The 2016 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team represented the University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB) in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference. The program's inaugural season, the Falcons were led by head coach Justin Carrigan; Carrigan previously served as the offensive coordinator at Tarleton State.
The Falcons started the season 2–0, with victories over Division III Sul Ross and NAIA Arizona Christian. The team would lose the remainder of its games to finish its inaugural season at 2–9, going 0–9 in conference play.
The Falcons played their home games at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa, Texas, with one home game played at Grande Communications Stadium in Midland.
Preseason LSC media poll In the LSC's preseason media poll the Falcons were predicted to finish last in the conference, though they also received a first place vote.
Schedule The team's 2016 schedule consisted of seven home games and four away games. The Falcons hosted LSC foes West Texas A&M, , , and Texas A&M–Commerce and traveled to , , , and . The Falcons played Oklahoma Panhandle State at Grande Communications Stadium in the neighboring city of Midland, Texas.
The Falcons hosted non-conference foes Sul Ross from the American Southwest Conference and Arizona Christian from the Central States Football League.
Schedule source:
Roster
Game summaries Sul Ross
Statistics SRSUUTPB First downs 20 15 Total yards 301 291 Rushing yards 138 128 Passing yards 163 163 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 38:46 21:14 Team Category Player StatisticsSul Ross Passing James Davis 19/35, 154 yards, 2 INT Rushing James Davis 15 rushes, 79 yards, TD Receiving Byron Jones 4 receptions, 41 yardsUT Permian Basin Passing Kameron Mathis 13/25, 163 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Brandon Infiesto 16 rushes, 102 yards, TD Receiving Terrell Davidson 2 receptions, 68 yards
Arizona Christian
Statistics ACUUTPB First downs 29 31 Total yards 577 495 Rushing yards 236 127 Passing yards 341 368 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 32:33 27:27 Team Category Player StatisticsArizona Christian Passing Gerrit Groenewold 26/41, 293 yards, 2 TD Rushing Quinta Thomas 8 rushes, 85 yards, 2 TD Receiving Johnathon Parks 5 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TDUT Permian Basin Passing Kameron Mathis 34/55, 368 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Brandon Infiesto 21 rushes, 87 yards, TD Receiving Mitchell Leonard 9 receptions, 117 yards
West Texas A&M
Statistics WTAMUUTPB First downs 25 19 Total yards 460 262 Rushing yards 99 117 Passing yards 361 145 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 31:06 28:54 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Ethan Brinkley 34/50, 356 yards, 2 TD Rushing Devon Paye 14 rushes, 93 yards Receiving Michael Andrews 6 receptions, 87 yardsUT Permian Basin Passing Kameron Mathis 8/25, 74 yards, 2 INT Rushing Brandon Infiesto 12 rushes, 60 yards Receiving Kristian Brown 6 receptions, 58 yards
The game was originally scheduled for the previous night, but was postponed due to severe thunderstorms and tornado warnings in Ector County.
Western New Mexico
Statistics WNMUUTPB First downs 29 18 Total yards 535 342 Rushing yards 187 197 Passing yards 348 145 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 33:36 26:24 Team Category Player StatisticsWestern New Mexico Passing Javia Hall 21/35, 284 yards, 4 TD Rushing Preston Blincoe 13 rushes, 67 yards, TD Receiving Xavier Ayers 7 receptions, 139 yards, 3 TDUT Permian Basin Passing Kameron Mathis 6/18, 90 yards, TD Rushing Brandon Infiesto 14 rushes, 94 yards Receiving Terrell Davidson 3 receptions, 58 yards
At Tarleton State
Statistics UTPBTSU First downs 21 17 Total yards 359 377 Rushing yards 185 88 Passing yards 174 289 Turnovers 4 0 Time of possession 30:40 29:20 Team Category Player StatisticsUT Permian Basin Passing Caden Coots 20/38, 174 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Brandon Infiesto 22 rushes, 143 yards, 2 TD Receiving Terrell Davidson 5 receptions, 55 yardsTarleton State Passing Zed Woerner 17/24, 289 yards, 4 TD Rushing Joseph Sadler 13 rushes, 37 yards, TD Receiving Del'Michael High 6 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD
Eastern New Mexico
Statistics ENMUUTPB First downs 26 11 Total yards 524 208 Rushing yards 251 61 Passing yards 273 147 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 40:00 20:00 Team Category Player StatisticsEastern New Mexico Passing Wyatt Strand 12/19, 260 yards, INT Rushing Wyatt Strand 21 rushes, 105 yards, 3 TD Receiving Aaron Johnson 9 receptions, 139 yardsUT Permian Basin Passing Kameron Mathis 12/29, 147 yards Rushing Brandon Infiesto 14 rushes, 66 yards Receiving Jake Anglin 3 receptions, 57 yards
At Texas A&M–Kingsville
Statistics UTPBTAMUK First downs 17 26 Total yards 208 490 Rushing yards 102 219 Passing yards 106 271 Turnovers 4 2 Time of possession 27:27 32:33 Team Category Player StatisticsUT Permian Basin Passing Caden Coots 7/12, 89 yards, INT Rushing Marquis Simmons 19 rushes, 75 yards, TD Receiving Terrell Davidson 1 reception, 40 yardsTexas A&M–Kingsville Passing Myles Carr 19/28, 271 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Nick Pelrean 19 rushes, 82 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jordan Thomas 5 receptions, 81 yards, TD
Oklahoma Panhandle State
Statistics OPSUUTPB First downs 33 31 Total yards 750 523 Rushing yards 140 201 Passing yards 610 322 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 30:24 29:36 Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma Panhandle State Passing Shane Truelove 40/49, 610 yards, 4 TD Rushing Rod Moore 16 rushes, 88 yards, 2 TD Receiving Devyn Williams 10 receptions, 223 yards, 2 TDUT Permian Basin Passing Kameron Mathis 27/49, 322 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jordan Williams 15 rushes, 78 yards Receiving Terrell Davidson 8 receptions, 85 yards
At No. 13 Midwestern State
Statistics UTPBMSU First downs 21 28 Total yards 370 609 Rushing yards 154 350 Passing yards 216 259 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 35:02 24:58 Team Category Player StatisticsUT Permian Basin Passing Kameron Mathis 19/38, 216 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jordan Williams 22 rushes, 94 yards Receiving Jake Anglin 5 receptions, 64 yards, TDMidwestern State Passing Quade Coward 5/9, 145 yards, 2 TD Rushing Nicholas Gabriel 17 rushes, 121 yards, TD Receiving Breion Evans 3 receptions, 78 yards, TD
No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce
Statistics TAMUCUTPB First downs 24 15 Total yards 591 344 Rushing yards 133 66 Passing yards 458 278 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 19:54 25:06 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Luis Perez 18/25, 273 yards, 5 TD Rushing Ovie Urevbu 8 rushes, 85 yards, TD Receiving Chris Chumley 5 receptions, 92 yardsUT Permian Basin Passing Kameron Mathis 18/35, 278 yards, TD, INT Rushing Marquis Simmons 13 rushes, 30 yards, TD Receiving Mitchell Leonard 5 receptions, 111 yards, TD
At Angelo State
Statistics UTPBASU First downs 20 26 Total yards 440 580 Rushing yards 37 258 Passing yards 403 322 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 28:57 31:03 Team Category Player StatisticsUT Permian Basin Passing Kameron Mathis 22/51, 403 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Marquis Simmons 13 rushes, 51 yards, TD Receiving Mitchell Leonard 9 receptions, 215 yards, TDAngelo State Passing Jake Faber 15/22, 276 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Jake Faber 11 rushes, 94 yards, 3 TD Receiving Mark Munson 2 receptions, 104 yards, 2 TD
Statistics
Scoring Scores against non-conference opponents
Scores against the Lone Star Conference
Scores against all opponents
Offense Passing statistics # POS NAME CMP ATT YDS CMP% AVG LONG TD INT 4 QB Kameron Mathis 162 335 2,078 48.4 12.8 67 15 10 16 QB Caden Coots 39 77 385 50.6 9.9 40 2 5 3 QB Aaron Swain 1 1 4 100.0 4.0 4 0 0 5 WR Kristian Brown 0 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 TOTALS 202 415 2,467 48.7 12.2 67 17 15
References