Wichita Falls, Tex. – Western New Mexico football heads to Memorial Stadium on the campus Midwestern State for their final conference road trip of the 2019 season.
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 9 | 1 p.m. CST
WHERE: Wichita Falls, Tex. | Memorial Stadium
WATCH: Mustangs Digital Network | LIVE STATS
LAST TIME OUT:

• Western sprinted to an early 14-0 lead last weekend against the visiting Texas A&M – Kingsville Javelinas who were then looking for a conference win.
• CJ Fowler (Mesa, AZ/Desert Ridge HS) took matters into his owns hands with a 33-yard rush at 13:28 mark early in the game.
• Capping off a 14 play, 91-yard drive DeAndre Williams (Tucson, AZ/Tucson Magnet) drove it in the last 2-yards to put the Mustangs up 14-0.
• Just seconds into the second quarter TAMUK would get on the board.
• On the verge of turning over on downs with 4^th and 20 plus yards to go, Fowler found Issac Crichton in the endzone for another WNMU score.
• A 28-yard pass to Reggie Colson III (Hollywood, FL/South Borward HS) would get the Mustangs to 30, and what would be the last score of the game.
• A Javelina pick-six gave them the lead, and a fumble on the WNMU half of the field gave way to another TAMUK score and the win.

A LOOK BACK:

• On senior day last year, despite scoring the most points of the season, MSU Texas brought the series record to 4-2 overall.
• Since joining the Lone Star Conference in 2016, MSU Texas has won all three meetings over WNMU.
• Western's two wins date back to the very first meeting pin 1995 in Silver City, which saw WNMU take a 54-24 victory. The following year in Wichita Falls, WNMU proved victorious again, 36-22.

MUSTANGS TO WATCH:

• Junior quarterback CJ Fowler (Mesa, AZ/Desert Ridge HS) continues to rank in the top-10 nationally in passing yards, amassing 2,562-yards with two games left to play.
• Go "Two" Reggie Colson III (Hollywood, FL/South Borward HS) sits 14^th in Division II, on the receiving end of 10 touchdowns this season. His 886-yards through the air rank 11^th nationally.
• Despite sitting out last weekend, Roosevelt Calhoun only drops one spot to second with 58, averaging just under eight a game.
• DeAndre Williams (Tucson, AZ/Tucson Magnet) continues to lead the team in rushing with 93 carries, for 461-yards, averaging 65.86 a game.
• Freshman Josh Powell, claimed his first career kick return touchdown, returning a kickoff for 99-yards against Eastern New Mexico.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT:

• The Mustangs enter Saturday's contest with a 4-5 record overall, 2-4 in league play.
• Currently riding a two game losing streak, the last time the Mustangs won was back on Oct. 19 in a dominant 70-35 win over Texas A&M Kingsville.
• The Mustangs traveled to the Pacific Northwest the following weekend to faceoff with Western Oregon, falling 37-22.
• Squaring off with their second ranked opponent of the season, the Texans held MSU Texas to just a single score on the way to a 66-7 victory.
• Without their two offensive captains out due to injury, including junior quarterback Zach Purcell, the Mustangs sit seventh in the conference standings averaging 359.9 yards a game, of which 234.0 come through the air.
• Sophomore Triston Williams took over quarterback duties for Purcell, earning conference Player of the Week honors for his performance against TAMUK. Williams finished that contest 13-of-21 for 354-yards and six touchdowns.
• Since taking over, Williams has 935-yards to his name in just four games, along with 11 touchdowns.
• Xavier Land and Tyrique Edwards seem to be the go to for the Mustangs, combining for 27 TDs. Land ranks sixth in the LSC with 4.9 snags a game, and fifth in receiving yards with 74.6.