | |
Texas A&M–Kingsville
Statistics
| Statistics | AMK | TPB |
|---|
| First downs | 18 | 21 |
| Total yards | 370 | 382 |
| Rushing yards | 125 | 86 |
| Passing yards | 245 | 296 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 34:13 | 25:46 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Passing | Wade Freeman | 13/20, 218 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Amonte Bowen | 7 rushes, 57 yards |
| Receiving | Ty Chisum | 4 receptions, 88 yards, TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Suddin Sapien | 12/24, 200 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Nathan Tilford | 13 rushes, 57 yards |
| Receiving | Kobe Robinson | 6 receptions, 108 yards | |
At Midwestern State
See also: 2021 Midwestern State Mustangs football team. Statistics
| Statistics | TPB | MSU |
|---|
| First downs | 25 | 17 |
| Total yards | 480 | 380 |
| Rushing yards | 198 | 215 |
| Passing yards | 282 | 165 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 29:15 | 30:45 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Suddin Sapien | 18/34, 263 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT |
| Rushing | Kevin Young Jr. | 20 rushes, 106 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Jordan Smart | 8 receptions, 156 yards, 2 TD |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Neiko Hollins | 15/31, 165 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Jalen March | 21 rushes, 158 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Kylan Harrison | 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD | |
Vs. Oklahoma Baptist (Heritage Bowl)
Statistics
| Statistics | OBU | TPB |
|---|
| First downs | 26 | 18 |
| Total yards | 368 | 298 |
| Rushing yards | 187 | 18 |
| Passing yards | 181 | 280 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 39:16 | 20:44 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Oklahoma Baptist | Passing | Preston Haire | 25/41, 181 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Tyler Stuever | 30 rushes, 150 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Josh Cornell | 8 receptions, 72 yards, TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 12/24, 161 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Kevin Young Jr. | 15 rushes, 46 yards |
| Receiving | Jordan Smart | 6 receptions, 138 yards, TD | |
Statistics
Scoring
- Scores against non-conference opponents
- Scores against the Lone Star Conference
- Scores against all opponents
Notes and References
- News: . Fun Town RV Heritage Bowl looking to build on last year . November 5, 2022 . July 23, 2023.
- Web site: 2021 LSC Football Media Guide . 4 . August 21, 2023.
- Web site: UTPB Athletics . Football Game across the Border Canceled . September 20, 2021 . July 23, 2023.
- Web site: UTPB Athletics . 2021 Football Schedule . July 23, 2023.
