GAME 2: SEPTEMBER 17, 2011 Game Notes Page 1 2011 MIDWESTERN FOOTBALL HERE’S TO MAROON AND THE GOLD, LONG MAY THEY WAVE TTruerue sspiritspirits ooutut ooff tthehe wwestest lleadingeading tthehe MMustangsustangs bbraverave 41 YEARS OF MSU FOOTBALL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 1947 | 1949 | 1950 | 1991 | 1994 | 2009 2011 Schedule/Results | 1-0 Overall | 0-0 LSC Texas A&M-Commerce vs. Midwestern State Missouri S&T Game #2 | Sat., Sep. 17 | Noon Sep. 10, 2011 Cowboys Stadium | Arlington, Texas Allgood-Bailey Stadium Rolla, Mo. Series: Texas A&M-Commerce leads 11-4. Last Meeting: A&M-C 27, MSU 25, 9/10/05 in Commerce. W, 41-0 Streak: A&M-C won last meeting. Radio: 100.9 BOB-FM with two-time Lone Star Texas A&M-Commerce Conference Broadcaster of the Year Bill Powers and Sep. 17, 2011 Texas A&M-Commerce Midwestern State 0-1, 0-0 LSC KAUZ’s Chris Horgen. 1-0, 0-0 LSC Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas TV: KFDX-3 and NexStar Network with Tobin “Lions”McDuff, Jeff Barger and Ben Coker. “Mustangs” Noon Mustangs welcome back Lions Lone Star Football Festival Texas A&M-Kingsville For the fi rst time in six years, Midwestern State Midwestern State and Texas A&M-Commerce open play Sep. 24, 2011 in the fi rst Lone Star Football Festival. Memorial Stadium meets Texas A&M-Commerce on the gridiron. Wichita Falls, Texas The last time the teams met was on Sept. 10, The festival is a partnership between 2005 when the Lions edged MSU 27-25, ending the Lone Star Conference and the 7 p.m. MSU’s four-game winning streak in the series. Dallas Cowboys who are jointly host- This year, teams meet while trending opposite ing the affair at the home of Super Incarnate Word ways. The Mustangs won their 11th straight season Bowl XLV, Cowboys Stadium. Oct. 1, 2011 opener with a 41-0 trouncing of Missouri S&T in The triple-header features some Benson Stadium Rolla, Mo., while the Lions dropped a 15-14 decision of the best NCAA Division II football San Antonio, Texas to Upper Iowa in Fayette, Iowa. games being played this week as well, with 7 p.m. This is also the Lions fourth annual Harvey Martin fi ve of the six teams receiving votes or nationally ranked by Classic, the fi rst played away from the Cotton Bowl the AFCA and D2Football.com. Tarleton State in downtown Dallas. The festival joins the Pittsburg State vs. Northwest Oct. 8, 2011 Missouri State game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City Memorial Stadium and the Central Washington vs. Western Oregon contest Wichita Falls, Texas About the series Midwestern State takes on Texas A&M-Commerce at Qwest Field in Seattle as sites where Division II contests 7 p.m. for the 16th time Saturday when they meet at Cowboys are played in NFL facilities. Stadium. A&M-Commerce took the fi rst 10 games in the Following the Mustangs and Lions, Abilene Christian Angelo State series, before MSU won the next four. A&M-Commerce meets North Alabama at 4 p.m., and Texas A&M-Kingsville Oct. 15, 2011 won the last meeting in 2005 27-25. While both were in squares off against West Texas A&M at 8 p.m. San Angelo Stadium the LSC, the two teams haven’t met since then. San Angelo, Texas It’s not the fi rst time game has been played at a Maroon September 6 p.m. neutral site. The 1952 game was played in Vernon. The Mustangs have been golden in the months of All-Time Series | A&M-C leads 11-4 August and September all the through the Bill Maskill era which began in 2002. Abilene Christian 1947 at Texas A&M-Commerce L, 20-7 Oct. 22, 2011 1948 Texas A&M-Commerce L, 13-12 MSU improved to 35-7 (.833) in games played before Memorial Stadium 10/22/49 at Texas A&M-Commerce L, 25-13 Oct. 1 in the Maskill era after last week’s win at Missouri S&T. Wichita Falls, Texas 1950 Texas A&M-Commerce L, 35-27 1951 at Texas A&M-Commerce L, 46-26 8 p.m. 1952 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce^ L, 46-0 Neutrals not good to MSU 10/4/97 at Texas A&M-Commerce L,49-7 Midwestern State has played three neutral site games Eastern New Mexico 10/3/98 Texas A&M-Commerce L, 10-7 since reinstating football in 1988, and the Mustangs have Oct. 29, 2011 10/2/99 at Texas A&M-Commerce L, 10-7 not fared well in any of them. Greyhound Stadium 9/23/00 at Texas A&M-Commerce L, 27-10 The Mustangs are 0-3 in neutral site affairs since then, Blackwater Draw, N.M. 9/22/01 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 24-16 11/9/02 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 56-20 0-2 during the regular season. 3 p.m. 11/15/03 at Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-7 MSU lost a technically neutral site game at the Kanza 10/9/04 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-23 Bowl in Topeka, Kan. While not playing at their own West Texas A&M 9/10/05 at Texas A&M-Commerce L, 27-25 home fi eld, hometown team Washburn defeated the Mus- Nov. 5, 2011 tangs 45-14 on Dec. 4, 2010. Prior to that game MSU last Memorial Stadium MSU in season openers played at a neutral site on Oct. 18, 1997 at UTA Maverick Stadium in Arlington, dropping a 30-7 decision to Texas Wichita Falls, Texas Midwestern State has won its last 11 season A&M-Kingsville. openers dating back to a 34-13 loss against Texas 2 p.m. While neutral site designations are sketchy in the 1947- State in San Marcos on Aug. 31, 2000. 56 era of Midwestern football, MSU defeated the Interna- The Mustangs are now 16-8 in season openers Northeastern State tional University of Mexico 27-19 on Oct. 12, 1953 in the since bringing back football in 1988 including a 7-6 Nov. 12, 2011 Cotton Bowl. It was Mexico Day at the State Fair of Texas. Doc Wadley Stadium mark in road contests. Tahlequah, Okla. MSU is 10-0 in season openers during the Bill Neutral Site Games since 1988 | MSU is 0-3 2 p.m. Maskill era which began with a 35-26 win over South- 10/30/93 McMurry (at Iowa Park) L, 25-20 ern Arkansas Aug. 31, 2002 at Memorial Stadium. 10/18/97 Texas A&M-Kingsville (Arlington-UTA) L, 30-7 12/4/10 Washburn (Topeka, Kan.-Kanza Bowl) L, 45-14 GAME 2: SEPTEMBER 17, 2011 Game Notes Page 2 AFCA Poll MSU tops LSC in new millenium About the coaches Released Sep. 5, 2011 Midwestern State has blazed its way to the top of Bill Maskill is in his 12th season as a head coach Rk Team Record the Lone Star Conference as one of the most steady and 10th campaign at Midwestern State. 1 Minnesota-Duluth (27) 2-0 programs in all of NCAA Division II. He has led the Mustangs to winning ledgers 2 Northwest Missouri State (2) 2-0 3 Abilene Christian (Texas) 1-0 The Mustangs have averaged more than seven in each of his years at the helm of the program 4 North Alabama 2-0 wins a season since the start of the 2000 season including the school’s fi rst Lone Star Conference 5 Texas A&M-Kingsville 2-0 and overtook Tarleton State to become the league’s championship in 2009. 6 Albany State (Ga.) 2-0 winning percentage leader over the last decade after Under Maskill’s guidance, MSU has advanced 7 Shepherd (W. Va.) 2-0 defeating Southwestern Oklahoma 46-9 on Sep. 18, to the NCAA Division II postseason in each of the 8 Bloomsburg (Pa.) 2-0 2010. 2004, 2006 and 2009 seasons while amassing a 70- 9 St. Cloud State (Minn.) 2-0 31 record (.693). 10 Delta State (Miss.) 2-1 Records since 2000 | MSU ranks 1st in LSC 11 Nebraska-Kearney 2-0 Team Record Pct. Maskill has an 83-39 overall record (.680) and led 12 Valdosta State (Ga.) 2-0 Midwestern State 84-38 .689 Southeast Missouri State to a 1988 MIAA Co-Cham- 13 Washburn (Kan.) 2-0 Tarleton State 83-43 .659 pionship. Maskill is 3-1 versus Texas A&M-Commerce. 14 Wayne State (Mich.) 2-0 Texas A&M-Kingsville 83-45 .648 Guy Morriss is in his third season at Texas A&M- 15 Grand Valley State (Mich.) 1-1 Abilene Christian 65-47* .580 Commerce with a record of 8-14 (.571). West Texas A&M 69-61 .531 16 Kutztown (Pa.) 2-0 Morriss is in his 10th season as a collegiate head Eastern New Mexico 55-65 .458 17 Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 2-0 coach with a 35-68 (.340) record including his stints 18 Colorado State-Pueblo 2-0 Angelo State 49-69 .415 19 Pittsburg State (Kan.) 2-0 Texas A&M-Commerce 47-69 .405 at Kentucky (9-14) for two seasons and Baylor (18- 20 Colorado Mines 2-0 Incarnate Word 8-14 .364 40) for fi ve before arriving at Commerce. 21 California (Pa.) 1-1 * includes ACU’s 0-3 mark after vacation of 8 wins in 2007. A standout player, he was an All-Pro offensive 22 Michigan Tech 2-0 lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles and played in 23 New Haven (Conn.) 2-0 Mustangs in the rankings Super Bowls with Philadelphia and New England.