Ryan Smith

Football 9/9/2021 4:14:00 PM Jon Montoya, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information

Hogs open up 2021 home slate with contest against Wolves

Kickoff set for 7 p.m. CT at Pepsi Field at Javelina Stadium

The Matchup

The Javelinas continue their 2021 campaign with the first home matchup of the year against Western Oregon
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Pepsi Field at Javelina Stadium
The Javelinas last faced the Wolves in the 2019 season with WOU laying claim to a 26-14 win in Kingsville
Overall, Western Oregon leads the series 4-1 with a win in four consecutive matchups dating back to 2006
The game will broadcast live on the Javelina Sports Network presented by Mendoza's Pharmacy as well as KRIS 6 with Mark Inserra and Ralph Rubalcaba on the call

Scouting the Wolves

WOU opened the year on the road in Golden, Colo., and came away with a 42-3 defeat at the hands of #10 Colorado Mines last week
a 22-yd field goal from Daniel Cossette was the lone score for the Wolves coming in the second quarter
CSM scored the first 14 points and the last 28 points of the contest
Ryan Worthley recorded 222 passing yards with one interception on 32 attempts as he was sacked three times in the loss
Omari Land ran for 30 yards, the only Wolf with more than five net yards
Justice Murphy, Thomas Wright and Jarren Ford all recorded four catches
Murphy led the group with 70 receiving yards, followed by 61 from Wright and 37 from Ford
Ryan Minnitiled the defensive effort with 10 total tackles
the Wolves recorded six tackles for loss as a group, with Jaylin Parnell leading the way with two
Parnell, along with L.J. Lovelace and Mack Little, all finished with one sack in the game
Billy Nelson had the lone interception for the WOU defense
As a team, the Wolves gave up 199 passing yards and four scores through the air, along with 160 yards and two touchdowns on the ground

Last Time Out

Texas A&M-Kingsville opened up the 2021 season on the road in University Center, Mich., with a matchup against Saginaw Valley State
The Cardinals came away with the win in the contest by a score of 13-9
Josh McGowen was responsible for the lone Hog touchdown as his one-yard scamper capped off a 99-yard drive that started from a turnover on downs on the TAMUK one-yard line
The Cardinal defense repaid the favor twice over later in the second half, with the Javelinas' fourth-down attempt in the third quarter which they flipped into a 31-yard field goal from Connor Luksic
The final drive of the game had the Hogs down at the SVSU one-yard line but could not find the back of the end zone
A 10-yard rush from Tommy Scott was the lone offensive touchdown for SVSU, while Luksic converted a 22-yard field goal for the other score

2020 Rewind

Due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which had the NCAA cancel all Spring 2020 and Fall 2020 Championships, the Javelinas played two games in the Spring of 2021
TAMUK faced Midwestern State on the road on March 6 and fell by a score of 45-34 to the Mustangs
Zadock Dinklemann threw for 316 yards and two scores in the loss, with one touchdown apiece to Ryan Martinez and Kevin Reynolds
The three remaining touchdowns scored came on the ground, one each from Amonte Bowen, Roger Hagan and Craig Clemons
The home contest against UT Permian Basin on March 20 as the Falcons won the contest at 17-2
The lone score from the Hogs came on a safety in the fourth quarter after Sergi Landeros was sacked for a six-yard loss early in the frame by David Kypuros

All About Head Coach Mike Salinas

Mike Salinas was named the 12th head coach and 11th full-time head coach of Javelina football on December 20, 2019
Salinas played for the Javelinas from 1995 to 1999 and had his first collegiate coaching position as an assistant coach for TAMUK in 2002 as a member of Richard Cundiff's staff
The Hogs compiled a record of 30-7 with Salinas on staff, including back-to-back West Region Championships and two straight appearances in the NCAA Division II Semifinals in 2002 and 2003
Previous stops in the collegiate ranks for Salinas include West Texas A&M (2005-06) as the Buffs advanced to the NCAA playoffs for the first time in program history
Further stops include Sam Houston State (2006-08) and Hardin-Simmons (2011) before he was responsible for the opening of Robert Vela HS in 2012 in Edinburg, Texas

Offensive Measures

The Javelinas return all 11 starters from the COVID-shortened Spring 2021 season on the offensive side of the ball
Zadock Dinklemann started both games under center for the Hogs
Dinklemann threw for 316 yards and two touchdowns in the loss to the Mustangs
Dinklemann added another 74 yards in the loss to the Falcons to close out the spring season
Amonte Bowen led the ground game with 82 yards and one touchdown on 19 attempts
Christian Anderson was right behind him with 67 yards on 19 rushes
Craig Clemons and Roger Hagan are the other two rushers responsible for the remaining touchdowns scored on the ground with one apiece
Kevin Reynolds and Ryan Martinez caught the two touchdown passes from Dinklemann in the spring season
Reynolds finished with 93 receiving yards on six catches, while Martinez added 77 yards on 10 grabs
Ty Chisum was the other Javelina with over 70 receiving yards as he finished with 79 on six catches

Defense Mechanisms

10 starters on defense will be back for the Fall 2021 campaign
Isaiah Jacobs led the defense with 14 tackles in the two games, eight solo and one for loss
Korey Louis, Brian Miller and Jakari Landry all finished in double digit tackles between the two games at 13, 12, and 10, respectively
Miller added a team-high three tackles for loss along with two QB hurries
Two of Miller's TFLs went in as sacks for a combined 22 yards lost
Louis also added two QB hurries to go with one forced fumble and a fumble recovery
Jacobs intercepted one pass between the games, while Derrion Warner snagged the other
Jacobs added a forced fumble while Tevita Mounga picked up a loose ball
Landry and Xavier Henderson both added a half-sack on the two games
David Kypuros and James Perez both posted a sack of their own
Kypuros' sack directly led to the safety in the loss to UTPB