The 2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football team represented Midwestern State University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Bill Maskill, who is in his 16th season at Midwestern State. The Mustangs played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.
Preseason LSC media poll The LSC media poll was released on August 22, 2017. The Mustangs were predicted to finish second in the conference.
Schedule Midwestern State announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The schedule consisted of six home and four away games in the regular season. The Mustangs hosted LSC foes Tarleton State, Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas A&M–Kingsville, West Texas A&M, and Western New Mexico and traveled to Angelo State, Eastern New Mexico, and UT Permian Basin.
The Mustangs hosted one of the two non-conference games against Quincy from the Great Lakes Valley Conference and will travel to West Florida from the Gulf South Conference.
The game between Midwestern State and West Florida was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.
Rankings
Game summaries Western New Mexico
Statistics WNMUMSU 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 StatisticsWestern 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 yardsMidwestern 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
No. 2 Texas A&M–Commerce
Statistics TAMUCMSU First downs 29 25 Total yards 515 539 Rushing yards 78 274 Passing yards 437 265 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 29:12 30:48 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Luis Perez 43/55, 437 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Carandal Hale 9 rushes, 62 yards, TD Receiving Vincent Hobbs 7 receptions, 105 yardsMidwestern State Passing Layton Rabb 16/28, 265 yards, 3 TD Rushing Vincent Johnson 19 rushes, 133 yards, 3 TD Receiving Tyrique Edwards 7 receptions, 94 yards, TD
At UT Permian Basin
Statistics MSUUTPB First downs 28 20 Total yards 667 367 Rushing yards 243 253 Passing yards 424 114 Turnovers 0 4 Time of possession 26:47 33:13 Team Category Player StatisticsMidwestern State Passing Layton Rabb 16/23, 280 yards, 5 TD Rushing Adrian Seales 9 rushes, 87 yards Receiving DeAndre Black 7 receptions, 177 yards, 2 TDUT Permian Basin Passing Kameron Mathis 16/32, 114 yards, 3 INT Rushing Marquis Simmons 28 rushes, 133 yards, TD Receiving Mitchell Leonard 6 receptions, 45 yards
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