2022 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team

2022 UT Permian Basin Falcons football
2022 UT Permian Basin Falcons football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	5–6 (4–5 LSC)
Head coach	Justin Carrigan (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Rob Messinger (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Chris Mineo (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jacob Martin (7th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Astound Broadband Stadium; Ratliff Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Lone Star Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 Angelo State $^	9	–	0	12	–	1
Central Washington	6	–	3	6	–	4
Texas A&M–Kingsville #	5	–	4	7	–	5
Midwestern State	5	–	4	6	–	5
Western New Mexico	5	–	4	6	–	5
Western Oregon	5	–	4	6	–	5
UT Permian Basin	4	–	5	5	–	6
West Texas A&M	3	–	6	5	–	6
Eastern New Mexico	2	–	7	3	–	8
Simon Fraser	1	–	8	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Heritage Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

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

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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 Western New Mexico and traveled to Western Oregon, West Texas A&M, Texas A&M–Kingsville, Eastern New Mexico, and Central Washington.

The Falcons hosted non-conference foes Southwest Baptist from the Great Lakes Valley Conference and Western Colorado from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Southwest Baptist*	Astound Broadband Stadium Midland, TX	L 17–41	4,561
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Western Colorado*	Astound Broadband Stadium Midland, TX	W 34–31 ^2OT	3,278
September 17	6:00 p.m.	No. 5 Angelo State	Astound Broadband Stadium Midland, TX	L 21–34	3,287
September 24	4:30 p.m.	at Western Oregon	McArthur Field Monmouth, OR	W 27–24	1,189
October 1	7:00 p.m.	at West Texas A&M	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	L 27–28	9,414
October 8	6:00 p.m.	Simon Fraser	Ratliff Stadium Odessa, TX	W 31–24 ^OT	3,742
October 15	7:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Texas A&M–Kingsville	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	L 10–13	9,136
October 22	6:00 p.m.	Midwestern State	Astound Broadband Stadium Midland, TX	L 23–24	3,561
October 29	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern New Mexico	Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM	W 24–21	1,422
November 5	6:00 p.m.	Western New Mexico	Ratliff Stadium Odessa, TX	W 37–14	3,268
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at Central Washington	Tomlinson Stadium Ellensburg, WA	L 14–49	4,872
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[4]

Roster

2022 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`2`	Marcus Molina	So
QB	`3`	Dylan Graham	So
WR	`5`	MJ Link	Sr
WR	`6`	Malik Jackson	So
WR	`9`	Timothy Wiggins	Jr
WR	`11`	Clyde Bellow	So
QB	`12`	Suddin Sapien	So
WR	`13`	Gunnar Abseck	So
RB	`15`	Taj Crenshaw	So
WR	`16`	Ethan Leyva	So
QB	`17`	Jordan Barton	So
QB	`18`	Gabe Herrera	Fr
RB	`25`	Caden Cox	Jr
RB	`26`	Kory Harris	Fr
RB	`27`	Kenneth Walker	Fr
RB	`33`	Nathan Tilford	Sr
TE	`45`	Matt Zubiate	Sr
RB	`47`	Jacob Olivares	Fr
RB	`48`	Antonio Malone	Fr
TE	`50`	Rylan Meek	So
OL	`51`	Heston Edwards	Fr
OL	`55`	Austin LaFavers	So
OL	`59`	TK Mina	Fr
OL	`60`	Derrick Assad	Jr
OL	`61`	Noah Issa	So
OL	`62`	Sebastian Martinez	Fr
OL	`65`	Dawson Reynolds	So
OL	`67`	Pesi Savea	Sr
OL	`68`	Malik Davis	So
OL	`69`	Logan Davis	Fr
OL	`70`	Mason Schweinle	Fr
OL	`71`	Joseph Mueller	Fr
OL	`72`	Juwan Callines	Jr
OL	`75`	Ovidio Melendez	Sr
OL	`76`	Xavier Orta	So
OL	`77`	Ramon Diaz	So
OL	`78`	AJ Crease	Fr
OL	`79`	Anthony Torres	So
WR	`83`	Donta Hayes	So
TE	`84`	Braelyn Dillard	Fr
WR	`85`	Shemar Davis	Fr
TE	`86`	Jeremiah Venson	Fr
TE	`87`	Jaylon Banks	Fr
WR	`88`	Ben Patterson	Fr
TE	`89`	Brock Johnson	So
RB		Landon Arrington	Fr
WR		Wilson Batiste	Fr
WR		Jalen Becerra	Fr
WR		Antwaan Gross	Fr
WR		Yamil Oaxaca	Fr
RB		Gabe Ramos	Fr
QB		Ryver Rodriguez	Fr
WR		Traylen Suel	Fr
RB		Cam Tyler	Fr
WR		Dorian Washington	Fr
WR		JoQwan West	Fr
WR		Ilijah Williams	Fr
RB		Kevin Young Jr.	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`0`	Jaques Taylor	Jr
DB	`1`	Donta Staurt	Jr
DB	`2`	Tyson Carter	Sr
DB	`4`	JT Walker	Sr
DL	`5`	Frank Mulipola	So
DB	`7`	D'Ondre Robinson	Sr
DB	`8`	Levon Barnett	Sr
DL	`9`	EJ Gisa	Sr
DB	`10`	Justen Campbell	Sr
LB	`14`	Derrian Forge	Sr
DB	`19`	Chanlor Johnson	So
DB	`20`	Jaylen Henderson	So
DB	`21`	Antoine Tanner	So
LB	`22`	Caleb Pierson	Fr
DB	`23`	Kamren Amao	Fr
LB	`24`	Christia Martinez	Fr
LB	`28`	Jamil Pittman	Jr
DB	`29`	Xavier Phoenix	So
DB	`30`	Ashton Levells	Fr
DB	`32`	Dawson Burton	So
LB	`34`	Jalon Rocquemore	So
LB	`35`	Eric Franco	Fr
DB	`36`	Datron Brooks	Fr
LB	`38`	Ty Johnson	So
LB	`39`	Layne Horak	So
LB	`40`	Courtney Massingill	So
LB	`42`	Hayden Kelly	Jr
LB	`44`	Keewan Grismore	Fr
DB	`46`	Mark Benard	Fr
DL	`52`	Elden Titania	So
DL	`56`	Sione Teuhema	Fr
DL	`57`	David Adegbenro	Fr
DB	`80`	Jalen Thompson	Fr
DB	`81`	Luke Thomas	Fr
DB	`82`	Izeal Jones	Fr
DL	`90`	Wilfred Minor	So
DL	`91`	Vernon Henderson	Fr
DL	`92`	Xavier Daniels	So
DL	`94`	Dominique Varela	Jr
DL	`95`	Amari Bradford	Fr
DL	`96`	Gavyn Sharp	Fr
DL	`97`	Joseph Williams	Sr
DL	`98`	Oghenemine Imarah	Fr
DL	`99`	Victor Idusuyi	So
LB		Jaice Beck	Fr
LB		Cayden Charnik	Fr
DB		Michael Galindo	Jr
LB		Caylib Johnson	Fr
DB		Kendrick Jones	Fr
DB		Jaden Mitchell	Fr
DB		Dami Oluwoleajayi	Fr
DB		Josiah Rice	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K, P	`31`	Carson Roberts	So
LS	`37`	Grant Gensemer	So
K	`41`	Hayden Decossas	Jr
K	`43`	Michael Mayfield	So
P	`49`	Sergio Landeros	Sr
LS		Jaxson Kinney	Fr

Head coach

Justin Carrigan

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Rob Messinger
Associate head coach/offensive coordinator/wide receivers/special teams
Chris Mineo
Associate head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive line
Jacob Martin
Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers
Brady Foltz
Offensive line
Mitchell Buhler
Quarterbacks
Jon Clark
Defensive backs
DT Barkey
Defensive line
Mike Harrison
Running backs
Ngala Fusimalohi
Tight ends

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 14, 2023

Game summaries

Southwest Baptist

Southwest Baptist Bearcats at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	17	7	17	0	41
Falcons	3	0	0	14	17

at Astound Broadband Stadium, Midland, Texas

Date: September 3
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C)
Game attendance: 4,561
Referee: Jason Hickey
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

SWB – Abel Carter 2-yard run (Logan Turner kick), 11:04. Bearcats 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:56.
TPB – Carson Roberts 41-yard field goal, 7:49. Bearcats 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:09.
SWB – Bryant Burns 1-yard pass from Cooper Callis (Logan Turner kick), 5:33. Bearcats 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:07.
SWB – Logan Turner 42-yard field goal, 1:35. Bearcats 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:47.

Second quarter

SWB – Abel Carter 4-yard run (Logan Turner kick), 10:21. Bearcats 24–3. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:00.

Third quarter

SWB – Bryant Burns 30-yard pass from Cooper Callis (Logan Turner kick), 10:52. Bearcats 31–3. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:32.
SWB – Abel Carter 17-yard run (Logan Turner kick), 5:09. Bearcats 38–3. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:12.
SWB – Logan Turner 51-yard field goal, 0:38. Bearcats 41–3. Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 3:00.

Fourth quarter

TPB – Brock Johnson 7-yard pass from Dylan Graham (Carson Roberts kick), 14:34. Bearcats 41–10. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 0:54.
TPB – Timothy Wiggins 30-yard pass from Dylan Graham (Carson Roberts kick), 5:30. Bearcats 41–17. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 1:34.

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

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

Western Colorado Mountaineers at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Mountaineers	0	10	14	0	7	0	31
Falcons	0	10	6	8	7	3	34

at Astound Broadband Stadium, Midland, Texas

Date: September 10
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 89 °F (32 °C)
Game attendance: 3,278
Referee: James Minor
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

WCU – Alec Fonseca 34-yard field goal, 14:15. Mountaineers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 4:11.
TPB – Brock Johnson 3-yard pass from Dylan Graham (Carson Roberts kick), 11:37. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 2:29.
TPB – Carson Roberts 40-yard field goal, 7:42. Falcons 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 0:55.
WCU – Kai Emmsley 15-yard pass from Luke Nethercot (Alec Fonseca kick), 4:07. Tied 10–10. Drive: 1 play, 15 yards, 0:07.

Third quarter

TPB – Donta Stuart 2-yard interception return (kick failed), 12:29. Falcons 16–10.
WCU – Sage Yazzie 20-yard pass from Luke Nethercot (Alec Fonseca kick), 2:32. Mountaineers 17–16. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:43.
WCU – Luke Nethercot 2-yard run (Alec Fonseca kick), 0:27. Mountaineers 24–16. Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:04.

Fourth quarter

TPB – MJ Link 15-yard pass from Dylan Graham (Dylan Graham pass to Brock Johnson), 2:23. Tied 24–24. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:38.

First overtime

TPB – Kory Harris 5-yard run (Carson Roberts kick). Falcons 31–24. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards.
WCU – Kai Emmsley 5-yard pass from Connor Desch (Alec Fonseca kick). Tied 31–31. Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards.

Second overtime

TPB – Carson Roberts 35-yard field goal. Falcons 34–31. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards.

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

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

No. 5 Angelo State Rams at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Rams	14	10	0	10	34
Falcons	0	7	14	0	21

at Astound Broadband Stadium, Midland, Texas

Date: September 17
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 90 °F (32 °C)
Game attendance: 3,287
Referee: Tony Acosta
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

ASU – Andrew Pitts 41-yard interception return (Asa Fuller kick), 6:19. Rams 7–0.
ASU – Nate Omayebu III 1-yard run (Asa Fuller kick), 2:26. Rams 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:38.

Second quarter

ASU – Asa Fuller 21-yard field goal, 14:05. Rams 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 1:41.
ASU – Nate Omayebu III 12-yard pass from Zach Bronkhorst (Asa Fuller kick), 10:54. Rams 24–0. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:15.
TPB – Suddin Sapien 1-yard run (Carson Roberts kick), 7:49. Rams 24–7. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:58.

Third quarter

TPB – MJ Link 76-yard pass from Jordan Barton (Carson Roberts kick), 5:06. Rams 24–14. Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 0:45.
TPB – MJ Link 70-yard pass from Jordan Barton (Carson Roberts kick), 1:40. Rams 24–21. Drive: 2 plays, 87 yards, 0:33.

Fourth quarter

ASU – Asa Fuller 46-yard field goal, 8:33. Rams 27–21. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 5:11.
ASU – Drew Carstens 5-yard pass from Zach Bronkhorst (Asa Fuller kick), 4:03. Rams 34–21. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 3:30.

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

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

UT Permian Basin Falcons at Western Oregon Wolves – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	14	7	6	27
Wolves	0	10	7	7	24

at McArthur Field, Monmouth, Oregon

Date: September 24
Game time: 4:30 p.m. CDT/2:30 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 1,189
Referee: Andy Dunklin
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

WOU – Daniel Cossette 35-yard field goal, 14:55. Wolves 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 0:05.
WOU – London Smalley 73-yard pass from Gannon Winker (Daniel Cossette kick), 11:29. Wolves 10–0. Drive: 1 play, 73 yards, 0:11.
TPB – Gunnar Abseck 12-yard pass from Dylan Graham (Carson Roberts kick), 8:44. Wolves 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 2:45.
TPB – Jamil Pittman 26-yard fumble return (Carson Roberts kick), 2:59. Falcons 14–10.

Third quarter

TPB – MJ Link 13-yard pass from Dylan Graham (Carson Roberts kick), 12:11. Falcons 21–10. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:49.
WOU – Damon Hickok 51-yard pass from Gannon Winker (Daniel Cossette kick), 2:31. Falcons 21–17. Drive: 1 play, 51 yards, 0:15.

Fourth quarter

TPB – Hayden Kelly 55-yard interception return (run failed), 0:40. Falcons 27–17.
WOU – Logan Reese 15-yard pass from Gannon Winker (Daniel Cossette kick), 0:03. Falcons 27–24. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 0:35.

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

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

UT Permian Basin Falcons at West Texas A&M Buffaloes – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	14	10	3	27
Buffaloes	9	7	3	9	28

at Buffalo Stadium, Canyon, Texas

Date: October 1
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 83 °F (28 °C)
Game attendance: 9,414
Referee: Randy Adams
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

WT – Gage Urias 33-yard field goal, 8:56. Buffaloes 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 3:19.
WT – Gage Urias 49-yard field goal, 5:28. Buffaloes 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:16.
WT – Gage Urias 20-yard field goal, 0:17. Buffaloes 9–0. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 1:37.

Second quarter

WT – Jarrod Compton 18-yard run (Gage Urias kick), 12:34. Buffaloes 16–0. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 1:37.
TPB – MJ Link 47-yard pass from Dylan Graham (Carson Roberts kick), 11:24. Buffaloes 16–7. Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 1:10.
TPB – MJ Link 6-yard pass from Antonio Malone (Carson Roberts kick), 3:08. Buffaloes 16–14. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 2:43.

Third quarter

TPB – Carson Roberts 34-yard field goal, 9:22. Falcons 17–16. Drive: 16 plays, 60 yards, 5:14.
WT – Gage Urias 45-yard field goal, 5:25. Buffaloes 19–17. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 3:57.
TPB – Jeremiah Venson 6-yard pass from Dylan Graham (Carson Roberts kick), 2:36. Falcons 24–19. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 2:49.

Fourth quarter

WT – Nick Gerber 2-yard run (pass failed), 13:28. Buffaloes 25–24. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:06.
TPB – Carson Roberts 33-yard field goal, 8:56. Falcons 27–25. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:26.
WT – Gage Urias 32-yard field goal, 0:04. Buffaloes 28–27. Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 2:03.

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

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

Simon Fraser Red Leafs at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Red Leafs	0	9	7	8	0	24
Falcons	7	14	0	3	7	31

at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas

Date: October 8
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 3,742
Referee: Joe Greer
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

TPB – Gunnar Abseck 19-yard pass from Dylan Graham (Carson Roberts kick), 7:37. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:12.

Second quarter

TPB – Brock Johnson 11-yard pass from MJ Link (Carson Roberts kick), 13:50. Falcons 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 3:58.
SFU – Dylan Graham sacked in end zone, 9:08. Falcons 14–2.
TPB – MJ Link 93-yard pass from Dylan Graham (Carson Roberts kick), 6:58. Falcons 21–2. Drive: 3 plays, 96 yards, 0:41.
SFU – Robert Meadors 12-yard pass from Justin Seiber (Kristie Elliott kick), 2:13. Falcons 21–9. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:25.

Third quarter

SFU – Ethan Beselt 39-yard pass from Justin Seiber (Kristie Elliott kick), 5:14. Falcons 21–16. Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 3:34.

Fourth quarter

TPB – Carson Roberts 20-yard field goal, 12:22. Falcons 24–16. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:42.
SFU – Sam Davenport 6-yard pass from Justin Seiber (Justin Seiber pass to Robert Meadors), 3:13. Tied 24–24. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 2:25.

Overtime

TPB – Kory Harris 1-yard run (Carson Roberts kick). Falcons 31–24. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards.

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

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

UT Permian Basin Falcons at No. 20 Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	3	0	10
No. 20 Javelinas	3	0	0	10	13

at Javelina Stadium, Kingsville, Texas

Date: October 15
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 9,136
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

AMK – Gilbert Garza 38-yard field goal, 7:54. Javelinas 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:16.

Second quarter

TPB – Gunnar Abseck 4-yard pass from Dylan Graham (Carson Roberts kick), 5:31. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 97 yards, 5:02.

Third quarter

TPB – Carson Roberts 22-yard field goal, 8:58. Falcons 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 3:01.

Fourth quarter

AMK – Gilbert Garza 40-yard field goal, 12:10. Falcons 10–6. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 4:27.
AMK – Craig Clemons 19-yard pass from Jacob Cavazos (Gilbert Garza kick), 1:26. Javelinas 13–10. Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 0:40.

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

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

Midwestern State Mustangs at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	8	9	24
Falcons	14	6	3	0	23

at Astound Broadband Stadium, Midland, Texas

Date: October 22
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 3,561
Referee: Dwayne Martin
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

TPB – Brock Johnson 2-yard pass from Dylan Graham (Michael Mayfield kick), 4:09. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 3:59.
TPB – Timothy Wiggins 27-yard pass from Dylan Graham (Michael Mayfield kick), 4:02. Falcons 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 27 yards, 0:07.

Second quarter

MSU – Devin Cross 9-yard pass from Dillon Sterling-Cole (Ritse Vaes kick), 14:53. Falcons 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:09.
TPB – Michael Mayfield 42-yard field goal, 8:48. Falcons 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:03.
TPB – Michael Mayfield 45-yard field goal, 0:16. Falcons 20–7. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:33.

Third quarter

TPB – Michael Mayfield 45-yard field goal, 5:17. Falcons 23–7. Drive: 13 plays, 49 yards, 6:51.
MSU – Devin Cross 1-yard pass from Dillon Sterling-Cole (Dillon Sterling-Cole pass to Kelby Hickerson), 0:12. Falcons 23–15. Drive: 15 plays, 84 yards, 5:01.

Fourth quarter

MSU – Ja'Marzeyea Arvie 9-yard pass from Dillon Sterling-Cole (pass failed), 6:43. Falcons 23–21. Drive: 15 plays, 97 yards, 6:01.
MSU – Ritse Vaes 42-yard field goal, 0:09. Mustangs 24–23. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 1:21.

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

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

UT Permian Basin Falcons at Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	6	10	0	8	24
Greyhounds	7	7	7	0	21

at Greyhound Stadium, Portales, New Mexico

Date: October 29
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
Game attendance: 1,422
Referee: Rex Rose
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

TPB – MJ Link 54-yard pass from Dylan Graham (kick failed), 11:35. Falcons 6–0. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:42.
ENM – Greg Thomas 18-yard pass from Kason Martin (Cooper Hamilton kick), 0:41. Greyhounds 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:59.

Second quarter

ENM – Howard Russell 38-yard run (Cooper Hamilton kick), 8:59. Greyhounds 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:51.
TPB – Michael Mayfield 26-yard field goal, 6:15. Greyhounds 14–9. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 2:44.
TPB – Gunnar Abseck 13-yard pass from Dylan Graham (Michael Mayfield kick), 0:07. Falcons 16–14. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 1:02.

Third quarter

ENM – Bryzai White 34-yard pass from Kason Martin (Cooper Hamilton kick), 13:09. Greyhounds 21–16. Drive: 1 play, 49 yards, 0:10.

Fourth quarter

TPB – MJ Link 12-yard pass from Dylan Graham (Dylan Graham pass to MJ Link), 14:07. Falcons 24–21. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 0:57.

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

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

Western New Mexico Mustangs at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	7	0	0	14
Falcons	0	23	14	0	37

at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas

Date: November 5
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 3,268
Referee: Kyle Fuehrer
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

WNM – Grant Patterson 2-yard run (Adrian Zamudio kick), 8:03. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:01.

Second quarter

TPB – Grant Patterson tackled in end zone, 13:31. Mustangs 7–2.
TPB – Nathan Tilford 5-yard run (Michael Mayfield kick), 9:29. Falcons 9–7. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 3:53.
TPB – Taj Crenshaw 12-yard run (Michael Mayfield kick), 7:43. Falcons 16–7. Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, 0:53.
WNM – Vincent Rankin 25-yard pass from Grant Patterson (Adrian Zamudio kick), 2:32. Falcons 16–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:11.
TPB – Joseph Williams 1-yard run (Michael Mayfield kick), 0:10. Falcons 23–14. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 2:22.

Third quarter

TPB – Nathan Tilford 1-yard run (Michael Mayfield kick), 11:40. Falcons 30–14. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:20.
TPB – Victor Idusuyi 19-yard fumble return (Michael Mayfield kick), 11:07. Falcons 37–14.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

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

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

UT Permian Basin Falcons at Central Washington Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	0	7	0	14
Wildcats	14	28	0	7	49

at Tomlinson Stadium, Ellensburg, Washington

Date: November 12
Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. PST
Game weather: Clear, 42 °F (6 °C)
Game attendance: 4,872
Referee: Tim Gloudeman
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

CWU – JJ Lemming 4-yard run (Ashton Wolff kick), 11:48. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:12.
TPB – Gabe Herrera 1-yard run (Michael Mayfield kick), 4:28. Tied 7–7. Drive: 19 plays, 75 yards, 7:20.
CWU – Demonte Horton 13-yard pass from JJ Lemming (Ashton Wolff kick), 0:22. Wildcats 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:06.

Second quarter

CWU – Cameron Daniels 12-yard run (Ashton Wolff kick), 14:19. Wildcats 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:41.
CWU – Demonte Horton 5-yard pass from JJ Lemming (Ashton Wolff kick), 11:12. Wildcats 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:16.
CWU – Cameron Daniels 24-yard run (Ashton Wolff kick), 5:52. Wildcats 35–7. Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 1:29.
CWU – Tre'Jon Henderson 11-yard run (Ashton Wolff kick), 2:08. Wildcats 42–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:26.

Third quarter

TPB – MJ Link 27-yard run (Michael Mayfield kick), 7:43. Wildcats 42–14. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:09.

Fourth quarter

CWU – JJ Lemming 5-yard run (Ashton Wolff kick), 2:43. Wildcats 49–14. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:45.

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

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

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Opponents	17	17	31	0	7	0	72
UT Permian Basin	3	10	6	22	7	3	51

Scores against the Lone Star Conference

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Opponents	54	85	32	60	0	231
UT Permian Basin	34	95	58	20	7	214

Scores against all opponents

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Opponents	71	102	63	60	7	0	303
UT Permian Basin	37	105	64	42	14	3	265

References

^ Aaron Gelvin and Jenna Elique (November 28, 2022). "UTPB Head Football Coach Justin Carrigan to become Deputy Athletic Director". KWES-TV. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
^ Hogue, Cory (November 28, 2022). "Justin Carrigan to step down as UTPB head football coach". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
^ "2022 LSC Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
^ "2022 Football Schedule". UTPB Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[1] Aaron Gelvin and Jenna Elique (November 28, 2022). "UTPB Head Football Coach Justin Carrigan to become Deputy Athletic Director". KWES-TV. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[2] Hogue, Cory (November 28, 2022). "Justin Carrigan to step down as UTPB head football coach". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[3] "2022 LSC Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved August 21, 2023.

[4] "2022 Football Schedule". UTPB Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

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