2011 McMurry War Hawks football team

2011 McMurry War Hawks football
ConferenceAmerican Southwest Conference
Ranking
D3Football.comNo. 14
Record9–3 (7–1 ASC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMason Miller (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorJoe Lee Dunn (3rd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumWilford Moore Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Mary Hardin–Baylor $^   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 14 McMurry ^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Louisiana College   5 – 3     7 – 3  
Hardin–Simmons   4 – 4     6 – 4  
East Texas Baptist   4 – 4     5 – 5  
Texas Lutheran   4 – 4     5 – 5  
Mississippi College   2 – 6     3 – 7  
Sul Ross   1 – 7     2 – 8  
Howard Payne   1 – 7     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com

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 Trinity (TX) before falling to conference foe Mary Hardin–Baylor 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

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Media poll

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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
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at No. 14 (FCS) Stephen F. Austin*
L 6–828,586
September 101:00 p.m.at UTSA*
W 24–2131,634
September 176:00 p.m.at No. 3 Mary Hardin–Baylor
L 27–283,981
September 242:00 p.m.East Texas Baptist
W 63–312,100
October 12:00 p.m.at Howard Payne
W 50–31,225
October 82:00 p.m.Sul Rossdagger
W 41–13600
October 151:00 p.m.at Texas Lutheran
W 60–16845
October 292:00 p.m.Hardin–Simmons
W 24–144,000
November 51:00 p.m.at No. 20 Louisiana College
W 49–282,980
November 122:00 p.m.Mississippi CollegeNo. 20
  • Wilford Moore Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 63–381,700
November 1912:00 p.m.at No. 15 Trinity (TX)*No. 19
W 25–161,373
November 2612:00 p.m.at No. 4 Mary Hardin–Baylor*No. 19
  • Tiger Field
  • Belton, TX (NCAA Division III Second Round)
L 20–492,297

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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Game summaries

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At No. 14 (FCS) Stephen F. Austin

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See also: 2011 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
War Hawks 0 6 0 0 6
No. 14 (FCS) Lumberjacks 31 22 15 14 82
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

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See also: 2011 UTSA Roadrunners football team
1 2 3 4 Total
War Hawks 3 7 0 14 24
Roadrunners 0 0 14 7 21
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
War Hawks 6 0 8 13 27
No. 3 Crusaders 7 21 0 0 28
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 17 0 0 14 31
War Hawks 15 14 21 13 63
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
War Hawks 0 13 22 15 50
Yellow Jackets 0 0 3 0 3
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 0 7 6 0 13
War Hawks 23 6 12 0 41
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
War Hawks 17 15 7 21 60
Bulldogs 7 9 0 0 16
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 0 0 7 14
War Hawks 7 10 0 7 24
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
War Hawks 6 21 6 16 49
No. 20 Wildcats 7 7 7 7 28
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Choctaws 7 17 0 14 38
No. 20 War Hawks 15 20 21 7 63
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)

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 War Hawks 7 0 11 7 25
No. 15 Tigers 7 0 3 6 16
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)

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 War Hawks 6 6 8 0 20
No. 4 Crusaders 14 14 0 21 49
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

References

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  1. ^ "McMurry takes down Choctaws for chance at NCAA Division III Playoffs". D3Football.com. November 12, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "McMurry leans on defense in upset win at Trinity". D3Football.com. November 19, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "McMurry Approves "War Hawks" as School's New Nickname". American Southwest Conference. March 11, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Russell, John H. "McMurry Board Announces Decision". mcm.edu. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2006.
  5. ^ "Denied Indian mascot, McMurry forgoes nickname". ESPN. October 16, 2006. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "ASC Preseason Football Poll/Awards Announced". American Southwest Conference. August 3, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "2011 Football Schedule - McMurry University Athletics". Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "McMurry wins strange Homecoming game against Sul Ross State, 41-13". October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
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