The 2022 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team represented the University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB) in the 2022 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The team played its home games at Astound Broadband Stadium in Midland, Texas while Ratliff Stadium in Odessa hosted two home games. The Falcons were led by seventh-year head coach Justin Carrigan. On November 28, Carrigan announced that he would be stepping down as the program's head coach. The following day it was announced he would be stepping into an administrative role, being named the university's deputy athletic director.
The 2022 season marked the first season in program history where the program was fully funded with 36 scholarships. The Falcons previously only had 12 scholarships available per season from 2016 to 2021.
Preseason LSC media poll In the LSC's preseason poll, the Falcons were predicted to finish fifth in the conference, and they also received two first-place votes.
Schedule The Falcons' 2022 schedule consisted of six home games and five away games. The team hosted LSC foes Angelo State, Simon Fraser, Midwestern State, and and traveled to , West Texas A&M, , , and .
The Falcons hosted non-conference foes Southwest Baptist from the Great Lakes Valley Conference and Western Colorado from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
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Roster
Game summaries Southwest Baptist
Statistics SWBTPB First downs 31 13 Total yards 462 181 Rushing yards 249 17 Passing yards 213 164 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 42:05 17:55 Team Category Player StatisticsSouthwest Baptist Passing Cooper Callis 16/25, 179 yards, 2 TD Rushing Abel Carter 22 rushes, 173 yards, 3 TD Receiving Curtis Cuillard 5 receptions, 64 yardsUT Permian Basin Passing Dylan Graham 16/31, 164 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Nathan Tilford 7 rushes, 15 yards Receiving Gunnar Abseck 5 receptions, 66 yards
Western Colorado
Statistics WCUTPB First downs 20 15 Total yards 226 261 Rushing yards 38 76 Passing yards 188 185 Turnovers 4 2 Time of possession 35:57 24:03 Team Category Player StatisticsWestern Colorado Passing Luke Nethercot 18/34, 160 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Luke Nethercot 16 rushes, 28 yards, TD Receiving Kai Emmsley 6 receptions, 49 yards, 2 TDUT Permian Basin Passing Dylan Graham 17/38, 185 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Kory Harris 21 rushes, 78 yards, TD Receiving Marcus Molina 2 receptions, 44 yards
No. 5 Angelo State
Statistics ASUTPB First downs 25 13 Total yards 436 258 Rushing yards 111 12 Passing yards 325 246 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 37:59 22:01 Team Category Player StatisticsAngelo State Passing Zach Bronkhorst 22/42, 325 yards, 2 TD Rushing Nate Omayebu III 26 rushes, 130 yards, TD Receiving Kyle Bradford 4 receptions, 78 yardsUT Permian Basin Passing Jordan Barton 10/19, 246 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Kory Harris 17 rushes, 47 yards Receiving MJ Link 5 receptions, 191 yards, 2 TD
At Western Oregon
Statistics TPBWOU First downs 20 28 Total yards 288 554 Rushing yards 50 187 Passing yards 238 367 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 23:54 30:21 Team Category Player StatisticsUT Permian Basin Passing Dylan Graham 34/52, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Kory Harris 9 rushes, 25 yards Receiving Gunnar Abseck 9 receptions, 50 yards, TDWestern Oregon Passing Gannon Winker 20/43, 367 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Omari Land 24 rushes, 127 yards Receiving Damon Hickok 5 receptions, 134 yards, TD
At West Texas A&M
Statistics TPBWT First downs 21 27 Total yards 419 503 Rushing yards 107 232 Passing yards 312 271 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 27:18 32:42 Team Category Player StatisticsUT Permian Basin Passing Dylan Graham 33/46, 306 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Antonio Malone 11 rushes, 58 yards Receiving MJ Link 12 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TDWest Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 27/43, 271 yards Rushing Nick Gerber 14 rushes, 105 yards, TD Receiving Noah Bogardus 11 receptions, 195 yards
Simon Fraser
Statistics SFUTPB First downs 19 25 Total yards 417 462 Rushing yards 21 150 Passing yards 396 312 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 33:53 26:07 Team Category Player StatisticsSimon Fraser Passing Justin Seiber 23/39, 396 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Mason Glover 8 rushes, 17 yards Receiving Ethan Beselt 8 receptions, 223 yards, TDUT Permian Basin Passing Dylan Graham 28/40, 301 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Antonio Malone 21 rushes, 110 yards Receiving MJ Link 8 receptions, 141 yards, TD
At No. 20 Texas A&M–Kingsville
Statistics TPBAMK First downs 13 18 Total yards 209 269 Rushing yards 30 104 Passing yards 179 165 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 24:30 35:30 Team Category Player StatisticsUT Permian Basin Passing Dylan Graham 16/30, 179 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Caden Cox 18 rushes, 51 yards Receiving MJ Link 5 receptions, 71 yardsTexas A&M–Kingsville Passing Jacob Cavazos 18/30, 165 yards, TD, INT Rushing Christian Anderson 19 rushes, 73 yards Receiving Jason Gaines 4 receptions, 57 yards
Midwestern State
Statistics MSUTPB First downs 24 19 Total yards 377 284 Rushing yards 173 187 Passing yards 204 97 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 25:15 34:45 Team Category Player StatisticsMidwestern State Passing Dillon Sterling-Cole 22/37, 204 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Devin Cross 20 rushes, 100 yards Receiving Ja'Marzeyea Arvie 6 receptions, 83 yards, TDUT Permian Basin Passing Dylan Graham 14/25, 97 yards, 2 TD Rushing Taj Crenshaw 13 rushes, 100 yards Receiving Timothy Wiggins 3 receptions, 45 yards, TD
At Eastern New Mexico
Statistics TPBENM First downs 25 24 Total yards 475 368 Rushing yards 137 166 Passing yards 338 202 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 26:15 33:45 Team Category Player StatisticsUT Permian Basin Passing Dylan Graham 25/50, 338 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Taj Crenshaw 13 rushes, 66 yards Receiving MJ Link 7 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TDEastern New Mexico Passing Kason Martin 12/30, 202 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Isaiah Tate 26 rushes, 93 yards Receiving Bryzai White 3 receptions, 77 yards, TD
Western New Mexico
Statistics WNMTPB First downs 13 32 Total yards 223 485 Rushing yards 68 351 Passing yards 155 134 Turnovers 3 3 Time of possession 24:42 35:18 Team Category Player StatisticsWestern New Mexico Passing Grant Patterson 6/20, 102 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Grant Patterson 10 rushes, 29 yards, TD Receiving David Telles 6 receptions, 72 yardsUT Permian Basin Passing Gabe Herrera 8/19, 83 yards, INT Rushing Nathan Tilford 14 rushes, 108 yards, 2 TD Receiving Gunnar Abseck 4 receptions, 50 yards
At Central Washington
Statistics TPBCWU First downs 17 28 Total yards 309 502 Rushing yards 178 323 Passing yards 131 179 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 25:37 34:23 Team Category Player StatisticsUT Permian Basin Passing MJ Link 9/23, 83 yards Rushing MJ Link 12 rushes, 103 yards, TD Receiving Gunnar Abseck 6 receptions, 55 yardsCentral Washington Passing JJ Lemming 14/23, 179 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Cameron Daniels 25 rushes, 222 yards, 2 TD Receiving Marcus Cook 6 receptions, 108 yards
Statistics
Scoring Scores against non-conference opponents
Scores against the Lone Star Conference
Scores against all opponents
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