# 2012 Midwestern State Mustangs football team

The 2012 Midwestern State Mustangs football team represented Midwestern State University in the 2012 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 8 | 7:00 pm | at Tarleton State | No. 4 | Memorial StadiumStephenville, TX | L 17–20 | 6,027 |
| September 13 | 7:06 pm | vs. Texas A&M–Commerce | No. 16 | Cowboys StadiumArlington, TX | W 65–14 | 3,426 |
| September 22 | 7:05 pm | at Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 15 | Javelina StadiumKingsville, TX | W 45–28 | 8,136 |
| September 29 | 7:05 pm | Incarnate Word | No. 14 | Memorial StadiumWichita Falls, TX | W 34–7 | 6,742 |
| October 4 | 6:35 pm | at No. 18 West Alabama* | No. 13 | Tiger StadiumLivingston, Ala | W 42–27 | 2,050 |
| October 13 | 7:00 pm | Angelo State | No. 13 | Memorial StadiumWichita Falls, TX | W 35–28 | 7,743 |
| October 20 | 2:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | No. 13 | Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX | W 35–31 | 7,212 |
| October 27 | 7:00 pm | Eastern New Mexico | No. 11 | Memorial StadiumWichita Falls, TX | W 51–28 | 3,129 |
| November 3 | 6:00 pm | at No. 12 West Texas A&M | No. 10 | Kimbrough MemorialCanyon, TX | W 51–48 | 12,238 |
| November 10 | 1:00 pm | West Georgia* | No. 9 | Memorial StadiumWichita Falls, TX | W 35–17 | 8,550 |
| November 17 | 12:00 pm | at No. 18 Indianapolis* | No. 8 | Key StadiumIndianapolis, IN (NCAA Division II First Round) | L 14–31 | 6,235 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At Tarleton State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Texans | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| Statistics | MSU | TSU |
| First downs | 21 | 23 |
| Total yards | 319 | 354 |
| Rushing yards | 146 | 217 |
| Passing yards | 173 | 137 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 26:16 | 33:44 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Brandon Kelsey | 16/32, 173 yards, 2 INT |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Brandon Kelsey | 13 rushes, 71 yards, TD |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Jared Freeman | 4 receptions, 83 yards |
| Tarleton State | Passing | Aaron Doyle | 18/26, 137 yards, INT |
| Tarleton State | Rushing | Jerome Regal | 33 rushes, 152 yards, 2 TD |
| Tarleton State | Receiving | Clifton Rhodes III | 4 receptions, 47 yards |

### Vs. Texas A&M–Commerce (LSC Football Festival)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 16 Mustangs | 13 | 10 | 35 | 7 | 65 |
| Statistics | TAMUC | MSU |
| First downs | 13 | 24 |
| Total yards | 271 | 555 |
| Rushing yards | 89 | 376 |
| Passing yards | 182 | 179 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 30:10 | 29:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Deric Davis | 14/21, 129 yards, TD, INT |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing | Deric Davis | 10 rushes, 49 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving | Garret Smith | 5 receptions, 43 yards |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Brandon Kelsey | 13/19, 154 yards, TD, INT |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Chauncey Harris | 4 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Kendall Wren | 3 receptions, 52 yards |

### At Texas A&M–Kingsville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Mustangs | 7 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 45 |
| Javelinas | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Statistics | MSU | TAMUK |
| First downs | 24 | 28 |
| Total yards | 615 | 482 |
| Rushing yards | 421 | 58 |
| Passing yards | 194 | 424 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 29:52 | 30:08 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Brandon Kelsey | 11/21, 194 yards, TD |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Keidrick Jackson | 18 rushes, 156 yards, 4 TD |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Jared Freeman | 4 receptions, 71 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Passing | Bryan Ehrlich | 28/55, 415 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Rushing | Randall Toney | 16 rushes, 39 yards |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Receiving | Sherman Batiste | 8 receptions, 166 yards, 2 TD |

### Incarnate Word

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 14 Mustangs | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Statistics | UIW | MSU |
| First downs | 17 | 21 |
| Total yards | 294 | 423 |
| Rushing yards | 148 | 260 |
| Passing yards | 146 | 163 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:17 | 26:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | Zach Rhodes | 14/34, 100 yards, TD, INT |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing | Joseph Sadler | 13 rushes, 68 yards |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving | Joseph Sadler | 4 receptions, 47 yards |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Brandon Kelsey | 11/20, 163 yards, TD, INT |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Keidrick Jackson | 24 rushes, 173 yards, 2 TD |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Jared Freeman | 5 receptions, 47 yards |

### At No. 18 West Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| No. 18 Tigers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Statistics | MSU | UWA |
| First downs | 23 | 19 |
| Total yards | 414 | 364 |
| Rushing yards | 348 | 188 |
| Passing yards | 66 | 176 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:03 | 32:57 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Brandon Kelsey | 7/15, 66 yards |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Keidrick Jackson | 21 rushes, 193 yards, 3 TD |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Joe Sanders | 2 receptions, 24 yards |
| West Alabama | Passing | Gary Johnston | 7/14, 106 yards, 2 TD |
| West Alabama | Rushing | Danny Hobbs | 24 rushes, 109 yards, TD |
| West Alabama | Receiving | Marcus Brown | 3 receptions, 74 yards, TD |

### Angelo State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 13 Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Statistics | ASU | MSU |
| First downs | 20 | 21 |
| Total yards | 351 | 339 |
| Rushing yards | 168 | 280 |
| Passing yards | 183 | 59 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 32:45 | 27:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Angelo State | Passing | Blake Hamblin | 14/28, 183 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Blake Smith | 13 rushes, 59 yards |
| Angelo State | Receiving | C. J. Akins | 5 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Brandon Kelsey | 6/16, 59 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Brandon Kelsey | 20 rushes, 153 yards, 2 TD |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Keivin Swanson | 3 receptions, 34 yards |

### At Abilene Christian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Mustangs | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Statistics | MSU | ACU |
| First downs | 30 | 25 |
| Total yards | 510 | 427 |
| Rushing yards | 389 | 92 |
| Passing yards | 121 | 335 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 29:34 | 30:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Brandon Kelsey | 12/16, 121 yards, INT |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Keidrick Jackson | 23 rushes, 197 yards, TD |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Chauncey Harris | 4 receptions, 57 yards |
| Abilene Christian | Passing | Mitchell Gale | 26/38, 335 yards, 3 TD |
| Abilene Christian | Rushing | Charcandrick West | 18 rushes, 63 yards, TD |
| Abilene Christian | Receiving | Taylor Gabriel | 9 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD |

### Eastern New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Greyhounds | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 11 Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 51 |
| Statistics | ENMU | MSU |
| First downs | 16 | 28 |
| Total yards | 353 | 516 |
| Rushing yards | 172 | 350 |
| Passing yards | 181 | 166 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 34:33 | 25:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Wesley Wood | 11/18, 181 yards, 3 TD |
| Eastern New Mexico | Rushing | Wesley Wood | 26 rushes, 81 yards |
| Eastern New Mexico | Receiving | De'Coreyon Thomas | 2 receptions, 73 yards |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Brandon Kelsey | 10/13, 120 yards, 2 TD |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Chauncey Harris | 15 rushes, 157 yards, 2 TD |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Mark Strange | 2 receptions, 48 yards |

### At No. 12 West Texas A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Mustangs | 14 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 52 |
| No. 12 Buffaloes | 10 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
| Statistics | MSU | WTAMU |
| First downs | 24 | 30 |
| Total yards | 565 | 525 |
| Rushing yards | 317 | 134 |
| Passing yards | 248 | 391 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 29:52 | 30:08 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Brandon Kelsey | 14/22, 248 yards, TD |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Keidrick Jackson | 20 rushes, 133 yards, 2 TD |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Keivin Swanson | 6 receptions, 91 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Dustin Vaughan | 30/47, 391 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Khiry Robinson | 23 rushes, 147 yards, 3 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Lance Ratliff | 11 receptions, 180 yards, TD |

### West Georgia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolves | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 9 Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Statistics | UWG | MSU |
| First downs | 21 | 28 |
| Total yards | 336 | 513 |
| Rushing yards | 187 | 470 |
| Passing yards | 149 | 43 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 32:31 | 27:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Georgia | Passing | Austin Trainor | 15/32, 149 yards, INT |
| West Georgia | Rushing | Seth Hinsley | 15 rushes, 86 yards, TD |
| West Georgia | Receiving | Bobby Burum | 4 receptions, 48 yards |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Brandon Kelsey | 4/11, 43 yards, INT |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Chauncey Harris | 16 rushes, 232 yards, 2 TD |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Thomas Carper | 1 reception, 15 yards |

### At No. 18 Indianapolis (NCAA Division II First Round)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 18 Greyhounds | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
| Statistics | MSU | IND |
| First downs | 14 | 23 |
| Total yards | 280 | 338 |
| Rushing yards | 206 | 191 |
| Passing yards | 74 | 147 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 24:12 | 35:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Jake Glover | 7/18, 56 yards, INT |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Keidrick Jackson | 16 rushes, 91 yards, 2 TD |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Keivin Swanson | 5 receptions, 39 yards |
| Indianapolis | Passing | Chris Mills | 17/29, 147 yards |
| Indianapolis | Rushing | Matt Ripp | 26 rushes, 143 yards, 2 TD |
| Indianapolis | Receiving | Mar'quone Edmonds | 4 receptions, 42 yards |