By Josh Hoggard
The Mustangs rolled yet again, putting up over 700 yards of total offense and blanking Angelo State, 68-20.
Midwestern State was perfect in the end zone, reaching four times and scoring three touchdowns and a field goal.
The charge for the Mustangs was yet again led by Quarterback Brandon Kelsey, who threw for 237 yards, four touchdowns passes, rushed for 134 yards and a scored touchdown.
The running game for the Mustangs continues to impress.
This week, however, it was far above their already ridiculous numbers, putting up almost 400 yards on the ground alone.
Jeremy Pipkin put up 141 yards and two touchdowns for another very strong performance from the red-shirt freshman. Joe Sanders also rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown.
In the air, the Mustangs put up big numbers. Between the three quarterbacks that played, five touchdowns were scored and 311 yards were gained with the passing game.
The Brandon Kelsey – Sheldon Galloway connection was strong again. The pair hooked up for four receptions for 85 yards, two of those receptions resulting in touchdowns.
Kelsey also found a strong target in David Little again this week, finding him four times, one in the end zone, for a total of 93 yards.
Edgar Thelliar caught the first touchdown pass of the game from Kelsey.
Thelliar finished the day with two catches for 30 yards and a touchdown.
Receiver Thomas Carper had two catches on the day for 70 yards and a touchdown.
When it was all said and done, the Mustangs finished the day with 704 yards of total offense, the second most in school history.
But, don’t let the defense go unnoticed. They forced and recovered two fumbles, one interception, two sacks and seven tackles for a loss, holding Angelo state to only 20 points.
The Mustangs started quick and played strong throughout. Their first drive took up nearly five minutes of clock time, and with 10:14 to go; the Mustangs had their first lead of the game with the pass from Kelsey to Thelliar.
Less than three minutes later, the Mustangs scored again when Jeremy Pipkin ran in his first touchdown of the day from 14 yards out.
Again, less than three minutes later, on the first play of the drive for the Mustangs, Pipkin took it 71 yards to the endzone in 11 seconds to put the Mustangs up 21-0.
Then, with 36 seconds left, Sheldon Galloway caught his first touchdown from Brandon Kelsey to give the Mustangs the commanding lead of 28-0.
Brandon Kelsey scored three more touchdowns before the half was over; two with his arm and one with his legs. Galloway caught a 35-yard TD, Little caught a 63-yard TD, and Kelsey ran for a 77-yard TD all before the carnage was over.
Just a side note, this is only the second time since MSU was founded in 1922 that the football team put up more than 50 points in a half.
When the second half started, the starters, stopped, and some of the second string men got some playing time.
Jake Glover threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to Thomas Carper nearly ten minutes into the second half.
And, with five minutes to go in the game, Joe Sanders ran one in from 11 yards out.
Another big contributor to the Mustangs onslaught of Angelo State was kicker Greg Saladino.
Despite one blocked field goal at the very end of the game, Saladino was perfect on extra points and knocked two field goals in from 43 yards and 31 yards.
So, once again, the Mustangs cruised to a 68-20 victory, and up three spots to #12 in the rankings.
The Mustangs will take the field against rival Abilene Christian University for their Homecoming game this weekend.
Kickoff at Memorial Stadium is set for 8 p.m.