SAN ANGELO, Texas - No. 15 Midwestern State rolled up over 700 yards of total offense in a 68-20 thrashing of Angelo State in a Lone Star Conference contest Saturday night at San Angelo Stadium.

The Mustangs, who improved to 6-0 for the first time since 1949, prepare for a Homecoming matchup with rival Abilene Christian Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

But MSU certainly didn't overlook the Rams as the game - and most of the Mustangs' starters - were safely tucked away in the wake of a 533-yard first-half explosion as Midwestern led 52-7.

Starting quarterback Brandon Kelsey needed just 30 minutes to set new career marks with 374 yards of total offense including a 12-of-16 passing night for 237 yards and four touchdowns. The junior from Arlington also ate up 134 rushing yards including a 77-yard touchdown jaunt to close the half.

The Mustangs were hot out of the gate as Kelsey hit Edgard Theliar on a post route for a 22-yard touchdown pass five minutes into the contest to start the deluge.

Redshirt-freshman running back Jimmy Pipkin came off of the bench to gash the Rams for scoring runs of 14 and 71 yards to push the advantage to 21-0 with 5:16 to play in the opening quarter.

Pipkin picked up his third 100-yard rushing game of the season running for 141 yards on just five carries with two touchdowns. The 71-yard burst was his third run of 70-or-more yards this season.

The Kelsey-to-Sheldon Galloway connection worked for the next to scores to up the advantage to five touchdowns three minutes into the second quarter before Greg Saladino hit a 43-yard field goal for a 38-0 lead.

Angelo State answered back for its lone touchdown of the first half when Tristan Carter rolled off left tackle for a 24-yard score with 3:16 to go in the opening half.

There was still time for Kelsey to account for two more touchdown as he hit a wide open David Little behind the ASU defense for a 63-yard strike at the 2:27 mark then closed the half with a 77-yard scoring run.

The Mustangs relied solely on reserves in the second half which was highlighted by Jake Glover's 51-yard strike to Thomas Carper in the third quarter while reserve quarterback Joe Sanders rushed for an 11-yard TD to close out scoring in the fourth quarter.

Angelo State, who had limited West Texas A&M to 242 yards of total offense last week, dipped to 3-4 overall and to 0-4 in league play.

Notables

- Midwestern State's 737 yards of total offense were the second most in school history. MSU had 737 yards against Southeastern Oklahoma on Oct. 20, 2001.
- The Mustangs scored more than 50 points in the first half for just the second time in school history. It was the first since scoring 61 points against Western New Mexico on Oct. 13, 2001.
- Midwestern State produced two 100-yard rushers for the second time this season. The Mustangs also performed the feat against Incarnate Word. MSU has had a 100-yard rusher in every game this season.
- Midwestern State has scored at least 40 points in all six games this season. The six games are the second most times it has scored as many points in the season as the 2007 team scored at least 40 points eight times.