# 2011 McMurry War Hawks football team

The 2011 McMurry War Hawks football team represented McMurry University during the 2011 NCAA Division III football season as a member of the American Southwest Conference (ASC). Led by third-year head coach Hal Mumme, the War Hawks played their home games at Wilford Moore Stadium in Abilene, Texas. The War Hawks finished the regular season going 7–1 in ASC play to finish second in the conference. The team received an at-large bid for the NCAA Division III playoffs, making the Division III playoffs for the first time in program history. In the first round, McMurry defeated no. 15 Trinity (TX) before falling to conference foe Mary Hardin–Baylor in the second round.
This was the first year the program competed as the War Hawks. In October 2006, the university announced that its athletic programs would compete without any names after the board of regents voted to drop the old nickname of Indians.

## Preseason
### Media poll

The 2011 ASC preseason media poll was released on August 3. The War Hawks were predicted to finish second in the conference.
ASC media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 239 (23) |
| 2 | McMurry | 183 (1) |
| 3 | Hardin–Simmons | 181 |
| 4 | Louisiana College | 180 (2) |
| 5 | Mississippi College | 125 |
| 6 | East Texas Baptist | 124 (1) |
| 7 | Texas Lutheran | 84 |
| 8 | Howard Payne | 51 |
| 9 | Sul Ross | 48 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 14 (FCS) Stephen F. Austin* | | Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX | L 6–82 | 8,586 |
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at UTSA* | | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | W 24–21 | 31,634 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Mary Hardin–Baylor | | Tiger FieldBelton, TX | L 27–28 | 3,981 |
| September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | East Texas Baptist | | Wilford Moore StadiumAbilene, TX | W 63–31 | 2,100 |
| October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at Howard Payne | | Gordon Wood StadiumBrownwood, TX | W 50–3 | 1,225 |
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Sul Ross | | Wilford Moore StadiumAbilene, TX (Battle of I-20) | W 41–13 | 600 |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at Texas Lutheran | | Matador StadiumSeguin, TX | W 60–16 | 845 |
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | Hardin–Simmons | | Wilford Moore StadiumAbilene, TX (Crosstown Showdown) | W 24–14 | 4,000 |
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Louisiana College | | Wildcat FieldPineville, LA | W 49–28 | 2,980 |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Mississippi College | No. 20 | Wilford Moore StadiumAbilene, TX | W 63–38 | 1,700 |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Trinity (TX)* | No. 19 | Trinity StadiumSan Antonio, TX (NCAA Division III First Round) | W 25–16 | 1,373 |
| November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Mary Hardin–Baylor* | No. 19 | Tiger FieldBelton, TX (NCAA Division III Second Round) | L 20–49 | 2,297 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from D3football.com Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| D3Football.com | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 19 | 14 |

## Game summaries
### At No. 14 (FCS) Stephen F. Austin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| War Hawks | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 14 (FCS) Lumberjacks | 31 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 82 |
| Statistics | MCM | SFA |
| First downs | 8 | 34 |
| Total yards | 128 | 744 |
| Rushing yards | 20 | 237 |
| Passing yards | 108 | 507 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 28:39 | 31:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 14/29, 79 yards, INT |
| McMurry | Rushing | Justin Johnson | 8 rushes, 24 yards |
| McMurry | Receiving | Delfonte Diamond | 4 receptions, 37 yards |
| Stephen F. Austin | Passing | Brady Attaway | 27/37, 275 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Stephen F. Austin | Rushing | Fred Ford | 11 rushes, 178 yards, 2 TD |
| Stephen F. Austin | Receiving | Ryan Gambel | 6 receptions, 85 yards |

### At UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| War Hawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Roadrunners | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Statistics | MCM | UTSA |
| First downs | 16 | 26 |
| Total yards | 375 | 487 |
| Rushing yards | 3 | 232 |
| Passing yards | 372 | 255 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 26:08 | 33:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 29/45, 372 yards, TD, INT |
| McMurry | Rushing | Justin Johnson | 10 rushes, 26 yards |
| McMurry | Receiving | Delfonte Diamond | 7 receptions, 142 yards, TD |
| UTSA | Passing | Eric Soza | 15/28, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| UTSA | Rushing | Eric Soza | 12 rushes, 51 yards |
| UTSA | Receiving | Kam Jones | 1 reception, 51 yards |

### At No. 3 Mary Hardin–Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| War Hawks | 6 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 27 |
| No. 3 Crusaders | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Statistics | MCM | UMHB |
| First downs | 19 | 26 |
| Total yards | 309 | 461 |
| Rushing yards | 21 | 323 |
| Passing yards | 288 | 138 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 28:27 | 31:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 35/57, 288 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| McMurry | Rushing | Justin Johnson | 8 rushes, 24 yards |
| McMurry | Receiving | R. J. Long | 9 receptions, 100 yards, TD |
| Mary Hardin–Baylor | Passing | LiDarral Bailey | 12/20, 138 yards, 2 INT |
| Mary Hardin–Baylor | Rushing | Darius Wilson | 30 rushes, 222 yards, TD |
| Mary Hardin–Baylor | Receiving | Damian Davis | 6 receptions, 82 yards |

### East Texas Baptist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 17 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| War Hawks | 15 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 63 |
| Statistics | ETBU | MCM |
| First downs | 15 | 33 |
| Total yards | 319 | 753 |
| Rushing yards | 99 | 136 |
| Passing yards | 220 | 617 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 30:08 | 29:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| East Texas Baptist | Passing | Sed Harris | 10/21, 167 yards, TD |
| East Texas Baptist | Rushing | Jair Stover | 17 rushes, 75 yards |
| East Texas Baptist | Receiving | Al Lewis | 2 receptions, 50 yards |
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 28/46, 448 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| McMurry | Rushing | Chris Simpson | 5 rushes, 65 yards, TD |
| McMurry | Receiving | Eric Shaffer | 4 receptions, 106 yards |

### At Howard Payne

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| War Hawks | 0 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 50 |
| Yellow Jackets | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Statistics | MCM | HPU |
| First downs | 26 | 6 |
| Total yards | 600 | 130 |
| Rushing yards | 116 | 130 |
| Passing yards | 484 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 28:28 | 31:32 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 34/42, 430 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| McMurry | Rushing | Justin Johnson | 15 rushes, 127 yards, 2 TD |
| McMurry | Receiving | R. J. Long | 10 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD |
| Howard Payne | Passing | Jared Shaw | 0/1, 0 yards |
| Howard Payne | Rushing | Adrian Lighteard | 14 rushes, 95 yards |
| Howard Payne | Receiving | None | |

### Sul Ross

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| War Hawks | 23 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 41 |
| Statistics | SRS | MCM |
| First downs | 4 | 11 |
| Total yards | 90 | 170 |
| Rushing yards | 24 | 58 |
| Passing yards | 66 | 112 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:07 | 20:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Sul Ross | Passing | Scotty Walden | 2/7, 66 yards |
| Sul Ross | Rushing | Dominique Carson | 10 rushes, 43 yards, TD |
| Sul Ross | Receiving | Thomas Sanders | 1 reception, 67 yards |
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 12/21, 112 yards, 4 TD |
| McMurry | Rushing | Justin Johnson | 6 rushes, 32 yards |
| McMurry | Receiving | Delfonte Diamond | 3 receptions, 32 yards |
Kickoff was originally scheduled for 2:00 p.m., but lighting struck just minutes before kickoff. The game would be delayed for nearly six hours then was delayed a second time in the opening minutes of the second quarter. Once play resumed, the coaches agreed to use a running clock. Another lighting strike occurred early in the fourth, ending the game.

### At Texas Lutheran

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| War Hawks | 17 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 60 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Statistics | MCM | TLU |
| First downs | 41 | 17 |
| Total yards | 848 | 297 |
| Rushing yards | 171 | 114 |
| Passing yards | 677 | 183 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 34:15 | 25:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 43/57, 614 yards, 4 TD |
| McMurry | Rushing | Chris Simpson | 7 rushes, 51 yards |
| McMurry | Receiving | Delfonte Diamond | 12 receptions, 195 yards |
| Texas Lutheran | Passing | Mitchell Bunger | 13/30, 143 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Texas Lutheran | Rushing | Dominic Hardaway | 9 rushes, 50 yards |
| Texas Lutheran | Receiving | Ryan Jones | 3 receptions, 58 yards, TD |

### Hardin–Simmons

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| War Hawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Statistics | HSU | MCM |
| First downs | 17 | 24 |
| Total yards | 305 | 443 |
| Rushing yards | 129 | 201 |
| Passing yards | 176 | 242 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 23:32 | 36:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Hardin–Simmons | Passing | Zach Stewart | 14/29, 176 yards, 3 INT |
| Hardin–Simmons | Rushing | Steven Rockwell | 17 rushes, 134 yards, TD |
| Hardin–Simmons | Receiving | Corey Jones | 8 receptions, 117 yards |
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 27/43, 232 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| McMurry | Rushing | Justin Johnson | 22 rushes, 128 yards |
| McMurry | Receiving | Delfonte Diamond | 6 receptions, 72 yards |

### At No. 20 Louisiana College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| War Hawks | 6 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 49 |
| No. 20 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Statistics | MCM | LC |
| First downs | 22 | 25 |
| Total yards | 635 | 528 |
| Rushing yards | 104 | 75 |
| Passing yards | 531 | 454 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 27:07 | 32:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 25/39, 446 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| McMurry | Rushing | Justin Johnson | 9 rushes, 66 yards, TD |
| McMurry | Receiving | Delfonte Diamond | 6 receptions, 145 yards, TD |
| Louisiana College | Passing | Jamie Bunting | 25/43, 454 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Louisiana College | Rushing | Ryan Montague | 9 rushes, 27 yards |
| Louisiana College | Receiving | Darius Williams | 9 receptions, 244 yards, TD |

### Mississippi College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Choctaws | 7 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
| No. 20 War Hawks | 15 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
| Statistics | MC | MCM |
| First downs | 13 | 28 |
| Total yards | 283 | 455 |
| Rushing yards | 171 | 188 |
| Passing yards | 112 | 267 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 27:21 | 32:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Mississippi College | Passing | Tommy Reyer | 9/22, 112 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Mississippi College | Rushing | Steven Knight | 20 rushes, 118 yards, 2 TD |
| Mississippi College | Receiving | DeMarrion Bedford-Hughes | 5 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TD |
| McMurry | Passing | Stephen Warren | 15/20, 186 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| McMurry | Rushing | Justin Johnson | 22 rushes, 134 yards, 2 TD |
| McMurry | Receiving | Eric Shaffer | 8 receptions, 68 yards, TD |

### At No. 15 Trinity (TX) (NCAA Division III First Round)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 19 War Hawks | 7 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 25 |
| No. 15 Tigers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| Statistics | MCM | TU |
| First downs | 12 | 12 |
| Total yards | 271 | 304 |
| Rushing yards | 83 | 44 |
| Passing yards | 188 | 260 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 5 |
| Time of possession | 31:43 | 28:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| McMurry | Passing | Stephen Warren | 17/34, 188 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| McMurry | Rushing | Justin Johnson | 24 rushes, 64 yards |
| McMurry | Receiving | Simeon Neal | 5 receptions, 99 yards |
| Trinity | Passing | Nyk McKissic | 15/36, 260 yards, TD, 4 INT |
| Trinity | Rushing | Nyk McKissic | 10 rushes, 24 yards |
| Trinity | Receiving | Hagen Kattner | 5 receptions, 95 yards |

### At No. 4 Mary Hardin–Baylor (NCAA Division III Second Round)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 19 War Hawks | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| No. 4 Crusaders | 14 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 49 |
| Statistics | MCM | UMHB |
| First downs | 20 | 22 |
| Total yards | 317 | 412 |
| Rushing yards | 48 | 260 |
| Passing yards | 269 | 152 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:21 | 30:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 34/60, 269 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT |
| McMurry | Rushing | Justin Johnson | 18 rushes, 52 yards |
| McMurry | Receiving | Jaret Smith | 6 receptions, 56 yards, TD |
| Mary Hardin–Baylor | Passing | LiDarral Bailey | 10/17, 139 yards, TD |
| Mary Hardin–Baylor | Rushing | LiDarral Bailey | 15 rushes, 93 yards, TD |
| Mary Hardin–Baylor | Receiving | Damian Davis | 9 receptions, 120 yards, TD |