2024 McMurry War Hawks football team

2024 McMurry War Hawks football
2024 McMurry War Hawks football
SCAC co-champion
Conference	Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–3 (7–1 SCAC)
Head coach	Jordan Neal (6th season);
Co-offensive coordinators	Mark Rau (1st season); Matt Newby (1st season);
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Will Snyder (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Wilford Moore Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 McMurry War Hawks football team represented McMurry University in the 2024 NCAA Division III football season as a member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC).^[1] Led by sixth-year head coach Jordan Neal, the War Hawks finished with an overall record of 7–3 with a SCAC record of 7–1, finishing tied for 1st in the conference.^[2] The team played its home games at Wilford Moore Stadium in Abilene, Texas.

2024 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Texas Lutheran +^	7	–	1	9	–	2
McMurry +	7	–	1	7	–	3
Centenary	4	–	4	4	–	6
Austin	2	–	6	2	–	8
Lyon *	0	–	8	1	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant * – Lyon ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NAIA

Quarterback Jess Hoel was named the SCAC's co-offensive player of the year and defensive lineman Kane Strohman was named co-defensive player of the year.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	7:00 p.m.	at Southwestern (TX)*	Birkelbach Field Georgetown, TX	L 20–24	4,000
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Lyon	Wilford Moore Stadium Abilene, TX	W 48–6	1,542
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Texas Lutheran	Wilford Moore Stadium Abilene, TX	W 31–10	1,614
September 28	1:00 p.m.	at Austin	Apple Stadium Sherman, TX	W 34–9	N/A
October 12	5:00 p.m.	at Centenary	Atkins Field Shreveport, LA	W 28–10	1,291
October 19	6:00 p.m.	No. 5 Hardin–Simmons*	Wilford Moore Stadium Abilene, TX (Crosstown Showdown)	L 12–17	4,400
October 26	4:00 p.m.	at Texas Lutheran	Bulldog Stadium Seguin, TX	L 6–28	1,500
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Austin	Wilford Moore Stadium Abilene, TX	W 31–3	2,100
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Lyon	Pioneer Stadium Batesville, AR	W 28–0	350
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Centenary	Wilford Moore Stadium Abilene, TX	W 49–12	2,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from D3Football.com Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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SCAC preseason media poll

The SCAC preseason media poll was released on August 19, 2024. The War Hawks were predicted to finish first in the conference.^[5]

Game summaries

At Southwestern (TX)

	1	2	3	4	Total
War Hawks	7	6	0	7	20
Pirates	3	14	0	7	24

Statistics	MCM	SWU
First downs	18	20
Total yards	336	432
Rushing yards	50	99
Passing yards	286	333
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	21:37	38:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McMurry	Passing	Jess Hoel	26/37, 286 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jack Ishmael	6 rushes, 29 yards
	Receiving	Kason O'Shields	5 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD
Southwestern	Passing	Jaylen Spriggs	24/37, 263 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Leroy Rodriguez	11 rushes, 53 yards
	Receiving	Aiden Huerta	5 receptions, 123 yards, TD

Lyon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scots	6	0	0	0	6
War Hawks	8	17	17	6	48

Statistics	LC	MCM
First downs	16	20
Total yards	217	387
Rushing yards	85	43
Passing yards	132	344
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	32:24	27:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lyon	Passing	Joe Galay	4/5, 48 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jaylin Babers	17 rushes, 60 yards
	Receiving	Reginald Brown II	5 receptions, 40 yards
McMurry	Passing	Jess Hoel	18/27, 283 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jess Hoel	13 rushes, 26 yards
	Receiving	Kristopher Martin	4 receptions, 114 yards

Texas Lutheran

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	0	7	10
War Hawks	10	14	0	7	31

Statistics	TLU	MCM
First downs	13	18
Total yards	271	338
Rushing yards	104	131
Passing yards	167	207
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	24:21	35:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Lutheran	Passing	Caden Bosanko	12/30, 145 yards, INT
	Rushing	Caden Bosanko	13 rushes, 59 yards
	Receiving	Caleb Camarillo	3 receptions, 44 yards
McMurry	Passing	Jess Hoel	18/27, 202 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jack Ishmael	14 rushes, 64 yards
	Receiving	Thomas Chandler	5 receptions, 76 yards, TD

At Austin

	1	2	3	4	Total
War Hawks	8	3	9	14	34
Kangaroos	0	9	0	0	9

Statistics	MCM	AC
First downs	22	12
Total yards	360	133
Rushing yards	91	104
Passing yards	269	29
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	31:23	28:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McMurry	Passing	Jess Hoel	21/30, 269 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jess Hoel	11 rushes, 65 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Kristopher Martin	5 receptions, 101 yards
Austin	Passing	Jaylon Talton	5/15, 28 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Barrett Hudson	18 rushes, 62 yards
	Receiving	Michael Cress	3 receptions, 25 yards

At Centenary

	1	2	3	4	Total
War Hawks	6	8	14	0	28
Gentlemen	3	0	0	7	10

Statistics	MCM	CEN
First downs	15	11
Total yards	351	197
Rushing yards	100	-8
Passing yards	251	205
Turnovers	4	3
Time of possession	29:21	30:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McMurry	Passing	Jess Hoel	18/32, 251 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Drew Hagler	11 rushes, 40 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kristopher Martin	6 receptions, 146 yards, TD
Centenary	Passing	Zin'Tavious Smith	13/24, 137 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Obadiah Butler	6 rushes, 32 yards
	Receiving	Devin Ardoin	5 receptions, 74 yards, TD

No. 5 Hardin–Simmons

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Cowboys	7	0	3	7	17
War Hawks	0	6	0	6	12

Statistics	HSU	MCM
First downs	14	16
Total yards	244	232
Rushing yards	106	100
Passing yards	138	132
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	25:58	34:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hardin–Simmons	Passing	Kyle Brown	10/22, 138 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Noah Garcia	13 rushes, 74 yards
	Receiving	Tailon Garrett	3 receptions, 45 yards
McMurry	Passing	Jess Hoel	15/21, 132 yards, TD
	Rushing	Drew Hagler	21 rushes, 64 yards
	Receiving	Kason O'Shields	3 receptions, 59 yards, TD

At Texas Lutheran

	1	2	3	4	Total
War Hawks	3	0	0	3	6
Bulldogs	0	14	14	0	28

Statistics	MCM	TLU
First downs	20	14
Total yards	396	338
Rushing yards	74	119
Passing yards	322	219
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	35:06	24:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McMurry	Passing	Jess Hoel	24/41, 290 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jack Ishmael	15 rushes, 50 yards
	Receiving	Kristopher Martin	5 receptions, 138 yards
Texas Lutheran	Passing	Caden Bosanko	9/17, 219 yards, TD
	Rushing	Caden Bosanko	14 rushes, 53 yards
	Receiving	Caleb Camarillo	2 receptions, 77 yards, TD

Austin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kangaroos	3	0	0	0	3
War Hawks	7	14	3	7	31

Statistics	AC	MCM
First downs	16	25
Total yards	249	471
Rushing yards	106	142
Passing yards	143	329
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	28:20	31:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Austin	Passing	Jaylon Talton	13/28, 128 yards
	Rushing	Barrett Hudson	18 rushes, 50 yards
	Receiving	Michael Cress	3 receptions, 39 yards
McMurry	Passing	Jess Hoel	28/42, 246 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jess Hoel	7 rushes, 48 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Landon Holley	2 receptions, 83 yards, TD

At Lyon

	1	2	3	4	Total
War Hawks	14	7	0	7	28
Scots	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics	MCM	LC
First downs	28	5
Total yards	495	147
Rushing yards	236	107
Passing yards	259	40
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	40:36	19:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McMurry	Passing	Jess Hoel	15/23, 198 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jess Hoel	14 rushes, 111 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Kristopher Martin	6 receptions, 90 yards, TD
Lyon	Passing	Bryton Usrey	4/11, 26 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jaylin Babers	21 rushes, 149 yards
	Receiving	Cedric Allen	1 reception, 11 yards

Centenary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gentlemen	0	6	6	0	12
War Hawks	7	16	26	0	49

Statistics	CEN	MCM
First downs	11	20
Total yards	117	492
Rushing yards	14	138
Passing yards	103	354
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	29:43	30:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Centenary	Passing	Zin'Tavious Smith	13/20, 62 yards, TD
	Rushing	Bobby Shanklin Jr.	13 rushes, 31 yards
	Receiving	Jay Richardson	6 receptions, 47 yards
McMurry	Passing	Jess Hoel	15/23, 287 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Jess Hoel	14 rushes, 91 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Kristopher Martin	13 receptions, 212 yards, 4 TD

References

↑ "SCAC Athletics - McMurry". Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
↑ "McMurry Claims Share of SCAC Football Title". Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. November 16, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
↑ "Eight War Hawks Named All-SCAC". November 27, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
↑ "2024 Football Schedule". Retrieved April 9, 2025.
↑ "McMurry Selected to Earn 2024 SCAC Football Crown". Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. August 19, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2025.

[1] "SCAC Athletics - McMurry". Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 9, 2025.

[2] "McMurry Claims Share of SCAC Football Title". Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. November 16, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2025.

[3] "Eight War Hawks Named All-SCAC". November 27, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2025.

[4] "2024 Football Schedule". Retrieved April 9, 2025.

[5] "McMurry Selected to Earn 2024 SCAC Football Crown". Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. August 19, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2025.

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