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2017 Western New Mexico Mustangs football team

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2017 Western New Mexico Mustangs football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 LSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Buckner (2nd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumAltamirano Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Midwestern State $^   8 0     10 1  
No. 1 Texas A&M–Commerce ^   7 1     14 1  
Eastern New Mexico   6 2     8 2  
Tarleton State #   4 4     6 6  
Angelo State #   4 4     6 5  
Western New Mexico   3 5     4 7  
Texas A&M–Kingsville   2 6     4 7  
West Texas A&M   1 7     3 8  
UT Permian Basin   1 7     2 9  
Rankings from AFCA poll
Western New Mexico in action against the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions

The 2017 Western New Mexico Mustangs football team represented Western New Mexico University (WNMU) in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Adam Clark. The Mustangs played their home games at Altamirano Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.

Following the season, Clark announced that he would be stepping down as the program's head coach. Clark finished his tenure at WNMU with an overall record of 33–54 through eight seasons.[1][2][3][4]

Preseason

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LSC media poll

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LSC media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Texas A&M–Commerce 229 (21)
2 Midwestern State 192 (2)
3 Texas A&M–Kingsville 177 (1)
4 Eastern New Mexico 136
5 Tarleton State 135 (1)
6 Angelo State 114
7 West Texas A&M 97
T8 Western New Mexico 45
UT Permian Basin 45 (1)
Source: [5]

Schedule

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Western New Mexico announced its 2017 football schedule on January 23, 2017. The schedule consists of six home and five away games in the regular season. The Mustangs will host LSC foes Eastern New Mexico, Tarleton State, Texas A&M-Kingsville, and UT Permian Basin and will travel to Angelo State, Midwestern State, Texas A&M-Commerce, and West Texas A&M.[6]

The Mustangs will host two of its three non-conference games against Fort Lewis from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and Western Oregon and travel to San Diego from the Pioneer Football League.

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 23:00 p.mat San Diego*L 20–342,247
September 912:00 p.m.Eastern New Mexico
L 34–37789
September 1612:00 p.m.Western Oregon*
  • Altamirano Stadium
  • Silver City, NM
L 21–58238
September 231:30 p.m.UT Permian Basindagger
  • Altamirano Stadium
  • Silver City, NM
L 32–41625
September 306:00 p.m.at No. 12 Midwestern StateL 24–358,737
October 712:00 p.m.Tarleton State
  • Altamirano Stadium
  • Silver City, NM
W 38–25578
October 143:00 p.m.at No. 11 Texas A&M–CommerceL 3–528,675
October 2112:00 p.m.Fort Lewis*
  • Altamirano Stadium
  • Silver City, NM
W 20–17198
October 285:00 p.m.at Angelo StateL 7–442,409
November 412:00 p.m.Texas A&M–Kingsville
  • Altamirano Stadium
  • Silver City, NM
W 35–23475
November 1112:00 p.m.at West Texas A&MW 21–175,487

Game summaries

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At San Diego

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 13 0 0 7 20
Toreros 10 7 10 7 34
Statistics WNMU USD
First downs 24 14
Total yards 516 339
Rushing yards 52 152
Passing yards 464 187
Turnovers 5 1
Time of possession 30:38 29:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Western New Mexico Passing Javia Hall 39/62, 464 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Justin Harris 13 rushes, 63 yards
Receiving D'Angelo Bowie 19 receptions, 263 yards, 2 TD
San Diego Passing Anthony Lawrence 15/28, 187 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Emilio Martinez 17 rushes, 96 yards, TD
Receiving Justin Priest 4 receptions, 95 yards, TD

Eastern New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Greyhounds 14 3 7 13 37
Mustangs 7 7 13 7 34
Statistics ENMU WNMU
First downs 21 21
Total yards 404 444
Rushing yards 367 26
Passing yards 37 418
Turnovers 1 5
Time of possession 35:05 24:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern New Mexico Passing Wyatt Strand 4/9, 37 yards
Rushing Tayshaun Gary 9 rushes, 113 yards
Receiving Russell Montoya 2 receptions, 26 yards
Western New Mexico Passing Javia Hall 21/41, 418 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing DeAndre Williams 9 rushes, 17 yards
Receiving Evan Beebe 5 receptions, 125 yards, TD

Western Oregon

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wolves 0 33 7 18 58
Mustangs 0 7 14 0 21
Statistics WOU WNMU
First downs 16 22
Total yards 436 367
Rushing yards 92 92
Passing yards 344 275
Turnovers 1 6
Time of possession 29:44 30:16
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Oregon Passing Nick Duckworth 17/24, 293 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Torreahno Sweet 8 rushes, 71 yards, TD
Receiving Paul Revis 10 receptions, 133 yards, TD
Western New Mexico Passing Javia Hall 22/45, 275 yards, 2 TD, 5 INT
Rushing Justin Harris 10 rushes, 81 yards, TD
Receiving D'Angelo Bowie 6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD

UT Permian Basin

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 24 10 7 41
Mustangs 14 0 12 6 32
Statistics UTPB WNMU
First downs 16 31
Total yards 311 572
Rushing yards 143 76
Passing yards 168 496
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 24:32 35:28
Team Category Player Statistics
UT Permian Basin Passing Kameron Mathis 12/34, 168 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Brandon Infiesto 18 rushes, 78 yards, TD
Receiving Mitchell Leonard 5 receptions, 81 yards, TD
Western New Mexico Passing Javia Hill 42/70, 496 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Justin Harris 13 rushes, 38 yards
Receiving D'Angelo Bowie 12 receptions, 158 yards, TD

At No. 12 Midwestern State

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1 2 3 4 Total
WNMU Mustangs 14 3 7 0 24
No. 12 MSU Mustangs 7 7 14 7 35
Statistics WNMU MSU
First downs 28 23
Total yards 467 432
Rushing yards 139 106
Passing yards 328 326
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 36:25 23:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Western New Mexico Passing Javia Hall 28/41, 328 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Justin Harris 18 rushes, 109 yards, TD
Receiving Elijah Jones 5 receptions, 73 yards
Midwestern State Passing Layton Rabb 20/31, 326 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Adrian Seales 19 rushes, 86 yards, TD
Receiving D. J. Myers 4 receptions, 130 yards, TD

Tarleton State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Texans 0 3 0 22 25
Mustangs 14 0 3 21 38
Statistics TSU WNMU
First downs 17 18
Total yards 259 324
Rushing yards 27 135
Passing yards 232 189
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 28:34 31:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Tarleton State Passing Zed Woerner 20/35, 232 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Xavier Turner 8 rushes, 28 yards
Receiving Del'Michael High 9 receptions, 121 yards, TD
Western New Mexico Passing Javia Hall 18/40, 183 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Justin Harris 16 rushes, 92 yards, TD
Receiving Elijah Jones 4 receptions, 67 yards, TD

At No. 11 Texas A&M–Commerce

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 3 0 0 3
No. 11 Lions 17 0 21 14 52
Statistics WNMU TAMUC
First downs 14 15
Total yards 237 430
Rushing yards 108 39
Passing yards 129 391
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 34:51 25:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Western New Mexico Passing Matt Hommel 17/35, 124 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Justin Harris 16 rushes, 75 yards
Receiving D'Angelo Bowie 3 receptions, 36 yards
Texas A&M–Commerce Passing Luis Perez 23/32, 358 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Darrius Webb 7 rushes, 54 yards
Receiving D'Arthur Cowan 4 receptions, 87 yards, TD

Fort Lewis

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1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 7 10 0 0 17
Mustangs 0 0 10 10 20
Statistics FLC WNMU
First downs 13 20
Total yards 256 332
Rushing yards 154 85
Passing yards 102 247
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 29:28 30:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Fort Lewis Passing Bo Coleman 4/9, 81 yards
Rushing Tyler Telphy 18 rushes, 49 yards, TD
Receiving Jake Lowry 1 reception, 48 yards
Western New Mexico Passing Javia Hall 27/46, 247 yards, TD
Rushing DeAndre Williams 15 rushes, 52 yards, TD
Receiving Evan Beebe 8 receptions, 92 yards

At Angelo State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 0 0 0 7
Rams 7 28 6 3 44
Statistics WNMU ASU
First downs 12 32
Total yards 241 587
Rushing yards 68 235
Passing yards 173 352
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 24:57 35:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Western New Mexico Passing Javia Hall 18/44, 173 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Justin Harris 16 rushes, 45 yards
Receiving Evan Beebe 5 receptions, 91 yards
Angelo State Passing Jake Faber 27/40, 335 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Tyrese Nathan 15 rushes, 82 yards, TD
Receiving Tyrese Nathan 4 receptions, 80 yards, TD

Texas A&M–Kingsville

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1 2 3 4 Total
Javelinas 3 7 13 0 23
Mustangs 14 14 0 7 35
Statistics TAMUK WNMU
First downs 16 25
Total yards 268 380
Rushing yards 104 153
Passing yards 164 227
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 26:26 33:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M–Kingsville Passing Cade Dyal 15/23, 151 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Nick Pelrean 14 rushes, 78 yards, TD
Receiving Jordan Thomas 3 receptions,, 57 yards, 2 TD
Western New Mexico Passing Javia Hall 23/41, 227 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Justin Harris 25 rushes, 153 yards, TD
Receiving D'Angelo Bowie 9 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD

At West Texas A&M

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 7 0 7 21
Buffaloes 3 7 0 7 17
Statistics WNMU WTAMU
First downs 21 17
Total yards 300 353
Rushing yards 105 116
Passing yards 195 237
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 26:57 33:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Western New Mexico Passing Javia Hall 17/28, 195 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Justin Harris 9 rushes, 55 yards
Receiving D'Angelo Bowie 9 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD
West Texas A&M Passing Ben Arbuckle 17/31, 237 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Warren Witherspoon 21 rushes, 75 yards
Receiving Avery Lewis 4 receptions, 64 yards, TD

References

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  1. ^ Cervi, Joe E. (November 12, 2010). "Pack to find more than a change of scenery". The Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Western New Mexico football coach Adam Clark has resigned". USA Today. November 14, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Kortz, Brian (November 14, 2017). "Clark Decides to Step Down as Head Football Coach After Eight-Year Tenure". Western New Mexico University. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Western New Mexico football coach Adam Clark has resigned". Durham Region. November 14, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "2017 LSC Football Media Guide". August 22, 2017. p. 5. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Football Announces 2017 Schedule That Will Feature Six Home Games" (Press release). Western New Mexico University Department of Athletics. January 23, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.