2011 McMurry War Hawks football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 2011 McMurry War Hawks football McMurry University logo.png 150 American Southwest Conference ASC 14 9–3 7–1 Hal Mumme 3rd Mason Miller 1st Air raid Joe Lee Dunn 3rd 3–3–5 Wilford Moore Stadium NCAA Division III Second Round L 20–49 vs. 2011 Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders Mary Hardin–Baylor 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.D3Football.com https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2011/contrib/201111122tpstf McMurry takes down Choctaws for chance at NCAA Division III Playoffs November 12, 2011 October 20, 2024D3Football.com https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2011/contrib/201111194w0wql McMurry leans on defense in upset win at Trinity November 19, 2011 October 20, 2024 In the first round, McMurry defeated no. 15 2011 Trinity Tigers Trinity (TX) before falling to conference foe 2011 Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders Mary Hardin–Baylor in the second round. This was the first year the program competed as the War Hawks.American Southwest Conference https://ascsports.org/news/2011/3/11/GEN_0311114654.aspx McMurry Approves "War Hawks" as School's New Nickname March 11, 2011 October 20, 2024 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.http://www.mcm.edu/newsite/web/univ_relations/NCAA.htm 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, 2007ESPN https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=2628507 Denied Indian mascot, McMurry forgoes nickname October 16, 2006 October 20, 2024 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.American Southwest Conference https://ascsports.org/news/2011/8/3/FB_0803112328.aspx ASC Preseason Football Poll/Awards Announced August 3, 2011 October 20, 2024 ASC media pollMcMurry War Hawks 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 2011 NCAA Division III D3football.com Central September 1, 2011 6:00 p.m. l y 14 (FCS) Stephen F. Austin y Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX 6–82 8,586 September 10 1:00 p.m. w y UTSA y Alamodome San Antonio, TX 24–21 31,634 September 17 6:00 p.m. l y 3 2011 Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders Mary Hardin–Baylor Tiger Field Belton, TX 27–28 3,981 September 24 2:00 p.m. w 2011 East Texas Baptist Tigers East Texas Baptist Wilford Moore Stadium Abilene, TX 63–31 2,100 October 1 2:00 p.m. w y 2011 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets Howard Payne Gordon Wood Stadium Brownwood, TX 50–3 1,225 October 8 2:00 p.m. w 2011 Sul Ross Lobos Sul Ross y Wilford Moore Stadium Abilene, TX Battle of I-20 41–13 600 October 15 1:00 p.m. w y 2011 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs Texas Lutheran Matador Stadium Seguin, TX 60–16 845 October 29 2:00 p.m. w 2011 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys Hardin–Simmons Wilford Moore Stadium Abilene, TX Crosstown Showdown 24–14 4,000 November 5 1:00 p.m. w y 20 2011 Louisiana College Wildcats Louisiana College Wildcat Field Pineville, LA 49–28 2,980 November 12 2:00 p.m. w 20 2011 Mississippi College Choctaws Mississippi College Wilford Moore Stadium Abilene, TX 63–38 1,700 November 19 12:00 p.m. w y 19 15 2011 Trinity Tigers Trinity (TX) y Trinity Stadium San Antonio, TX NCAA Division III First Round 25–16 1,373 November 26 12:00 p.m. l y 19 4 Mary Hardin–Baylor y Tiger Field Belton, TX NCAA Division III Second Round 20–49 2,297 https://mcmurrysports.com/sports/football/schedule/2011 2011 Football Schedule - McMurry University Athletics October 20, 2024 Rankings D3Football.com 0 12 RV NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 20 19 14 Game summaries At No. 14 (FCS) Stephen F. Austin 2011 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team War Hawks 0 6 0 0 No. 14 (FCS) Lumberjacks 31 22 15 14 Statistics MCMSFA 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 StatisticsMcMurry Passing Jake Mullin 14/29, 79 yards, INT Rushing Justin Johnson 8 rushes, 24 yards Receiving Delfonte Diamond 4 receptions, 37 yardsStephen 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 2011 UTSA Roadrunners football team War Hawks 3 7 0 14 Roadrunners 0 0 14 7 Statistics MCMUTSA 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 StatisticsMcMurry Passing Jake Mullin 29/45, 372 yards, TD, INT Rushing Justin Johnson 10 rushes, 26 yards Receiving Delfonte Diamond 7 receptions, 142 yards, TDUTSA 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 War Hawks 6 0 8 13 No. 3 Crusaders 7 21 0 0 Statistics MCMUMHB 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 StatisticsMcMurry 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, TDMary 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 Tigers 17 0 0 14 War Hawks 15 14 21 13 Statistics ETBUMCM 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 StatisticsEast Texas Baptist Passing Sed Harris 10/21, 167 yards, TD Rushing Jair Stover 17 rushes, 75 yards Receiving Al Lewis 2 receptions, 50 yardsMcMurry 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 War Hawks 0 13 22 15 Yellow Jackets 0 0 3 0 Statistics MCMHPU 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 StatisticsMcMurry 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 TDHoward Payne Passing Jared Shaw 0/1, 0 yards Rushing Adrian Lighteard 14 rushes, 95 yards Receiving None Sul Ross Lobos 0 7 6 0 War Hawks 23 6 12 0 Statistics SRSMCM 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 StatisticsSul Ross Passing Scotty Walden 2/7, 66 yards Rushing Dominique Carson 10 rushes, 43 yards, TD Receiving Thomas Sanders 1 reception, 67 yardsMcMurry 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 lightning 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 lightning strike occurred early in the fourth, ending the game.https://mcmurrysports.com/news/2011/10/8/FB_1008113129.aspx McMurry wins strange Homecoming game against Sul Ross State, 41-13 October 8, 2011 October 20, 2024 At Texas Lutheran War Hawks 17 15 7 21 Bulldogs 7 9 0 0 Statistics MCMTLU 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 StatisticsMcMurry Passing Jake Mullin 43/57, 614 yards, 4 TD Rushing Chris Simpson 7 rushes, 51 yards Receiving Delfonte Diamond 12 receptions, 195 yardsTexas 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 Cowboys 7 0 0 7 War Hawks 7 10 0 7 Statistics HSUMCM 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 StatisticsHardin–Simmons Passing Zach Stewart 14/29, 176 yards, 3 INT Rushing Steven Rockwell 17 rushes, 134 yards, TD Receiving Corey Jones 8 receptions, 117 yardsMcMurry 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 War Hawks 6 21 6 16 No. 20 Wildcats 7 7 7 7 Statistics MCMLC 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 StatisticsMcMurry 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, TDLouisiana 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 Choctaws 7 17 0 14 No. 20 War Hawks 15 20 21 7 Statistics MCMCM 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 StatisticsMississippi 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 TDMcMurry 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) No. 19 War Hawks 7 0 11 7 No. 15 Tigers 7 0 3 6 Statistics MCMTU 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 StatisticsMcMurry Passing Stephen Warren 17/34, 188 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Justin Johnson 24 rushes, 64 yards Receiving Simeon Neal 5 receptions, 99 yardsTrinity 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) No. 19 War Hawks 6 6 8 0 No. 4 Crusaders 14 14 0 21 Statistics MCMUMHB 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 StatisticsMcMurry 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, TDMary 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 McMurry Category:McMurry War Hawks football seasons McMurry War Hawks football