# 2016 Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies football team

The 2016 Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies football team represented Oklahoma Panhandle State University during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season as an affiliate member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Aggies were led by fifth-year head coach Russell Gaskamp.
This was the Aggies' final season competing in the NCAA as the program would return to the NAIA for the 2017 season.

## Preseason
### LSC media poll

The LSC preseason media poll was released on August 8, 2016. The Aggies were predicted to finish eighth in the conference.
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 |
| 8 | Western New Mexico | 66 |
| 10 | Texas–Permian Basin | 49 (1) |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 2 (FCS) Sam Houston State* | Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX | ESPN3 | L 21–59 | 8,609 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff* | Golden Lion StadiumPine Bluff, AR | | W 20–16 | 5,668 |
| September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at Western New Mexico | Ben Altamirano FieldSilver City, NM | | L 21–44 | 375 |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Midwestern State | Memorial StadiumWichita Falls, TX | | L 24–42 | 8,397 |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 6 Texas A&M–Commerce | Carl Wooten FieldGoodwell, OK | | L 13–35 | 1,330 |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Angelo State | LeGrand Sports ComplexSan Angelo, TX | | L 9–31 | 3,614 |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | West Texas A&M | Carl Wooten FieldGoodwell, OK | | L 14–42 | 1,500 |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas–Permian Basin | Grande Communications StadiumMidland, TX | | W 54–44 | 7,965 |
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Tarleton State | Carl Wooten FieldGoodwell, OK | | L 26–45 | 750 |
| November 5 | 5:15 p.m. | at Eastern New Mexico | Greyhound StadiumPortales, NM | | L 10–53 | 439 |
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville | Carl Wooten FieldGoodwell, OK | | L 39–53 | 375 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At No. 2 (FCS) Sam Houston State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 2 (FCS) Bearkats | 21 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 59 |
| Statistics | OPSU | SHSU |
| First downs | 15 | 29 |
| Total yards | 366 | 668 |
| Rushing yards | 55 | 279 |
| Passing yards | 311 | 389 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:47 | 28:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Passing | Shane Truelove | 17/27, 219 yards, TD |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Rushing | Rod Moore | 15 rushes, 29 yards |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Receiving | Andrew Hernandez | 7 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD |
| Sam Houston State | Passing | Jeremi Briscoe | 26/39, 338 yards, 3 TD |
| Sam Houston State | Rushing | Corey Avery | 13 rushes, 70 yards, TD |
| Sam Houston State | Receiving | Derrick Dick | 3 receptions, 72 yards |

### At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Golden Lions | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Statistics | OPSU | UAPB |
| First downs | 20 | 21 |
| Total yards | 343 | 343 |
| Rushing yards | 115 | 140 |
| Passing yards | 228 | 203 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 24:48 | 35:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Passing | Shane Truelove | 22/34, 228 yards, 3 TD |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Rushing | Cedric Agyeman | 14 rushes, 73 yards |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Receiving | Brandon Trotter | 6 receptions, 93 yards, TD |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Passing | Brandon Duncan | 27/38, 203 yards |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Rushing | Dante McDonald | 20 rushes, 122 yards, TD |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Receiving | Cody Swain | 10 receptions, 72 yards |

### At Western New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Mustangs | 9 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 44 |
| Statistics | OPSU | WNMU |
| First downs | 21 | 22 |
| Total yards | 438 | 461 |
| Rushing yards | 186 | 178 |
| Passing yards | 252 | 283 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 28:20 | 31:40 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Passing | Shane Truelove | 15/31, 200 yards, TD, INT |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Rushing | Rod Moore | 15 rushes, 106 yards |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Receiving | Eddie Thomas IV | 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD |
| Western New Mexico | Passing | Javia Hall | 17/25, 249 yards, 4 TD |
| Western New Mexico | Rushing | Javia Hall | 13 rushes, 62 yards, 2 TD |
| Western New Mexico | Receiving | Xavier Ayers | 5 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD |

### At No. 11 Midwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| No. 11 Mustangs | 21 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Statistics | OPSU | MSU |
| First downs | 23 | 19 |
| Total yards | 446 | 467 |
| Rushing yards | 164 | 218 |
| Passing yards | 282 | 249 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 28:04 | 31:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Passing | Shane Truelove | 25/41, 282 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Rushing | Rod Moore | 23 rushes, 133 yards, TD |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Receiving | Eddie Thomas IV | 6 receptions, 57 yards, TD |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Quade Coward | 16/23, 235 yards, 2 TD |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Adrian Seales | 17 rushes, 103 yards, TD |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Statron Jones | 3 receptions, 84 yards, TD |
About 30 minutes after kickoff the game was postponed to the following day due to lightning and heavy rainfall in the area.

### No. 6 Texas A&M–Commerce

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 6 Lions | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Statistics | TAMUC | OPSU |
| First downs | 24 | 16 |
| Total yards | 561 | 262 |
| Rushing yards | 134 | 54 |
| Passing yards | 427 | 208 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 28:37 | 31:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Luis Perez | 34/48, 396 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing | Ovie Urevbu | 4 rushes, 64 yards |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving | Lance Evans | 7 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Passing | Shane Truelove | 19/27, 161 yards, INT |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Rushing | Rod Moore | 18 rushes, 60 yards, TD |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Receiving | Devyn Williams | 5 receptions, 55 yards |

### At Angelo State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Rams | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Passing |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Rushing |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Receiving |
| Angelo State | Passing |
| Angelo State | Rushing |
| Angelo State | Receiving |

### West Texas A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Aggies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Statistics | WT | OPSU |
| First downs | 24 | 24 |
| Total yards | 409 | 396 |
| Rushing yards | 117 | 157 |
| Passing yards | 292 | 239 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 30:29 | 29:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Ben Arbuckle | 30/42, 292 yards, 6 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Devon Paye | 15 rushes, 80 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Junior Pomee | 11 receptions, 124 yards, 4 TD |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Passing | Shane Truelove | 19/34, 218 yards, 2 TD |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Rushing | Xavier Jones | 10 rushes, 61 yards |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Receiving | Devyn Williams | 5 receptions, 78 yards |

### At Texas–Permian Basin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 21 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 54 |
| Falcons | 13 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 44 |
| 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 |
| Texas–Permian Basin | Passing | Kameron Mathis | 27/49, 322 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Texas–Permian Basin | Rushing | Jordan Williams | 15 rushes, 78 yards |
| Texas–Permian Basin | Receiving | Terrell Davidson | 8 receptions, 85 yards |

### Tarleton State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texans | 10 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
| Aggies | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Tarleton State | Passing |
| Tarleton State | Rushing |
| Tarleton State | Receiving |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Passing |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Rushing |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Receiving |

### At Eastern New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Greyhounds | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 53 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Passing |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Rushing |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Receiving |
| Eastern New Mexico | Passing |
| Eastern New Mexico | Rushing |
| Eastern New Mexico | Receiving |

### Texas A&M–Kingsville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Javelinas | 14 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 53 |
| Aggies | 10 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 39 |
| Statistics | TAMUK | OPSU |
| First downs | 28 | 21 |
| Total yards | 484 | 464 |
| Rushing yards | 251 | 54 |
| Passing yards | 233 | 410 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 36:46 | 23:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Passing | Myles Carr | 15/23, 178 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Rushing | Nick Pelrean | 12 rushes, 103 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Receiving | Stehly Reden | 4 receptions, 78 yards |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Passing | Shane Truelove | 20/30, 325 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Rushing | Rod Moore | 11 rushes, 34 yards |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | Receiving | Brandon Trotter | 5 receptions, 103 yards, TD |