By Josh Hoggard
The Midwestern State Mustangs (4-0) rolled into Benson Stadium in San Antonio last Saturday and took no prisoners, flooring the Cardinals of Incarnate Word 45-14.
Leading the charge for the Mustangs was quarterback Brandon Kelsey, who threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns, while running for 118 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
But Kelsey wasn’t the only Mustang to score on the ground.
Running backs Lester Bush and Peter Smith each scored a rushing touchdown for the Mustangs. Bush finished the day with 103 yards, Smith with 78.
That makes three weeks in a row the Mustangs have managed to put up more than 290 yards on the ground.
The Mustangs ran the ball 43 times on Saturday for a total of 317 yards.
That’s not the only way the Mustangs are cruising by their competition – MSU continues to find success through the air as well.
Eight different receivers caught passes in Saturday’s contest.
David Little led the herd with seven receptions for 136 yards and two touchdowns.
Jared Freeman was targeted three times for 47 yards.
Sheldon Galloway was only targeted once, but it was for a 15-yard touchdown. Back-up Quarterbacks Jake Glover and Joe Sanders both saw some playing time. Glover went five for five with 46 yards and Sanders went three for five with 40 yards.
All three QBs had plenty of time to throw, as the offensive line put on a mighty performance Saturday.
The linemen allowed only one sack.
The Mustangs put up 586 total yards of offense on Saturday, compared to the 352 put up by Incarnate Word.
The Mustangs defense held the Cardinals to only two scores and a measly 40 yards rushing.
The Mustangs defense also racked up two sacks and four tackles for loss.
Midwestern scored early when David Little caught a seven-yard pass from Brandon Kelsey seven minutes into the first quarter.
Barely four minutes later, Kelsey made his second touchdown pass, this time to Sheldon Galloway for 15 yards.
The Mustangs were on top of the Cardinals, 14-0 at the end of the first quarter.
Lester Bush ran it in with just a tick under ten minutes left in the second quarter.
This put the Mustangs up three touchdowns by halftime.
Wasting little time after the half, David Little caught his second TD pass of the day, a 19 yard strike from Kelsey. And just two and a half minutes after that, Kelsey ran it in from 24 yards out to put the Mustangs up 35-0 with 8:39 left in the third quarter.
Incarnate Word finally answered with 1:20 left in the third when quarterback Paden lynch completed a pass to Caleb Kocain for a 21-yard touchdown.
After a Mustangs field goal, Cardinals Running back Melvin Anderson ran it in for another Incarnate Word score in the fourth quarter, bringing the score to 38-14.
And, just to drive the nail in the coffin, Peter Smith ran it in from a yard out with less than two minutes in the game to put the Mustangs up 45-14, which proved to be the final score.
With another monstrous win, the Mustangs continue their undefeated season, improving their record to 4-0.
They moved in rank from no. 22 to no. 18 this week, and are undefeated in conference play. Incarnate Word fell to 1-4.
The Mustangs take the field against Tarleton State at home in Memorial Stadium this Saturday night.
Kick-off is set for 7 p.m.