The 2022 Sul Ross Lobos football team represented Sul Ross State University during the 2022 NCAA Division III football season as a member of the American Southwest Conference (ASC). The Lobos were led by first-year head coach Barry Derickson and played their home games at Jackson Field in Alpine, Texas. The team finished with an overall record of 4–6 with a conference record of 4–4. Derickson coached the entire 2022 season as an interim head coach and was later named the program's full-time head coach on November 18 following the conclusion of the regular season.
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Offseason Coaching changes On November 30, 2021, it was announced that head coach John Pearce was resigning after eight seasons as the Lobos' head coach. Pearce finished his career at Sul Ross with an overall record of 23–51. Under Pearce the Lobos finished the 2016 season with a record of 6–4, the program's first winning record in a decade. That same day, November 30, the university announced that offensive coordinator Barry Derickson had been named interim coach for the Lobos.
Preseason ASC media poll The ASC preseason media poll was released on August 17, 2022. The Lobos were predicted to finish eighth in the conference.
Game summaries At No. 9 Trinity (TX)
Statistics SRSTU First downs 11 26 Total yards 156 536 Rushing yards 31 160 Passing yards 125 376 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 29:15 30:45 Team Category Player StatisticsSul Ross Passing T. J. DeShields 13/26, 114 yards, TD Rushing Travell Lumpkin 9 rushes, 33 yards Receiving Eddie Sinegal 1 reception, 44 yardsTrinity Passing Tucker Horn 16/23, 328 yards, 3 TD Rushing Legend Grisby 8 rushes, 52 yards, TD Receiving Ryan Merrifield 2 receptions, 113 yards, TD
At Texas A&M–Kingsville
Statistics SRSAMK First downs 12 28 Total yards 220 426 Rushing yards 58 171 Passing yards 162 255 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 23:54 36:06 Team Category Player StatisticsSul Ross Passing T. J. DeShields 16/32, 162 yards, 2 TD Rushing Travell Lumpkin 12 rushes, 56 yards Receiving Austin Ogunmakin 4 receptions, 102 yards, TDTexas A&M–Kingsville Passing Jacob Cavazos 25/37, 233 yards, TD Rushing Christian Anderson 19 rushes, 109 yards, TD Receiving Blake Hoffman 3 receptions, 50 yards
Austin
Statistics AUSSRS First downs 17 35 Total yards 259 686 Rushing yards 259 127 Passing yards 0 559 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 13:54 40:36 Team Category Player StatisticsAustin Passing Tyler James 0/7, 0 yards Rushing Ben Meraz 11 rushes, 59 yards, TD Receiving None Sul Ross Passing T. J. DeShields 36/49, 550 yards, 7 TD Rushing Travell Lumpkin 9 rushes, 64 yards Receiving Vicente Luevano 9 receptions, 237 yards, 4 TD
The Lobos' defense held the Kangaroos' offense to 0 passing yards. Austin attempted a total of 8 passes in the game, all of which were incomplete. Tyler James attempted 7 passes for the Kangaroos while Ben Meraz attempted a single pass that resulted in an interception. Sul Ross quarterback T. J. DeShields passed for 550 yards and 7 touchdowns, both single-game program records, and was named ASC Offensive Player of the Week.
At Texas Lutheran
Statistics SRSTLU First downs 20 17 Total yards 435 334 Rushing yards 56 138 Passing yards 379 196 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 31:09 28:51 Team Category Player StatisticsSul Ross Passing T. J. DeShields 27/41, 342 yards, 2 TD Rushing Ozias Wright 10 rushes, 49 yards, TD Receiving Vicente Luevano 6 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TDTexas Lutheran Passing Seth Cosme 19/26, 196 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jacob Forton 21 rushes, 76 yards, TD Receiving Aaron Sotelo 5 receptions, 44 yards, TD
Howard Payne
Statistics HPUSRS First downs 30 28 Total yards 676 546 Rushing yards 266 233 Passing yards 410 313 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 24:27 35:33 Team Category Player StatisticsHoward Payne Passing Landon McKinney 20/36, 407 yards, 6 TD, INT Rushing Javian Myles 14 rushes, 97 yards Receiving Otis Lanier 5 receptions, 159 yards, 3 TDSul Ross Passing Trent Graves 26/55, 312 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ozias Wright 11 rushes, 123 yards, TD Receiving Vicente Luevano 3 receptions, 107 yards, TD
At No. 10 Hardin–Simmons
Statistics SRSHSU First downs 27 31 Total yards 545 533 Rushing yards 107 298 Passing yards 438 235 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 30:10 29:50 Team Category Player StatisticsSul Ross Passing Trent Graves 15/25, 251 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jermius Johnson 14 rushes, 64 yards, TD Receiving Austin Ogunmakin 11 receptions, 242 yards, 2 TDHardin–Simmons Passing Gaylon Glynn 17/21, 235 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Colton Marshall 15 rushes, 110 yards, 4 TD Receiving Kevi Evans 5 receptions, 94 yards, TD
At No. 4 Mary Hardin–Baylor
Statistics SRSCRU First downs 20 28 Total yards 308 552 Rushing yards 57 302 Passing yards 251 250 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 31:50 28:10 Team Category Player StatisticsSul Ross Passing Trent Graves 22/33, 236 yards, TD, INT Rushing Kendrick Jefferson 12 rushes, 32 yards Receiving Austin Ogunmakin 3 receptions, 71 yardsMary Hardin–Baylor Passing Kyle King 19/31, 250 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Aphonso Thomas 13 rushes, 121 yards, TD Receiving Jerry Day 7 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD
McMurry
Statistics MCMSRS First downs 17 28 Total yards 277 439 Rushing yards 77 87 Passing yards 200 352 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 25:59 34:01 Team Category Player StatisticsMcMurry Passing Andrew McBride 18/33, 200 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Dee Robinson 8 rushes, 27 yards Receiving Jermond Lovely 2 receptions, 60 yards, TDSul Ross Passing Korbin Covarrubiaz 23/31, 269 yards, 3 TD Rushing Ozias Wright 7 rushes, 41 yards, TD Receiving Gus Charles 6 receptions, 88 yards, TD
At East Texas Baptist
Statistics SRSETX First downs 18 18 Total yards 230 330 Rushing yards 143 230 Passing yards 87 100 Turnovers 4 2 Time of possession 22:21 37:39 Team Category Player StatisticsSul Ross Passing Korbin Covarrubiaz 13/37, 87 yards, 4 INT Rushing Korbin Covarrubiaz 12 rushes, 67 yards, TD Receiving Vicente Luevano 5 receptions, 31 yardsEast Texas Baptist Passing Cornelius Banks 8/18, 100 yards, TD, INT Rushing Melek Hamilton 30 rushes, 133 yards Receiving Kaleb O'Bryant 3 receptions, 35 yards
Southwestern (TX)
Statistics SWUSRS First downs 27 25 Total yards 482 469 Rushing yards 126 132 Passing yards 356 337 Turnovers 5 1 Time of possession 33:20 26:40 Team Category Player StatisticsSouthwestern Passing Landry Gilpin 9/15, 183 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Christian Reeves 14 rushes, 76 yards Receiving Mitchell Garrett 4 receptions, 110 yards, TDSul Ross Passing Korbin Covarrubiaz 23/37, 337 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Ozias Wright 16 rushes, 70 yards, TD Receiving Vicente Luevano 7 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD
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