# 2024 Sul Ross Lobos football team

The 2024 Sul Ross Lobos football team represented Sul Ross State University during the 2024 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Lobos were led by third-year head coach Barry Derickson and played their home games at Jackson Field in Alpine, Texas.
The 2024 season marked the second year of a three-year transition period from Division III to Division II for the program. The Lobos were not eligible for the NCAA Division II playoffs but were eligible for the Heritage Bowl, conference awards, and the regular season conference title.
On December 2, Barry Derickson announced that he was stepping down as the Lobos' head coach. On February 12, 2025, Lubbock-Cooper High School offensive line coach and assistant offensive coordinator Lee Hays was named the Lobos' new head coach.

## Recruiting

The Lobos' 2024 recruiting class consisted of 57 players: 28 offensive players, 28 defensive players, and one special teams player.

## Preseason
### LSC media poll

The LSC media poll was released on July 25, 2024. The Lobos were predicted to finish last in the conference.
LSC media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Central Washington | 286 (20) |
| 2 | Angelo State | 260 (6) |
| 3 | Texas 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 | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 6:00 p.m. | West Texas A&M | Jackson FieldAlpine, TX | FloSports | L 21–42 | 143 |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Eastern New Mexico* | Greyhound StadiumPortales, NM | FloSports | L 17–36 | 4,227 |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Wayland Baptist* | Jackson FieldAlpine, TX | FloSports | W 52–51 $^{OT}$ | 217 |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Western Oregon | Jackson FieldAlpine, TX | FloSports | L 17–39 | 120 |
| September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Kingsville | Javelina StadiumKingsville, TX | FloSports | L 21–56 | 10,500 |
| October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Midwestern State | Memorial StadiumWichita Falls, TX | FloSports | L 21–40 | 5,127 |
| October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Western New Mexico | Jackson FieldAlpine, TX (Battle for the Golden Tumbleweed) | FloSports | W 34–20 | 208 |
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | at Angelo State | LeGrand Sports ComplexSan Angelo, TX | FloSports | L 10–57 | 5,349 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern New Mexico | Jackson FieldAlpine, TX | FloSports | W 33–28 | 187 |
| November 9 | 8:00 p.m. | at Central Washington | Tomlinson StadiumEllensburg, WA | FloSports | L 0–66 | 4,457 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | UT Permian Basin | Jackson FieldAlpine, TX | FloSports | L 7–75 | 200 |
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## Game summaries
### West Texas A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Lobos | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
at Jackson Field, Alpine, Texas
* Date: August 29
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Rain, 77 °F (25 °C)
* Game attendance: 143
* Referee: Rolando Gonzalez
* TV: FloSports
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | WT | SRS |
| First downs | 28 | 9 |
| Total yards | 522 | 175 |
| Rushing yards | 383 | 59 |
| Passing yards | 139 | 116 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 40:12 | 19:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Sean Johnson Jr. | 20/26, 139 yards, TD, INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Sean Johnson Jr. | 14 rushes, 167 yards, 4 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Zorian Stanton | 5 receptions, 51 yards |
| Sul Ross | Passing | Andrew Martinez | 10/18, 116 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Sul Ross | Rushing | Jordan Morales | 7 rushes, 24 yards |
| Sul Ross | Receiving | Yamil Oaxaca | 3 receptions, 75 yards, TD |

### At Eastern New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Greyhounds | 8 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 36 |
at Greyhound Stadium, Portales, New Mexico
* Date: September 7
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 4,227
* Referee: Jon Sasse
* TV: FloSports
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | SRS | ENM |
| First downs | 18 | 25 |
| Total yards | 321 | 412 |
| Rushing yards | 72 | 366 |
| Passing yards | 249 | 46 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:03 | 34:57 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Sul Ross | Passing | Andrew Martinez | 19/31, 221 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Sul Ross | Rushing | Andrew Martinez | 13 rushes, 51 yards |
| Sul Ross | Receiving | Vicente Luevano | 5 receptions, 71 yards, 2 TD |
| Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Mario Sanchez | 5/6, 46 yards |
| Eastern New Mexico | Rushing | Ron Craten | 26 rushes, 141 yards, 2 TD |
| Eastern New Mexico | Receiving | Elijah Zeh | 1 reception, 19 yards |

### Wayland Baptist

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Pioneers | 7 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 51 |
| Lobos | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 52 |
at Jackson Field, Alpine, Texas
* Date: September 14
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 84 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 217
* Referee: James Minor
* TV: FloSports
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | WBU | SRS |
| First downs | 25 | 20 |
| Total yards | 439 | 475 |
| Rushing yards | 219 | 132 |
| Passing yards | 220 | 343 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 32:59 | 25:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Wayland Baptist | Passing | Davian Guajardo | 17/31, 220 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Wayland Baptist | Rushing | Keamodre Horace | 14 rushes, 105 yards, 2 TD |
| Wayland Baptist | Receiving | Jasiah Barron | 7 receptions, 120 yards |
| Sul Ross | Passing | Andrew Martinez | 18/31, 343 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Sul Ross | Rushing | Andrew Martinez | 10 rushes, 48 yards |
| Sul Ross | Receiving | Vicente Luevano | 6 receptions, 95 yards, TD |

### Western Oregon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolves | 11 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 39 |
| Lobos | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Jackson Field, Alpine, Texas
* Date: September 21
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 89 °F (32 °C)
* Game attendance: 120
* Referee: Steve Hill
* TV: FloSports
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | WOU | SRS |
| First downs | 24 | 20 |
| Total yards | 389 | 295 |
| Rushing yards | 259 | 129 |
| Passing yards | 130 | 166 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 31:10 | 28:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Western Oregon | Passing | Kainoa Jones | 6/12, 76 yards |
| Western Oregon | Rushing | Jermaine Land | 5 rushes, 53 yards, TD |
| Western Oregon | Receiving | Armaad Hubbard | 1 reception, 38 yards |
| Sul Ross | Passing | Andrew Martinez | 18/31, 112 yards, 2 INT |
| Sul Ross | Rushing | Carson Workman | 2 rushes, 72 yards, TD |
| Sul Ross | Receiving | Yamil Oaxaca | 7 receptions, 57 yards, TD |

### At Texas A&M–Kingsville

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Javelinas | 14 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 56 |
at Javelina Stadium, Kingsville, Texas
* Date: September 28
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 10,500
* Referee: Onare Brown
* TV: FloSports
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | SRS | AMK |
| First downs | 20 | 29 |
| Total yards | 348 | 484 |
| Rushing yards | 2 | 221 |
| Passing yards | 346 | 263 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 27:53 | 32:07 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Sul Ross | Passing | Andrew Martinez | 13/25, 227 yards, 2 TD |
| Sul Ross | Rushing | Carson Workman | 4 rushes, 22 yards |
| Sul Ross | Receiving | Austin Ogunmakin | 5 receptions, 150 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Passing | Teague Sedtal | 17/25, 230 yards, 4 TD |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Rushing | Roger Hagan | 14 rushes, 72 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Receiving | Isaiah Smalls | 3 receptions, 67 yards, 2 TD |

### At Midwestern State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Mustangs | 13 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 40 |
at Memorial Stadium, Wichita Falls, Texas
* Date: October 12
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 5,127
* Referee: Xavier Velazquez
* TV: FloSports
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | SRS | MSU |
| First downs | 14 | 17 |
| Total yards | 301 | 335 |
| Rushing yards | 61 | 145 |
| Passing yards | 240 | 190 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 26:47 | 33:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Sul Ross | Passing | Tucker Bridwell | 8/18, 113 yards, TD |
| Sul Ross | Rushing | Kendrick Jefferson | 4 rushes, 29 yards |
| Sul Ross | Receiving | Austin Ogunmakin | 4 receptions, 90 yards |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Andrew Knebel | 16/25, 190 yards, 2 TD |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Devin Cross | 11 rushes, 60 yards |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Demonte Greene | 2 receptions, 89 yards, TD |

### Western New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Lobos | 0 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
at Jackson Field, Alpine, Texas
* Date: October 19
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 208
* Referee: John Sasse
* TV: FloSports
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | WNM | SRS |
| First downs | 19 | 19 |
| Total yards | 316 | 306 |
| Rushing yards | 64 | 84 |
| Passing yards | 252 | 222 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 30:00 | 30:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Western New Mexico | Passing | Josh Magana | 11/18, 132 yards, INT |
| Western New Mexico | Rushing | Josh Magana | 14 rushes, 23 yards, TD |
| Western New Mexico | Receiving | Anthony Flores | 6 receptions, 89 yards |
| Sul Ross | Passing | Andrew Martinez | 19/31, 222 yards, 2 TD |
| Sul Ross | Rushing | Jordan Morales | 14 rushes, 66 yards, TD |
| Sul Ross | Receiving | Austin Ogunmakin | 10 receptions, 167 yards, TD |

### At Angelo State

| 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 |

### Eastern New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Greyhounds | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Lobos | 7 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 33 |
at Jackson Field, Alpine, Texas
* Date: November 2
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 187
* Referee: Daniel Mena
* TV: FloSports
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ENM | SRS |
| First downs | 22 | 18 |
| Total yards | 484 | 399 |
| Rushing yards | 376 | 191 |
| Passing yards | 108 | 208 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 36:34 | 23:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Mario Sanchez | 8/15, 108 yards, INT |
| Eastern New Mexico | Rushing | Ron Craten | 22 rushes, 178 yards, TD |
| Eastern New Mexico | Receiving | Daniel Ceniceros | 1 reception, 27 yards |
| Sul Ross | Passing | Andrew Martinez | 13/24, 154 yards, INT |
| Sul Ross | Rushing | Jordan Morales | 6 rushes, 122 yards, 2 TD |
| Sul Ross | Receiving | Yamil Oaxaca | 4 receptions, 61 yards |

### At Central Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wildcats | 35 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 66 |
at Tomlinson Stadium, Ellensburg, Washington
* Date: November 9
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST/6:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Rain, 46 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 4,457
* Referee: Esrael Silva
* TV: FloSports
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | SRS | CWU |
| First downs | 8 | 23 |
| Total yards | 86 | 507 |
| Rushing yards | 8 | 367 |
| Passing yards | 78 | 140 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 12:05 | 27:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Sul Ross | Passing | Tucker Bridwell | 5/17, 58 yards, 2 INT |
| Sul Ross | Rushing | Carson Workman | 9 rushes, 27 yards |
| Sul Ross | Receiving | Vicente Luevano | 2 receptions, 42 yards |
| Central Washington | Passing | Kennedy McGill | 8/10, 140 yards, 3 TD |
| Central Washington | Rushing | Tyler Flanagan | 10 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD |
| Central Washington | Receiving | Marcus Cook | 3 receptions, 85 yards, TD |

### UT Permian Basin

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 28 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 75 |
| Lobos | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Jackson Field, Alpine, Texas
* Date: November 16
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 200
* Referee: Neil Dilts
* TV: FloSports
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | UTPB | SRS |
| First downs | 34 | 15 |
| Total yards | 711 | 231 |
| Rushing yards | 318 | 70 |
| Passing yards | 393 | 161 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 33:16 | 26:44 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Issac Mooring | 26/28, 353 yards, 5 TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Kory Harris | 26 rushes, 201 yards, 4 TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Deon Cook | 6 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD |
| Sul Ross | Passing | Tucker Bridwell | 8/21, 123 yards, 2 INT |
| Sul Ross | Rushing | Kye Callicoatte | 9 rushes, 27 yards |
| Sul Ross | Receiving | Nathan Crawford | 3 receptions, 72 yards |

## Weekly awards

* LSC Offensive Player of the Week
    Jordan Morales (week 9 vs. Eastern New Mexico)
* LSC Special Teams Player of the Week
    Carlos Arreola (week 9 vs. Eastern New Mexico)