MONMOUTH, Oregon --- The Western Oregon football team looks to finish with a winning record as the Wolves end the season Saturday at Texas A&M-Kingsville.

THE WOLVES HEADING INTO THE WEEK | 2022 STATISTICS
Western Oregon took care of business early last Saturday on Senior Day as the Wolves jumped out to a 26-0 lead in the second quarter and cruised to a 32-7 victory over Simon Fraser at McArthur Field. Western Oregon rushed for a season-high 257 yards led by Omari Dixon-Land's 97 yards and a score. Defensively, the Wolves allowed just 171 yards - the second-lowest output this season for the WOU defense that ranks 14th in the nation against the run (80.6) and 38th overall in total defense (291.6 ypg).

Jaylin Parnell is still pacing the defense with 90 tackles and ranks first in the Lone Star Conference and 27th in the nation at 9.0 tackles per game. He's also first in the conference and 29th in D-II in sacks with 0.75 per game (7.5 total). Joey Sinclair is second on the team in tackles (59) while leading the team in interceptions (6 - third in the conference and tied for seventh in the nation). Ryan Minniti is also above the 50-tackle mark this season with 56 to go along with a team-best eight pass breakups and two interceptions.

Offensively, Dixon-Land - the program's all-time leading rusher - is looking to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark for the second time in his career as he sits with 954 this season with nine rushing touchdowns. He became the first WOU player in history to reach 4,000-plus yards from the line of scrimmage (rushing and receiving yards combined) Saturday as he sits with 4,082 yards.

Through the air, Gannon Winker has thrown for 2,133 yards (fourth in the LSC) and 11 touchdowns. Damon Hickok leads the team with 38 catches for 596 yards and two scores while Thomas Wright has 25 catches for 492 yards and three scores and Marquis Sampson has 27 catches for 342 yards.

TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE HEADING INTO THE WEEK | 2022 STATISTICS
The Javelinas since starting the season 7-0 and reaching No. 15 in the country in the national polls have dropped three straight - losing at No. 2 Angelo State on Oct. 22 (34-7), at Central Washington on Oct. 29 (23-19) and at home against Midwestern State last Saturday, 41-37. In Saturday's loss, TAMUK led 37-34 before a 99-yard drive by Midwestern State capped by a 1-yard scoring run with 1:37 left handed the Javelinas the loss.

Quarterback Jacob Cavazos has thrown for 1,829 yards, 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions while completing 59.0 percent of his passes while rushing for another 129 yards and three touchdowns. Jason Gaines has caught 27 passes for 430 yards and a touchdown. On the ground the Javelinas have two players with more than 700 yards rushing in Christian Anderson (773 yards, 9 TDs) and Toneil Carter (715 yards, 6 TDs).

Defensively, Cory McMahan leads the team with 47 tackles and three interceptions while Dailon Gants has 43 tackles. Amos Coleman has a team-best five interceptions while Isaiah Bean leads the team with 6.5 sacks.

HISTORY VS. TAMUK
The Wolves are 4-2 all-time against the Javelinas - though TAMUK won last season's matchup in Kingsville, 24-10.
  PARNELL (TACKLES), SINCLAIR (INTERCEPTIONS) CLIMBING ALL-TIME WOU RANKS
A pair of senior defensive players are climbing the all-time ranks in WOU history in linebacker Jaylin Parnell and safety Joey Sinclair. Parnell sits seventh on the WOU all-time tackles list with 282 while Sinclair and his 14 career interceptions (including six this year - tied for sixth on the WOU single-season list) is tied for fifth on the WOU all-time list.

Western Oregon All-Time Tackles List

346	Dave Morrill (1999-2002)
326	Bo Highburger (2015-18)
312	Chris Angel (1998-2001)
307	Caleb Singleton (2007-10)
290	Jeramy Williams (1992-95)
290	Tim Hundley (1970-73)
282	Jaylin Parnell (2018-22)
272	Steve Ott (1994-97)
262	Shawn Stanley (1991-94)
259	Tyler Johnson (2014-17)
258	Jay Banks (1999-2001)

Western Oregon All-Time Interceptions List

21	Jack Flitcraft (1969-72)
20	Bryce Peila (2009-12)
17	Jay Milton (1970-73)
16	Dave Sturgis (1965-68)
14	Joey Sinclair (2018-22)
14	Caleb Singleton (2007-10)
14	Curtis Anderson (2016-21)
11	Albert Meza (1998-2001)
11	Corey Sutton (1997-99)
11	Tim Hundley (1970-73)
10	Five players tied

DIXON-LAND BREAKS ALL-TIME RUSHING RECORD AT WESTERN
Senior running back Omari Dixon-Land has been the leading rusher for the Wolves in each of the past three seasons and he's now he's become the top rusher in program history. With 94 yards against Angelo State on Oct. 1, he passed Bill Volk's total of 3,172 on the all-time list and now has 3,701 career rushing yards. His 675 rushing attempts is now first on the all-time list (Volk had the most with 613) and his 29 rushing touchdowns has him fourth (the record is 37 rushing touchdowns held by Volk).

Western Oregon All-Time Rushing List (2,000 yards or more)

3,701	Omari Dixon-Land (2018-Current)
3,172	Bill Volk (1992-95)
2,846	Jason Taroli (1997-2001)
2,557	Doug Trice (1970-73)
2,530	Mark Ross (1975-78)
2,516	Greg Shewbert (1974-77)
2,357	Bob Pennel (1959-62)
2,259	Ben Kuenzi (2006-09)
2,119	Eliot Vinzant (2005-06)
2,103	Doug Lulay (1975-78)

COACH FERGUSON APPROACHING CENTURY MARK IN WINS
WOU head football coach Arne Ferguson has been a staple in the Western Oregon football program since his playing days from 1985-88 where he was an All-CFA choice three times. Now entering his 17th season as head coach (he was an assistant coach from 1989 until head coach save one season in 1992), he's approaching a career milestone only one other Western Oregon coach has reached - the 100 career wins at Western Oregon. Ferguson enters this week with 99 victories with only the legendary Bill McArthur - who coached 36 seasons at Western - ahead of him at 180 victories.

Western Oregon All-Time Coaching Wins List (30 wins or more)

180	Bill McArthur (1947-54, 1956-82, 1991)
99	Arne Ferguson (2005-current)
41	Larry Wolfe (1928-34)
34	Duke Iverson (1985-87, 2001-04)
31	Al Cox (1935-42)

MINNITI, COSSETTE NAMED LSC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - OCT. 17 RELEASE
For the second week in a row, the Western Oregon football team took two of the three Lone Star Conference Player of the Week honors with Ryan Minniti earning Defensive Player of the Week and Danny Cossette named the Special Teams Player of the Week for the second week in a row.

Minniti - a senior safety - was all over the field in the Wolves' 27-13 win over West Texas A&M as he tied for the team lead with 10 tackles, led the team with three pass breakups and added an interception and a quarterback hurry while holding the Buffs to their lowest scoring output of the season. Cossette was efficient in WOU's win, going 2-for-2 on field goals (including a game-tying field goal in the fourth quarter), 3-for-3 on extra points and kicking three of his six kickoffs for touchbacks.

PARNELL, COSSETTE NAMED LSC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - OCT. 10 RELEASE
Western Oregon's Jaylin Parnell and Danny Cossette were both honored for their performances against Central Washington on Oct. 8 as Parnell was named the Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week and Cossette was selected as the LSC Special Teams Player of the Week.

In a 16-14 win over Central Washington, Parnell led a Wolves defense that allowed just 280 yards thanks to a team-high 13 tackles and a forced fumble. Cossette made the play of the game - if not the season - with WOU up 16-14 over Central Washington with nine seconds left. After his extra point was blocked, CWU recovered the ball and attempted to return it for a two-point conversion. Cossette raced down field and made the tackle inside the five-yard line to save the game for the Wolves. He also connected on a season-best 48-yard field goal.
 

FB | IT'S WILD UP IN WASHINGTON!

WOU kicker Danny Cossette races down the field after his extra point was blocked and makes a game-saving tackle just before Central Washington tied the game (would've been two points to tie it for CWU).

Wolves win, 16-14 ... WHAT A GAME! pic.twitter.com/KlNfFSNHOw

— Western Oregon Wolves Athletics (@WOU_Wolves) October 9, 2022