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LONE STAR CONFERENCE FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE -- SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
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Abilene Christian Incarnate Word Angelo State Texas A&M-Kingsville Midwestern State Eastern New Mexico Tarleton State Texas A&M-Commerce West Texas A&M
2011 LSC STANDINGS
LSC W-L Pct. PF PA 1-0 1.000 27 24 1-0 1.000 41 29 0-0 0.000 0 0 0-0 0.000 0 0 0-0 0.000 0 0 0-1 0.000 29 41 0-1 0.000 24 27 0-0 0.000 0 0 0-0 0.000 0 0
OVERALL W-L Pct. PF PA 1-0 1.000 27 24 1-1 0.500 62 60 2-0 1.000 84 54 2-0 1.000 40 17 1-0 1.000 41 0 0-2 0.000 65 84 0-2 0.000 59 69 0-1 0.000 14 15 0-1 0.000 24 26
FIRST DOWN Streak W1 W1 W2 W2 W1 L2 L2 L1 L1
LSC FOOTBALL
This week’s Lone Star Conference football schedule includes two league contests - Midwestern State vs Texas A&M-Commerce and West Texas A&M vs Texas A&M-Kingsville - along with four non-conference match-ups. Three of the games will take place at Cowboys Stadium as part of the Lone Star Football Festival, with MSUA&M-C starting the tripleheader of action at 12 p.m. in the Harvey Martin Classic. The 4 p.m. game features two of the top teams in Division II with North Alabama against Abilene Christian, while WT faces TAMUK at 8 p.m. in a LSC showdown. After two weeks of play, ACU and Incarnate Word top the standings with early conference victories. Angelo State, TAMUK and MSU also picked up wins last week. LSC football teams are 7-7 overall this season. The squads are 1-1 combined versus Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, Great American Conference and Great Northwest Athletic Conference teams, which are also in NCAA Super Regional Four.
LONE STAR FOOTBALL FESTIVAL
The Lone Star Football Festival is set for September 17 at Cowboys Stadium with Midwestern State against A&M-Commerce at 12 p.m., followed by Abilene Christian-North Alabama at 4 p.m. and West Texas A&M versus Texas A&M-Kingsville at 8 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets through Ticketmaster or by contacting their campus ticket office. Through Ticketmaster, fans can purchase online at Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000, and at numerous Ticketmaster retail outlets. A single ticket is good for all three games with general admission seating. Adult tickets are $25 and students $10, with children 1-year and older requiring a ticket. To be admitted with a student ticket, bearer must be between 1 and 18 years old or present valid college ID.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE
Blake Hamblin, Angelo State University, SO, QB, Rowlett, Texas, Rowlett HS Hamblin threw for 176 yards and three scores in the fourth quarter which was highlighted by the final drive. Pinned at their 6-yard line and the game tied at with just over two minutes left, Hamblin orchestrated an 11play, 94-yard drive that was capped off by a 26-yard touchdown pass. The sophomore finished the game 24-for37 with 271 yards and four touchdowns.
• The Lone Star Conference is hosting the Lone Star Football Festival at Cowboys Stadium this week. • Two LSC teams in top five of AFCA poll (Sept. 12) with No. 3 Abilene Christian and No. 5 Texas A&M-Kingsville. • Midwestern State won its 11th straight season opener with the 41-0 victory over Missouri S&T. • Angelo State scored 28-unanswered points in the fourth quarter to erase a 21-point deficit in a 49-42 win over Chadron State.
WEEK 3 SCHEDULE
Saturday, September 17, 2011 *^Midwestern State vs A&M-Commerce, 12 p.m. Central Oklahoma at Angelo State, 2 p.m. ^North Alabama vs Abilene Christian, 4 p.m. Tarleton State at Texas State, 6 p.m. Eastern New Mexico at Oklahoma Panhandle, 7 p.m. Incarnate Word at Lamar, 7 p.m. *^West Texas A&M vs Texas A&M-Kingsville, 8 p.m. ^ Lone Star Football Festival at Cowboys Stadium All times are CST; * denotes LSC game for both teams
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
Angelo State 49, Chadron State 42 Midwestern State 41, Missouri S&T 0 Texas A&M-Kingsville 19, Minot State 7 * Incarnate Word 41, Eastern New Mexico 29 West Alabama 42, Tarleton State 35
2011 WEEKLY AWARDS
Offensive S-5 Robert Armstrong, Kingsville S-12 Blake Hamblin, ASU Defensive S-5 Ryan Smith, ACU S-12 Ty Duncan, MSU Special Teams S-5 Angel Millan, Kingsville S-12 George Shamblen, ASU
DEFENSIVE Ty Duncan, Midwestern State University, SR, LB, Rockwall, Texas, Rockwall HS Duncan led the Mustangs with nine tackles, including a tackle for loss and a quarterback sack, while playing just three quarters in Midwestern State’s 41-0 victory at Missouri S&T. Duncan helped the MSU defense hold the Miners to just 179 total yards (153 when he left the game). He led MSU to its first shutout since a 41-0 win over New Mexico Highlands on Aug. 29, 2009 and to its first road shutout since a 24-0 win at West Texas A&M on Oct. 30, 1999.
SPECIAL TEAMS George Shamblen, Angelo State University, SR, P, San Angelo, Texas, Miles HS Shamblen had six punts in the Rams 49-42 win against Chadron State Saturday. Shamblen’s average was 46.8 yards with a long of 55, while pinning the Eagles inside their 20 on three separate occasions.
OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
Clifton Rhodes, Tarleton State University, recorded his second straight 100-yard receiving game Saturday against West Alabama. The freshman wide-out from Fort Worth hauled in nine catches for 147 yards, including a touchdown in the Texans’ narrow defeat. The performance gave Rhodes 254 yards receiving on the year, and bumped his average to 127 yards per game. Jonathan Woodson, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, is a four-time track & field sprint All-American and
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LONE STAR CONFERENCE FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE he has been showing his speed on the football field. He had the best rushing performance of his career against Minot State with 170 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown. He also added four catches for 20 yards and finished with 225 all-purpose yards, the second highest total of his career. His fourth quarter touchdown run sealed the victory. Brandon Kelsey, Midwestern State University, led the Mustangs to a 41-0 season-opening win on the road at Missouri S&T. Playing only three quarters, Kelsey accounted for four of MSU’s six touchdowns by running for two (5, 22) and throwing for two more (32, 9). Kelsey completed 13-of-20 passes for 187 yards with the two touchdowns and an interception. He was also the game’s second leading rusher with 66 yards and the two scores. His only negative yardage was the loss of three yards on one sack. He directed the Mustangs attack that netted 453 total yards. Darian Dale, Eastern New Mexico University, hauled in a team-high seven receptions for 91 yards against Incarnate Word. Four of his receptions gave the Hounds a first down. Marquis Wadley, Tarleton State University, led the Texans defensively for the second straight game. The sophomore linebacker recorded 15 solo tackles against West Alabama Saturday night in Livingston. Wadley leads Tarleton this season in tackles. Robert McCormick, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, had the best game of his career against Minot State. He recorded five tackles and picked off the first two passes of his career. He returned the first one 16 yards and the second one 24 yards. It is the first two interception game by a Javelina since Jeff Edwards picked off two passes against Tarleton State on October 3, 2009. Lane Wood, Eastern New Mexico University, led the Greyhounds defense at Incarnate Word, with a careerbest 12 tackles. His performance included six solo stops and 2.5 tackles for a loss of 12 yards. Two of his tackles prevented third-down conversions. Angel Millan, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, had another solid week punting. He was able to keep the Minot State offense pinned deep for most of the game with four punts inside the 20-yard line and three of these ended up inside the 12-yard line. He averaged 37.9 yards per punt on nine chances. Jayson Serda, Eastern New Mexico University, had three kick returns for 56 yards and one punt return at Incarnate Word. He also made eight tackles for the Greyhounds. Gunter Elenburg, Midwestern State University, flipped the field for the Mustangs on his five punts in Midwestern State’s 41-0 win at Missouri S&T. Elenburg punted five times for 188 yards, averaging 37.6 yards a kick. He pinned the Miners inside the 20 three times, killing two of those punts at the 10. He also had a punt to the MST 6 (returned to the MST 14) and killed one at the MST 20. He had a long punt of 45 yards for the contest.
LSC NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s) Abilene Christian
Did not play last week.
Angelo State The Rams scored 28-unanswered points in the fourth quarter to erase a 21-point deficit in a 49-42 win over Chadron State on Saturday at Don Beebe Stadium. Quarterback Black Hamblin threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns, while the Rams defense scored two touchdowns on fumble returns. Angelo State finished with 388 yards of total offense against the Eagles. The Rams now turn their attention to Central Oklahoma in their home opener next week at San Angelo Stadium.
2 2011 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll September 12, 2011 Rank Team (1st votes) Points 1. Minnesota-Duluth (27) 723 2. Northwest Missouri St. (2) 696 3. Abilene Christian (Texas) 661 4. North Alabama 631 5. Texas A&M-Kingsville 598 6. Albany St. (Ga.) 562 7. Shepherd (W.Va.) 500 8. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 499 9. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 484 10. Delta St. (Miss.) 475 11. Nebraska-Kearney 420 12. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 400 13. Washburn (Kan.) 378 14. Wayne St. (Mich.) 338 15. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 304 16. Kutztown (Pa.) 290 17. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 273 18. Colorado St.-Pueblo 229 19. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 174 20. Colorado School of Mines 172 21. California (Pa.) 109 22. Michigan Tech 91 23. New Haven (Conn.) 82 24. Central Missouri 77 25. Mercyhurst (Pa.) 50 Dropped Out: Augustana (S.D.) (16), Wingate (N.C.) (23) Others Receiving Votes: Hillsdale (Mich.), 43; Edinboro (Pa.), 31; Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 29; West Texas A&M, 23; Missouri Western St., 19; Augustana (S.D.), 14; Ashland (Ohio), 9; Henderson St. (Ark.), 9; Northern Michigan, 9; Midwestern St. (Texas), 8; Virginia Union, 4; Adams St. (Colo.), 2; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 2; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 2; West Alabama, 2; Arkansas-Monticello, 1; Humboldt St. (Calif.), 1; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 1.
Eastern New Mexico The Greyhounds registered 449 yards of offense, including 383 passing yards at Incarnate Word, but dropped a 41-28 decision. The game was the Lone Star Conference opener for both teams. Lane Wood led the defense with a career-best 12 tackles, while Darian Dale had seven catches for 91 yards. This week, Eastern will play visit Oklahoma Panhandle for a non-conference game.
Incarnate Word * Incarnate Word 41, Eastern New Mexico 29
Midwestern State Midwestern State wins its 11th straight season opener with the 41-0 victory over Missouri S&T … it was the first time the schools had met on the gridiron … MSU is now 9-4 against non-Lone Star Conference competition under coach Bill Maskill … Coach Bill Maskill collected his 70th win at MSU in his 101st game … The shutout was the first for MSU since at 41-0 victory over New Mexico Highlands on Aug. 29, 2009 at Memorial Stadium and the first shutout on the road since a 24-0 win at West Texas A&M on Oct. 30, 1999 … The Mustangs scored four touchdowns in the second quarter against the Miners, a first since collecting four TDs against Southwestern Oklahoma State in the third quarter on Sept. 18, 2010. MSU actually pulled the trick twice in 2010, scoring four touchdowns in the opening quarter at New Mexico Highlands on Sept. 2 … Quarterback Brandon Kelsey rushed for two touchdowns and passed for two touchdowns against Missouri S&T, equaling the performance of now Toronto Argonauts quarterback Zack Eskridge who turned the trick in MSU season opening 52-6 win at New Mexico Highlands in 2010 … The Mustangs play for the second time as a senior college in Arlington in when they face Texas A&M-Commerce at Cowboys Stadium. MSU lost to Texas A&M-Kingsville 30-7 at UTA’s Maverick Stadium on Oct. 18, 1997. MSU also lost three times to Texas-Arlington while both institutions were junior colleges in 1926 (19-0), 1929 (18-0) and 1930 (12-7) … The Lone Star Football Festival game is the third regular season neutral site game for MSU since resuming football in 1988. Midwestern hosted McMurry at Iowa Park in 1993 (losing 25-20) and then faced A&M-Kingsville in Arlington in 1997. Add in the Mustangs loss to Washburn 45-14 in the Kanza Bowl last year and MSU is 0-4 in neutral site games since 1988 … The Mustangs will be meeting the Lions for the first time since 2005 when A&M-C snapped a four-game winning streak by MSU with a 27-25 win in Commerce … MSU and A&M-C did play a neutral site game in 1952 when then East
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Texas State beat Midwestern 46-0 in Vernon on their way to an unbeaten 11-0 season and a Tangerine Bowl championship.
Tarleton State The Tarleton football team headed to Livingston, Ala. for their second game of the season, but left with their second loss of the season. The Texans fell to the Tigers 42-35 after a last-ditch effort came up just short for Tarleton. Nick Stephens led the offense with 32-of-51 passing for 310 yards and two touchdowns. Clifton Rhodes had his second straight 100-yard game receiving after hauling in nine catches for 147 yards and a score. Devon Gray also caught a touchdown. Brandon Lowery provided the threat on the ground with two rushing scores. Defensively, Tarleton was led by Marquis Wadley, who had 15 solo tackles, and Desmond Jackson, who had the Texans’ lone turnover with an interception. This week, Tarleton will head to San Marcos to take on Texas State at 6 p.m on Saturday, Sept. 17.
Texas A&M-Commerce Did not play last week.
Texas A&M-Kingsville The Javelina defense appears to be in mid-season form through the first two weeks of the season. They are allowing only 8.5 points and 52.5 rushing yards per game. They have not allowed more than 220 yards of total offense in either game. On Saturday against Minot State, the Javelinas gave up their only touchdown on a trick play by the Beavers. They executed a wide receiver reverse pass that went for a 69-yard touchdown in the first quarter. After the first quarter, the Beavers gained only 109 yards over the final three quarters. Running back Jonathan Woodson is a four-time track & field sprint All-American and he has been showing his speed on the football field. He had the best rushing performance of his career against Minot State with 170 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown. He also added four catches for 20 yards and finished with 225 all-purpose yards, the second highest total of his career. Woodson has been the Javs starting running backs for only eight games, but he has put up magnificent totals. He has gained at least 100 all-purpose yards in every start and has gone over 150 all-purpose yards five times. He has carried the ball 157 times for 816 yards and eight touchdowns. He has 30 receptions for 238 yards and a touchdown. He has 1,369 all-purpose yards in those eight games for an average of 171 per game. Junior Robert McCormick has been a back-up in each of his first two seasons playing for the Javelinas, but has moved into a starting role this year. He has compiled nine tackles and broken up three pass plays. In his first two years, he made 26 tackles with most coming on special teams. On Saturday, McCormick had the best game of his career against Minot State. He recorded five tackles and picked off the first two passes of his career. He returned the first one 16 yards and the second one 24 yards. It is the first two interception game by a Javelina since Jeff Edwards picked off two passes against Tarleton State on October 3, 2009. Sophomore wide receiver Robert Armstrong has been lighting up the scoreboard for the Javelinas with two touchdowns in each of the first two games of the year. This comes after a red-shirt freshman season in which he earned Lone Star Conference Honorable Mention honors while scoring seven total touchdowns. On Saturday, Armstrong put the Hoggies on the board with a pair unbelievable catches in the first quarter. The first was a diving, over-the shoulder grab that gained 42 yards. Two plays later, he made a diving catch in the back of the endzone while dragging both feet in bounds for a 31-yard score. Armstrong finished the game with five catches and a career high 103 yards. He added his second touchdown of the game in the second quarter when a blown coverage left him wide open in the endzone.
West Texas A&M Did not play last week.
LSC IN 2011 AFCA RANKINGS WEEK AUG. 15 SEPT. 5 SEPT. 12 SEPT. 19 SEPT. 26 OCT. 3 OCT. 10 OCT. 17 OCT. 24 OCT. 31 NOV. 7 NOV. 14
ACU 4 3 3
ASU NR NR NR
ENMU NR NR NR
UIW NR NR NR
MSU RV RV RV
TAR NR NR NR
A&M-C NR NR NR
TAMUK 7 6 5
WT 19 RV RV
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2011 Composite Schedule Thursday, September 01, 2011 CSU-Pueblo at West Texas A&M, 6 p.m. *Abilene Christian at Tarleton State, 7 p.m. Friday, September 02, 2011 Texas A&M-Kingsville at Central Washington, 2 p.m.
Saturday, October 15, 2011 Eastern New Mexico at Northwest Missouri, 1 p.m. *West Texas A&M at Abilene Christian, 2 p.m. *Midwestern State at Angelo State, 6 p.m. *Texas A&M-Commerce at Tarleton State, 7 p.m. *Texas A&M-Kingsville at Incarnate Word, 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 03, 2011 Texas A&M-Commerce at Upper Iowa, 1 p.m. Angelo State at Western State, 2 p.m. East Central at Incarnate Word, 7 p.m. New Mexico Highlands at Eastern New Mexico, 8 p.m.
Saturday, October 22, 2011 *Angelo State at Texas A&M-Commerce, 2 p.m. *Eastern New Mexico at West Texas A&M, 6 p.m. *Tarleton State at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m. *Abilene Christian at Midwestern State, 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 10, 2011 Angelo State at Chadron State, 1 p.m. Midwestern State at Missouri S&T, 6:30 p.m. Minot State at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m. *Eastern New Mexico at Incarnate Word, 7 p.m. Tarleton State at West Alabama, 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 29, 2011 *Texas A&M-Commerce at Abilene Christian, 2 p.m. *Midwestern State at Eastern New Mexico, 3 p.m. Central Washington at West Texas A&M, 6 p.m. *Texas A&M-Kingsville at Angelo State, 6 p.m. *Incarnate Word at Tarleton State, 6 p.m.
Saturday, September 17, 2011 *^Midwestern State vs Texas A&M-Commerce, 12 p.m. Central Oklahoma at Angelo State, 2 p.m. ^North Alabama vs Abilene Christian, 4 p.m. Tarleton State at Texas State, 6 p.m. Eastern New Mexico at Oklahoma Panhandle, 7 p.m. Incarnate Word at Lamar, 7 p.m. *^West Texas A&M vs Texas A&M-Kingsville, 8 p.m.
Saturday, November 05, 2011 *West Texas A&M at Midwestern State, 2 p.m. Millsaps at Tarleton State, 2 p.m. *Eastern New Mexico at Texas A&M-Commerce, 6 p.m. *Abilene Christian at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m. *Angelo State at Incarnate Word, 7 p.m.
Thursday, September 22, 2011 Ouachita Baptist at Texas A&M-Commerce, 7 p.m. Saturday, September 24, 2011 *Tarleton State at Eastern New Mexico, 3 p.m. *Angelo State at Abilene Christian, 6 p.m. *Incarnate Word at West Texas A&M, 6 p.m. *Texas A&M-Kingsville at Midwestern State, 7 p.m. Saturday, October 01, 2011 Western Oregon at Abilene Christian, 2 p.m. *Eastern New Mexico at Angelo State, 6 p.m. *Texas A&M-Commerce at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m. *Midwestern State at Incarnate Word, 7 p.m. *West Texas A&M at Tarleton State, 7 p.m. Saturday, October 08, 2011 *Abilene Christian at Eastern New Mexico, 3 p.m. *Angelo State at West Texas A&M, 6 p.m. *Incarnate Word at Texas A&M-Commerce, 6 p.m. Lindenwood at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m. *Tarleton State at Midwestern State, 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 12, 2011 *Texas A&M-Commerce at West Texas A&M, 1 p.m. *Incarnate Word at Abilene Christian, 1 p.m. *Tarleton State at Angelo State, 2 p.m. *Texas A&M-Kingsville at Eastern New Mexico, 2 p.m. Midwestern State at Northeastern State, 2 p.m. Saturday, November 19, 2011 NCAA Playoffs at First Round, TBD Saturday, November 26, 2011 NCAA Playoffs at Second Round, TBD Sunday, November 27, 2011 Kanza Bowl (LSC vs. MIAA), Topeka, Kan., 1 p.m. Saturday, December 03, 2011 NCAA Playoffs at Quarterfinals, TBD Saturday, December 10, 2011 NCAA Playoffs at Semifinals, TBD Saturday, December 17, 2011 NCAA Division II Championship game, Florence, Ala., TBA * denotes conference game; ^ at Cowboys Stadium
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Abilene Christian Incarnate Word Angelo State Texas A&M-Kingsville Midwestern State Eastern New Mexico Tarleton State Texas A&M-Commerce West Texas A&M
2011 LSC STANDINGS
LSC W-L Pct. PF PA 1-0 1.000 27 24 1-0 1.000 41 29 0-0 0.000 0 0 0-0 0.000 0 0 0-0 0.000 0 0 0-1 0.000 29 41 0-1 0.000 24 27 0-0 0.000 0 0 0-0 0.000 0 0
OVERALL W-L Pct. PF PA 1-0 1.000 27 24 1-1 0.500 62 60 2-0 1.000 84 54 2-0 1.000 40 17 1-0 1.000 41 0 0-2 0.000 65 84 0-2 0.000 59 69 0-1 0.000 14 15 0-1 0.000 24 26
FIRST DOWN Streak W1 W1 W2 W2 W1 L2 L2 L1 L1
LSC FOOTBALL
This week’s Lone Star Conference football schedule includes two league contests - Midwestern State vs Texas A&M-Commerce and West Texas A&M vs Texas A&M-Kingsville - along with four non-conference match-ups. Three of the games will take place at Cowboys Stadium as part of the Lone Star Football Festival, with MSUA&M-C starting the tripleheader of action at 12 p.m. in the Harvey Martin Classic. The 4 p.m. game features two of the top teams in Division II with North Alabama against Abilene Christian, while WT faces TAMUK at 8 p.m. in a LSC showdown. After two weeks of play, ACU and Incarnate Word top the standings with early conference victories. Angelo State, TAMUK and MSU also picked up wins last week. LSC football teams are 7-7 overall this season. The squads are 1-1 combined versus Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, Great American Conference and Great Northwest Athletic Conference teams, which are also in NCAA Super Regional Four.
LONE STAR FOOTBALL FESTIVAL
The Lone Star Football Festival is set for September 17 at Cowboys Stadium with Midwestern State against A&M-Commerce at 12 p.m., followed by Abilene Christian-North Alabama at 4 p.m. and West Texas A&M versus Texas A&M-Kingsville at 8 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets through Ticketmaster or by contacting their campus ticket office. Through Ticketmaster, fans can purchase online at Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000, and at numerous Ticketmaster retail outlets. A single ticket is good for all three games with general admission seating. Adult tickets are $25 and students $10, with children 1-year and older requiring a ticket. To be admitted with a student ticket, bearer must be between 1 and 18 years old or present valid college ID.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE
Blake Hamblin, Angelo State University, SO, QB, Rowlett, Texas, Rowlett HS Hamblin threw for 176 yards and three scores in the fourth quarter which was highlighted by the final drive. Pinned at their 6-yard line and the game tied at with just over two minutes left, Hamblin orchestrated an 11play, 94-yard drive that was capped off by a 26-yard touchdown pass. The sophomore finished the game 24-for37 with 271 yards and four touchdowns.
• The Lone Star Conference is hosting the Lone Star Football Festival at Cowboys Stadium this week. • Two LSC teams in top five of AFCA poll (Sept. 12) with No. 3 Abilene Christian and No. 5 Texas A&M-Kingsville. • Midwestern State won its 11th straight season opener with the 41-0 victory over Missouri S&T. • Angelo State scored 28-unanswered points in the fourth quarter to erase a 21-point deficit in a 49-42 win over Chadron State.
WEEK 3 SCHEDULE
Saturday, September 17, 2011 *^Midwestern State vs A&M-Commerce, 12 p.m. Central Oklahoma at Angelo State, 2 p.m. ^North Alabama vs Abilene Christian, 4 p.m. Tarleton State at Texas State, 6 p.m. Eastern New Mexico at Oklahoma Panhandle, 7 p.m. Incarnate Word at Lamar, 7 p.m. *^West Texas A&M vs Texas A&M-Kingsville, 8 p.m. ^ Lone Star Football Festival at Cowboys Stadium All times are CST; * denotes LSC game for both teams
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
Angelo State 49, Chadron State 42 Midwestern State 41, Missouri S&T 0 Texas A&M-Kingsville 19, Minot State 7 * Incarnate Word 41, Eastern New Mexico 29 West Alabama 42, Tarleton State 35
2011 WEEKLY AWARDS
Offensive S-5 Robert Armstrong, Kingsville S-12 Blake Hamblin, ASU Defensive S-5 Ryan Smith, ACU S-12 Ty Duncan, MSU Special Teams S-5 Angel Millan, Kingsville S-12 George Shamblen, ASU
DEFENSIVE Ty Duncan, Midwestern State University, SR, LB, Rockwall, Texas, Rockwall HS Duncan led the Mustangs with nine tackles, including a tackle for loss and a quarterback sack, while playing just three quarters in Midwestern State’s 41-0 victory at Missouri S&T. Duncan helped the MSU defense hold the Miners to just 179 total yards (153 when he left the game). He led MSU to its first shutout since a 41-0 win over New Mexico Highlands on Aug. 29, 2009 and to its first road shutout since a 24-0 win at West Texas A&M on Oct. 30, 1999.
SPECIAL TEAMS George Shamblen, Angelo State University, SR, P, San Angelo, Texas, Miles HS Shamblen had six punts in the Rams 49-42 win against Chadron State Saturday. Shamblen’s average was 46.8 yards with a long of 55, while pinning the Eagles inside their 20 on three separate occasions.
OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
Clifton Rhodes, Tarleton State University, recorded his second straight 100-yard receiving game Saturday against West Alabama. The freshman wide-out from Fort Worth hauled in nine catches for 147 yards, including a touchdown in the Texans’ narrow defeat. The performance gave Rhodes 254 yards receiving on the year, and bumped his average to 127 yards per game. Jonathan Woodson, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, is a four-time track & field sprint All-American and
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LONE STAR CONFERENCE FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE he has been showing his speed on the football field. He had the best rushing performance of his career against Minot State with 170 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown. He also added four catches for 20 yards and finished with 225 all-purpose yards, the second highest total of his career. His fourth quarter touchdown run sealed the victory. Brandon Kelsey, Midwestern State University, led the Mustangs to a 41-0 season-opening win on the road at Missouri S&T. Playing only three quarters, Kelsey accounted for four of MSU’s six touchdowns by running for two (5, 22) and throwing for two more (32, 9). Kelsey completed 13-of-20 passes for 187 yards with the two touchdowns and an interception. He was also the game’s second leading rusher with 66 yards and the two scores. His only negative yardage was the loss of three yards on one sack. He directed the Mustangs attack that netted 453 total yards. Darian Dale, Eastern New Mexico University, hauled in a team-high seven receptions for 91 yards against Incarnate Word. Four of his receptions gave the Hounds a first down. Marquis Wadley, Tarleton State University, led the Texans defensively for the second straight game. The sophomore linebacker recorded 15 solo tackles against West Alabama Saturday night in Livingston. Wadley leads Tarleton this season in tackles. Robert McCormick, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, had the best game of his career against Minot State. He recorded five tackles and picked off the first two passes of his career. He returned the first one 16 yards and the second one 24 yards. It is the first two interception game by a Javelina since Jeff Edwards picked off two passes against Tarleton State on October 3, 2009. Lane Wood, Eastern New Mexico University, led the Greyhounds defense at Incarnate Word, with a careerbest 12 tackles. His performance included six solo stops and 2.5 tackles for a loss of 12 yards. Two of his tackles prevented third-down conversions. Angel Millan, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, had another solid week punting. He was able to keep the Minot State offense pinned deep for most of the game with four punts inside the 20-yard line and three of these ended up inside the 12-yard line. He averaged 37.9 yards per punt on nine chances. Jayson Serda, Eastern New Mexico University, had three kick returns for 56 yards and one punt return at Incarnate Word. He also made eight tackles for the Greyhounds. Gunter Elenburg, Midwestern State University, flipped the field for the Mustangs on his five punts in Midwestern State’s 41-0 win at Missouri S&T. Elenburg punted five times for 188 yards, averaging 37.6 yards a kick. He pinned the Miners inside the 20 three times, killing two of those punts at the 10. He also had a punt to the MST 6 (returned to the MST 14) and killed one at the MST 20. He had a long punt of 45 yards for the contest.
LSC NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s) Abilene Christian
Did not play last week.
Angelo State The Rams scored 28-unanswered points in the fourth quarter to erase a 21-point deficit in a 49-42 win over Chadron State on Saturday at Don Beebe Stadium. Quarterback Black Hamblin threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns, while the Rams defense scored two touchdowns on fumble returns. Angelo State finished with 388 yards of total offense against the Eagles. The Rams now turn their attention to Central Oklahoma in their home opener next week at San Angelo Stadium.
2 2011 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll September 12, 2011 Rank Team (1st votes) Points 1. Minnesota-Duluth (27) 723 2. Northwest Missouri St. (2) 696 3. Abilene Christian (Texas) 661 4. North Alabama 631 5. Texas A&M-Kingsville 598 6. Albany St. (Ga.) 562 7. Shepherd (W.Va.) 500 8. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 499 9. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 484 10. Delta St. (Miss.) 475 11. Nebraska-Kearney 420 12. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 400 13. Washburn (Kan.) 378 14. Wayne St. (Mich.) 338 15. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 304 16. Kutztown (Pa.) 290 17. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 273 18. Colorado St.-Pueblo 229 19. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 174 20. Colorado School of Mines 172 21. California (Pa.) 109 22. Michigan Tech 91 23. New Haven (Conn.) 82 24. Central Missouri 77 25. Mercyhurst (Pa.) 50 Dropped Out: Augustana (S.D.) (16), Wingate (N.C.) (23) Others Receiving Votes: Hillsdale (Mich.), 43; Edinboro (Pa.), 31; Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 29; West Texas A&M, 23; Missouri Western St., 19; Augustana (S.D.), 14; Ashland (Ohio), 9; Henderson St. (Ark.), 9; Northern Michigan, 9; Midwestern St. (Texas), 8; Virginia Union, 4; Adams St. (Colo.), 2; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 2; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 2; West Alabama, 2; Arkansas-Monticello, 1; Humboldt St. (Calif.), 1; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 1.
Eastern New Mexico The Greyhounds registered 449 yards of offense, including 383 passing yards at Incarnate Word, but dropped a 41-28 decision. The game was the Lone Star Conference opener for both teams. Lane Wood led the defense with a career-best 12 tackles, while Darian Dale had seven catches for 91 yards. This week, Eastern will play visit Oklahoma Panhandle for a non-conference game.
Incarnate Word * Incarnate Word 41, Eastern New Mexico 29
Midwestern State Midwestern State wins its 11th straight season opener with the 41-0 victory over Missouri S&T … it was the first time the schools had met on the gridiron … MSU is now 9-4 against non-Lone Star Conference competition under coach Bill Maskill … Coach Bill Maskill collected his 70th win at MSU in his 101st game … The shutout was the first for MSU since at 41-0 victory over New Mexico Highlands on Aug. 29, 2009 at Memorial Stadium and the first shutout on the road since a 24-0 win at West Texas A&M on Oct. 30, 1999 … The Mustangs scored four touchdowns in the second quarter against the Miners, a first since collecting four TDs against Southwestern Oklahoma State in the third quarter on Sept. 18, 2010. MSU actually pulled the trick twice in 2010, scoring four touchdowns in the opening quarter at New Mexico Highlands on Sept. 2 … Quarterback Brandon Kelsey rushed for two touchdowns and passed for two touchdowns against Missouri S&T, equaling the performance of now Toronto Argonauts quarterback Zack Eskridge who turned the trick in MSU season opening 52-6 win at New Mexico Highlands in 2010 … The Mustangs play for the second time as a senior college in Arlington in when they face Texas A&M-Commerce at Cowboys Stadium. MSU lost to Texas A&M-Kingsville 30-7 at UTA’s Maverick Stadium on Oct. 18, 1997. MSU also lost three times to Texas-Arlington while both institutions were junior colleges in 1926 (19-0), 1929 (18-0) and 1930 (12-7) … The Lone Star Football Festival game is the third regular season neutral site game for MSU since resuming football in 1988. Midwestern hosted McMurry at Iowa Park in 1993 (losing 25-20) and then faced A&M-Kingsville in Arlington in 1997. Add in the Mustangs loss to Washburn 45-14 in the Kanza Bowl last year and MSU is 0-4 in neutral site games since 1988 … The Mustangs will be meeting the Lions for the first time since 2005 when A&M-C snapped a four-game winning streak by MSU with a 27-25 win in Commerce … MSU and A&M-C did play a neutral site game in 1952 when then East
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Texas State beat Midwestern 46-0 in Vernon on their way to an unbeaten 11-0 season and a Tangerine Bowl championship.
Tarleton State The Tarleton football team headed to Livingston, Ala. for their second game of the season, but left with their second loss of the season. The Texans fell to the Tigers 42-35 after a last-ditch effort came up just short for Tarleton. Nick Stephens led the offense with 32-of-51 passing for 310 yards and two touchdowns. Clifton Rhodes had his second straight 100-yard game receiving after hauling in nine catches for 147 yards and a score. Devon Gray also caught a touchdown. Brandon Lowery provided the threat on the ground with two rushing scores. Defensively, Tarleton was led by Marquis Wadley, who had 15 solo tackles, and Desmond Jackson, who had the Texans’ lone turnover with an interception. This week, Tarleton will head to San Marcos to take on Texas State at 6 p.m on Saturday, Sept. 17.
Texas A&M-Commerce Did not play last week.
Texas A&M-Kingsville The Javelina defense appears to be in mid-season form through the first two weeks of the season. They are allowing only 8.5 points and 52.5 rushing yards per game. They have not allowed more than 220 yards of total offense in either game. On Saturday against Minot State, the Javelinas gave up their only touchdown on a trick play by the Beavers. They executed a wide receiver reverse pass that went for a 69-yard touchdown in the first quarter. After the first quarter, the Beavers gained only 109 yards over the final three quarters. Running back Jonathan Woodson is a four-time track & field sprint All-American and he has been showing his speed on the football field. He had the best rushing performance of his career against Minot State with 170 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown. He also added four catches for 20 yards and finished with 225 all-purpose yards, the second highest total of his career. Woodson has been the Javs starting running backs for only eight games, but he has put up magnificent totals. He has gained at least 100 all-purpose yards in every start and has gone over 150 all-purpose yards five times. He has carried the ball 157 times for 816 yards and eight touchdowns. He has 30 receptions for 238 yards and a touchdown. He has 1,369 all-purpose yards in those eight games for an average of 171 per game. Junior Robert McCormick has been a back-up in each of his first two seasons playing for the Javelinas, but has moved into a starting role this year. He has compiled nine tackles and broken up three pass plays. In his first two years, he made 26 tackles with most coming on special teams. On Saturday, McCormick had the best game of his career against Minot State. He recorded five tackles and picked off the first two passes of his career. He returned the first one 16 yards and the second one 24 yards. It is the first two interception game by a Javelina since Jeff Edwards picked off two passes against Tarleton State on October 3, 2009. Sophomore wide receiver Robert Armstrong has been lighting up the scoreboard for the Javelinas with two touchdowns in each of the first two games of the year. This comes after a red-shirt freshman season in which he earned Lone Star Conference Honorable Mention honors while scoring seven total touchdowns. On Saturday, Armstrong put the Hoggies on the board with a pair unbelievable catches in the first quarter. The first was a diving, over-the shoulder grab that gained 42 yards. Two plays later, he made a diving catch in the back of the endzone while dragging both feet in bounds for a 31-yard score. Armstrong finished the game with five catches and a career high 103 yards. He added his second touchdown of the game in the second quarter when a blown coverage left him wide open in the endzone.
West Texas A&M Did not play last week.
LSC IN 2011 AFCA RANKINGS WEEK AUG. 15 SEPT. 5 SEPT. 12 SEPT. 19 SEPT. 26 OCT. 3 OCT. 10 OCT. 17 OCT. 24 OCT. 31 NOV. 7 NOV. 14
ACU 4 3 3
ASU NR NR NR
ENMU NR NR NR
UIW NR NR NR
MSU RV RV RV
TAR NR NR NR
A&M-C NR NR NR
TAMUK 7 6 5
WT 19 RV RV
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2011 Composite Schedule Thursday, September 01, 2011 CSU-Pueblo at West Texas A&M, 6 p.m. *Abilene Christian at Tarleton State, 7 p.m. Friday, September 02, 2011 Texas A&M-Kingsville at Central Washington, 2 p.m.
Saturday, October 15, 2011 Eastern New Mexico at Northwest Missouri, 1 p.m. *West Texas A&M at Abilene Christian, 2 p.m. *Midwestern State at Angelo State, 6 p.m. *Texas A&M-Commerce at Tarleton State, 7 p.m. *Texas A&M-Kingsville at Incarnate Word, 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 03, 2011 Texas A&M-Commerce at Upper Iowa, 1 p.m. Angelo State at Western State, 2 p.m. East Central at Incarnate Word, 7 p.m. New Mexico Highlands at Eastern New Mexico, 8 p.m.
Saturday, October 22, 2011 *Angelo State at Texas A&M-Commerce, 2 p.m. *Eastern New Mexico at West Texas A&M, 6 p.m. *Tarleton State at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m. *Abilene Christian at Midwestern State, 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 10, 2011 Angelo State at Chadron State, 1 p.m. Midwestern State at Missouri S&T, 6:30 p.m. Minot State at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m. *Eastern New Mexico at Incarnate Word, 7 p.m. Tarleton State at West Alabama, 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 29, 2011 *Texas A&M-Commerce at Abilene Christian, 2 p.m. *Midwestern State at Eastern New Mexico, 3 p.m. Central Washington at West Texas A&M, 6 p.m. *Texas A&M-Kingsville at Angelo State, 6 p.m. *Incarnate Word at Tarleton State, 6 p.m.
Saturday, September 17, 2011 *^Midwestern State vs Texas A&M-Commerce, 12 p.m. Central Oklahoma at Angelo State, 2 p.m. ^North Alabama vs Abilene Christian, 4 p.m. Tarleton State at Texas State, 6 p.m. Eastern New Mexico at Oklahoma Panhandle, 7 p.m. Incarnate Word at Lamar, 7 p.m. *^West Texas A&M vs Texas A&M-Kingsville, 8 p.m.
Saturday, November 05, 2011 *West Texas A&M at Midwestern State, 2 p.m. Millsaps at Tarleton State, 2 p.m. *Eastern New Mexico at Texas A&M-Commerce, 6 p.m. *Abilene Christian at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m. *Angelo State at Incarnate Word, 7 p.m.
Thursday, September 22, 2011 Ouachita Baptist at Texas A&M-Commerce, 7 p.m. Saturday, September 24, 2011 *Tarleton State at Eastern New Mexico, 3 p.m. *Angelo State at Abilene Christian, 6 p.m. *Incarnate Word at West Texas A&M, 6 p.m. *Texas A&M-Kingsville at Midwestern State, 7 p.m. Saturday, October 01, 2011 Western Oregon at Abilene Christian, 2 p.m. *Eastern New Mexico at Angelo State, 6 p.m. *Texas A&M-Commerce at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m. *Midwestern State at Incarnate Word, 7 p.m. *West Texas A&M at Tarleton State, 7 p.m. Saturday, October 08, 2011 *Abilene Christian at Eastern New Mexico, 3 p.m. *Angelo State at West Texas A&M, 6 p.m. *Incarnate Word at Texas A&M-Commerce, 6 p.m. Lindenwood at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m. *Tarleton State at Midwestern State, 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 12, 2011 *Texas A&M-Commerce at West Texas A&M, 1 p.m. *Incarnate Word at Abilene Christian, 1 p.m. *Tarleton State at Angelo State, 2 p.m. *Texas A&M-Kingsville at Eastern New Mexico, 2 p.m. Midwestern State at Northeastern State, 2 p.m. Saturday, November 19, 2011 NCAA Playoffs at First Round, TBD Saturday, November 26, 2011 NCAA Playoffs at Second Round, TBD Sunday, November 27, 2011 Kanza Bowl (LSC vs. MIAA), Topeka, Kan., 1 p.m. Saturday, December 03, 2011 NCAA Playoffs at Quarterfinals, TBD Saturday, December 10, 2011 NCAA Playoffs at Semifinals, TBD Saturday, December 17, 2011 NCAA Division II Championship game, Florence, Ala., TBA * denotes conference game; ^ at Cowboys Stadium
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