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MSU at Eastern New Mexico Preview

Football By Trey Reed/Sports Information Director

Game Day: #13 Midwestern State at Eastern New Mexico

Streaming Audio: BOB-FM
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Game Notes
No. 13 Midwestern State tangles with Eastern New Mexico in a Lone Star Conference crossover contest Saturday night Greyhound Stadium.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. (Central Time).
Where to Find the Game
  • 100.9 BOB FM - The broadcast features the play-by-play voice of two-time Lone Star Conference Broadcaster of the Year Bill Powers while KAUZ anchorman Chris Horgan provides color analysis. The Taco Casa Pregame Show begins at 6:30 p.m.
  • On the Web - BOB-FM's audio broadcast is simulcast on bobradio.fm.
  • Live Stats - Live stats are available courtesy of MSUMustangs.com.
For the Record
Midwestern State can move to 2-0 for the fifth-straight year with a win over Eastern New Mexico Saturday night at Greyhound Stadium in Blackwater Draw.

The Mustangs, who extended their winning streak in season openers to 10 with last week's victory at New Mexico Highlands, have won the first four games in each of the last four seasons after accomplishing the feat just one other time in program history when MU rolled to a 6-0 start on the way to a mythical small college national championship in 1949.

MSU has been golden in the months of August and September all through the Bill Maskill era which began in 2002.

The Mustangs are now 31-7 (.816) in games played before Oct. 1 during the Maskill era.
Who's Hot
Midwestern State senior quarterback Zack Eskridge didn't pass for 200 yards for the first time since 2008 as he finished with 152 yards on 10-of-15 passing. The performance ended a school-record string of 12 games.

Not that there's much to be down about, however.

The Harlon Hill candidate, who led NCAA Division II in pass efficiency rating last season, is off to another great start as he passed for two touchdowns on his way to a 195.79 rating which rates first in the Lone Star Conference and sixth nationally.

Oh yeah, he also accounted for four touchdowns as he also rushed for 67 yards and a score on each of his two carries.

Speaking of rushing yards, senior running back Marcus Mathis tops the Lone Star Conference and is 11th in NCAA Division II after gashing New Mexico Highlands for 131 yards on just eight carries.

He burst 70 yards for a score on his first touch of the season.

The duo has the Midwestern offense ranked third in overall offense in NCAA Division II, second in rushing offense, 60th in passing offense and sixth in scoring offense.
About the Series
Midwestern State and Eastern New Mexico meet for the 16th time on the gridiron Saturday night at Greyhound Stadium.

The Mustangs own an 11-4 edge in the series and have won the last eight meetings in the series dating back to the start of the Bill Maskill era in 2002.

Midwestern is 5-1 all time in games played at Blackwater Draw with the Hounds' only home victory coming in a 21-18 decision on Nov. 14, 1998. The Mustangs have won each of the five meetings since.

ENMU's last victory of the series came in a 36-33 thriller on Sep. 15, 2001 in Wichita Falls. The Greyhounds have never beaten a Bill Maskill-coached squad.

MSU has scored 50-or-more points in four of the last five meetings including a 50-17 victory on Oct. 31, 2009 last season in Blackwater Draw.
Quick Hits
  • Midwestern State coach Bill Maskill will improve his career winning percentage to .700 with a win Saturday at Eastern New Mexico. (62-28).
  • MSU senior running back Marcus Mathis will become the fourth member of the Mustangs' 2,000-Yard Rushing Club when he runs for nine more yards. He will join Daniel Polk, Dominic Rhodes and Ross Harrison.
  • Mathis performance against the Cowboys was the fifth 100-yard rushing day of his career. He ran for a career-high 140 yards in a 24-10 win over Newberry (N.C.) in 2008.
  • Midwestern State senior quarterback Zack Eskridge's next touchdown pass will be the 50th of his collegiate career.
  • Eskridge turned in the 20th performance four-or-more touchdown responsibility (passing, rushing, receiving and returns) by passing for two scores and rushing for two more last week against New Mexico Highlands and now has 58 during his MSU career. The Rowlett native trails only Daniel Polk (responsible for 82 TDs from 2004-07) on the MSU career charts. Eskridge passed for a career-high and program record six touchdowns against Eastern New Mexico two seasons ago in Wichita Falls.
  • Eskridge needs 464 more passing yards to overtake Phillip Boggs to become MSU's all-time passing yardage leader. Boggs passed for 5,592 yards from 1999-03.
  • Junior wide receiver David Little made two receptions for 37 yards including a 24-yard TD connection last week against New Mexico Highlands. The effort moved the Garland High product moved in to 10th place on MSU's all-time receiving yards chart with 824 and needs 176 more to become the school's 10th 1,000-yard receiver.
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Players Mentioned

Zack Eskridge

#18 Zack Eskridge

QB
6' 4"
Senior
2L
David Little

#4 David Little

WR
6' 3"
Junior
2L
Marcus Mathis

#1 Marcus Mathis

RB
5' 7"
Senior
3L

Players Mentioned

Zack Eskridge

#18 Zack Eskridge

6' 4"
Senior
2L
QB
David Little

#4 David Little

6' 3"
Junior
2L
WR
Marcus Mathis

#1 Marcus Mathis

5' 7"
Senior
3L
RB