The Midwestern State Mustangs football team represents Midwestern State University, located in Wichita Falls, Texas, in NCAA Division II college football. Under previous university names and nicknames, the team was also known as the Hardin Indians, Midwestern Indians, and the Midwestern State Indians.
The Mustangs, who began playing football in 1924, compete as members of the Lone Star Conference.
History
Conferences 1924–1930: Independent 1931–1945: Program inactive 1946: Independent 1947–1948: Texas Conference 1949–1956: Gulf Coast Conference 1957–1987: Program inactive 1988–1994: Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1995–present: Lone Star Conference
Year-by-year results
This list only includes the seasons Midwestern State competed as a four-year college beginning with the 1947 season.
National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
YearHeadCoachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonOverallConferenceWinLossTieFinishWinLossTieHardin Indians 1947 Thurmon JonesNCAA—TC 7 4 0 T–1st 4 1 0 — 1948Billy Stamps 4 5 1 T–2nd 3 1 1 — 1949 GSC 10 1 0 1st 3 0 0 —Midwestern Indians 1950 Billy StampsNCAA—GSC 4 5 1 T–1st 1 0 1 — 1951Dixie B. White 5 4 1 T–2nd 0 1 1 — 1952 6 5 0 2nd 1 1 0 — 1953Joe Saitta 2 8 1 3rd 0 2 0 — 1954 4 5 1 3rd 0 2 0 — 1955Dick Todd 2 8 0 4th 0 3 0 — 1956 3 7 0 4th 0 3 0 —Midwestern State Indians 2002Bill MaskillNCAADivision IILSC 7 4 — T–2nd 6 2 — — 2003 7 3 — T–2nd 6 2 — — 2004 8 3 — T–2nd 7 2 — L NCAA Division II First Round 2005 6 4 — T–4th 5 4 — —Midwestern State Mustangs 2006Bill MaskillNCAADivision IILSC 10 3 — T–2nd 7 2 — L NCAA Division II Second Round 2007 8 3 — 4th 6 3 — — 2008 6 4 — T–7th 5 4 — — 2009 9 3 — T–1st 7 2 — L NCAA Division II First Round 2010 8 4 — 4th 7 3 — — 2011 10 1 — 1st 8 0 — L NCAA Division II Second Round 2012 9 2 — T–1st 7 1 — L NCAA Division II First Round 2013 7 3 — 4th 3 3 — — 2014 6 4 — T–2nd 5 2 — — 2015 10 2 — 2nd 5 1 — L NCAA Division II Second Round 2016 8 3 — 2nd 7 2 — — 2017 10 1 — 1st 8 0 — L NCAA Division II Second Round 2018 8 2 — 3rd 6 2 — — 2019 5 6 — 6th 3 5 — — 2020 1 2 — N/A — — — — 2021 7 3 — 1st 6 1 — — 2022 6 5 — T–3rd 5 4 — — 2023 4 6 — 5th 3 5 — — 2024Rich Renner 4 7 — 7th 3 6 — — 2025 3 8 — T–7th 3 6 — — 2026 0 0 — TBD 0 0 — —
Postseason appearances NAIA Midwestern State made one appearance in the NAIA playoffs, with a record of 1–1.
1991 First RoundQuarterfinals Bethany (KS)Peru State W, 29–0L, 24–28
Former players Marqui Christian Amini Silatolu
References
External links Official website