The 2018 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team represented the University of Texas Permian Basin in the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by third-year head coach Justin Carrigan. The Falcons played their home games at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa, Texas, with one home game played at Grande Communications Stadium in Midland, and were members of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The team matched its record from the previous two seasons, finishing with a record of 2–9 and went 1–7 in conference play.
Prior to the start of the season, it was announced that offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Scott Preston had left the program. Preston took a coaching position with an unknown team. Head coach Justin Carrigan took over as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
Preseason LSC media poll In the LSC's preseason poll, the Falcons were predicted to finish second-to-last in the conference, though they also received a first-place vote.
Schedule The Falcons' 2018 schedule was released on April 11, 2018, and consisted of six home games and five away games. The team hosted LSC foes Midwestern State, , , and Texas A&M–Commerce, and traveled to Tarleton State, West Texas A&M, , and Texas A&M–Kingsville.
The Falcons hosted non-conference foe Humboldt State from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference and traveled to Texas Southern from the Southwestern Athletic Conference and Northern Michigan from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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Roster
Game summaries At Texas Southern
Statistics UTPBTSU First downs 14 21 Total yards 297 363 Rushing yards 182 128 Passing yards 115 235 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 23:10 36:50 Team Category Player StatisticsUT Permian Basin Passing Sam Allen 4/11, 84 yards, TD Rushing Marquis Simmons 10 rushes, 78 yards Receiving Ben Galaviz 3 receptions, 78 yards, TDTexas Southern Passing Glen Cuiellette 19/33, 235 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Brad Woodard 16 rushes, 74 yards Receiving Adrian Carter 2 receptions, 46 yards
Kickoff was originally scheduled for 7:00 p.m., but was delayed two-and-a-half hours due to severe weather and heavy rain in Houston.
At Northern Michigan
Statistics UTPBNMU First downs 19 28 Total yards 327 454 Rushing yards 66 337 Passing yards 261 117 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 19:45 40:15 Team Category Player StatisticsUT Permian Basin Passing Sam Allen 18/36, 261 yards, 3 TD Rushing Marquis Simmons 8 rushes, 53 yards Receiving Kristian Brown 4 receptions, 83 yardsNorthern Michigan Passing Latrell Giles 8/12, 117 yards, TD Rushing Jake Mayon 35 rushes, 224 yards, TD Receiving Ben Loutsis 3 receptions, 55 yards, TD
No. 7 Midwestern State
Statistics MSUUTPB First downs 26 24 Total yards 564 388 Rushing yards 261 88 Passing yards 303 300 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 28:43 31:17 Team Category Player StatisticsMidwestern State Passing Layton Rabb 20/34, 291 yards, 3 TD Rushing Vincent Johnson 19 rushes, 195 yards, 2 TD Receiving Juwan Johnson 8 receptions, 132 yardsUT Permian Basin Passing Taylor Null 22/35, 300 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Marquis Simmons 24 rushes, 101 yards, TD Receiving Kristian Brown 5 receptions, 120 yards, TD
At Tarleton State
Statistics UTPBTSU First downs 14 32 Total yards 228 580 Rushing yards 53 384 Passing yards 175 196 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 25:54 34:06 Team Category Player StatisticsUT Permian Basin Passing Taylor Null 18/41, 175 yards, TD, INT Rushing Leroy Giles 4 rushes, 29 yards, TD Receiving Kristian Brown 4 receptions, 77 yards, TDTarleton State Passing Ben Holmes 17/23, 196 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Daniel McCants 20 rushes, 162 yards, 2 TD Receiving Zimari Manning 5 receptions, 95 yards, 2 TD
Western New Mexico
Statistics WNMUUTPB First downs 19 24 Total yards 233 441 Rushing yards 92 152 Passing yards 141 289 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 28:40 31:20 Team Category Player StatisticsWestern New Mexico Passing Blayne Armstrong 15/33, 141 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Justin Harris 7 rushes, 34 yards Receiving Elijah Jones 4 receptions, 47 yardsUT Permian Basin Passing Taylor Null 23/47, 289 yards, 2 TD Rushing Leroy Giles 6 rushes, 59 yards Receiving Kyle McBride 7 receptions, 128 yards, TD
At West Texas A&M
Statistics UTPBWTAMU First downs 11 21 Total yards 292 397 Rushing yards 98 180 Passing yards 194 187 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 24:40 35:20 Team Category Player StatisticsUT Permian Basin Passing Taylor Null 12/28, 194 yards, 2 TD Rushing Marquis Simmons 10 rushes, 44 yards Receiving Kyle McBride 2 receptions, 125 yards, TDWest Texas A&M Passing Justin Houghtaling 17/21, 187 yards, TD Rushing Duke Carter IV 29 rushes, 143 yards, 4 TD Receiving Jordan Johnson 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD
Humboldt State
Statistics HSUUTPB First downs 13 31 Total yards 322 595 Rushing yards 101 121 Passing yards 221 474 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 27:55 32:05 Team Category Player StatisticsHumboldt State Passing Joseph Sweeney 12/24, 192 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Tyree Marzetta 12 rushes, 102 yards Receiving Kaleo Garrigan 4 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TDUT Permian Basin Passing Taylor Null 31/48, 430 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Marquis Simmons 12 rushes, 75 yards Receiving Ben Galaviz 8 receptions, 92 yards, TD
Angelo State
Statistics ASUUTPB First downs 18 27 Total yards 412 479 Rushing yards 120 70 Passing yards 292 409 Turnovers 1 5 Time of possession 28:45 31:15 Team Category Player StatisticsAngelo State Passing Payne Sullins 22/35, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Tyrese Nathan 16 rushes, 60 yards, TD Receiving Lawson Ayo 6 receptions, 105 yardsUT Permian Basin Passing Taylor Null 32/47, 409 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT Rushing Leroy Giles 18 rushes, 65 yards Receiving Kyle McBride 11 receptions, 142 yards, TD
At Eastern New Mexico
Statistics UTPBENMU First downs 16 22 Total yards 273 306 Rushing yards 90 227 Passing yards 183 79 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 30:13 29:47 Team Category Player StatisticsUT Permian Basin Passing Taylor Null 19/39, 163 yards, INT Rushing Adrian Walker 10 rushes, 44 yards Receiving Kyle McBride 7 receptions, 85 yardsEastern New Mexico Passing Wyatt Strand 8/17, 79 yards, TD Rushing Paul Terry 22 rushes, 126 yards, TD Receiving Russell Montoya 2 receptions, 23 yards
No. 16 Texas A&M–Commerce
Statistics TAMUCUTPB First downs 18 10 Total yards 400 137 Rushing yards 195 –69 Passing yards 205 206 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 34:56 25:04 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Kane Wilson 19/29, 205 yards Rushing Ovie Urevbu 27 rushes, 195 yards Receiving Kelan Smith 8 receptions, 93 yardsUT Permian Basin Passing Taylor Null 18/34, 179 yards, 2 TD Rushing Leroy Giles 4 rushes, 4 yards Receiving Kristian Brown 4 receptions, 86 yards, TD
At Texas A&M–Kingsville
Statistics UTPBTAMUK First downs 21 14 Total yards 258 373 Rushing yards 137 124 Passing yards 121 249 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 31:16 28:44 Team Category Player StatisticsUT Permian Basin Passing Kameron Mathis 13/33, 115 yards, TD, INT Rushing Kameron Mathis 11 rushes, 36 yards, TD Receiving Kristian Brown 5 receptions, 44 yardsTexas A&M–Kingsville Passing Koy Detmar Jr. 22/39, 249 yards, 3 TD Rushing Nick Pelrean 16 rushes, 104 yards Receiving Tyler Wilson 11 receptions, 127 yards
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Scoring Scores against non-conference opponents
Scores against the Lone Star Conference
Scores against all opponents
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