# 2022 Angelo State Rams football team

The 2022 Angelo State Rams football team represented Angelo State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jeff Girsch, the Rams compiled an overall record of 12–1 with a mark of 9–0 in conference play, winning the LSC title. Angelo State received a first-round bye in the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs and beat Bemidji State in the second round before losing to Colorado Mines in the quarterfinals. Angelo State played home games at the LeGrand Sports Complex in San Angelo, Texas.

## Preseason
### LSC media poll

LSC media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Angelo State | 257 (15) |
| 2 | Midwestern State | 236 (9) |
| 3 | Central Washington | 207 |
| 4 | West Texas A&M | 198 (1) |
| 5 | UT Permian Basin | 150 (2) |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 143 |
| 7 | Western Oregon | 108 |
| 8 | Eastern New Mexico | 97 |
| 9 | Western New Mexico | 57 |
| 10 | Simon Fraser | 32 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Chadron State* | No. 7 | LeGrand Sports ComplexSan Angelo, TX | W 35–0 | 2,676 |
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Colorado Mines* | No. 6 | Alumni FieldGolden, CO | W 30–27 $^{OT}$ | 1,863 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at UT Permian Basin | No. 5 | Astound Broadband StadiumMidland, TX | W 34–21 | 3,287 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | West Texas A&M | No. 4 | LeGrand Sports ComplexSan Angelo, TX | W 34–14 | 4,283 |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Oregon | No. 3 | McArthur FieldMonmouth, OR | W 30–7 | 774 |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern New Mexico | No. 3 | LeGrand Sports ComplexSan Angelo, TX | W 28–9 | 3,637 |
| October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Western New Mexico | No. 3 | Altamirano StadiumSilver City, NM | W 52–13 | 225 |
| October 22 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 15 Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 2 | LeGrand Sports ComplexSan Angelo, TX | W 34–7 | 5,246 |
| October 29 | 9:00 p.m. | at Simon Fraser | No. 2 | Borderite StadiumBlaine, WA | W 24–0 | 400 |
| November 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Central Washington | No. 2 | LeGrand Sports ComplexSan Angelo, TX | W 22–12 | 4,719 |
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Midwestern State | No. 2 | Memorial StadiumWichita Falls, TX | W 37–19 | 6,167 |
| November 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Bemidji State* | No. 2 | LeGrand Sports ComplexSan Angelo, TX (NCAA Division II Second Round) | W 33–7 | 3,956 |
| December 3 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 11 Colorado Mines* | No. 2 | LeGrand Sports ComplexSan Angelo, TX (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal) | L 24–42 | 4,872 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place 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 |
| AFCA | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (3) | 7 |

## Coaching staff

Angelo State Rams :
| Name | Position | Consecutive season at Angelo State in current position | Previous position |
| Jeff Girsch | Head coach | 4th | Angelo State – Defensive coordinator (2015–2018) |
| Kevin Kilmer | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | 4th | Bowling Green – Co-offensive coordinator / wide receivers (2016–2018) |
| Adam Clark | Defensive coordinator | 5th | Tarleton State – Special teams coordinator / defensive line (2017) |
| Jason Johnson | Wide receivers | 7th | Texas State – Wide receivers (2011–2015) |
| Devante Sims | Defensive backs | 2nd | Eastern New Mexico – Defensive backs (2019–2020) |
| Madison Atwell | Offensive line | 2nd | Snow – Offensive line (2020) |
| Tyler O'Bryan | Linebackers | 1st | Angelo State – Graduate assistant (2017–2021) |
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## Game summaries
### Chadron State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 7 Rams | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
at LeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas
* Date: September 1
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 2,676
* Referee: Joe Greer
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | CSC | ASU |
| First downs | 13 | 26 |
| Total yards | 224 | 424 |
| Rushing yards | 164 | 191 |
| Passing yards | 60 | 233 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 27:11 | 32:49 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Chadron State | Passing | Heath Beemiller | 6/25, 60 yards, 2 INT |
| Chadron State | Rushing | Heath Beemiller | 18 rushes, 90 yards |
| Chadron State | Receiving | Peter Krohn | 1 reception, 26 yards |
| Angelo State | Passing | Zach Bronkhorst | 18/34, 233 yards, 2 TD |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Alfred Grear | 13 rushes, 111 yards |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Noah Massey | 5 receptions, 75 yards, TD |

### At No. 12 Colorado Mines

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| No. 6 Rams | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| No. 12 Orediggers | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
at Alumni Field, Golden, Colorado
* Date: September 10
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT/12:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 1,863
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ASU | CSM |
| First downs | 23 | 16 |
| Total yards | 437 | 273 |
| Rushing yards | 264 | 106 |
| Passing yards | 173 | 167 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 27:25 | 32:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Angelo State | Passing | Zach Bronkhorst | 17/34, 173 yards, 2 INT |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Nate Omayebu III | 21 rushes, 89 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Kyle Bradford | 3 receptions, 52 yards |
| Colorado Mines | Passing | John Matocha | 13/26, 167 yards, TD |
| Colorado Mines | Rushing | Michael Zerman | 25 rushes, 77 yards, TD |
| Colorado Mines | Receiving | Josh Johnston | 4 receptions, 65 yards |

### At UT Permian Basin

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Rams | 14 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
at Astound Broadband Stadium, Midland, Texas
* Date: September 17
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 90 °F (32 °C)
* Game attendance: 3,287
* Referee: Tony Acosta
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ASU | TPB |
| 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 | Statistics |
| Angelo State | Passing | Zach Bronkhorst | 22/42, 325 yards, 2 TD |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Nate Omayebu III | 26 rushes, 130 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Kyle Bradford | 4 receptions, 78 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Jordan Barton | 10/19, 246 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Kory Harris | 17 rushes, 47 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | MJ Link | 5 receptions, 191 yards, 2 TD |

### West Texas A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 4 Rams | 6 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
at LeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas
* Date: September 24
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 4,283
* Referee: Wayne Elliot
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | WT | ASU |
| First downs | 20 | 23 |
| Total yards | 356 | 455 |
| Rushing yards | 117 | 176 |
| Passing yards | 239 | 279 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 30:00 | 30:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Nick Gerber | 14/24, 189 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Jarrod Compton | 15 rushes, 61 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Noah Bogardus | 3 receptions, 71 yards |
| Angelo State | Passing | Zach Bronkhorst | 27/39, 279 yards, TD, INT |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Nate Omayebu III | 19 rushes, 97 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Rasheen Green | 5 receptions, 67 yards |

### At Western Oregon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 3 Rams | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| Wolves | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at McArthur Field, Monmouth, Oregon
* Date: October 1
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT/11:00 a.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 774
* Referee: Cameron McNie
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ASU | WOU |
| First downs | 16 | 10 |
| Total yards | 437 | 180 |
| Rushing yards | 161 | 53 |
| Passing yards | 276 | 127 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 28:32 | 31:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Angelo State | Passing | Zach Bronkhorst | 14/24, 276 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Nate Omayebu III | 19 rushes, 83 yards, 2 TD |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Noah Massey | 3 receptions, 87 yards |
| Western Oregon | Passing | Gannon Winker | 14/23, 127 yards, 3 INT |
| Western Oregon | Rushing | Omari Land | 21 rushes, 94 yards, TD |
| Western Oregon | Receiving | Marquis Sampson | 6 receptions, 62 yards |

### Eastern New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Greyhounds | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| No. 3 Rams | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at LeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas
* Date: October 8
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 3,637
* Referee: Andy Dunklin
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ENM | ASU |
| First downs | 10 | 21 |
| Total yards | 207 | 417 |
| Rushing yards | 125 | 169 |
| Passing yards | 82 | 248 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 32:08 | 27:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Mario Sanchez | 7/15, 82 yards, INT |
| Eastern New Mexico | Rushing | Isaiah Tate | 27 rushes, 103 yards |
| Eastern New Mexico | Receiving | Asa Wondeh | 3 receptions, 58 yards |
| Angelo State | Passing | Zach Bronkhorst | 14/31, 248 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Kason Philips | 11 rushes, 69 yards |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Noah Massey | 4 receptions, 52 yards, TD |

### At Western New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 3 Rams | 10 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
| Mustangs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Altamirano Stadium, Silver City, New Mexico
* Date: October 15
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/11:00 a.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 225
* Referee: Dwayne Finley
* Box score, Recap
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Angelo State | Passing |
| Angelo State | Rushing |
| Angelo State | Receiving |
| Western New Mexico | Passing |
| Western New Mexico | Rushing |
| Western New Mexico | Receiving |

### No. 15 Texas A&M–Kingsville

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Javelinas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 2 Rams | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
at LeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas
* Date: October 22
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 5,246
* Referee: Kenny Moore
* Box score, Recap
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Passing |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Rushing |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Receiving |
| Angelo State | Passing |
| Angelo State | Rushing |
| Angelo State | Receiving |

### At Simon Fraser

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 2 Rams | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Red Leafs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Borderite Stadium, Blaine, Washington
* Date: October 29
* Game time: 9:00 p.m. CDT/7:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Cold and cloudy, 12 °C (54 °F)
* Game attendance: 400
* Referee: Tim Gloudeman
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ASU | SFU |
| First downs | 28 | 4 |
| Total yards | 428 | 55 |
| Rushing yards | 238 | 16 |
| Passing yards | 190 | 39 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 40:12 | 19:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Angelo State | Passing | Zack Bronkhorst | 18/30, 190 yards |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Kason Philips | 23 rushes, 111 yards, 2 TD |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Kason Philips | 4 receptions, 44 yards |
| Simon Fraser | Passing | Justin Seiber | 7/20, 39 yards |
| Simon Fraser | Rushing | Somto Anyadike | 10 rushes, 19 yards |
| Simon Fraser | Receiving | Aidan Pearce | 3 receptions, 17 yards |

### Central Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| No. 2 Rams | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
at LeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas
* Date: November 5
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 4,719
* Referee: Brad Frisby
* Box score, Recap
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Central Washington | Passing |
| Central Washington | Rushing |
| Central Washington | Receiving |
| Angelo State | Passing |
| Angelo State | Rushing |
| Angelo State | Receiving |

### At Midwestern State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 2 Rams | 14 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
| Mustangs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
at Memorial Stadium, Wichita Falls, Texas
* Date: November 12
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 42 °F (6 °C)
* Game attendance: 6,167
* Referee: Randy Adams
* Box score, Recap
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Angelo State | Passing |
| Angelo State | Rushing |
| Angelo State | Receiving |
| Midwestern State | Passing |
| Midwestern State | Rushing |
| Midwestern State | Receiving |

### Bemidji State (NCAA Division II Second Round)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 2 Rams | 0 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 33 |
at LeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas
* Date: November 26
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 47 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 3,956
* Referee: Cecil Harrison
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | BSU | ASU |
| First downs | 8 | 25 |
| Total yards | 188 | 486 |
| Rushing yards | 10 | 149 |
| Passing yards | 178 | 337 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 20:05 | 39:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bemidji State | Passing | Brandon Alt | 16/36, 178 yards, TD, 5 INT |
| Bemidji State | Rushing | Sage Booker | 5 rushes, 11 yards |
| Bemidji State | Receiving | Dhel Duncan-Busby | 5 receptions, 74 yards |
| Angelo State | Passing | Zach Bronkhorst | 21/41, 337 yards, 2 TD |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Nate Omayebu III | 24 rushes, 91 yards |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Noah Massey | 7 receptions, 96 yards |

### No. 11 Colorado Mines (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 11 Orediggers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| No. 2 Rams | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
at LeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas
* Date: December 3
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 4,872
* Referee: Dwight Neibling
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | CSM | ASU |
| First downs | 18 | 20 |
| Total yards | 322 | 396 |
| Rushing yards | 161 | 323 |
| Passing yards | 161 | 73 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 30:15 | 29:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Colorado Mines | Passing | John Matocha | 16/28, 161 yards, 4 TD |
| Colorado Mines | Rushing | John Matocha | 16 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD |
| Colorado Mines | Receiving | Tristan Smith | 6 receptions, 54 yards, 3 TD |
| Angelo State | Passing | Zach Bronkhorst | 28/50, 323 yards, 3 TD |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Nate Omayebu III | 15 rushes, 76 yards |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Zorhan Rideaux | 7 receptions, 107 yards |