2022 Midwestern State Mustangs football team

2022 Midwestern State Mustangs football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record6–5 (5–4 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJosh Miller (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorRich Renner (15th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Angelo State $^   9 – 0     12 – 1  
Central Washington   6 – 3     6 – 4  
Texas A&M–Kingsville #   5 – 4     7 – 5  
Midwestern State   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Western New Mexico   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Western Oregon   5 – 4     6 – 5  
UT Permian Basin   4 – 5     5 – 6  
West Texas A&M   3 – 6     5 – 6  
Eastern New Mexico   2 – 7     3 – 8  
Simon Fraser   1 – 8     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Heritage Bowl participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2022 Midwestern State Mustangs football team represented Midwestern State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 2022 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by twenty-first-year head coach Bill Maskill. The Mustangs played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas.[1]

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2021 season 7–3, 6–1 in Lone Star Conference (LSC) play, finished first in the conference standings. First time winning the conference title since the 2017 season. As conference champions, Midwestern State did not qualify to the playoffs.[2]

Preseason

LSC media poll

LSC media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Angelo State 257 (15)
2 Midwestern State 236 (9)
3 Central Washington 207
4 West Texas A&M 198 (1)
5 Texas–Permian Basin 150 (2)
6 Texas A&M–Kingsville 143
7 Western Oregon 108
8 Eastern New Mexico 97
9 Western New Mexico 57
10 Simon Fraser 32
Source: [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.CSU Pueblo*No. 24
L 27–597,123
September 107:00 p.m.at Eastern New Mexico
W 28–142,084
September 177:00 p.m.Michigan Tech*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
W 28–216,222
September 247:00 p.m.Simon Fraser
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
W 77–07,693
October 17:00 p.m.at Western New Mexico
L 27–301,234
October 87:00 p.m.West Texas A&M
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
L 26–387,128
October 158:00 p.m.at Central Washington
L 10–175,883
October 226:00 p.m.at Texas–Permian Basin
W 24–233,561
October 297:00 p.m.Western Oregondagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
W 26–216,512
November 57:00 p.m.at Texas A&M–Kingsville
W 41–375,120
November 121:00 p.m.No. 2 Angelo State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Wichita Falls, TX
L 19–376,167
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011Final
AFCA24——RVRV———————

References

  1. ^ "Midwestern State to play six home games as part of 11-game football slate". Midwestern State University, Department of Athletics. March 29, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Hogue, Corey (November 15, 2021). "Mustangs fall victim to 'recency bias' being left out of the NCAA DII playoff field". Wichita Falls Times Record News. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 LSC Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved January 14, 2024.


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