2022 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team explained

Year:2022
Team:UT Permian Basin Falcons
Sport:football
Conference:Lone Star Conference
Short Conf:LSC
Record:5–6
Conf Record:4–5
Head Coach:Justin Carrigan
Hc Year:7th
Off Coach:Rob Messinger
Oc Year:1st
Off Scheme:Spread
Codef Coach1:Chris Mineo
Codc1 Year:7th
Codef Coach2:Jacob Martin
Codc2 Year:7th
Def Scheme:3–4
Stadium:Astound Broadband Stadium
Ratliff Stadium

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

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 SWBTPB
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
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 WCUTPB
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
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 ASUTPB
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

At Western Oregon

Statistics TPBWOU
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
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 TPBWT
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
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 SFUTPB
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
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 TPBAMK
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
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 MSUTPB
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
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 TPBENM
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
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 WNMTPB
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
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 TPBCWU
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
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

  1. Web site: . Aaron Gelvin and Jenna Elique . UTPB Head Football Coach Justin Carrigan to become Deputy Athletic Director . November 28, 2022 . August 13, 2023.
  2. Web site: . Hogue . Cory . Justin Carrigan to step down as UTPB head football coach . November 28, 2022 . August 13, 2023.
  3. Web site: 2022 LSC Football Media Guide . 2 . August 21, 2023.
  4. Web site: UTPB Athletics . 2022 Football Schedule . August 13, 2023.