WESTERN OREGON FOOTBALL
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THE MATCHUP
Western Oregon (0-2) at Sul Ross State (1-2, 0-1)
11 a.m. (PT) Saturday
Jackson Field
Alpine, Texas
FOLLOW ALONG
SERIES HISTORY - SUL ROSS STATE
- Overall Record: 0-0
- Home: 0-0
- Road: 0-0
- Neutral: 0-0
- Streak:Â N/A
- First Meeting:Â Sept. 21, 2024
WOUÂ STAT LEADERS
WOU HEADING INTO THE WEEK
The Wolves showed plenty of fight against D-I FCS Cal Poly on Saturday, tying the game with the Mustangs at 14 in the third quarter before Cal Poly scored the final 17 points of the contest.
Dominique Loggins became the first WOU player in the Wolves' NCAA era (since 2001) to rush for 100 yards against a D-I opponent - going for exactly 100 yards and two scores.
Kainoa Jones threw for a career-high 224 yards while
Damon Hickok had 99 yards receiving on five catches.
Andrew Simpson and
Aden Murphy each had four tackles to lead the team while
JJ Tofaeono had there tackles and a sack.
The WOU defense showed toughness against the run, allowing just 51 rushing yards at 2.3 yards per carry.
SUL ROSS STATE HEADING INTO THE WEEK
The Lobos are in their first season at the NCAA Division II level - coming from Division III - and are coming off of a 52-51 overtime victory over Wayland Baptist - a game it led 31-7 early in the second quarter and 45-30 heading into the fourth quarter. In overtime, WBU scored first, but SRSU blocked the extra point and, after converting a fourth-and-5 to keep the game alive, scored on a 20-yard touchdown pass and the extra point gave the Lobos their first win of 2024.
SRSU outgained WBU 474-439 - including quarterback Andrew Martinez throwing for 343 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for another 48. The Lobos did give up 219 rushing yards - including 5.3 yards per carry - against the NAIA school out of Plainview, Texas.
WOU NOTES
Loggins with a first for WOU against Cal Poly
Dominique Loggins became the first WOU player in the Wolves' NCAA era (since 2001) to rush for 100 yards against a NCAA Division I opponent - rushing for 100 yards and two scores against Cal Poly on Sept. 14 in San Luis Obispo.
Two decades of Coach Ferg at the helm, 39th overall at WOU
Western Oregon head football coach
Arne Ferguson enters his 20th year (19th season due to no 2020 season because of the pandemic) and his 39th year overall at Western Oregon (spending just one season outside of Monmouth in 1992). He was a first-team all-conference player for the Wolves from 1985-88, began coaching at WOU in 1989, became the defensive coordinator in 1997 and the head coach in 2005. His 103 wins is the second most in WOU history, behind only Bill McArthur's 180 wins in 36 seasons.
Tackling is the family business for Liufau, and business is good
WOU two-time all-conference linebacker
Malcolm Liufau has racked up 116 tackles on game into his third season with the Wolves - including a team-best 66 in 2023. Tackling is in the bloodline as he's the younger brother of Dallas Cowboys rookie and former Notre Dame linebacker Marist Liufau.
Wolves return 10 players that earned 2023Â All-LSC recognition:
- First Team:
Thomas Johnson (snapper)
- Second Team: Tommy McKedy (OL),
Dominique Loggins (RB)
- Honorable Mention:
Keating Hinkley (OL),
Brenden Hodge (WR),
Keyvaun Eady (WR),
Kade Hustler (FB),
Joseph Northcutt (DE),
Gio Antonini (DE) and
Malcolm Liufau (LB)
WOU football in the NFL since 2000 (years in NFL)
- Tyrell Williams (2015-21), WR
- Kevin Boss (2007-12), TE
- Jeff Charleston* (2006-12), DE
Note: WOU's Jason Slowey was drafted in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft before an injury in camp cut his career short
*Played at WOU his first three seasons before transferring to Idaho State.
Wolves picked eighth in Lone Star Conference
The Western Oregon football team was tabbed to finish eighth when the Lone Star Conference Football Preseason Poll. The preseason poll is voted on by LSC head coaches, sports information directors and media members. WOU finished 3-8 overall in 2023 and 2-6 in LSC play - tied for sixth in the conference.
2024 LSC FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL
| Rank |
Team |
1st |
Total |
| 1 |
Central Washington |
20 |
286 |
| 2 |
Angelo State |
6 |
260 |
| 3 |
UT Permian Basin |
4 |
244 |
| 4 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
|
202 |
| 5 |
Midwestern State |
|
153 |
| 6 |
West Texas A&M |
|
149 |
| 7 |
Eastern New Mexico |
|
128 |
| 8 |
Western Oregon |
|
118 |
| 9 |
Western New Mexico |
|
68 |
| 10 |
Sul Ross State |
|
42 |
