# 2024 Angelo State Rams football team

The 2024 Angelo State Rams football team represented Angelo State University during the 2024 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). Led by seventh-year head coach Jeff Girsch, the Rams played home games at LeGrand Sports Complex in San Angelo, Texas.
On November 9, with a 38–16 win over Western Oregon, the Rams won the LSC Championship. This was the program's second LSC title in three years.

## Preseason
### LSC media poll

The LSC media poll was released on July 25, 2024. The Rams were predicted to finish second in the conference.
LSC media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Central Washington | 286 (20) |
| 2 | Angelo State | 260 (6) |
| 3 | UT Permian Basin | 244 (4) |
| 4 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 202 |
| 5 | Midwestern State | 153 |
| 6 | West Texas A&M | 149 |
| 7 | Eastern New Mexico | 128 |
| 8 | Western Oregon | 118 |
| 9 | Western New Mexico | 68 |
| 10 | Sul Ross | 42 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 1:30 p.m. | at Fort Hays State* | No. 24 | Lewis Field StadiumHays, KS | MIAAN | L 7–21 | 1,045 |
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Emporia State* | No. 24 | Francis G. Welch StadiumEmporia, KS | KMCI | L 12–17 | 4,817 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern New Mexico | | LeGrand Sports ComplexSan Angelo, TX | FloSports | W 26–20 | 3,915 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Western New Mexico | | Altamirano StadiumSilver City, NM | FloSports | W 21–0 | 300 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at UT Permian Basin | | Astound Broadband StadiumMidland, TX | FloSports | W 36–7 | 5,629 |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville | | LeGrand Sports ComplexSan Angelo, TX | FloSports | W 38–0 | 5,237 |
| October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at Midwestern State | | Memorial StadiumWichita Falls, TX | FloSports | W 44–7 | 5,153 |
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Sul Ross | | LeGrand Sports ComplexSan Angelo, TX | FloSports | W 57–10 | 5,349 |
| November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 17 Central Washington | | LeGrand Sports ComplexSan Angelo, TX | FloSports | W 17–16 | 3,389 |
| November 9 | 3:05 p.m. | at Western Oregon | No. 23 | McArthur FieldMonmouth, OR | FloSports | W 38–16 | 2,149 |
| November 16 | 6:00 p.m. | West Texas A&M | No. 21 | LeGrand Sports ComplexSan Angelo, TX | FloSports | W 56–19 | 5,445 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Bemidji State* | No. 16 | LeGrand Sports ComplexSan Angelo, TX (NCAA Division II First Round) | ESPN+ | L 14–24 | 3,125 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AFCA 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 | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| AFCA | 24 | 24* | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | 16 | 20 |
| D2 Football | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 15 | 24 |
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

## Game summaries
### At Fort Hays State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tigers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Lewis Field Stadium, Hays, Kansas
* Date: August 30
* Game time: 1:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Rain
* Game attendance: 1,045
* Referee: Brian Moore
* TV: MIAA Network
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ASU | FHS |
| First downs | 14 | 17 |
| Total yards | 203 | 345 |
| Rushing yards | 80 | 74 |
| Passing yards | 123 | 271 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 29:26 | 30:34 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Angelo State | Passing | Kaeden Smith | 9/13, 75 yards |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Kaeden Smith | 8 rushes, 37 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Kel Williams | 3 receptions, 36 yards |
| Fort Hays State | Passing | Jack Dawson | 23/36, 271 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Fort Hays State | Rushing | Shane Watts | 20 rushes, 60 yards, TD |
| Fort Hays State | Receiving | Trevor Watts | 6 receptions, 73 yards |

### At Emporia State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Rams | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Hornets | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Francis G. Welch Stadium, Emporia, Kansas
* Date: September 7
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 4,817
* Referee: Austin Mezzacasa
* TV: KMCI
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ASU | ESU |
| First downs | 17 | 11 |
| Total yards | 368 | 282 |
| Rushing yards | 239 | 30 |
| Passing yards | 129 | 252 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 36:32 | 23:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Angelo State | Passing | Braeden Fuller | 11/30, 118 yards |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Kaeden Smith | 11 rushes, 94 yards |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Zeek Freeman | 4 receptions, 59 yards |
| Emporia State | Passing | Gunnar Gundy | 25/39, 252 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Emporia State | Rushing | Billy Ross Jr. | 14 rushes, 19 yards |
| Emporia State | Receiving | Tyler Kahmann | 8 receptions, 110 yards, TD |

### Eastern New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Greyhounds | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Rams | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
at LeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas
* Date: September 14
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 91 °F (33 °C)
* Game attendance: 3,915
* Referee: Kenny Kelarek
* TV: FloSports
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ENM | ASU |
| First downs | 25 | 20 |
| Total yards | 371 | 366 |
| Rushing yards | 303 | 195 |
| Passing yards | 68 | 171 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 35:56 | 24:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Mario Sanchez | 3/7, 68 yards, INT |
| Eastern New Mexico | Rushing | Ja'Calvin Newsom | 15 rushes, 83 yards |
| Eastern New Mexico | Receiving | Jeremiah Moore | 1 reception, 57 yards |
| Angelo State | Passing | Braeden Fuller | 14/23, 171 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Brayden Wilcox | 13 rushes, 82 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Kel Williams | 3 receptions, 57 yards |

### At Western New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Altamirano Stadium, Silver City, New Mexico
* Date: September 21
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 300
* Referee: Jon Sasse
* TV: FloSports
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ASU | WNM |
| First downs | 23 | 11 |
| Total yards | 388 | 159 |
| Rushing yards | 166 | 51 |
| Passing yards | 222 | 108 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 31:05 | 23:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Angelo State | Passing | Braeden Fuller | 23/38, 222 yards, 2 TD |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Braeden Fuller | 11 rushes, 74 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Kel Williams | 6 receptions, 70 yards, TD |
| Western New Mexico | Passing | Josh Magana | 12/28, 90 yards, INT |
| Western New Mexico | Rushing | Jamon Chambers | 13 rushes, 57 yards |
| Western New Mexico | Receiving | Davey Morales | 7 receptions, 82 yards |

### At UT Permian Basin

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 36 |
| Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Astound Broadband Stadium, Midland, Texas
* Date: October 5
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 5,629
* Referee: Joshua Bannerman
* TV: FloSports
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ASU | UTPB |
| First downs | 14 | 14 |
| Total yards | 280 | 277 |
| Rushing yards | 168 | 108 |
| Passing yards | 112 | 169 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 28:05 | 31:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Angelo State | Passing | Braeden Fuller | 9/15, 112 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Braeden Fuller | 15 rushes, 146 yards, 3 TD |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Corey Sandolph | 2 receptions, 43 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Issac Mooring | 7/17, 113 yards, TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Kory Harris | 18 rushes, 61 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Deon Cook | 4 receptions, 53 yards |

### Texas A&M–Kingsville

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Javelinas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rams | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
at LeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas
* Date: October 12
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 91 °F (33 °C)
* Game attendance: 5,237
* Referee: James Minor
* TV: FloSports
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | AMK | ASU |
| First downs | 9 | 17 |
| Total yards | 182 | 372 |
| Rushing yards | 66 | 30 |
| Passing yards | 116 | 342 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 31:35 | 28:25 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Passing | Teague Sedtal | 17/29, 116 yards, 2 INT |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Rushing | Roger Hagan | 20 rushes, 77 yards |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Receiving | Isaiah Smalls | 2 receptions, 38 yards |
| Angelo State | Passing | Braeden Fuller | 18/33, 332 yards, 4 TD |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Zeek Freeman | 2 rushes, 14 yards |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Zeek Freeman | 2 receptions, 65 yards |

### At Midwestern State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 44 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Memorial Stadium, Wichita Falls, Texas
* Date: October 19
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 5,153
* Referee: Kenny Kelarek
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ASU | MSU |
| First downs | 20 | 13 |
| Total yards | 391 | 241 |
| Rushing yards | 150 | 105 |
| Passing yards | 241 | 136 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 22:47 | 37:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Angelo State | Passing | Braeden Fuller | 15/19, 169 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Braeden Fuller | 6 rushes, 45 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Anthony Jones | 1 reception, 69 yards, TD |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Andrew Knebel | 7/17, 72 yards, INT |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Jalen March | 11 rushes, 24 yards |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Jailyn Robertson | 1 reception, 33 yards |

### Sul Ross

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Rams | 14 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 57 |
at LeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas
* Date: October 26
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 5,349
* Referee: Wayne Elliott
* TV: FloSports
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | SRS | ASU |
| First downs | 8 | 28 |
| Total yards | 173 | 548 |
| Rushing yards | 39 | 195 |
| Passing yards | 134 | 353 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:39 | 34:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Sul Ross | Passing | Andrew Martinez | 11/18, 128 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Sul Ross | Rushing | Jordan Morales | 10 rushes, 31 yards |
| Sul Ross | Receiving | Austin Ogunmakin | 2 receptions, 57 yards |
| Angelo State | Passing | Braeden Fuller | 17/23, 287 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Jayden Jones | 11 rushes, 80 yards, 2 TD |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Zeek Freeman | 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD |

### No. 17 Central Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Rams | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at LeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas
* Date: November 2
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 3,389
* Referee: Robert Newton
* TV: FloSports
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | CWU | ASU |
| First downs | 17 | 11 |
| Total yards | 373 | 291 |
| Rushing yards | 237 | 123 |
| Passing yards | 136 | 168 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 37:21 | 22:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Central Washington | Passing | Kennedy McGill | 10/19, 136 yards, INT |
| Central Washington | Rushing | Kennedy McGill | 21 rushes, 130 yards, TD |
| Central Washington | Receiving | Marcus Cook | 5 receptions, 73 yards |
| Angelo State | Passing | Braeden Fuller | 8/15, 168 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Braeden Fuller | 22 rushes, 94 yards |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Zeek Freeman | 1 reception, 75 yards, TD |

### At Western Oregon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Rams | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Wolves | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
at McArthur Field, Monmouth, Oregon
* Date: November 9
* Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST/1:05 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Sunny, 57 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 2,149
* Referee: Joe Greer
* TV: FloSports
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ASU | WOU |
| First downs | 17 | 18 |
| Total yards | 428 | 289 |
| Rushing yards | 113 | 134 |
| Passing yards | 315 | 155 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 28:40 | 31:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Angelo State | Passing | Braeden Fuller | 13/25, 315 yards, 3 TD |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Cameron Dischler | 9 rushes, 37 yards |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Zorhan Rideaux | 3 receptions, 124 yards, 2 TD |
| Western Oregon | Passing | Jordan McCarty | 7/10, 101 yards |
| Western Oregon | Rushing | Kaino Sayre | 21 rushes, 93 yards |
| Western Oregon | Receiving | Damon Hickock | 4 receptions, 68 yards |

### West Texas A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| No. 21 Rams | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
at LeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas
* Date: November 16
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 5,445
* Referee: Duane Martin
* TV: FloSports
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | WT | ASU |
| First downs | 11 | 27 |
| Total yards | 225 | 573 |
| Rushing yards | 106 | 322 |
| Passing yards | 119 | 251 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:46 | 32:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Kanon Gibson | 9/20, 119 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Tre'Jon Henderson | 13 rushes, 42 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Tucker Swoboda | 4 receptions, 103 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Passing | Braeden Fuller | 13/23, 238 yards, 4 TD |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Braeden Fuller | 15 rushes, 187 yards, 3 TD |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Kyle Bradford | 2 receptions, 87 yards, TD |

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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| No. 16 Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at LeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas
* Date: November 23
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 3,125
* Referee: Cecil Harrison
* TV: ESPN+
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | BSU | ASU |
| First downs | 11 | 13 |
| Total yards | 262 | 231 |
| Rushing yards | 231 | 93 |
| Passing yards | 31 | 138 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 31:42 | 28:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bemidji State | Passing | Sam McGath | 7/14, 31 yards, TD, INT |
| Bemidji State | Rushing | Connor Carver | 8 rushes, 114 yards, TD |
| Bemidji State | Receiving | Brice Peters | 3 receptions, 31 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Passing | Braeden Fuller | 14/32, 138 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Cameron Dischler | 7 rushes, 33 yards |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Kel Williams | 3 receptions, 44 yards |

## Weekly awards

* LSC Offensive Player of the Week
    Braeden Fuller (week 3 vs. Western New Mexico)
    Braeden Fuller (week 5 vs. UT Permian Basin)
    Braeden Fuller (week 6 vs. Texas A&M–Kingsville)
    Braeden Fuller (week 10 vs. Western Oregon)
    Braeden Fuller (week 11 vs. West Texas A&M)
* LSC Defensive Player of the Week
    Kenton Allen (week 5 vs. UT Permian Basin)
    Kenton Allen (week 9 vs. Central Washington)
    Eric Rascoe (week 10 vs. Western Oregon)
* LSC Special Teams Player of the Week
    Cade Fuller (week 6 vs. Texas A&M–Kingsville)