The Wild West | A West Texas Outlaws Dynasty

[St. Francisco]

Man that sucks for a rivalry game! You'd think a "rivalry" team would be a little more closely rated to your team.

Well it'll be a little closer as the years go on (hopefully). They're such a natural choice as a rival, as they are only about 100 miles away, the closest school to us, and in state.

I also consider New Mexico and New Mexico State to be a rival, and they're a lot closer in talent. But my plan is to rotate these two schools. So I'll play a home and away against New Mexico, then a home and away against New Mexico St. in a four-year period. Texas State, my in-conference rival, is probably my best rival. And with a seven-game conference schedule now allowing me to schedule five non-conference games, I may just add Baylor as a yearly rival as well.

 

[dj_morton]

Ahh nice.

 

[St. Francisco]

 

[St. Francisco]

WEEK THREE
-RIVALRY GAME-

WEST TEXAS OUTLAWS (0-1, 0-0)
VS.
NEW MEXICO LOBOS (1-0, 0-0)

Had the game gone the other way, it would've been marked an instant class in WTU's history...instead, it will serve as a painful reminder for years to come of just how close the team game to earning their second straight win over rival New Mexico. Trailing 28-7 headed into the fourth quarter, West Texas put the game in the hands of their young quarterback, and he did not disappoint. With less than a minute to play, Dickson capped a furious rally with his fourth touchdown of the game, tying the game at 28 and all but guaranteeing a chance to win the game in overtime. Their final drive seemed to be a thing of destiny, with the Outlaws converting on fourth down on three separate occasions. But miscommunication from the defense on New Mexico's ensuing possession allowed a player to go unnoticed, as Emmanuel McPhearson slipped past the safeties and darted into the endzone for a stunning 81-yard touchdown pass. Even then, the Outlaws weren't done, as Dickson rallied the team on their final drive. But his last-second hail mary pass was intercepted in the endzone, sealing the most heartbreaking loss in WTU history.

Charles Dickson was single-handedly responsible for the team's offensive success on Saturday, completing 24 of 41 passes for 320 yards and three touchdowns, and also pushing one in on the ground at the goal line. However, his two interceptions were ultimately what lost the game as well. His first pick on a designed wide receiver screen was returned for a touchdown, and his final interception with no time left on the clock sealed the loss. The receiving corps saw a good amount of production from their top three receivers, as Michael Maynard finish with three catches for a team-leading 95 yards and a touchdown. C.J. Bellamy had six receptions for 72 yards and a score, and slot receiver Kevin Irvin caught four balls for 67 yards and a touchdown. But perhaps the most crushing blow of the day came on the ground, where Max Drew left the game early with an injury. He was later diagnosed with hip bursitis, and the team's offensive workhorse is projected to be sidelined for at least a month. Jonathan Kaplan failed miserably in his relief role, rushing for just 48 yards off 22 carries for a pitiful average of 2.1 yards per touch. Defensively, the team recorded four sacks, but also allowed 384 total offensive yards, and destroyed the offense's comeback bid with a coverage mistake late in the game. Adding insult to injury, the team also lost starting cornerback and kick returner Jared Ingram for the next three weeks with back spasms, and backup Travis Logan (OLB), who suffered a torn pectoral and will miss at least two games.

"It's probably my most humiliating moment as a coach," said head coach Major Applewhite when asked about the confusion at the end of the game. "The incorrect play was called, we tried to audible, and some players didn't pick up on it. McPhearson took advantage of that, and he got behind the safeties. This loss falls on my shoulders."

As for New Mexico, the team is in full celebration mode after starting the season 2-0, and avenging their 7-6 loss from a year ago. Senior quarterback B.R. Holbrook only completed 40% of his 35 passes, but threw for 280 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions in the win. His go-to man was Quintell Solomon, who had four catches for 116 yards. The Lobos weren't exactly spectacular on the ground either, but they did fare better than their counterparts as senior runningback Kasey Carrier finished with 79 yards and a touchdown off 27 carries. New Mexico's defense must also get a good amount of the credit for their performance in the first three quarters of play, as they held the Outlaws to just seven points and one successful 3rd down conversion. Ugo Uzodinma (DT) led the charge with six tackles and three sacks, while senior free safety Freddy Young (pictured above) sealed the win with an interception in the endzone as time expired.

Under the current agreement between the two schools, they will not face off again until 2015, leaving plenty of time for the Outlaws to chew on the bitter loss. Next week, the Lobos will likely taste defeat for the first time this season when they travel to Austin to face off against #4 Texas (2-0, 1-0), while West Texas will return home to host San Jose St. (0-1, 0-0), their second straight WAC opponent.


<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="6">West Texas Outlaws at New Mexico Lobos</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="48%">Sep 8, 2012</td><td align="right" width="10%">1ST</td><td align="right" width="10%">2ND</td><td align="right" width="10%">3RD</td><td align="right" width="10%">4TH</td><td align="right" width="12%">SCORE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>West Texas Outlaws (0-2, 0-0)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right" class="active">28</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>New Mexico Lobos (2-0, 0-0)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right" class="active">35</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="3">Team Stats Comparison</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="60%"></td><td align="center" width="20%">WTU</td><td align="center" width="20%">UNM</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Total Offense</td><td align="center">372</td><td align="center">384</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Rushing Yards</td><td align="center">52</td><td align="center">103</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Passing Yards</td><td align="center">320</td><td align="center">281</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">First Downs</td><td align="center">13</td><td align="center">15</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Punt Return Yards</td><td align="center">26</td><td align="center">40</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Kick Return Yards</td><td align="center">140</td><td align="center">100</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Total Yards</td><td align="center">538</td><td align="center">524</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Turnovers</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">3rd Down Converstion</td><td align="center">4-19 (21%)</td><td align="center">6-17 (35%)</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">4th Down Conversion</td><td align="center">5-6 (83%)</td><td align="center">0-3 (0%)</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">2-Point Conversion</td><td align="center">0-0 (0%)</td><td align="center">0-0 (0%)</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals</td><td align="center">2-1-0 (50%)</td><td align="center">3-3-0 (100%)</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Penalties</td><td align="center">4-40</td><td align="center">6-40</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Posession Time</td><td align="center">-----</td><td align="center">-----</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="4">Scoring Summary</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">SECOND QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">WTU</td><td align="right" width="10%">UNM</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">5:44</td><td width="70%">(UNM) TD: Lamaar Thomas, 12 yard pass from B.R. Holbrook</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">7</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">3:46</td><td width="70%">(UNM) TD: Harvellio Blue, returned interception 22 yards</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">14</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">1:25</td><td width="70%">(WTU) TD: Michael Maynard, 49 yard pass from Charles Dickson</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">14</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">0:40</td><td width="70%">(UNM) TD: Ty Kirk, 21 yard pass from B.R. Holbrook</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">21</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">THIRD QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">WTU</td><td align="right" width="10%">UNM</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">3:52</td><td width="70%">(UNM) TD: Kasey Carrier, 3 yard run</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">28</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">FOURTH QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">WTU</td><td align="right" width="10%">UNM</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">8:59</td><td width="70%">(WTU) TD: Charles Dickson, 1 yard run</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">28</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">4:16</td><td width="70%">(WTU) TD: C.J. Bellamy, 28 yard pass from Charles Dickson</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">28</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">0:43</td><td width="70%">(WTU) TD: Kevin Irvin, 31 yard pass from Charles Dickson</td><td align="right">28</td><td align="right">28</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">0:27</td><td width="70%">(UNM) TD: Emmanuel McPhearson, 81 yard pass from B.R. Holbrook</td><td align="right">28</td><td align="right">35</td></tr></table></body></html>

 

[St. Francisco]

The explanation: So, I score the game-tying touchdown. I'm literally on my feet jumping up and down celebrating. I kick the ball off, and then I'm trying to hurry up the cut scenes by just pressing A. Only it goes straight to the play call screen, and I accidentally call a play. I have one timeout, but I didn't want to use it just in case (in retrospect I should've just fucking called it), so I audible to a four-man zone. They get behind the safeties, and the rest is history.

I've never been more pissed off at myself in all my life. I could've won that game.

 

[St. Francisco]

AROUND THE LEAGUE
-WEEK THREE-

 

[St. Francisco]

Some things I've noticed in my first two games:

1. The option in coach mode does not work...not even a little bit. Also, the quarterback refuses to take advantage of his scrambling abilities, and even when he does, the animations are too slow. This offensive scheme is not working.

2. The defense is getting consistently beat by teams running the spread and air raid offenses, which is exactly what this defense was designed to prevent. Once again, not working.

With that in mind, I'm calling an end to this little experiment, and going back to my old offensive/defensive philosophies because the game has forced me to. So I'll use Texas' pro style system, and the 4-3 defense. I plan to comb over the playbook, and reduce the number of plays to give me a simpler, and successful playbook. I'll also be dramatically altering my recruiting style to fit these schemes.

 

[BrntO4Life]

If I recall, your QB needs 70+ BCV to run the option/scramble effectively in the game. That's the key.

 

[St. Francisco]

If I recall, your QB needs 70+ BCV to run the option/scramble effectively in the game. That's the key.

Played the San Jose State game on the old offensive/defensive scheme, and it was a much better experience.

 

[St. Francisco]

 

[St. Francisco]

WEEK FOUR

SAN JOSE ST. SPARTANS (0-1, 0-0)
VS.
WEST TEXAS OUTLAWS (0-2, 0-0)

Add another one to the list of "close but no cigar" games for the Outlaws this season. Trailing 21-10 headed into the fourth quarter, WTU finally managed to put some offense on the board to close the gap, and contain San Jose State's ground game. But a fifth and final turnover on a punt return allowed the Spartans to increase their lead to ten with less than a minute to play, and a last-second surge fell just short as West Texas lost their third straight game of the season, 27-24.

It was a case of Jekyll & Hyde for sophomore quarterback Charles Dickson, who threw three interceptions in the first half, then rallied the team late in the game to stage a comeback that fell just three points short. Dickson completed just 39% of his 33 passes for 258 yards, three touchdowns, and three interceptions on the day. His go-to man was the electric Cam Beach, the team's slot receiver who racked up 120 yards and two touchdowns on just three receptions. As for the ground game, Jonathan Kaplan improved his performance from a week ago, but was still held to just 3.1 yards per touch as he rushed for 90 yards off 29 carries. Defensively, the Outlaws recorded two sacks and four turnovers, allowed just one successful 3rd down conversion on thirteen attempts, and limited the Spartans to six points in two redzone trips, but also allowed nearly 400 yards of total offense. Senior Scott Nolan (CB) led the charge with six tackles, two interceptions, and a fumble recovery. Without a doubt, turnovers were what lost the game for West Texas. An interception returned for a touchdown in the second quarter put the team in a big hole, but the biggest fumble of them all came late in the fourth quarter. Trailing by just seven points, the Outlaws stifled San Jose State's offense and forced a punt with just over a minute left to play. But Michael Maynard couldn't handle the ball, turning it over at the 20-yard line. A few plays later, the Spartans tacked on a 27-yard field goal to take a ten point lead. Dickson led the team down the field for another touchdown in just 41 seconds to close the gap, but the Outlaws could not recover the ensuing onside kick, missing out on their chance to send the game into overtime.

On the other side of the ball, Tate Forcier had a rough day under center, completing just 10 of 26 passes for 160 yards, and throwing three interceptions. Fortunately for him, senior runningback David Freeman was nearly unstoppable, carrying the ball 27 times for 234 yards which included touchdown runs of 77 and 64 yards. San Jose State's defense recorded three sacks, three interceptions, forced and recovered two fumbles, and scored a touchdown. They also held WTU to a 22% conversion rate on 3rd downs, and did not allow a single redzone visit. True sophomore cornerback Tyler Ervin led the team with five tackles, one sack, and an interception, while junior Keith Smith (OLB) had six tackles and a 27-yard interception return for a score in the second quarter.

Riding the high of their first victory in 2012, the Spartans will take next week off before returning to action in the last week of September when they host Cal (2-0, 0-0). The Outlaws will also get an extra week of preparation, and hope to get their first win of the season in week six when they play host to UAB (0-3, 0-0) in a game where one team will finally get a mark in the win column.


<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="6">San Jose State Spartans at West Texas Outlaws</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="48%">Sep 15, 2012</td><td align="right" width="10%">1ST</td><td align="right" width="10%">2ND</td><td align="right" width="10%">3RD</td><td align="right" width="10%">4TH</td><td align="right" width="12%">SCORE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>San Jose State Spartans (1-1, 0-0)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right" class="active">27</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>West Texas Outlaws (0-3, 0-0)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right" class="active">24</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="3">Team Stats Comparison</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="60%"></td><td align="center" width="20%">SJSU</td><td align="center" width="20%">WTU</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Total Offense</td><td align="center">394</td><td align="center">365</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Rushing Yards</td><td align="center">234</td><td align="center">107</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Passing Yards</td><td align="center">160</td><td align="center">258</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">First Downs</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">10</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Punt Return Yards</td><td align="center">70</td><td align="center">19</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Kick Return Yards</td><td align="center">88</td><td align="center">113</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Total Yards</td><td align="center">552</td><td align="center">497</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Turnovers</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">5</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">3rd Down Converstion</td><td align="center">1-13 (7%)</td><td align="center">4-18 (22%)</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">4th Down Conversion</td><td align="center">0-1 (0%)</td><td align="center">1-1 (100%)</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">2-Point Conversion</td><td align="center">0-0 (0%)</td><td align="center">0-0 (0%)</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals</td><td align="center">2-0-2 (100%)</td><td align="center">0-0-0 (0%)</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Penalties</td><td align="center">4-25</td><td align="center">4-40</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Posession Time</td><td align="center">-----</td><td align="center">-----</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="4">Scoring Summary</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">SECOND QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">SJSU</td><td align="right" width="10%">WTU</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">7:24</td><td width="70%">(SJSU) TD: David Freeman, 77 yard run</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">2:43</td><td width="70%">(SJSU) TD: Keith Smith, returned interception 27 yards</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">1:25</td><td width="70%">(WTU) TD: Nathan Hills, 25 yard pass from Charles Dickson</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">7</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">THIRD QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">SJSU</td><td align="right" width="10%">WTU</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">5:50</td><td width="70%">(WTU) FG: Caleb Reynolds, 42 yard kick</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">10</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">2:41</td><td width="70%">(SJSU) TD: David Freeman, 64 yard run</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">10</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">FOURTH QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">SJSU</td><td align="right" width="10%">WTU</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">8:09</td><td width="70%">(SJSU) FG: Harrison Waid, 22 yard kick</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right">10</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">6:27</td><td width="70%">(WTU) TD: Cam Beach, 41 yard pass from Charles Dickson</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right">17</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">0:59</td><td width="70%">(SJSU) FG: Harrison Waid, 27 yard kick</td><td align="right">27</td><td align="right">17</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">0:18</td><td width="70%">(WTU) TD: Cam Beach, 37 yard pass from Charles Dickson</td><td align="right">27</td><td align="right">24</td></tr></table></body></html>

 

[St. Francisco]

AROUND THE LEAGUE
-WEEK FOUR-

 

[St. Francisco]

AROUND THE LEAGUE
-WEEK FIVE-

 

[St. Francisco]

 

[dj_morton]

nice nice

 

[St. Francisco]

WEEK SIX

UAB BLAZERS (0-4, 0-0)
VS.
WEST TEXAS OUTLAWS (0-3, 0-0)

It's been nearly ten months since the Outlaws last won a game...but the wait is finally over. Jonathan Kaplan was a force to be reckoned with on the ground, the offense expertly controlled the clock, and the Blazers committed fourteen costly penalties as West Texas won their first game of the season in a 27-20 decision over the UAB Blazers.

In his first career victory as a starter, Charles Dickson completed 19 of 39 passes for 187 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. His go-to man was Michael Maynard, who had eight catches for 73 yards and a score. But the offense truly relied on the skills of Jonathan Kaplan, who finally broke loose for a big game. Kaplan finished the day with 180 yards and two touchdowns off 33 carries, averaging 5.4 yards per touch, and also had three receptions for 65 yards. Kaplan's 180 rushing yards were better than his last two games combined. Defensively, the Outlaws recorded three sacks, limited UAB to just six points in three redzone trips, allowed only five successful conversion on fifteen 3rd down attempts, and held the Blazers without a touchdown in the second half.

"It really is a tremendous weight off this team's shoulders to go out there and finally win a game this year," said head coach Major Applewhite following the game. "We went back to the basics, controlled the clock with the ground game, and just really played our game...that's how we're going to win going forward. Still a lot of work to do to get where we want to be, but we're happy with the victory today, and proud of the effort from our players."

As for the Blazers, Joe Bento had a lackluster day under center, completing just 11 of his 31 attempted passes for 188 yards and a touchdown. Bento also led the rushing attack with 91 yards and a score, while junior runningback Greg Franklin had 76 yards off 15 carries. UAB struggled to sustain drives all day long, finishing with a 33% conversion rate on 3rd downs, and failing to score a touchdown in three redzone trips. But their biggest downfall came from penalties, as the team lost 120 yards on fourteen separate calls.

Nearly halfway through the season, the Blazers still find themselves winless in 2012. They will take next week off before returning to action in mid-October to host Tulane (2-1, 0-0) in their C-USA conference opener. As for the Outlaws, they'll hit the road next week for what is sure to be a tough contest against the UNLV Rebels (3-1, 1-0), their third WAC opponent in the last four games.


<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="6">UAB Blazers at West Texas Outlaws</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="48%">Sep 29, 2012</td><td align="right" width="10%">1ST</td><td align="right" width="10%">2ND</td><td align="right" width="10%">3RD</td><td align="right" width="10%">4TH</td><td align="right" width="12%">SCORE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>UAB Blazers (0-5, 0-0)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right" class="active">20</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>West Texas Outlaws (1-3, 0-0)</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right" class="active">27</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="3">Team Stats Comparison</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="60%"></td><td align="center" width="20%">UAB</td><td align="center" width="20%">WTU</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Total Offense</td><td align="center">363</td><td align="center">378</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Rushing Yards</td><td align="center">175</td><td align="center">191</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Passing Yards</td><td align="center">188</td><td align="center">187</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">First Downs</td><td align="center">12</td><td align="center">29</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Punt Return Yards</td><td align="center">20</td><td align="center">47</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Kick Return Yards</td><td align="center">87</td><td align="center">99</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Total Yards</td><td align="center">470</td><td align="center">524</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Turnovers</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">3rd Down Converstion</td><td align="center">5-15 (33%)</td><td align="center">10-18 (55%)</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">4th Down Conversion</td><td align="center">0-1 (0%)</td><td align="center">0-0 (0%)</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">2-Point Conversion</td><td align="center">0-0 (0%)</td><td align="center">0-0 (0%)</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals</td><td align="center">3-0-2 (66%)</td><td align="center">5-2-2 (80%)</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Penalties</td><td align="center">14-120</td><td align="center">6-35</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Posession Time</td><td align="center">24:21</td><td align="center">35:39</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="4">Scoring Summary</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">FIRST QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">UAB</td><td align="right" width="10%">WTU</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">5:30</td><td width="70%">(WTU) FG: Caleb Reynolds, 30 yard kick</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">SECOND QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">UAB</td><td align="right" width="10%">WTU</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">14:27</td><td width="70%">(WTU) TD: Jonathan Kaplan, 8 yard run</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">10</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">5:25</td><td width="70%">(UAB) TD: Jackie Williams, 16 yard pass from Joe Bento</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">10</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">0:05</td><td width="70%">(UAB) TD: Joe Bento, 73 yard run</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">10</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">THIRD QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">UAB</td><td align="right" width="10%">WTU</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">8:11</td><td width="70%">(UAB) FG: Ty Long, 24 yard kick</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">10</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">6:08</td><td width="70%">(WTU) TD: Jonathan Kaplan, 4 yard run</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">17</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">FOURTH QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">UAB</td><td align="right" width="10%">WTU</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">13:10</td><td width="70%">(WTU) TD: Michael Maynard, 23 yard pass from Charles Dickson</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">24</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">6:10</td><td width="70%">(WTU) FG: Caleb Reynolds, 25 yard kick</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">27</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">1:30</td><td width="70%">(UAB) FG: Ty Long, 19 yard kick</td><td align="right">20</td><td align="right">27</td></tr></table></body></html>

 

[St. Francisco]

AROUND THE LEAGUE
-WEEK SIX-

 

[trojan49er]

Nice to get a W under your belt, hopefully they keep comin

 

[St. Francisco]

 

[St. Francisco]

WEEK SEVEN

WEST TEXAS OUTLAWS (1-3, 0-0)
VS.
UNLV REBELS (3-1, 1-0)

West Texas took the field on Saturday against their final non-conference opponent of the season, hoping to build off their momentum from a week ago, and head into Sun Belt play with a full head of steam. Luckily, the defense delivered just that. In one of their most impressive games in school history, the Outlaws allowed just 190 total offensive yards, five first downs, and didn't allow a single 3rd down conversion in a 23-13 victory to give the team back-to-back wins for the first time this season.

Charles Dickson continued to struggle under center in his first year as starter, completing just 40% of his 32 passes for 178 yards and an interception. His go-to man was tight end Nathan Hills, who had five catches for 74 yards. Fortunately for Dickson, Max Drew returned to the starting lineup in top form this week, rushing for 145 yards and a touchdown off 27 carries for an average of 5.3 yards per touch. Even sophomore fullback Joe Lilly got in on the action, scoring from one yard out in the 2nd quarter. Drew's return couldn't have come at a better time, as Kaplan was forced out of the game with a bruised shoulder, and will miss at least next week's game. Junior Chris Pino (C) will also be absent next week with a sprained wrist. Overall, the offense racked up 357 yards, and scored all of their points in the redzone, but the true story of the day was the defense. With the exception of Scott Nolan's interception, who now has a team-leading three picks on the year, no one player truly stood out for the Outlaws on defense. However, as a unit they were terrific, holding the Rebels to less than 200 total offensive yards, allowing just 13 points in three redzone trips, and forcing two turnovers. But their biggest contribution came on 3rd down, where the Rebels went 0 for 14.

On the other side of the ball, junior quarterback Caleb Herring completed just 10 of his 28 passes for 128 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Sadly enough, Herring also led the ground game with a measly 28 yards off 11 carries. UNLV's defense certainly did their best, recording six sacks and an interception, but received little to no help from their offensive counterparts in the loss.

With their three-game winning streak snapped, the Rebels return home to dive headfirst into WAC conference play with home games against Montana (2-2) and San Jose State (1-2) to round out October. As for the Outlaws, they'll open their Sun Belt schedule next week when they host the Troy Trojans (4-2, 1-1), one of the early favorites to win the conference title.


<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="6">West Texas Outlaws at UNLV Rebels</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="48%">Oct 6, 2012</td><td align="right" width="10%">1ST</td><td align="right" width="10%">2ND</td><td align="right" width="10%">3RD</td><td align="right" width="10%">4TH</td><td align="right" width="12%">SCORE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>West Texas Outlaws (2-3, 0-0)</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right" class="active">23</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>UNLV Rebels (3-2, 1-0)</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right" class="active">13</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="3">Team Stats Comparison</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="60%"></td><td align="center" width="20%">WTU</td><td align="center" width="20%">UNLV</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Total Offense</td><td align="center">357</td><td align="center">190</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Rushing Yards</td><td align="center">179</td><td align="center">62</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Passing Yards</td><td align="center">178</td><td align="center">128</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">First Downs</td><td align="center">20</td><td align="center">5</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Punt Return Yards</td><td align="center">53</td><td align="center">43</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Kick Return Yards</td><td align="center">86</td><td align="center">93</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Total Yards</td><td align="center">496</td><td align="center">326</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Turnovers</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">3rd Down Converstion</td><td align="center">7-20 (35%)</td><td align="center">0-14 (0%)</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">4th Down Conversion</td><td align="center">2-2 (100%)</td><td align="center">1-1 (100%)</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">2-Point Conversion</td><td align="center">0-0 (0%)</td><td align="center">0-0 (0%)</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals</td><td align="center">5-2-3 (100%)</td><td align="center">3-1-2 (100%)</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Penalties</td><td align="center">6-46</td><td align="center">10-80</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Posession Time</td><td align="center">38:38</td><td align="center">21:22</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="4">Scoring Summary</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">FIRST QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">WTU</td><td align="right" width="10%">UNLV</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">9:13</td><td width="70%">(WTU) FG: Caleb Reynolds, 20 yard kick</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">7:40</td><td width="70%">(UNLV) TD: Marcus Sullivan, 18 yard pass from Caleb Herring</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">7</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">SECOND QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">WTU</td><td align="right" width="10%">UNLV</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">5:46</td><td width="70%">(WTU) TD: Max Drew, 2 yard run</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">7</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">2:21</td><td width="70%">(WTU) TD: Joe Lilly, 1 yard run</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">7</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">THIRD QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">WTU</td><td align="right" width="10%">UNLV</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">2:22</td><td width="70%">(UNLV) FG: Nolan Kohorst, 41 yard kick</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">10</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">FOURTH QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">WTU</td><td align="right" width="10%">UNLV</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">12:35</td><td width="70%">(UNLV) FG: Nolan Kohorst, 30 yard kick</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">13</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">9:32</td><td width="70%">(WTU) FG: Caleb Reynolds, 29 yard kick</td><td align="right">20</td><td align="right">13</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">0:34</td><td width="70%">(WTU) FG: Caleb Reynolds, 34 yard kick</td><td align="right">23</td><td align="right">13</td></tr></table></body></html>