# 2016 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team

The 2016 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team represented the University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB) in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference. The program's inaugural season, the Falcons were led by head coach Justin Carrigan; Carrigan previously served as the offensive coordinator at Tarleton State.
The Falcons started the season 2–0, with victories over Division III Sul Ross and NAIA Arizona Christian. The team would lose the remainder of its games to finish its inaugural season at 2–9, going 0–9 in conference play.
The Falcons played their home games at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa, Texas, with one home game played at Grande Communications Stadium in Midland.

## Preseason
### LSC media poll

In the LSC's preseason media poll the Falcons were predicted to finish last in the conference, though they also received a first place vote.
LSC media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 269 (19) |
| 2 | Midwestern State | 254 (8) |
| 3 | Angelo State | 211 |
| 4 | West Texas A&M | 182 |
| 5 | Eastern New Mexico | 181 |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 141 |
| 7 | Tarleton State | 121 |
| 8 | Oklahoma Panhandle State | 66 |
| 9 | Western New Mexico | 66 |
| 10 | UT Permian Basin | 49 (1) |

## Schedule

The team's 2016 schedule consisted of seven home games and four away games. The Falcons hosted LSC foes West Texas A&M, Western New Mexico, Eastern New Mexico, and Texas A&M–Commerce and traveled to Tarleton State, Texas A&M–Kingsville, Midwestern State, and Angelo State. The Falcons played Oklahoma Panhandle State at Grande Communications Stadium in the neighboring city of Midland, Texas.
The Falcons hosted non-conference foes Sul Ross from the American Southwest Conference and Arizona Christian from the Central States Football League.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Sul Ross* | Ratliff StadiumOdessa, TX | W 27–6 | 13,856 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Arizona Christian* | Ratliff StadiumOdessa, TX | W 49–34 | 9,487 |
| September 18 | 11:00 a.m. | West Texas A&M | Ratliff StadiumOdessa, TX | L 14–48 | 7,674 |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Western New Mexico | Ratliff StadiumOdessa, TX | L 17–68 | 7,934 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tarleton State | Memorial StadiumStephenville, TX | L 20–48 | 6,735 |
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern New Mexico | Ratliff StadiumOdessa, TX | L 3–34 | 6,879 |
| October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Kingsville | Javelina StadiumKingsville, TX | L 7–56 | 11,333 |
| October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Oklahoma Panhandle State | Grande Communications StadiumMidland, TX | L 44–54 | 5,459 |
| October 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Midwestern State | Memorial StadiumWichita Falls, TX | L 21–76 | 8,722 |
| November 5 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce | Ratliff StadiumOdessa, TX | L 21–58 | 7,000 |
| November 12 | 6:00 p.m. | at Angelo State | LeGrand Sports ComplexSan Angelo, TX | L 21–70 | 3,148 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||
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## Game Summaries
### Sul Ross

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Falcons | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas
* Date: September 3
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 13,856
* Referee: Dan Rankin
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | SRSU | UTPB |
| First downs | 20 | 15 |
| Total yards | 301 | 291 |
| Rushing yards | 138 | 128 |
| Passing yards | 163 | 163 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 38:46 | 21:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Sul Ross | Passing | James Davis | 19/35, 154 yards, 2 INT |
| Sul Ross | Rushing | James Davis | 15 rushes, 79 yards, TD |
| Sul Ross | Receiving | Byron Jones | 4 receptions, 41 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Kameron Mathis | 13/25, 163 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Brandon Infiesto | 16 rushes, 102 yards, TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Terrell Davidson | 2 receptions, 68 yards |

### Arizona Christian

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Firestorm | 6 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 34 |
| Falcons | 0 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas
* Date: September 10
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 9,587
* Referee: Robert Newton
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ACU | UTPB |
| First downs | 29 | 31 |
| Total yards | 577 | 495 |
| Rushing yards | 236 | 127 |
| Passing yards | 341 | 368 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 32:33 | 27:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona Christian | Passing | Gerrit Groenewold | 26/41, 293 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona Christian | Rushing | Quinta Thomas | 8 rushes, 85 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona Christian | Receiving | Johnathon Parks | 5 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Kameron Mathis | 34/55, 368 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Brandon Infiesto | 21 rushes, 87 yards, TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Mitchell Leonard | 9 receptions, 117 yards |

### West Texas A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 10 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas
* Date: September 18
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 7,674
* Referee: Andy Dunkin
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | WTAMU | UTPB |
| First downs | 25 | 19 |
| Total yards | 460 | 262 |
| Rushing yards | 99 | 117 |
| Passing yards | 361 | 145 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 31:06 | 28:54 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Ethan Brinkley | 34/50, 356 yards, 2 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Devon Paye | 14 rushes, 93 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Michael Andrews | 6 receptions, 87 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Kameron Mathis | 8/25, 74 yards, 2 INT |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Brandon Infiesto | 12 rushes, 60 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Kristian Brown | 6 receptions, 58 yards |
The game was originally scheduled for the previous night, but was postponed due to severe thunderstorms and tornado warnings in Ector County.

### Western New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 13 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 68 |
| Falcons | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas
* Date: September 24
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 7,934
* Referee: Matt Jones
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | WNMU | UTPB |
| First downs | 29 | 18 |
| Total yards | 535 | 342 |
| Rushing yards | 187 | 197 |
| Passing yards | 348 | 145 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:36 | 26:24 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Western New Mexico | Passing | Javia Hall | 21/35, 284 yards, 4 TD |
| Western New Mexico | Rushing | Preston Blincoe | 13 rushes, 67 yards, TD |
| Western New Mexico | Receiving | Xavier Ayers | 7 receptions, 139 yards, 3 TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Kameron Mathis | 6/18, 90 yards, TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Brandon Infiesto | 14 rushes, 94 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Terrell Davidson | 3 receptions, 58 yards |

### At Tarleton State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Texans | 21 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 48 |
at Memorial Stadium, Stephenville, Texas
* Date: October 1
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SSW 0 MPH
* Game attendance: 6,735
* Referee: John Belcher
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | UTPB | TSU |
| First downs | 21 | 17 |
| Total yards | 359 | 377 |
| Rushing yards | 185 | 88 |
| Passing yards | 174 | 289 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 30:40 | 29:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Caden Coots | 20/38, 174 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Brandon Infiesto | 22 rushes, 143 yards, 2 TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Terrell Davidson | 5 receptions, 55 yards |
| Tarleton State | Passing | Zed Woerner | 17/24, 289 yards, 4 TD |
| Tarleton State | Rushing | Joseph Sadler | 13 rushes, 37 yards, TD |
| Tarleton State | Receiving | Del'Michael High | 6 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD |

### Eastern New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Greyhounds | 7 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
| Falcons | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas
* Date: October 1
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 6,879
* Referee: Joe Horn
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ENMU | UTPB |
| First downs | 26 | 11 |
| Total yards | 524 | 208 |
| Rushing yards | 251 | 61 |
| Passing yards | 273 | 147 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 40:00 | 20:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Wyatt Strand | 12/19, 260 yards, INT |
| Eastern New Mexico | Rushing | Wyatt Strand | 21 rushes, 105 yards, 3 TD |
| Eastern New Mexico | Receiving | Aaron Johnson | 9 receptions, 139 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Kameron Mathis | 12/29, 147 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Brandon Infiesto | 14 rushes, 66 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Jake Anglin | 3 receptions, 57 yards |

### At Texas A&M–Kingsville

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Javelinas | 14 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 56 |
at Javelina Stadium, Kingsville, Texas
* Date: October 15
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny and humid • Wind: SE 13 MPH
* Game attendance: 11,333
* Referee: Marcus Thomas
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | UTPB | TAMUK |
| First downs | 17 | 26 |
| Total yards | 208 | 490 |
| Rushing yards | 102 | 219 |
| Passing yards | 106 | 271 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 27:27 | 32:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Caden Coots | 7/12, 89 yards, INT |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Marquis Simmons | 19 rushes, 75 yards, TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Terrell Davidson | 1 reception, 40 yards |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Passing | Myles Carr | 19/28, 271 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Rushing | Nick Pelrean | 19 rushes, 82 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Receiving | Jordan Thomas | 5 receptions, 81 yards, TD |

### Oklahoma Panhandle State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 21 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 54 |
| Falcons | 13 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 44 |
at Grande Communications Stadium, Midland, Texas
* Date: October 21
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 5,459
* Referee: Kenny Kelarek
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | OPSU | UTPB |
| First downs | 33 | 31 |
| Total yards | 750 | 523 |
| Rushing yards | 140 | 201 |
| Passing yards | 610 | 322 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 30:24 | 29:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Passing | Shane Truelove | 40/49, 610 yards, 4 TD |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Rushing | Rod Moore | 16 rushes, 88 yards, 2 TD |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Receiving | Devyn Williams | 10 receptions, 223 yards, 2 TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Kameron Mathis | 27/49, 322 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Jordan Williams | 15 rushes, 78 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Terrell Davidson | 8 receptions, 85 yards |

### At No. 13 Midwestern State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 13 Mustangs | 35 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 76 |
at Memorial Stadium, Wichita Falls, Texas
* Date: October 28
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 8,722
* Referee: Robert Newton
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | UTPB | MSU |
| First downs | 21 | 28 |
| Total yards | 370 | 609 |
| Rushing yards | 154 | 350 |
| Passing yards | 216 | 259 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 35:02 | 24:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Kameron Mathis | 19/38, 216 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Jordan Williams | 22 rushes, 94 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Jake Anglin | 5 receptions, 64 yards, TD |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Quade Coward | 5/9, 145 yards, 2 TD |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Nicholas Gabriel | 17 rushes, 121 yards, TD |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Breion Evans | 3 receptions, 78 yards, TD |

### No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Lions | 27 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 58 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas
* Date: November 5
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 7,000
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | TAMUC | UTPB |
| First downs | 24 | 15 |
| Total yards | 591 | 344 |
| Rushing yards | 133 | 66 |
| Passing yards | 458 | 278 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 19:54 | 25:06 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Luis Perez | 18/25, 273 yards, 5 TD |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing | Ovie Urevbu | 8 rushes, 85 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving | Chris Chumley | 5 receptions, 92 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Kameron Mathis | 18/35, 278 yards, TD, INT |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Marquis Simmons | 13 rushes, 30 yards, TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Mitchell Leonard | 5 receptions, 111 yards, TD |

### At Angelo State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Rams | 35 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 70 |
at LeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas
* Date: November 12
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 3,148
* Referee: Jarvis Walker
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | UTPB | ASU |
| First downs | 20 | 26 |
| Total yards | 440 | 580 |
| Rushing yards | 37 | 258 |
| Passing yards | 403 | 322 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 28:57 | 31:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Kameron Mathis | 22/51, 403 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Marquis Simmons | 13 rushes, 51 yards, TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Mitchell Leonard | 9 receptions, 215 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Passing | Jake Faber | 15/22, 276 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Jake Faber | 11 rushes, 94 yards, 3 TD |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Mark Munson | 2 receptions, 104 yards, 2 TD |

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

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Opponents | 6 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 40 |
| UT Permian Basin | 7 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 76 |

#### Scores against the Lone Star Conference

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Opponents | 183 | 114 | 131 | 84 | 512 |
| UT Permian Basin | 37 | 37 | 45 | 49 | 168 |

#### Scores against all opponents

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Opponents | 189 | 120 | 146 | 97 | 552 |
| UT Permian Basin | 44 | 61 | 69 | 70 | 244 |

### Offense

Passing statistics :
| # | POS | NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | AVG | LONG | TD | INT |
| 4 | QB | Kameron Mathis | 162 | 335 | 2,078 | 48.4 | 12.8 | 67 | 15 | 10 |
| 16 | QB | Caden Coots | 39 | 77 | 385 | 50.6 | 9.9 | 40 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | QB | Aaron Swain | 1 | 1 | 4 | 100.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | WR | Kristian Brown | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 202 | 415 | 2,467 | 48.7 | 12.2 | 67 | 17 | 15 |