2011 McMurry War Hawks football team explained
| Year: | 2011 |
| Team: | McMurry War Hawks |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | American Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | ASC |
| D3footballrank: | 14 |
| Record: | 9–3 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1 |
| Head Coach: | Hal Mumme |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | Mason Miller |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Air raid |
| Def Coach: | Joe Lee Dunn |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Scheme: | 3–3–5 |
| Stadium: | Wilford Moore Stadium |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division III Second Round |
| Bowl Result: | L 20–49 vs. |
The 2011 McMurry War Hawks football team represented McMurry University during the 2011 NCAA Division III football season as a member of the American Southwest Conference (ASC). Led by third-year head coach Hal Mumme, the War Hawks played their home games at Wilford Moore Stadium in Abilene, Texas. The War Hawks finished the regular season going 7–1 in ASC play to finish second in the conference. The team received an at-large bid for the NCAA Division III playoffs, making the Division III playoffs for the first time in program history.[1] [2] In the first round, McMurry defeated no. 15 before falling to conference foe in the second round.
This was the first year the program competed as the War Hawks.[3] In October 2006, the university announced that its athletic programs would compete without any names after the board of regents voted to drop the old nickname of Indians.[4] [5]
Preseason
Media poll
The 2011 ASC preseason media poll was released on August 3. The War Hawks were predicted to finish second in the conference.[6]
| ASC media poll |
| 1 | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 239 (23) |
| 2 | McMurry | 183 (1) |
| 3 | Hardin–Simmons | 181 |
| 4 | Louisiana College | 180 (2) |
| 5 | Mississippi College | 125 |
| 6 | East Texas Baptist | 124 (1) |
| 7 | Texas Lutheran | 84 |
| 8 | Howard Payne | 51 |
| 9 | Sul Ross | 48 | |
Schedule
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Game summaries
At No. 14 (FCS) Stephen F. Austin
See also: 2011 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team.
| Statistics | MCM | SFA |
|---|
| First downs | 8 | 34 |
| Total yards | 128 | 744 |
| Rushing yards | 20 | 237 |
| Passing yards | 108 | 507 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 28:39 | 31:21 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 14/29, 79 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Justin Johnson | 8 rushes, 24 yards |
| Receiving | Delfonte Diamond | 4 receptions, 37 yards |
| Stephen F. Austin | Passing | Brady Attaway | 27/37, 275 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Fred Ford | 11 rushes, 178 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Ryan Gambel | 6 receptions, 85 yards | |
At UTSA
See also: 2011 UTSA Roadrunners football team.
| Statistics | MCM | UTSA |
|---|
| First downs | 16 | 26 |
| Total yards | 375 | 487 |
| Rushing yards | 3 | 232 |
| Passing yards | 372 | 255 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 26:08 | 33:52 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 29/45, 372 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Justin Johnson | 10 rushes, 26 yards |
| Receiving | Delfonte Diamond | 7 receptions, 142 yards, TD |
| UTSA | Passing | Eric Soza | 15/28, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Eric Soza | 12 rushes, 51 yards |
| Receiving | Kam Jones | 1 reception, 51 yards | |
At No. 3 Mary Hardin–Baylor
| Statistics | MCM | UMHB |
|---|
| First downs | 19 | 26 |
| Total yards | 309 | 461 |
| Rushing yards | 21 | 323 |
| Passing yards | 288 | 138 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 28:27 | 31:33 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 35/57, 288 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Justin Johnson | 8 rushes, 24 yards |
| Receiving | R. J. Long | 9 receptions, 100 yards, TD |
| Mary Hardin–Baylor | Passing | LiDarral Bailey | 12/20, 138 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Darius Wilson | 30 rushes, 222 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Damian Davis | 6 receptions, 82 yards | |
East Texas Baptist
| Statistics | ETBU | MCM |
|---|
| First downs | 15 | 33 |
| Total yards | 319 | 753 |
| Rushing yards | 99 | 136 |
| Passing yards | 220 | 617 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 30:08 | 29:52 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| East Texas Baptist | Passing | Sed Harris | 10/21, 167 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Jair Stover | 17 rushes, 75 yards |
| Receiving | Al Lewis | 2 receptions, 50 yards |
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 28/46, 448 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Chris Simpson | 5 rushes, 65 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Eric Shaffer | 4 receptions, 106 yards | |
At Howard Payne
| Statistics | MCM | HPU |
|---|
| First downs | 26 | 6 |
| Total yards | 600 | 130 |
| Rushing yards | 116 | 130 |
| Passing yards | 484 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 28:28 | 31:32 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 34/42, 430 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Justin Johnson | 15 rushes, 127 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | R. J. Long | 10 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD |
| Howard Payne | Passing | Jared Shaw | 0/1, 0 yards |
| Rushing | Adrian Lighteard | 14 rushes, 95 yards |
| Receiving | None | | |
Sul Ross
| Statistics | SRS | MCM |
|---|
| First downs | 4 | 11 |
| Total yards | 90 | 170 |
| Rushing yards | 24 | 58 |
| Passing yards | 66 | 112 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:07 | 20:12 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Sul Ross | Passing | Scotty Walden | 2/7, 66 yards |
| Rushing | Dominique Carson | 10 rushes, 43 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Thomas Sanders | 1 reception, 67 yards |
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 12/21, 112 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | Justin Johnson | 6 rushes, 32 yards |
| Receiving | Delfonte Diamond | 3 receptions, 32 yards | |
Kickoff was originally scheduled for 2:00 p.m., but lighting struck just minutes before kickoff. The game would be delayed for nearly six hours then was delayed a second time in the opening minutes of the second quarter. Once play resumed, the coaches agreed to use a running clock. Another lighting strike occurred early in the fourth, ending the game.
[8] At Texas Lutheran
| Statistics | MCM | TLU |
|---|
| First downs | 41 | 17 |
| Total yards | 848 | 297 |
| Rushing yards | 171 | 114 |
| Passing yards | 677 | 183 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 34:15 | 25:45 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 43/57, 614 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | Chris Simpson | 7 rushes, 51 yards |
| Receiving | Delfonte Diamond | 12 receptions, 195 yards |
| Texas Lutheran | Passing | Mitchell Bunger | 13/30, 143 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Dominic Hardaway | 9 rushes, 50 yards |
| Receiving | Ryan Jones | 3 receptions, 58 yards, TD | |
Hardin–Simmons
| Statistics | HSU | MCM |
|---|
| First downs | 17 | 24 |
| Total yards | 305 | 443 |
| Rushing yards | 129 | 201 |
| Passing yards | 176 | 242 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 23:32 | 36:28 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Hardin–Simmons | Passing | Zach Stewart | 14/29, 176 yards, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Steven Rockwell | 17 rushes, 134 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Corey Jones | 8 receptions, 117 yards |
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 27/43, 232 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Justin Johnson | 22 rushes, 128 yards |
| Receiving | Delfonte Diamond | 6 receptions, 72 yards | |
At No. 20 Louisiana College
| Statistics | MCM | LC |
|---|
| First downs | 22 | 25 |
| Total yards | 635 | 528 |
| Rushing yards | 104 | 75 |
| Passing yards | 531 | 454 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 27:07 | 32:53 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 25/39, 446 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Justin Johnson | 9 rushes, 66 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Delfonte Diamond | 6 receptions, 145 yards, TD |
| Louisiana College | Passing | Jamie Bunting | 25/43, 454 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Ryan Montague | 9 rushes, 27 yards |
| Receiving | Darius Williams | 9 receptions, 244 yards, TD | |
Mississippi College
| Statistics | MC | MCM |
|---|
| First downs | 13 | 28 |
| Total yards | 283 | 455 |
| Rushing yards | 171 | 188 |
| Passing yards | 112 | 267 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 27:21 | 32:39 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Mississippi College | Passing | Tommy Reyer | 9/22, 112 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Steven Knight | 20 rushes, 118 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | DeMarrion Bedford-Hughes | 5 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TD |
| McMurry | Passing | Stephen Warren | 15/20, 186 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Justin Johnson | 22 rushes, 134 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Eric Shaffer | 8 receptions, 68 yards, TD | |
At No. 15 Trinity (TX) (NCAA Division III First Round)
| Statistics | MCM | TU |
|---|
| First downs | 12 | 12 |
| Total yards | 271 | 304 |
| Rushing yards | 83 | 44 |
| Passing yards | 188 | 260 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 5 |
| Time of possession | 31:43 | 28:17 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| McMurry | Passing | Stephen Warren | 17/34, 188 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Justin Johnson | 24 rushes, 64 yards |
| Receiving | Simeon Neal | 5 receptions, 99 yards |
| Trinity | Passing | Nyk McKissic | 15/36, 260 yards, TD, 4 INT |
| Rushing | Nyk McKissic | 10 rushes, 24 yards |
| Receiving | Hagen Kattner | 5 receptions, 95 yards | |
At No. 4 Mary Hardin–Baylor (NCAA Division III Second Round)
| Statistics | MCM | UMHB |
|---|
| First downs | 20 | 22 |
| Total yards | 317 | 412 |
| Rushing yards | 48 | 260 |
| Passing yards | 269 | 152 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:21 | 30:39 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| McMurry | Passing | Jake Mullin | 34/60, 269 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Justin Johnson | 18 rushes, 52 yards |
| Receiving | Jaret Smith | 6 receptions, 56 yards, TD |
| Mary Hardin–Baylor | Passing | LiDarral Bailey | 10/17, 139 yards, TD |
| Rushing | LiDarral Bailey | 15 rushes, 93 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Damian Davis | 9 receptions, 120 yards, TD | |
Notes and References
- D3Football.com . McMurry takes down Choctaws for chance at NCAA Division III Playoffs . November 12, 2011 . October 20, 2024.
- D3Football.com . McMurry leans on defense in upset win at Trinity . November 19, 2011 . October 20, 2024.
- Web site: American Southwest Conference . McMurry Approves "War Hawks" as School's New Nickname . March 11, 2011 . October 20, 2024.
- Web site: McMurry Board Announces Decision . mcm.edu . Russell, John H. . October 18, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927141330/http://www.mcm.edu/newsite/web/univ_relations/NCAA.htm . September 27, 2007.
- Web site: . Denied Indian mascot, McMurry forgoes nickname . October 16, 2006 . October 20, 2024.
- Web site: American Southwest Conference . ASC Preseason Football Poll/Awards Announced . August 3, 2011 . October 20, 2024.
- Web site: 2011 Football Schedule - McMurry University Athletics . October 20, 2024.
- Web site: McMurry wins strange Homecoming game against Sul Ross State, 41-13 . October 8, 2011 . October 20, 2024.
