Leo Garcia

Football 10/31/2019 5:09:00 PM Jon Montoya, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information

Road Matchup against Mustangs awaits Javelinas

Kickoff set for 7 p.m. CT (6 p.m. MT) in Silver City, N.M.

The Matchup

The Javelinas head out on the road this week to take on Western New Mexico in Lone Star Conference action
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT (6 p.m. MT) in Silver City, N.M.
TAMUK took the win in the 2018 meeting, 37-34, as Koy Detmer Jr. threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns, while Nick Pelrean ran for 153 yards and one score
Ryan Martinez, Aaron Dilworth, and Brent Hertel each caught a touchdown pass in the win
Jeff Carr added the other rushing score, while Julio De La Garza added a 28-yard field goal

Scouting the Mustangs

WNMU is currently 1-7 on the year, 1-4 in LSC play, with the lone win coming against UT Permian Basin on October 5 for Homecoming at 47-28
DeAndre Williams leads the ground game with 420 yards on 76 attempts and three scores
Vincent Brown has found the back of the end zone on the ground six times in 2019 and has added 139 yards on 53 carries
CJ Fowler leads the passing attack with 2162 yards on a 53.1 completion percentage and 14 touchdowns
Reggie Colson III is Fowler's favorite target as he has 46 catches for 740 yards and nine scores
Joshua Powell is close behind with 34 catches for 630 yards and three touchdowns
Roosevelt Calhoun Jr. leads the defense with 91 tackles, 58 solo, to go with 6.5 tackles for loss and two sacks, adding one interception and four forced fumbles in the process
James Lee leads the team with eight tackles for loss, four of which have come via sack
Izell Price owns three interceptions to his name, while his counterpart, Izell Price, owns two
The Mustangs are 6-for-11 on the year on field goals, with Evan Rios and Ignacio Correa both going 3-for-5
Rios booted a 54-yard field goal in the season opener against Ottawa College (Ariz.)

Last Time Out

The Javelinas dropped a 45-33 decision to No. 4/5 Tarleton on Homecoming
Koy Detmer Jr. threw for 450 yards on 37 completions in 65 attempts for three touchdowns
Darrian Hambrick led the receiving corps with 12 catches for 151 yards and one touchdown
Devin Milburn added 11 grabs and 117 yards alongside one touchdown
Alan Smith had his first touchdown as a Javelina as he finished with 51 yards
Kris Barnes led the ground game with 30 yards on eight rushes, while Luis Lopez tallied his eighth rushing score of the year
Josh Wilson led the defense with nine tackles, all solo
TAMUK struck first with a 29-yard field goal from Romario Perez before a 49-yard pass from Ben Holmes to Zimari Manning put the Texans ahead
Detmer Jr.'s touchdown to Smith put the Hogs up 10-7, but 17 straight points from TSU put the visitors up for good

Air Traffic Controller

Koy Detmer Jr. threw for 450 yards in the loss to No. 4/5 Tarleton, completing 37 passes on 65 attempts and adding three touchdowns
The 450 yards are second-most all-time in program history as Abel Gonzalez's record of 457 yards in an NCAA First Round loss on November 17, 2001, against UC Davis stands as the all-time mark for the Javelinas
The 65 pass attempts tied the program record originally set by Bryan Ehrlich in a Kanza Bowl loss to Emporia State on November 25, 2012
The 37 completions broke the previous school record, also set by Ehrlich in the 2012 Kanza Bowl
The Javelinas have thrown for over 400 yards four times, first accomplished by Gonzalez in 2001
Ehrlich eclipsed 400 yards twice in 2012, once for 418 yards in the Kanza Bowl, but first did so on September 22 in Kingsville against No. 15 Midwestern State for 415 yards

Defensive Stalwart

Tre'Michael Tutt's 22 tackles (12 solo) against ENMU on Sept. 28 set a new program record for most tackles in a game
Tutt broke the record of 21 originally set by Robert Soza against Nevada on Sept. 15, 1984, and matched by Chris Hensley against Pittsburg State on Dec. 2, 1995

Gone in a Flash

Donte Ross' 48-yard punt return touchdown against ENMU on Sept. 28 was the first punt return touchdown by a Javelina in nearly 10 years
The last Hog to return a punt for a score was Corey Robertson on Oct. 31, 2009, against Abilene Christian
The last TAMUK special teams touchdown was a 100-yard kickoff return by Jordan Thomas against William Jewell on Nov. 8, 2017
Josh Wilson added the second special teams touchdown of the year with a 70-yard return following a blocked field goal against Western Oregon on Oct. 12

Goose Egg

TAMUK's 72-0 win over Sul Ross State was the first shutout for head coach Daren Wilkinson since he first took over the program ahead of the 2015 season
The last shutout came in the 2010 season, a 21-0 win over A&M-Commerce on Sept. 8
It was the 126th shutout in program history and the 10th of Sul Ross State

Lone Star Conference in the National Rankings

Three teams from the LSC are ranked in the AFCA poll and D2Football.com rankings
Tarleton remains the top team from the league in both polls, currently at No. 4/5 following the win over TAMUK
Angelo State got bumped up to No. 21/19 with a 65-7 win over UT Permian Basin
A&M-Commerce remained at No. 24/24 with a 62-21 win over Western New Mexico
West Texas A&M, now receiving votes, defeated Eastern New Mexico over the weekend, 35-14
ENMU is no longer receiving votes as a result of the loss to WT

Go Big or Go Home

The Javelinas have 51 plays over 20 yards, including three of at least 70 yards
Lopez's 70-yard touchdown run, along with a 79-yard kick return from Amos Coleman III, both came against Sul Ross State on Sept. 14
Josh Wilson added a 70-yard blocked field goal return against Western Oregon on Oct. 12
A 48-yard punt return touchdown by Donte Ross, a 43-yard pass completion from Cade Dyal to Darrian Hambrick, both against ENMU, and a 40-yard rush from Kris Barnes against MSU Texas are the other plays that went beyond 40 yards