2022 Midwestern State Mustangs football team explained

Year:2022
Team:Midwestern State Mustangs
Sport:football
Conference:Gulf South Conference
Short Conf:GSC
Record:6–5
Conf Record:5–4
Head Coach:Bill Maskill
Hc Year:21st
Off Coach:Josh Miller
Oc Year:1st
Off Scheme:Pro-style
Def Coach:Rich Renner
Dc Year:15th
Def Scheme:4–3
Stadium:Memorial Stadium

The 2022 Midwestern State Mustangs football team represented Midwestern State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 2022 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by twenty-first-year head coach Bill Maskill. The Mustangs played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas.[1]

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2021 season 7–3, 6–1 in Lone Star Conference (LSC) play, finished first in the conference standings. First time winning the conference title since the 2017 season. As conference champions, Midwestern State did not qualify to the playoffs.[2]

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 Texas–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

Source: [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Midwestern State to play six home games as part of 11-game football slate. Midwestern State University, Department of Athletics. March 29, 2022. July 28, 2022.
  2. News: Corey. Hogue. Mustangs fall victim to 'recency bias' being left out of the NCAA DII playoff field. Wichita Falls Times Record News. November 15, 2021. July 28, 2022.
  3. Web site: 2022 LSC Football Media Guide . 2 . January 14, 2024.