2022 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team explained
The 2022 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team represented the University of Texas of the Permian Basin (UTPB) in the 2022 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The team played its home games at Astound Broadband Stadium in Midland, Texas while Ratliff Stadium in Odessa hosted two home games. The Falcons were led by seventh-year head coach Justin Carrigan. On November 28, Carrigan announced that he would be stepping down as the program's head coach. The following day it was announced he would be stepping into an administrative role, being named the university's deputy athletic director.[1]
The 2022 season marked the first season in program history where the program was fully funded with 36 scholarships. The Falcons previously only had 12 scholarships available per season from 2016 to 2021.[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 | 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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Source: [3]
Schedule
The Falcons' 2022 schedule consisted of six home games and five away games. The team hosted LSC foes Angelo State, Simon Fraser, Midwestern State, and and traveled to,,,, and .
The Falcons hosted non-conference foes Southwest Baptist from the Great Lakes Valley Conference and Western Colorado from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
Schedule Source:[4]
Game summaries
Southwest Baptist
| Statistics | SWB | TPB |
|---|
| First downs | 31 | 13 |
| Total yards | 462 | 181 |
| Rushing yards | 249 | 17 |
| Passing yards | 213 | 164 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 42:05 | 17:55 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Southwest Baptist | Passing | Cooper Callis | 16/25, 179 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Abel Carter | 22 rushes, 173 yards, 3 TD |
| Receiving | Curtis Cuillard | 5 receptions, 64 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Dylan Graham | 16/31, 164 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Nathan Tilford | 7 rushes, 15 yards |
| Receiving | Gunnar Abseck | 5 receptions, 66 yards | |
Western Colorado
| Statistics | WCU | TPB |
|---|
| First downs | 20 | 15 |
| Total yards | 226 | 261 |
| Rushing yards | 38 | 76 |
| Passing yards | 188 | 185 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 35:57 | 24:03 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Western Colorado | Passing | Luke Nethercot | 18/34, 160 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Luke Nethercot | 16 rushes, 28 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Kai Emmsley | 6 receptions, 49 yards, 2 TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Dylan Graham | 17/38, 185 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Kory Harris | 21 rushes, 78 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Marcus Molina | 2 receptions, 44 yards | |
No. 5 Angelo State
| 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 |
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| 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 | |
At Western Oregon
| Statistics | TPB | WOU |
|---|
| First downs | 20 | 28 |
| Total yards | 288 | 554 |
| Rushing yards | 50 | 187 |
| Passing yards | 238 | 367 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 23:54 | 30:21 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Dylan Graham | 34/52, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Kory Harris | 9 rushes, 25 yards |
| Receiving | Gunnar Abseck | 9 receptions, 50 yards, TD |
| Western Oregon | Passing | Gannon Winker | 20/43, 367 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Omari Land | 24 rushes, 127 yards |
| Receiving | Damon Hickok | 5 receptions, 134 yards, TD | |
At West Texas A&M
| Statistics | TPB | WT |
|---|
| First downs | 21 | 27 |
| Total yards | 419 | 503 |
| Rushing yards | 107 | 232 |
| Passing yards | 312 | 271 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 27:18 | 32:42 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Dylan Graham | 33/46, 306 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Antonio Malone | 11 rushes, 58 yards |
| Receiving | MJ Link | 12 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Nick Gerber | 27/43, 271 yards |
| Rushing | Nick Gerber | 14 rushes, 105 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Noah Bogardus | 11 receptions, 195 yards | |
Simon Fraser
See also: 2022 Simon Fraser Red Leafs football team.
| Statistics | SFU | TPB |
|---|
| First downs | 19 | 25 |
| Total yards | 417 | 462 |
| Rushing yards | 21 | 150 |
| Passing yards | 396 | 312 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 33:53 | 26:07 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Simon Fraser | Passing | Justin Seiber | 23/39, 396 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Mason Glover | 8 rushes, 17 yards |
| Receiving | Ethan Beselt | 8 receptions, 223 yards, TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Dylan Graham | 28/40, 301 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Antonio Malone | 21 rushes, 110 yards |
| Receiving | MJ Link | 8 receptions, 141 yards, TD | |
At No. 20 Texas A&M–Kingsville
| Statistics | TPB | AMK |
|---|
| First downs | 13 | 18 |
| Total yards | 209 | 269 |
| Rushing yards | 30 | 104 |
| Passing yards | 179 | 165 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 24:30 | 35:30 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Dylan Graham | 16/30, 179 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Caden Cox | 18 rushes, 51 yards |
| Receiving | MJ Link | 5 receptions, 71 yards |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Passing | Jacob Cavazos | 18/30, 165 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Christian Anderson | 19 rushes, 73 yards |
| Receiving | Jason Gaines | 4 receptions, 57 yards | |
Midwestern State
See also: 2022 Midwestern State Mustangs football team.
| Statistics | MSU | TPB |
|---|
| First downs | 24 | 19 |
| Total yards | 377 | 284 |
| Rushing yards | 173 | 187 |
| Passing yards | 204 | 97 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:15 | 34:45 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Midwestern State | Passing | Dillon Sterling-Cole | 22/37, 204 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Devin Cross | 20 rushes, 100 yards |
| Receiving | Ja'Marzeyea Arvie | 6 receptions, 83 yards, TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Dylan Graham | 14/25, 97 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Taj Crenshaw | 13 rushes, 100 yards |
| Receiving | Timothy Wiggins | 3 receptions, 45 yards, TD | |
At Eastern New Mexico
| Statistics | TPB | ENM |
|---|
| First downs | 25 | 24 |
| Total yards | 475 | 368 |
| Rushing yards | 137 | 166 |
| Passing yards | 338 | 202 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 26:15 | 33:45 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Dylan Graham | 25/50, 338 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Taj Crenshaw | 13 rushes, 66 yards |
| Receiving | MJ Link | 7 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD |
| Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Kason Martin | 12/30, 202 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Isaiah Tate | 26 rushes, 93 yards |
| Receiving | Bryzai White | 3 receptions, 77 yards, TD | |
Western New Mexico
| Statistics | WNM | TPB |
|---|
| First downs | 13 | 32 |
| Total yards | 223 | 485 |
| Rushing yards | 68 | 351 |
| Passing yards | 155 | 134 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 24:42 | 35:18 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Western New Mexico | Passing | Grant Patterson | 6/20, 102 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Grant Patterson | 10 rushes, 29 yards, TD |
| Receiving | David Telles | 6 receptions, 72 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Gabe Herrera | 8/19, 83 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Nathan Tilford | 14 rushes, 108 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Gunnar Abseck | 4 receptions, 50 yards | |
At Central Washington
| Statistics | TPB | CWU |
|---|
| First downs | 17 | 28 |
| Total yards | 309 | 502 |
| Rushing yards | 178 | 323 |
| Passing yards | 131 | 179 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:37 | 34:23 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | MJ Link | 9/23, 83 yards |
| Rushing | MJ Link | 12 rushes, 103 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Gunnar Abseck | 6 receptions, 55 yards |
| Central Washington | Passing | JJ Lemming | 14/23, 179 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Cameron Daniels | 25 rushes, 222 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Marcus Cook | 6 receptions, 108 yards | |
Statistics
Scoring
- Scores against non-conference opponents
- Scores against the Lone Star Conference
- Scores against all opponents
Notes and References
- Web site: . Aaron Gelvin and Jenna Elique . UTPB Head Football Coach Justin Carrigan to become Deputy Athletic Director . November 28, 2022 . August 13, 2023.
- Web site: . Hogue . Cory . Justin Carrigan to step down as UTPB head football coach . November 28, 2022 . August 13, 2023.
- Web site: 2022 LSC Football Media Guide . 2 . August 21, 2023.
- Web site: UTPB Athletics . 2022 Football Schedule . August 13, 2023.
