# 2019 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team

The 2019 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team represented the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in the 2019 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Justin Carrigan. The Falcons played their home games at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa, Texas, with one home game played at Grande Communications Stadium in Midland, and were members of the Lone Star Conference (LSC).
The team improved on its 2–9 record from its first three seasons, finishing the 2019 season with an overall record of 4–7. The team went 2–6 in conference play, the program's best up to that point, to finish 7th in the conference.

## Preseason
### LSC media poll

LSC media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Tarleton State | 217 (19) |
| 2 | Midwestern State | 185 (1) |
| 3 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 169 (1) |
| 4 | Eastern New Mexico | 130 |
| 5 | Angelo State | 122 (2) |
| 6 | West Texas A&M | 119 |
| 7 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 88 |
| 8 | UT Permian Basin | 67 (1) |
| 9 | Western New Mexico | 28 |
    Source:

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Wayland Baptist* | Ratliff StadiumOdessa, TX | W 60–7 | 3,858 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Northern Michigan* | Grande Communications StadiumMidland, TX | W 40–24 | 4,701 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Midwestern State | Memorial StadiumWichita Falls, TX | L 8–14 | 8,432 |
| September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Tarleton State | Ratliff StadiumOdessa, TX | L 7–49 | 4,707 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at Western New Mexico | Altamirano StadiumSilver City, NM | L 28–47 | 1,035 |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | West Texas A&M | Ratliff StadiumOdessa, TX | L 10–14 | 4,610 |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Chadron State* | Elliott FieldChadron, NE | L 21–43 | 3,250 |
| October 26 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Angelo State | LeGrand Sports ComplexSan Angelo, TX | L 7–65 | 3,823 |
| November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern New Mexico | Ratliff StadiumOdessa, TX | W 48–38 | 3,163 |
| November 9 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Texas A&M–Commerce | Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | L 13–44 | 6,233 |
| November 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville | Ratliff StadiumOdessa, TX | W 70–14 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||
    Schedule Source:

## Game summaries
### Wayland Baptist

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pioneers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Falcons | 23 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 60 |
at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas
* Date: September 7
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 3,858
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | WAY | UTPB |
| First downs | 12 | 21 |
| Total yards | 231 | 508 |
| Rushing yards | 76 | 232 |
| Passing yards | 155 | 276 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:48 | 30:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Wayland Baptist | Passing | Mitchell Parsley | 17/35, 150 yards, TD, INT |
| Wayland Baptist | Rushing | Jerrell Peterson | 21 rushes, 71 yards |
| Wayland Baptist | Receiving | Braylin Kirby | 6 receptions, 81 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Taylor Null | 9/14, 164 yards, TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Leroy Giles | 6 rushes, 73 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Kyle McBride | 6 receptions, 123 yards, TD |

### Northern Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Falcons | 7 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
at Grande Communications Stadium, Midland, Texas
* Date: September 16
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 92 °F (33 °C)
* Game attendance: 4,701
* Referee: Randy Adams
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | NMU | UTPB |
| First downs | 19 | 30 |
| Total yards | 427 | 516 |
| Rushing yards | 181 | 158 |
| Passing yards | 246 | 358 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 28:43 | 31:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Northern Michigan | Passing | Ryan Johnson | 20/35, 246 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Northern Michigan | Rushing | Tyshon King | 9 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TD |
| Northern Michigan | Receiving | Ben Loutsis | 6 receptions, 74 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Taylor Null | 18/24, 303 yards, 2 TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Gabe Nelson | 9 rushes, 44 yards, TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Kobe Robinson | 5 receptions, 120 yards, TD |

### At No. 16 Midwestern State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| No. 16 Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Memorial Stadium, Wichita Falls, Texas
* Date: September 21
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Mostly clear, 89 °F (32 °C)
* Game attendance: 8,432
* Referee: Keith Schoby
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | UTPB | MSU |
| First downs | 15 | 22 |
| Total yards | 271 | 337 |
| Rushing yards | 156 | 181 |
| Passing yards | 115 | 156 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 27:35 | 32:25 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Taylor Null | 5/14, 60 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Gabe Nelson | 14 rushes, 55 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Kyle McBride | 6 receptions, 73 yards |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Zach Purcell | 16/32, 156 yards, TD |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Quinton Childs | 28 rushes, 174 yards |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Xavier Land | 3 receptions, 44 yards |

### No. 4 Tarleton State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 Texans | 21 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas
* Date: September 28
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 4,707
* Referee: Chad Wakefield
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | TSU | UTPB |
| First downs | 22 | 15 |
| Total yards | 632 | 318 |
| Rushing yards | 288 | 151 |
| Passing yards | 344 | 167 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 32:45 | 27:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tarleton State | Passing | Ben Holmes | 14/21, 344 yards, 3 TD |
| Tarleton State | Rushing | Daniel McCants | 17 rushes, 135 yards |
| Tarleton State | Receiving | Zimari Manning | 7 receptions, 257 yards, 3 TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 12/31, 167 yards, 3 INT |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Marquis Simmons | 13 rushes, 44 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Caleb Forrest | 4 receptions, 61 yards |

### At Western New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Mustangs | 20 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 47 |
at Altamirano Stadium, Silver City, New Mexico
* Date: October 5
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT/5:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny and clear, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 1,035
* Referee: John Belcher
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | UTPB | WNMU |
| First downs | 21 | 19 |
| Total yards | 423 | 309 |
| Rushing yards | 245 | 111 |
| Passing yards | 178 | 198 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 28:55 | 31:05 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Caleb Leake | 6/18, 115 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Caleb Leake | 15 rushes, 136 yards, TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Caleb Forrest | 4 receptions, 78 yards |
| Western New Mexico | Passing | CJ Fowler | 16/30, 198 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Western New Mexico | Rushing | DeAndre Williams | 19 rushes, 71 yards, 2 TD |
| Western New Mexico | Receiving | Reggie Colson III | 7 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD |

### West Texas A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Falcons | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas
* Date: October 12
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 4,610
* Referee: Jeffrey Bell
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | WT | UTPB |
| First downs | 15 | 21 |
| Total yards | 296 | 350 |
| Rushing yards | 73 | 179 |
| Passing yards | 223 | 171 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 29:30 | 30:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Nick Gerber | 22/33, 223 yards, TD |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Duke Carter IV | 17 rushes, 44 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Chase Sojka | 4 receptions, 55 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Caleb Leake | 20/36, 171 yards, 4 INT |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Caleb Leake | 16 rushes, 68 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Kyle McBride | 8 receptions, 82 yards |

### At Chadron State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Eagles | 13 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 43 |
at Elliott Field, Chadron, Nebraska
* Date: October 19
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/11:00 a.m. MDT
* Game weather: Clear, 54 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 3,250
* Referee: Don Antill
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | UTPB | CSC |
| First downs | 12 | 22 |
| Total yards | 313 | 484 |
| Rushing yards | 48 | 228 |
| Passing yards | 265 | 256 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 26:38 | 33:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Kameron Mathis | 20/30, 260 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Davion Sutton | 8 rushes, 37 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Caleb Forrest | 1 reception, 66 yards |
| Chadron State | Passing | Dalton Holst | 15/31, 256 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Chadron State | Rushing | Elijah Myles | 29 rushes, 173 yards, TD |
| Chadron State | Receiving | Cole Thurness | 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD |

### At No. 22 Angelo State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 22 Rams | 10 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 65 |
at LeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas
* Date: October 26
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny and clear, 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 3,823
* Referee: Wayne Elliot
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | UTPB | ASU |
| First downs | 10 | 25 |
| Total yards | 208 | 510 |
| Rushing yards | 115 | 124 |
| Passing yards | 93 | 386 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:56 | 32:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Kameron Mathis | 7/18, 82 yards, 2 INT |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Davion Sutton | 21 rushes, 105 yards, TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Ben Galaviz | 3 receptions, 32 yards |
| Angelo State | Passing | Payne Sullins | 23/35, 327 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Daven Manning | 13 rushes, 57 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Keke Chism | 9 receptions, 121 yards, TD |

### Eastern New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Greyhounds | 7 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 48 |
at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas
* Date: November 2
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 3,163
* Referee: Jarvis Walker
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ENMU | UTPB |
| First downs | 24 | 21 |
| Total yards | 480 | 440 |
| Rushing yards | 290 | 231 |
| Passing yards | 190 | 209 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 32:00 | 28:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Wyatt Strand | 12/18, 190 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Eastern New Mexico | Rushing | Paul Terry | 24 rushes, 158 yards, TD |
| Eastern New Mexico | Receiving | Justin Manyweather | 2 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 11/20, 182 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Davion Sutton | 17 rushes, 118 yards, TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Jeremiah Cooley | 5 receptions, 100 yards, TD |

### At No. 24 Texas A&M–Commerce

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| No. 24 Lions | 14 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 44 |
at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas
* Date: November 9
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 6,233
* Referee: Joe Horn
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | UTPB | TAMUC |
| First downs | 15 | 22 |
| Total yards | 228 | 461 |
| Rushing yards | 86 | 179 |
| Passing yards | 142 | 282 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 26:44 | 33:16 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 12/31, 142 yards, TD, 4 INT |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Davion Sutton | 20 rushes, 44 yards, TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Jeremiah Cooley | 3 receptions, 54 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Miklo Smalls | 21/33, 282 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing | Jemal Williams | 18 rushes, 103 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving | Matt Childers | 3 receptions, 136 yards, TD |

### Texas A&M–Kingsville

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Javelinas | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Falcons | 14 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 70 |
at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas
* Date: November 16
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Referee: John Belcher
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | TAMUK | UTPB |
| First downs | 21 | 27 |
| Total yards | 352 | 617 |
| Rushing yards | 128 | 418 |
| Passing yards | 224 | 199 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 32:58 | 27:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Passing | Koy Detmer Jr. | 18/33, 165 yards, TD, INT |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Rushing | Kris Barnes | 15 rushes, 83 yards |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Receiving | Devin Wilburn | 6 receptions, 65 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Kameron Mathis | 10/13, 183 yards, 3 TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Davion Sutton | 15 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Kyle McBride | 4 receptions, 73 yards, TD |

## Statistics
### Scoring
#### Scores against non-conference opponents

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Opponents | 27 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 74 |
| UT Permian Basin | 30 | 36 | 38 | 17 | 121 |

#### Scores against the Lone Star Conference

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Opponents | 79 | 55 | 74 | 77 | 285 |
| UT Permian Basin | 35 | 55 | 47 | 54 | 191 |

#### Scores against all opponents

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Opponents | 106 | 76 | 81 | 96 | 359 |
| UT Permian Basin | 65 | 91 | 85 | 71 | 312 |