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GAME 6: OCTOBER 18, 2014 Game Notes Page 1 2014 MIDWESTERN FOOTBALL HERE’S TO MAROON AND THE GOLD, LONG MAY THEY WAVE True spirits out of the west leading the Mustangs brave 44 YEARS OF MSU FOOTBALL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 1947 | 1949 | 1950 | 1991 | 1994 | 2009 | 2011 | 2012 2014 Schedule | 3-2 Overall | 2-2 LSC Midwestern State vs. McMurry Missouri S&T Game #6 | Sat., Oct. 18 | 8 p.m. Sept. 13, 2014 Memorial Stadium | Wichita Falls, Texas Memorial Stadium/Golding Field Series: MSU leads 11-9-1 Wichita Falls, Texas Last Meeting: MSU 66, McM 20 W, 40-23 11/12/13 in Wichita Falls, Texas Streak: WT has won two straight Eastern New Mexico Midwestern State Radio: 95.5 ESPN Wichita Falls with two-time Lone McMurry Sept. 20, 2014 3-2, 2-2 LSC Star Conference Broadcaster of the Year Bill Powers 2-3, 1-3 LSC AT&T Stadium “Mustangs” and KAUZ’s Chris Horgen. “War Hawks” Arlington, Texas W, 42-17 The Battle Continues Playing for the LSC Playoffs The Midwestern State Mustangs seek to bounce The Mustangs and the War Hawks are battling for posi- back from consecutive losses as they welcome the tion in the new Lone Star Conference Playoffs that will be Tarleton State McMurry War Hawks to Memorial Stadium. played on Nov. 8 and Nov. 15. Sept. 27, 2014 The Midwestern and McMurry have a long history The teams will be seeded 1-8 based on the LSC stand- Tarleton Memorial Stadium Stephenville, Texas against each other, dating back to the first season of ing after LSC regular season is concluded. football at MSU in 1924. The top seed hosts the No. 4 seed, while the No. 2 W, 27-23 MSU comes in with a 3-2 record overall, 2-2 in seed hosts the No. 3 seed on the championship side of LSC play after dropping a 34-13 decision at West the bracket. Angelo State Texas A&M last Saturday. The consolation bracket features No. 5 hosting No. 8 Oct. 4, 2014 McM sports a 2-3 overall record, 1-3 in LSC action, and No. 6 hosting No. 7. Memorial Stadium/Golding Field following a 62-23 loss to Eastern New Mexico on On Nov. 15, the first week’s winners meet in both Wichita Falls, Texas Homecoming last week. brackets, with the first week’s losers also meeting. The L, 45-31 The Mustangs are led by QB Jake Glover, who is av- games will be hosted by the highest seeds. eraging 223.2 yards of total offense with 191.2 coming in The regular season winner is the LSC Champion, while the air. RB Dante Taylor is second in the LSC averaging the playoff winner is crowned the Playoff Champion. West Texas A&M 115.8 yards a game rushing with five touchdowns. MSU is part of a four-way tie for third at 2-2 in the Oct. 11, 2014 Defensively, senior safety leads league, while McMurry is a game back at 1-3. Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Dayvyon Henry Canyon, Texas the team with 44 tackles (8.8 per game). Junior safety L, 34-13 Marqui Christian has 39 stops in three games, and is First Quarter Woes averaging 13.0 tackles an outing. The Mustangs have had some slow starts in the first quarter so far this season. McMurry About the series MSU has allowed the opposition to score at least Oct. 18, 2014 This is the 22nd meeting between Midwestern and seven points before it has in all five games this season, and Memorial Stadium/Golding Field McMurry in a series dating back to MSU’s first football has trailed after one to all but Angelo State. Wichita Falls, Texas season as a junior college in 1924, and again as a four- MSU spotted Missouri S&T 14 points in the first five year school. 8 p.m. minutes, before the Mustangs scored their only first MSU holds a narrow 11-9-1 lead in the series. quarter points of the year (a kick return touchdown and a MSU beat McMurry 66-20 last season in Wichita Texas A&M-Commerce Falls, marking the first time the schools had met on the field goal). The Mustangs trailed 10-0 to Eastern New Mexico and Oct. 25, 2014 gridiron in 19 years. Memorial Stadium/Golding Field The series in Wichita Falls is tied 7-7, with MSU 7-0 at Tarleton State before putting points on the board. Wichita Falls, Texas leading 3-1 in games played at Memorial Stadium. Angelo scored first before MSU collected 10 first 7 p.m. All-Time Series | MSU leads 11-9-1 quarter points to enjoy the lead after 15 minutes. 1924 McMurry W, 14-13 Last week, West Texas A&M collected 10 points in the 1925 at McMurry T, 13-13 opening quarter before the Mustangs scored. Texas A&M-Kingsville 1947 McMurry W, 20-0 Nov. 1, 2014 1948 McMurry W, 14-7 Javelina Stadium 1950 McMurry L, 19-6 Second Frame Success Kingsville, Texas 1951 McMurry W, 35-13 On the other hand, the Mustangs have generally re- 7 p.m. 1952 McMurry W, 26-14 sponded to the call to arms afterward. 10/24/53 McMurry W, 19-14 MSU has scored nearly half of its points this season in 10/9/54 at McMurry L, 14-7 the second quarter. All told, MSU has scored 72 of its 153 1955 McMurry L, 21-20 LSC Playoffs points in the period. Nov. 8, 2014 1956 McMurry L, 33-26 9/24/88 McMurry W, 17-14 In fact, last week at West Texas A&M was the first time TBA the Mustangs were outscored in the period (7-6) and TBA 10/29/88 at McMurry W, 22-14 9/23/89 at McMurry W, 28-16 trailed at the half (17-6). TBA 10/28/89 McMurry L, 16-14 The Mustangs scored 24 points in the second quarter 10/27/90 McMurry W, 49-0 against Missouri S&T, added 21 points in the second frame 10/26/91 at McMurry W, 31-27 against Eastern New Mexico, and tallied 14 in the second 15 LSC Playoffs 10/31/92 at McMurry L, 26-21 Nov. 15, 2014 10/30/93 vs. McMurry^ L, 25-20 at Tarleton State. But thanks to giveaways, MSU scored only TBA 10/29/94 at McMurry W, 20-14 seven points against Angelo State, and allowed an ASU TD. TBA 10/12/13 McMurry W, 66-20 Still, Midwestern has allowed only 33 points in the same TBA ^ played at Iowa Park HS (Iowa Park, Texas) time period. GAME 6: OCTOBER 18, 2014 Game Notes Page 2 MSU tops LSC in new millenium About Bill Maskill AFCA Poll Midwestern State has blazed its way to the top of Bill Maskill is in his 15th season as a head coach Oct. 13, 2014 Rk Team Record the Lone Star Conference as one of the most steady and 13th campaign at Midwestern State. 1 Northwest Missouri State (31) 6-0 programs in all of NCAA Division II. He has led the Mustangs to winning ledgers in each 2 Minnesota State-Mankato 6-0 The Mustangs have averaged more than seven wins of his years at the helm of the program including the 3 Minnesota-Duluth 6-0 a season since the start of the 2000 season and over- school’s first Lone Star Conference championship in 4 North Alabama 5-0 took Tarleton State to become the league’s winning 2009 and first undefeated regular season in 2011. 5 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 6-0 percentage leader over the last decade after defeating Under ’s guidance, MSU has advanced to 6 Henderson State (Ark.) 6-0 Maskill 7 Ohio Dominican 6-0 Southwestern Oklahoma 46-9 on Sep. 18, 2010. the NCAA Division II postseason in the 2004, 2006, 8 Shepherd (W. Va.) 6-0 Records since 2000 | MSU ranks 1st in LSC 2009, 2011 and 2012 seasons while amassing an 9 Delta State (Miss.) 5-0 Team Record Pct. 98-39 record (.715). He was named LSC Coach of 10 West Chester (Pa.) 6-0 Midwestern State 112-46 .709 the Year in 2009, 2011 and 2012, and was the AFCA 11 Ferris State (Mich.) 6-0 Tarleton State 104-56 .650 Regional Coach of the Year in 2011. 12 Bloomsburg (Pa.) 6-0 West Texas A&M 104-70 .598 In all, Maskill has coached 15 All-Americans (to 13 Harding (Ark.) 5-0 Texas A&M-Kingsville 95-68 .583 some 53 mentions), 58 all-region selections and 63 14 Colorado State-Pueblo 5-1 Eastern New Mexico 71-83 .461 All-Lone Star Conference first teamers in his 12 15 Colorado Mines 6-0 Angelo State 65-88 .425 16 Winston-Salem State (N.C.) 5-1 Texas A&M-Commerce 61-91 .401 seasons in Wichita Falls. 17 Pittsburg State (Kan.) 5-1 Maskill is starting his 46th year as a football coach. 18 Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 4-1 Down to receving votes His coaching experience includes stops as a Division 19 Sioux Falls (S.D.) 6-0 The Mustangs fell out of the top 25 in the AFCA I assistant at Vanderbilt (twice), Southern Methodist, 20 Michigan Tech 5-0 Division II Coaches Poll this week after the loss to West Wake Forest, Oregon, Tulane, Louisville, Arizona State, 21 Concord (W. Va.) 6-0 Texas A&M, but MSU is still receiving votes in the poll.