2022 Angelo State Rams football team explained

Mode:	football
Year:	2022
Team:	Angelo State Rams
Conference:	Lone Star Conference
Short Conf:	LSC
Afcarank:	7
Record:	12–1
Conf Record:	9–0
Head Coach:	Jeff Girsch
Hc Year:	5th
Off Coach:	Kevin Kilmer
Oc Year:	4th
Off Scheme:	Spread
Def Coach:	Adam Clark
Dc Year:	4th
Def Scheme:	3–4
Stadium:	LeGrand Sports Complex
Champion:	LSC champion
Bowl:	NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
Bowl Result:	L 24–42 vs. Colorado Mines

The 2022 Angelo State Rams football team represented Angelo State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jeff Girsch, the Rams compiled an overall record of 12–1 with a mark of 9–0 in conference play, winning the LSC title. Angelo State received a first-round bye in the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs and beat in the second round before losing to Colorado Mines in the quarterfinals. Angelo State played home games at the LeGrand Sports Complex in San Angelo, Texas.

Preseason

LSC media poll

LSC media poll
1	Angelo State	257 (15)
2	Midwestern State	236 (9)
3	Central Washington	207
4	West Texas A&M	198 (1)
5	UT Permian Basin	150 (2)
6	Texas A&M–Kingsville	143
7	Western Oregon	108
8	Eastern New Mexico	97
9	Western New Mexico	57
10	Simon Fraser	32

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Schedule

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Rankings

See also: 2022 NCAA Division II football rankings.

Coaching staff

Angelo State Rams
Name	Position	Consecutive season at Angelo State in current position	Previous position	ASU profile
Jeff Girsch	Head coach	4th	Angelo State – Defensive coordinator (2015–2018)	^[3]
Kevin Kilmer	Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks	4th	Bowling Green – Co-offensive coordinator / wide receivers (2016–2018)	^[4]
Adam Clark		5th	Tarleton State – Special teams coordinator / defensive line (2017)	^[5]
Jason Johnson	Wide receivers	7th	Texas State – Wide receivers (2011–2015)	^[6]
Devante Sims	Defensive backs	2nd	Eastern New Mexico – Defensive backs (2019–2020)	^[7]
Madison Atwell	Offensive line	2nd	Snow – Offensive line (2020)	^[8]
Tyler O'Bryan	Linebackers	1st	Angelo State – Graduate assistant (2017–2021)	^[9]
Reference:^[10]

Game summaries

Chadron State

Statistics	CSC	ASU
First downs	13	26
Total yards	224	424
Rushing yards	164	191
Passing yards	60	233
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	27:11	32:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chadron State	Passing	Heath Beemiller	6/25, 60 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Heath Beemiller	18 rushes, 90 yards
Receiving	Peter Krohn	1 reception, 26 yards
Angelo State	Passing	Zach Bronkhorst	18/34, 233 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Alfred Grear	13 rushes, 111 yards
Receiving	Noah Massey	5 receptions, 75 yards, TD

At No. 12 Colorado Mines

Statistics	ASU	CSM
First downs	23	16
Total yards	437	273
Rushing yards	264	106
Passing yards	173	167
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	27:25	32:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Angelo State	Passing	Zach Bronkhorst	17/34, 173 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Nate Omayebu III	21 rushes, 89 yards, TD
Receiving	Kyle Bradford	3 receptions, 52 yards
Colorado Mines	Passing	John Matocha	13/26, 167 yards, TD
Rushing	Michael Zerman	25 rushes, 77 yards, TD
Receiving	Josh Johnston	4 receptions, 65 yards

At UT Permian Basin

See also: 2022 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team.

Statistics	ASU	TPB
First downs	25	13
Total yards	436	258
Rushing yards	111	12
Passing yards	325	246
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	37:59	22:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Angelo State	Passing	Zach Bronkhorst	22/42, 325 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Nate Omayebu III	26 rushes, 130 yards, TD
Receiving	Kyle Bradford	4 receptions, 78 yards
UT Permian Basin	Passing	Jordan Barton	10/19, 246 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing	Kory Harris	17 rushes, 47 yards
Receiving	MJ Link	5 receptions, 191 yards, 2 TD

West Texas A&M

Statistics	WT	ASU
First downs	20	23
Total yards	356	455
Rushing yards	117	176
Passing yards	239	279
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	30:00	30:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Texas A&M	Passing	Nick Gerber	14/24, 189 yards
Rushing	Jarrod Compton	15 rushes, 61 yards
Receiving	Noah Bogardus	3 receptions, 71 yards
Angelo State	Passing	Zach Bronkhorst	27/39, 279 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Nate Omayebu III	19 rushes, 97 yards, TD
Receiving	Rasheen Green	5 receptions, 67 yards

At Western Oregon

Statistics	ASU	WOU
First downs	16	10
Total yards	437	180
Rushing yards	161	53
Passing yards	276	127
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	28:32	31:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Angelo State	Passing	Zach Bronkhorst	14/24, 276 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Nate Omayebu III	19 rushes, 83 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Noah Massey	3 receptions, 87 yards
Western Oregon	Passing	Gannon Winker	14/23, 127 yards, 3 INT
Rushing	Omari Land	21 rushes, 94 yards, TD
Receiving	Marquis Sampson	6 receptions, 62 yards

Eastern New Mexico

Statistics	ENM	ASU
First downs	10	21
Total yards	207	417
Rushing yards	125	169
Passing yards	82	248
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	32:08	27:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern New Mexico	Passing	Mario Sanchez	7/15, 82 yards, INT
Rushing	Isaiah Tate	27 rushes, 103 yards
Receiving	Asa Wondeh	3 receptions, 58 yards
Angelo State	Passing	Zach Bronkhorst	14/31, 248 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing	Kason Philips	11 rushes, 69 yards
Receiving	Noah Massey	4 receptions, 52 yards, TD

At Western New Mexico

Statistics	ASU	WNM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Angelo State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Western New Mexico	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 15 Texas A&M–Kingsville

Statistics	TAK	ASU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Kingsville	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Angelo State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Simon Fraser

See also: 2022 Simon Fraser Red Leafs football team.

Statistics	ASU	SFU
First downs	28	4
Total yards	428	55
Rushing yards	238	16
Passing yards	190	39
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	40:12	19:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Angelo State	Passing	Zack Bronkhorst	18/30, 190 yards
Rushing	Kason Philips	23 rushes, 111 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Kason Philips	4 receptions, 44 yards
Simon Fraser	Passing	Justin Seiber	7/20, 39 yards
Rushing	Somto Anyadike	10 rushes, 19 yards
Receiving	Aidan Pearce	3 receptions, 17 yards

Central Washington

Statistics	CWU	ASU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Washington	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Angelo State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Midwestern State

Statistics	ASU	MSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Angelo State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Midwestern State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Bemidji State (NCAA Division II Second Round)

Statistics	BSU	ASU
First downs	8	25
Total yards	188	486
Rushing yards	10	149
Passing yards	178	337
Turnovers	5	1
Time of possession	20:05	39:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bemidji State	Passing	Brandon Alt	16/36, 178 yards, TD, 5 INT
Rushing	Sage Booker	5 rushes, 11 yards
Receiving	Dhel Duncan-Busby	5 receptions, 74 yards
Angelo State	Passing	Zach Bronkhorst	21/41, 337 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Nate Omayebu III	24 rushes, 91 yards
Receiving	Noah Massey	7 receptions, 96 yards

No. 11 Colorado Mines (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)

Statistics	CSM	ASU
First downs	18	20
Total yards	322	396
Rushing yards	161	323
Passing yards	161	73
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	30:15	29:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado Mines	Passing	John Matocha	16/28, 161 yards, 4 TD
Rushing	John Matocha	16 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Tristan Smith	6 receptions, 54 yards, 3 TD
Angelo State	Passing	Zach Bronkhorst	28/50, 323 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Nate Omayebu III	15 rushes, 76 yards
Receiving	Zorhan Rideaux	7 receptions, 107 yards

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 LSC Football Media Guide . 2 . August 29, 2024.
2. Web site: . 2022 Football Schedule . Angelo State University Athletics . August 27, 2023 .
3. Web site: Jeff Girsch - Football Coach . 2023-08-27 . Angelo State University Athletics . en.
4. Web site: Kevin Kilmer - Football Coach . 2023-08-27 . Angelo State University Athletics . en.
5. Web site: Adam Clark - Football Coach . 2023-08-27 . Angelo State University Athletics . en.
6. Web site: Jason Johnson - Football Coach . 2023-08-27 . Angelo State University Athletics . en.
7. Web site: Devante Sims - Football Coach . 2023-08-27 . Angelo State University Athletics . en.
8. Web site: Madison Atwell - Football Coach . 2023-08-27 . Angelo State University Athletics . en.
9. Web site: Tyler O'Bryan - Football Coach . 2023-08-27 . Angelo State University Athletics . en.
10. Web site: 2022 Football Roster . 2023-08-27 . Angelo State University Athletics . en.