The 2021 Texas–Permian Basin Falcons football team represented the University of Texas of the Permian Basin (UTPB) in the 2021 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Falcons were led by sixth-year head coach Justin Carrigan. The Falcons played their home games at Ratliff StadiuminOdessa, Texas, with one home game played at Grande Communications StadiuminMidland.
2021 Texas–Permian Basin Falcons football | |
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Heritage Bowl, L 21–24 vs. Oklahoma Baptist | |
Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 5–6 (3–4 LSC) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
Co-defensive coordinator | Chris Mineo (6th season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Jacob Martin (6th season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Ratliff Stadium Grande Communications Stadium |
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
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Midwestern State $ | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No.11Angelo State ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Texas A&M | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Commerce | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Kingsville | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern New Mexico | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western New Mexico | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Falcons were invited to the Heritage Bowl, losing 21–24 to Oklahoma Baptist. It was the first post-season game for both programs.[1]
LSC media poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 175 (15) |
2 | Angelo State | 152 (2) |
3 | West Texas A&M | 125 (1) |
T4 | Texas–Permian Basin | 112 (5) |
Midwestern State | 112 | |
6 | Eastern New Mexico | 60 |
7 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 59 |
8 | Western New Mexico | 33 |
The Falcons' 2021 regular season schedule consisted of five home games and five away games. The Falcons hosted LSC foes West Texas A&M, Eastern New Mexico (atGrande Communications Stadium), and Texas A&M–Kingsville and traveled to Western New Mexico, Angelo State, Texas A&M–Commerce, and Midwestern State.
The Falcons hosted non-conference foe Lincoln (CA), an independent program, and traveled to Southwest Baptist from the Great Lakes Valley Conference and Abilene Christian from the Western Athletic Conference. UTPB was scheduled to play at Simon FraserinBurnaby, British Columbia, but the game was cancelled due to international travel restrictions on the US–Canada border relating to the pandemic.[3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 12:00 p.m. | atSouthwest Baptist* |
| W 24–16 | 3,000 |
September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | West Texas A&M |
| W 42–31 | 5,771 |
September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | atAbilene Christian* |
| L 9–34 | 9,018 |
September 25 | 7:30 p.m. | atWestern New Mexico |
| W 27–19 | 650 |
October 2 | atSimon Fraser* |
| No contest | ||
October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Lincoln (CA)* |
| W 75–0 | 3,560 |
October 16 | 6:00 p.m. | atAngelo State |
| L 14–34 | 4,873 |
October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern New Mexico |
| W 44–21 | 4,280 |
October 30 | 4:00 p.m. | atTexas A&M–Commerce |
| L 0–41 | 4,827 |
November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville |
| L 22–29 | 3,255 |
November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | atMidwestern State |
| L 30–36 | 7,222 |
December 4 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Oklahoma Baptist* |
| L 21–24 | 3,576 |
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Texas–Permian Basin Falcons at Southwest Baptist Bearcats – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
Bearcats | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
atPlaster Stadium, Bolivar, Missouri
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Statistics
Statistics | TPB | SBU |
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First downs | 23 | 18 |
Total yards | 433 | 339 |
Rushing yards | 170 | 50 |
Passing yards | 263 | 289 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 33:29 | 26:31 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas–Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 18/29, 244 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Nathan Tilford | 20 rushes, 97 yards | |
Receiving | Kobe Robinson | 7 receptions, 123 yards | |
Southwest Baptist | Passing | Cooper Callis | 30/44, 289 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Cooper Callis | 10 rushes, 31 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Preston Carson | 7 receptions, 108 yards |
West Texas A&M Buffaloes at Texas–Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buffaloes | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Falcons | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
atRatliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas
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Statistics
Statistics | WT | TPB |
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First downs | 26 | 21 |
Total yards | 386 | 408 |
Rushing yards | 125 | 127 |
Passing yards | 261 | 281 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 29:00 | 31:00 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Texas A&M | Passing | Nick Gerber | 25/39, 261 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Khalil Harris | 23 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Markell Stephens-Peppers | 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD | |
Texas–Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 23/32, 281 yards, 6 TD |
Rushing | Nathan Tilford | 15 rushes, 75 yards | |
Receiving | MJ Link | 8 receptions, 140 yards, 2 TD |
Texas–Permian Basin Falcons at Abilene Christian Wildcats – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Wildcats | 0 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
atWildcat Stadium, Abilene, Texas
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Statistics
Statistics | TPB | ACU |
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First downs | 20 | 20 |
Total yards | 262 | 389 |
Rushing yards | 110 | 226 |
Passing yards | 152 | 163 |
Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
Time of possession | 29:59 | 30:01 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas–Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 11/23, 102 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Jayvon Davis | 10 rushes, 57 yards, TD | |
Receiving | MJ Link | 5 receptions, 53 yards | |
Abilene Christian | Passing | Stone Earle | 17/24, 143 yards, TD |
Rushing | Tyrese White | 12 rushes, 103 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Kobe Clark | 9 receptions, 92 yards, TD |
Texas–Permian Basin Falcons at Western New Mexico Mustangs – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
Mustangs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
at Ben Altamirano Field, Silver City, New Mexico
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Statistics
Statistics | TPB | WNM |
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First downs | 20 | 29 |
Total yards | 298 | 410 |
Rushing yards | 149 | 160 |
Passing yards | 149 | 250 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 26:55 | 33:05 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas–Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 11/25, 149 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jayvon Davis | 19 rushes, 121 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Kobe Robinson | 6 receptions, 114 yards | |
Western New Mexico | Passing | Devin Larsen | 28/44, 250 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Bryce Coleman | 17 rushes, 81 yards | |
Receiving | Kenny Allen | 2 receptions, 48 yards |
Lincoln Oaklanders at Texas–Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oaklanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Falcons | 23 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 75 |
at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas
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Statistics
Statistics | LIN | TPB |
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First downs | 8 | 25 |
Total yards | 133 | 457 |
Rushing yards | 20 | 303 |
Passing yards | 113 | 154 |
Turnovers | 6 | 3 |
Time of possession | 25:16 | 34:44 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Lincoln (CA) | Passing | Isaiah Rios | 10/29, 113 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Terrance Robertson | 8 rushes, 25 yards | |
Receiving | Frank Hall | 2 receptions, 32 yards | |
Texas–Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 8/18, 116 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Nathan Tilford | 17 rushes, 94 yards, TD | |
Receiving | MJ Link | 3 receptions, 60 yards, TD |
Texas–Permian Basin Falcons at Angelo State Rams – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Rams | 13 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
atLeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas
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Statistics
Statistics | TPB | ASU |
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First downs | 12 | 28 |
Total yards | 233 | 413 |
Rushing yards | 27 | 208 |
Passing yards | 206 | 205 |
Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
Time of possession | 20:35 | 39:25 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas–Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 12/27, 185 yards, TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Jayvon Davis | 13 rushes, 32 yards | |
Receiving | MJ Link | 6 receptions, 157 yards, TD | |
Angelo State | Passing | Zach Bronkhorst | 17/34, 205 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | CJ Odom | 20 rushes, 81 yards | |
Receiving | Kellen Pachot | 6 receptions, 84 yards |
Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds at Texas–Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Greyhounds | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Falcons | 7 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 44 |
atGrande Communications Stadium, Midland, Texas
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Statistics
Statistics | ENM | TPB |
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First downs | 15 | 24 |
Total yards | 290 | 397 |
Rushing yards | 195 | 166 |
Passing yards | 95 | 231 |
Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
Time of possession | 31:52 | 28:08 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Nathan Valencia | 12/26, 95 yards, 3 INT |
Rushing | Howard Russell | 26 rushes, 168 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Martavius Dill | 5 receptions, 44 yards | |
Texas–Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 19/36, 231 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Jayvon Davis | 15 rushes, 91 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Marcus Molina | 5 receptions, 90 yards, TD |
Texas–Permian Basin Falcons at Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lions | 0 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 41 |
atMemorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas
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Statistics
Statistics | TPB | AMC |
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First downs | 12 | 21 |
Total yards | 167 | 321 |
Rushing yards | 47 | 183 |
Passing yards | 120 | 138 |
Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
Time of possession | 26:14 | 33:46 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas–Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 11/21, 96 yards, 3 INT |
Rushing | Kevin Young Jr. | 4 rushes, 33 yards | |
Receiving | Kobe Robinson | 4 receptions, 33 yards | |
Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Miklo Smalls | 12/21, 138 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Koby Leavatts | 7 rushes, 59 yards | |
Receiving | Andrew Armstrong | 4 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TD |
Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas at Texas–Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Javelinas | 6 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
Falcons | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas
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Statistics
Statistics | AMK | TPB |
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First downs | 18 | 21 |
Total yards | 370 | 382 |
Rushing yards | 125 | 86 |
Passing yards | 245 | 296 |
Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Time of possession | 34:13 | 25:46 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas A&M–Kingsville | Passing | Wade Freeman | 13/20, 218 yards, TD |
Rushing | Amonte Bowen | 7 rushes, 57 yards | |
Receiving | Ty Chisum | 4 receptions, 88 yards, TD | |
Texas–Permian Basin | Passing | Suddin Sapien | 12/24, 200 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Nathan Tilford | 13 rushes, 57 yards | |
Receiving | Kobe Robinson | 6 receptions, 108 yards |
Texas–Permian Basin Falcons at Midwestern State Mustangs – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 14 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 30 |
Mustangs | 10 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 36 |
atMemorial Stadium, Wichita Falls, Texas
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Statistics
Statistics | TPB | MSU |
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First downs | 25 | 17 |
Total yards | 480 | 380 |
Rushing yards | 198 | 215 |
Passing yards | 282 | 165 |
Turnovers | 6 | 2 |
Time of possession | 29:15 | 30:45 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas–Permian Basin | Passing | Suddin Sapien | 18/34, 263 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT |
Rushing | Kevin Young Jr. | 20 rushes, 106 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jordan Smart | 8 receptions, 156 yards, 2 TD | |
Midwestern State | Passing | Neiko Hollins | 15/31, 165 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Jalen March | 21 rushes, 158 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Kylan Harrison | 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD |
Oklahoma Baptist Bison vs. Texas–Permian Basin Falcons (2021 Heritage Bowl) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bison | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
atTiger Stadium, Corsicana, Texas
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Statistics
Statistics | OBU | TPB |
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First downs | 26 | 18 |
Total yards | 368 | 298 |
Rushing yards | 187 | 18 |
Passing yards | 181 | 280 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 39:16 | 20:44 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Oklahoma Baptist | Passing | Preston Haire | 25/41, 181 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Tyler Stuever | 30 rushes, 150 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Josh Cornell | 8 receptions, 72 yards, TD | |
Texas–Permian Basin | Passing | Clayton Roberts | 12/24, 161 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Kevin Young Jr. | 15 rushes, 46 yards | |
Receiving | Jordan Smart | 6 receptions, 138 yards, TD |
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