2016 Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies football team

2016 Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies football
2016 Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	2–9 (1–8 LSC)
Head coach	Russell Gaskamp (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Buddy Blevins (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Eric Daniels (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Carl Wooten Field

2016 Lone Star Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Texas A&M–Commerce $^	8	–	1	10	–	2
No. 24 Midwestern State ^	7	–	2	8	–	3
Texas A&M–Kingsville #	6	–	3	9	–	3
Eastern New Mexico #	6	–	3	7	–	5
West Texas A&M	5	–	4	6	–	5
Tarleton State	5	–	4	5	–	6
Angelo State	4	–	5	5	–	6
Western New Mexico	3	–	6	3	–	8
	1	–	8	2	–	9
UT Permian Basin	0	–	9	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – bowl participant (Texas A&M–Kingsville - Live United Texarkana Bowl, Eastern New Mexico - C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl) Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2016 Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies football team represented Oklahoma Panhandle State University during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season as an affiliate member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC).^[1] The Aggies were led by fifth-year head coach Russell Gaskamp.

This was the Aggies' final season competing in the NCAA as the program would return to the NAIA for the 2017 season.

Preseason

LSC media poll

The LSC preseason media poll was released on August 8, 2016. The Aggies were predicted to finish eighth in the conference.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
LSC media poll
1	Texas A&M–Commerce	269 (19)
2	Midwestern State	254 (8)
3	Angelo State	211
4	West Texas A&M	182
5	Eastern New Mexico	181
6	Texas A&M–Kingsville	141
7	Tarleton State	121
8	Oklahoma Panhandle State	66
8	Western New Mexico	66
10	Texas–Permian Basin	49 (1)

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	at No. 2 (FCS) Sam Houston State*	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN3	L 21–59	8,609
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		W 20–16	5,668
September 17	12:00 p.m.	at Western New Mexico	Ben Altamirano Field Silver City, NM		L 21–44	375
September 24	7:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Midwestern State	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX		L 24–42	8,397
October 1	1:00 p.m.	No. 6 Texas A&M–Commerce	Carl Wooten Field Goodwell, OK		L 13–35	1,330
October 8	6:00 p.m.	at Angelo State	LeGrand Sports Complex San Angelo, TX		L 9–31	3,614
October 15	1:00 p.m.	West Texas A&M	Carl Wooten Field Goodwell, OK		L 14–42	1,500
October 22	7:00 p.m.	at Texas–Permian Basin	Grande Communications Stadium Midland, TX		W 54–44	7,965
October 29	1:00 p.m.	Tarleton State	Carl Wooten Field Goodwell, OK		L 26–45	750
November 5	5:15 p.m.	at Eastern New Mexico	Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM		L 10–53	439
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Texas A&M–Kingsville	Carl Wooten Field Goodwell, OK		L 39–53	375
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

2016 Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Andrew Hernandez	Sr
QB	`2`	D. J. Scott	Fr
RB	`3`	Cedric Agyeman	Jr
WR	`4`	Eddie Thomas IV	So
TE	`5`	J. B. Frontz	Sr
WR	`8`	Devyn Williams	Jr
WR	`10`	Steven White Jr.	Jr
QB	`11`	Hayden Cooper	Fr
QB	`12`	Shane Truelove	Sr
QB	`18`	Travis Taylor	Fr
RB	`24`	Rod Moore	Sr
RB	`26`	Xavier Jones	Jr
RB	`35`	Beau Avila	Sr
RB	`37`	Zakerrius Walker	Fr
RB	`38`	Austin Luna	Fr
TE	`46`	Axel Rogue	Fr
TE	`48`	Walker Vinson	Jr
OL	`52`	Guerrero Garcia	Sr
OL	`60`	Romario Martinez	Fr
OL	`66`	Chad Hickson	Fr
OL	`69`	Mason Williams	Sr
OL	`70`	Allston Hadley	Sr
OL	`71`	Cullen Oliver	Jr
OL	`72`	Samuel Lemin	Jr
OL	`73`	Diego Arenas	Sr
OL	`74`	Matthew Granz	Jr
OL	`75`	Jakob Popple	Jr
OL	`76`	Jamil Dollarson	Jr
OL	`77`	Dominique Coutee-Thomas	Jr
OL	`79`	Carlos Lopez	Fr
WR	`80`	Russell Gray	Fr
WR	`81`	Nate Knitig	Fr
WR	`83`	Dawson Stephens	Sr
WR	`84`	Brandon Trotter	Sr
WR	`85`	Miquel Hudson	Fr
TE	`86`	Tanner Riden	Fr
TE	`87`	Kamerone' Wheeler	Jr
WR	`88`	Dorion Barnett	Jr
RB		Kaujual Anderson	Fr
WR		Draven Cantly	Fr
WR		Braylon Chandler	So
WR		D. J. Coursey	So
RB		George Dominguez	Fr
RB		Joshua Gordon	Fr
WR		Christian Green	Fr
QB		Beau Jinkens	Fr
WR		Demyjae Jones	Fr
TE		Lester	Jr
OL		Waylon Loftis	Fr
OL		Colton Luster	Fr
WR		Jake Martinez	Fr
RB		Terell Miles	Jr
RB		Justin Milligan	Fr
TE		Kyler Musgrave	So
OL		Caleb Patrick	Fr
QB		John Polston	Fr
QB		Brandon Ramon	So
OL		Tanner Renken	Fr
OL		John Rodriguez	Fr
WR		Cooper Savage	Fr
OL		Dakota Weir	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`7`	Shecari Johnson	Jr
DB	`12`	Troy Smith	Fr
CB	`14`	Nick Shields	Jr
DB	`15`	Dejon Jeffery	Fr
DB	`16`	Marcus Jones	Fr
DB	`17`	Jermaine Wright	Jr
DB	`21`	Olen Brown	Jr
DB	`22`	Colton Thompson	Fr
DB	`25`	Darryn Cain	Fr
CB	`27`	Jeric Mitchell	Jr
CB	`28`	Marcus McCants	Jr
LB	`29`	Royce Asi	Sr
DB	`30`	Chad Ellis	Fr
DB	`31`	Byron Edwards	So
LB	`34`	Linden Robertson	Jr
LB	`39`	Tyrek Domio	Fr
LB	`40`	Jawan Purifoy	So
LB	`42`	Neptune Joseph	Sr
LB	`43`	Dharius Timmons	Fr
LB	`44`	Jasper Smiley	Fr
LB	`45`	Brandon Gipe	Sr
LB	`47`	D'Darrin Primes	So
LB	`49`	Dominick Bell	Sr
DL	`50`	Cortney Stinnett	Sr
DL	`51`	Lajarius Anthony	Fr
LB	`53`	Oscar Salinas	Fr
DL	`55`	Osvaldo Gutierrez	Jr
DL	`56`	Nate Leota	Sr
LB	`58`	Khalid Taylor	Fr
LB	`59`	Nathan Leithead	Fr
DL	`61`	Zachary Perez-Clack	Jr
DL	`89`	Jabrel Alexander	Jr
DL	`90`	Jimmie Pace Jr.	So
LB	`91`	Sean Williams	Fr
DL	`92`	Kameron Lyons	Jr
DL	`94`	Sequoia Smith	So
LB	`96`	Brandon Julian	Fr
DL	`97`	Charles Stone Jr.	Jr
DL	`98`	Keandre' Johnson	Fr
DL	`99`	John Pitts	Sr
DL		Jordan Barrs	Fr
DB		Warren Dillon III	Fr
LB		SirDarren Duncan	Fr
DB		De'Adryelle Fites	Fr
LB		Garrett Gaskamp	Jr
DB		Charles Grant II	So
DB		Desmond Jackson	So
LB		Adrian Johnson	Fr
DB		Kenzey Lopez	Fr
DL		Nathan Mandani	Fr
LB		Melquan Primes	So
LB		Davion Smith	So
DB		Reuben Thompson	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K, P	`5`	Sterling Claphan	Fr
P, K	`9`	Jacob Test	So

Head coach

Russell Gaskamp
Head coach/Offensive line

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Eric Daniels
Assistant head coach/Defensive coordinator/Linebackers
Buddy Blevins
Offensive coordinator/Wide receivers
Le'Marcus Gibson
Defensive backs
Travis Champion
Quarterbacks/Running backs

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 12, 2024

Game summaries

At No. 2 (FCS) Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	14	0	0	7	21
No. 2 (FCS) Bearkats	21	17	7	14	59

Statistics	OPSU	SHSU
First downs	15	29
Total yards	366	668
Rushing yards	55	279
Passing yards	311	389
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	31:47	28:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma Panhandle State	Passing	Shane Truelove	17/27, 219 yards, TD
	Rushing	Rod Moore	15 rushes, 29 yards
	Receiving	Andrew Hernandez	7 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD
Sam Houston State	Passing	Jeremi Briscoe	26/39, 338 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Corey Avery	13 rushes, 70 yards, TD
	Receiving	Derrick Dick	3 receptions, 72 yards

At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	7	0	13	20
Golden Lions	3	0	13	0	16

Statistics	OPSU	UAPB
First downs	20	21
Total yards	343	343
Rushing yards	115	140
Passing yards	228	203
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	24:48	35:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma Panhandle State	Passing	Shane Truelove	22/34, 228 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Cedric Agyeman	14 rushes, 73 yards
	Receiving	Brandon Trotter	6 receptions, 93 yards, TD
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Passing	Brandon Duncan	27/38, 203 yards
	Rushing	Dante McDonald	20 rushes, 122 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cody Swain	10 receptions, 72 yards

At Western New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	7	7	0	21
Mustangs	9	28	0	7	44

Statistics	OPSU	WNMU
First downs	21	22
Total yards	438	461
Rushing yards	186	178
Passing yards	252	283
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	28:20	31:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma Panhandle State	Passing	Shane Truelove	15/31, 200 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Rod Moore	15 rushes, 106 yards
	Receiving	Eddie Thomas IV	3 receptions, 81 yards, TD
Western New Mexico	Passing	Javia Hall	17/25, 249 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Javia Hall	13 rushes, 62 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Xavier Ayers	5 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD

At No. 11 Midwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	14	3	0	24
No. 11 Mustangs	21	0	7	14	42

Statistics	OPSU	MSU
First downs	23	19
Total yards	446	467
Rushing yards	164	218
Passing yards	282	249
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	28:04	31:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma Panhandle State	Passing	Shane Truelove	25/41, 282 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Rod Moore	23 rushes, 133 yards, TD
	Receiving	Eddie Thomas IV	6 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Midwestern State	Passing	Quade Coward	16/23, 235 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Adrian Seales	17 rushes, 103 yards, TD
	Receiving	Statron Jones	3 receptions, 84 yards, TD

About 30 minutes after kickoff the game was postponed to the following day due to lightning and heavy rainfall in the area.^[4]

No. 6 Texas A&M–Commerce

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Lions	14	21	0	0	35
Aggies	0	0	7	6	13

Statistics	TAMUC	OPSU
First downs	24	16
Total yards	561	262
Rushing yards	134	54
Passing yards	427	208
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	28:37	31:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing	Luis Perez	34/48, 396 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ovie Urevbu	4 rushes, 64 yards
	Receiving	Lance Evans	7 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD
Oklahoma Panhandle State	Passing	Shane Truelove	19/27, 161 yards, INT
	Rushing	Rod Moore	18 rushes, 60 yards, TD
	Receiving	Devyn Williams	5 receptions, 55 yards

At Angelo State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	3	0	6	9
Rams	0	10	7	14	31

Statistics	OPSU	ASU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma Panhandle State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Angelo State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

West Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	7	14	7	14	42
Aggies	0	7	7	0	14

Statistics	WT	OPSU
First downs	24	24
Total yards	409	396
Rushing yards	117	157
Passing yards	292	239
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	30:29	29:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Texas A&M	Passing	Ben Arbuckle	30/42, 292 yards, 6 TD
	Rushing	Devon Paye	15 rushes, 80 yards
	Receiving	Junior Pomee	11 receptions, 124 yards, 4 TD
Oklahoma Panhandle State	Passing	Shane Truelove	19/34, 218 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Xavier Jones	10 rushes, 61 yards
	Receiving	Devyn Williams	5 receptions, 78 yards

At Texas–Permian Basin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	21	0	14	19	54
Falcons	13	7	3	21	44

Statistics	OPSU	UTPB
First downs	33	31
Total yards	750	523
Rushing yards	140	201
Passing yards	610	322
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	30:24	29:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma Panhandle State	Passing	Shane Truelove	40/49, 610 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Rod Moore	16 rushes, 88 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Devyn Williams	10 receptions, 223 yards, 2 TD
Texas–Permian Basin	Passing	Kameron Mathis	27/49, 322 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jordan Williams	15 rushes, 78 yards
	Receiving	Terrell Davidson	8 receptions, 85 yards

Tarleton State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	10	7	7	21	45
Aggies	3	10	6	7	26

Statistics	TSU	OPSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tarleton State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oklahoma Panhandle State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Eastern New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	3	7	0	10
Greyhounds	13	13	13	14	53

Statistics	OPSU	ENMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma Panhandle State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Eastern New Mexico	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Texas A&M–Kingsville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Javelinas	14	23	16	0	53
Aggies	10	7	0	22	39

Statistics	TAMUK	OPSU
First downs	28	21
Total yards	484	464
Rushing yards	251	54
Passing yards	233	410
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	36:46	23:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Kingsville	Passing	Myles Carr	15/23, 178 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Nick Pelrean	12 rushes, 103 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Stehly Reden	4 receptions, 78 yards
Oklahoma Panhandle State	Passing	Shane Truelove	20/30, 325 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Rod Moore	11 rushes, 34 yards
	Receiving	Brandon Trotter	5 receptions, 103 yards, TD

References

^ "OPSU joins LSC as affiliate member in Football". February 13, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
^ "2016 LSC Football Media Guide". August 8, 2016. p. 5. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
^ "2016 Football Schedule". Retrieved June 12, 2024.
^ Polinsky, Ruth (September 25, 2016). "College Football: Oklahoma Panhandle State vs Midwestern State (Extended) - September 25, 2016". KFDX-TV. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[1] "OPSU joins LSC as affiliate member in Football". February 13, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[2] "2016 LSC Football Media Guide". August 8, 2016. p. 5. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[3] "2016 Football Schedule". Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[4] Polinsky, Ruth (September 25, 2016). "College Football: Oklahoma Panhandle State vs Midwestern State (Extended) - September 25, 2016". KFDX-TV. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

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