LSC Football Recap - Week 2

Buffs Upset No. 2 Colorado State-Pueblo in Thriller, 31-30

In a thrilling back-and-forth affair, that saw touchdowns in all facets of the game and a combined eight turnovers, the West Texas A&M football team upset No. 2 Colorado State-Pueblo 31-30 Saturday evening at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium. With the win, the Buffs improved to 1-1 on the year and CSUP fell to 1-1.

The win by the Buffs snapped the nation's longest winning streak as CSUP had won its last 10 games including the national championship last season. CSUP entered the game ironically tied with the longest winning streak with Azusa Pacific who WT played last week.

For the second week in a row the game came down to the wire as CSUP backup quarterback AJ Thompson was intercepted by junior Davontae Merriweather at the CSUP 24 yard line with less than five minutes remaining with the game tied at 24. It was the fourth INT by the Buffs in the game. WT backup quarterback sophomore Ethan Brinkley found senior Geremy Alridge-Mitchell out of the backfield for a 14-yard pass to the CSUP eight with under four minutes left. Alridge-Mitchell, on 3rd and goal from the four, scored his third rushing touchdown and fourth touchdown of the game for a 31-24 lead...Complete Release

No. 12 Rams Take Down Western State Colorado 48-20

The No. 12 Angelo State football team racked up 666 yards of total offense, the second most total offensive yards in a game in school history, on the way to a 48-20 victory over Western State Colorado at the Mountaineer Bowl.

The Rams (2-0) threw for 424 yards and rushed for 242 and limited the Mountaineers (0-2) to just 47 yards rushing. The defense picked off three WCSU passes including a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown by Jonathan Shannon. Angelo State is now 8-1 in its last nine road games.

Kyle Washington threw for the fourth most yards in a single game in ASU history while also setting a career high with 423 passing yards. The senior completed a career high 37 completions with three touchdowns while adding 51 yards on the ground and three rushing touchdowns. Donovan Thompson and Anthony Pierson each set career highs with 134 and 122 receiving yards, respectively. Ryan Byrd recorded 106 yards on the ground to lead ASU...Complete Release

Mustangs win slugfest at Colorado Mesa in OT, 16-13

Senior Andy Alkhazshvilly's 28-yard field goal in overtime lifted Midwestern State to a 16-13 win over Colorado Mesa Saturday night Stocker Stadium.

It was third successful field goal of the night for Alkhazshvilly as the Mustangs escaped with a perfect 2-0 record despite not scoring an offensive touchdown.

Midwestern leads off the Lone Star Football Festival by taking on Eastern New Mexico Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Kickoff is set for 11:30 a.m.

Senior safety Tari Jones scored the lone touchdown of the game for the Mustangs scooping up a fumble on a bad punt snap and racing 30 yards for a touchdown with just under 7 minutes to play in the second quarter to stake MSU to a 10-0 lead...Complete Release

Gridiron Greyhounds Overcome Fast Start by Grizzlies

Facing a 14-0 deficit, the Eastern New Mexico University football team (2-0) powered its way to a 44-30 win over Adams State (0-2), Saturday night at Rex Field. The victory improved Eastern to 2-0 for the second straight season...Complete Release

Carr, Autry, Vasquez Attest for Six Touchdowns in Wilkinson’s Home Debut

Daren Wilkinson said the game plan was to run the ball. The home crowd saw the running attack in full effect early and often as senior Shawn Vasquez rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns in the first quarter as the Javelinas jumped out to a 14-0 lead early. Texas A&M University-Kingsville (1-1) defense continued to play well, collecting 11.0 tackles for a loss and 12 pass breakups, and the offense tallied 443 total yards on offense as the Javelinas defeated Missouri University of Science and Technology (0-2), 38-20, on Saturday evening at Javelina Stadium.

With the win, head coach Wilkinson has picked up his first victory at the helm of the football program.

Anthony Autry, who finished with 125 yards and two touchdowns, echoed his coach's statements.

Vasquez finished with 116 yards and two scores in a career-best performance and Nick Pelrean had two kickoff returns for 68 yards, including a 43-yard return. Joe Crowe added a 31-yard kickoff return and a blocked punt and Tristan Hernandez averaged 39.3 yards per punt, including one inside the 20...Complete Release

No. 10 Delta State Edges No. 18 Lions with Last Minute Touchdown

No. 18 A&M-Commerce went head-to-head with No. 10 Delta State coming within inches of a game-tying score as time expired only to see the pass fall incomplete and the Statesmen survive with a 51-44 Saturday night in Memorial Stadium.

DSU's Collin Floyd caught a 23-yard touchdown pass on a fade route from Tyler Sullivan with 1:09 left to play to break a tie game at 44. The scoring play gave the Statesmen a 51-44 lead. It was their first lead since the 10:44 mark in the first quarter. A&M-Commerce drove all the way down to the Delta State 11 yard line, but had the game-tying pass hit off the receiver's hands as Delta State sealed the win...Complete Release

Tarleton falls to Findlay 35-34 in season opener

Tarleton football fell in the season opener 35-34 to Findlay at Memorial Stadium.

In a rematch of the 1978 NAIA playoffs where Findlay won 13-6, the Texans came up short once again to the Oilers, despite holding a 31-14 lead in the third quarter.

After Findlay scored the game's first touchdown on a 2-yard run by Marcus Jones, Le'Nard Meyers hauled in a 50-yard pass from Zed Woerner to put the Texans on the board and tie the score at 7 with 3:26 left in the first quarter.

Meyers finished the game with seven receptions for 139 yards. It was Meyers' seventh 100-yard receiving game of the senior's career, moving him into a tie with Will Moody for third all-time in 100-yard receiving games...Complete Release