McMurry War Hawks football
{{Short description|College football team in Texas, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college football team
| TeamName = McMurry War Hawks football
| CurrentSeason =
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| FirstYear = {{Start date and age|1923}}
| AthleticDirector = Larry Dockery
| HeadCoach = Jordan Neal
| HeadCoachYear = 7th
| HCWins = 18
| HCLosses = 36
| Stadium = Wilford Moore Stadium
| FieldName =
| StadiumBuilt = 1937
| StadCapacity = 3,550
| StadSurface = FieldTurf
| Location = Abilene, Texas
| Conference = SCAC
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| PastAffiliations =
| ATWins = 393
| ATLosses = 525
| ATTies = 32
| BowlWins = 2
| BowlLosses = 1
| BowlTies =
| PlayoffApps = 1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
0–1 (NAIA D-II playoffs)
| Playoffs =
| NatlTitles =
| ConfTitles = 2 TIAA* (1980, 1983)
5 Texas Conference (1947–1949, 1953, 1955)
1 TIAA (1927)
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| WebsiteName = mcmurrysports.com
| WebsiteURL = https://mcmurrysports.com/sports/football
}}
The McMurry War Hawks football team represents McMurry University in college football in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the NCAA Division III level. The War Hawks are members of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), fielding its team in the SCAC since 2024. The War Hawks play their home games at Wilford Moore Stadium in Abilene, Texas. The team was known as the McMurry Indians until 2011.{{Cite web |title=Wally the War Hawk |url=https://mcmurrysports.com/sports/2011/9/8/WallyWarHawk |access-date=July 10, 2024 |website=McMurry University Athletics}}
Their head coach is Jordan Neal, who took over the position for the 2019 season.
Conference affiliations
- Independent (1923–1925)
- Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1926–1932)
- Texas Conference (1933–1942)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Texas Conference (1946–1955)
- Independent (1956–1964)
- Lone Star Conference (1965–1972)
- Independent (1973–1975)
- Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association* (1976–1995)
- American Southwest Conference (1996–2011)
- NCAA Division II independent (2012–2013)
- Lone Star Conference (2014)
- American Southwest Conference (2015–2023)
- Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (2024–present){{Cite web |title=McMurry University Unifies Intercollegiate Athletics Joining Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in Fall 2024 |url=https://mcm.edu/news/mcmurry-university-unifies-intercollegiate-athletics-joining-southern-collegiate-athletic-conference-in-fall-2024/ |access-date=July 10, 2024 |website=McMurry University}}
List of head coaches
=Key=
{{List of college football program head coaches key}}
=Coaches=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records and conference records ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | No. ! scope="col" | Name ! scope="col" | Season(s) ! scope="col" | GC ! scope="col" | OW ! scope="col" | OL !OT ! scope="col" | O% ! scope="col" | CW ! scope="col" | CL !CT ! scope="col" | C% |
| 1
! scope="row" | Randolph M. Medley | 1923–1938 | 139 | 61 | 58 |20 | {{nts|{{Winning percentage|61|58|20}}}} | 38 | 23 |8 | {{nts|{{Winning percentage|38|23|8}}}} |
| 2
! scope="row" | Dale Morrison | 1939–1941 | 26 | 6 | 19 |1 | {{nts|{{Winning percentage|6|19|1}}}} | 4 | 16 |1 | {{nts|{{Winning percentage|4|16|1}}}} |
| 3
! scope="row" | Jim Conger | 1942 | 8 | 2 | 6 |0 | {{nts|{{Winning percentage|2|6 |
| 1
| 3
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|1|3|0}}}}
|-
| 4
! scope="row" | Vernon Hilliard
| 1946
| 9
| 4
| 4
|1
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|4|4|1}}}}
| 2
| 2
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|2|2|0}}}}
|-
| 5
! scope="row" | Wilford Moore
| 1947–1954
| 83
| 49
| 29
|5
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|49|29|5}}}}
| 22
| 11
|1
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|22|11|1}}}}
|-
| 6
! scope="row" | Douglas Cox
| 1955
| 10
| 8
| 2
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|8|2|}}}}
| 2
| 0
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|2|0|0}}}}
|-
| 7
! scope="row" | Tommy Ellis
| 1956–1959
| 40
| 24
| 16
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|24|16|}}}}
| —
| —
|—
| —
|-
| 8
! scope="row" | Grant Teaff
| 1960–1965
| 60
| 23
| 35
|2
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|23|35|2}}}}
| 0
| 0
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|0|0|0}}}}
|-
| 9
! scope="row" | Buddy Fornes
| 1966–1972
| 70
| 27
| 42
|1
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|27|42|1}}}}
| 16
| 30
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|16|30|0}}}}
|-
| 10
! scope="row" | Don Newson
| 1973–1975
| 29
| 11
| 18
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|11|18|}}}}
| —
| —
|—
| —
|-
| 11
! scope="row" | Spud Aldridge
| 1976–1981
| 63
| 36
| 27
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|36|27|}}}}
| 26
| 18
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|26|18|0}}}}
|-
| 12
! scope="row" | Rodney Murphy
| 1982–1983
| 19
| 8
| 11
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|8|11|}}}}
| 6
| 8
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|6|8|0}}}}
|-
| 13
! scope="row" | Don Birmingham
| 1984–1985
| 20
| 4
| 16
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|4|16|}}}}
| 3
| 9
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|3|9|0}}}}
|-
| 14
! scope="row" | Cliff Odenwald
| 1986–1987
| 20
| 7
| 11
|2
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|7|11|2}}}}
| 3
| 7
|2
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|3|7|2}}}}
|-
| 15
! scope="row" | Mark Cox
| 1988–1990
| 30
| 4
| 26
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|4|26|}}}}
| 4
| 22
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|4|22|0}}}}
|-
| 16
! scope="row" | Joe George
| 1991–1994
| 39
| 18
| 21
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|18|21|}}}}
| 7
| 13
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|7|13|0}}}}
|-
| 17
! scope="row" | Steve Keenum
| 1995–2004
| 98
| 36
| 62
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|36|62|}}}}
| 26
| 50
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|26|50|0}}}}
|-
| 18
! scope="row" | Joe Crousen
| 2005–2006
| 20
| 8
| 12
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|8|12|}}}}
| 6
| 11
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|6|11|0}}}}
|-
| 19
! scope="row" | Donny Gray
| 2007–2008
| 20
| 2
| 18
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|2|18|}}}}
| 1
| 15
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|1|15|0}}}}
|-
| 20
! scope="row" | Hal Mumme{{Cite web |date=April 16, 2009 |title=Ex-UK coach Mumme hired by Division III McMurry |url=https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-football/article43996734.html |access-date=July 10, 2024 |website=Lexington Herald Leader}}
| 2009–2012
| 43
| 27
| 16
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|27|16|}}}}
| 15
| 9
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|15|9|0}}}}
|-
| 21
! scope="row" | Mason Miller
| 2013
| 11
| 3
| 8
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|3|8|}}}}
| —
| —
|—
| —
|-
| 22
! scope="row" | Lance Hinson{{Cite web |last=Nemec |first=Evan |date=November 12, 2018 |title=McMurry, head football coach part ways after 5 years |url=https://ktxs.com/sports/college-sports/mcmurry-head-football-coach-part-ways-after-5-years |access-date=July 10, 2024 |website=KTXS}}
| 2014–2018
| 49
| 14
| 35
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|14|35|}}}}
| 7
| 24
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|7|24|0}}}}
|-
| 23
! scope="row" | Jordan Neal{{Cite web |last=Lilley |first=Quinton |date=December 6, 2018 |title=Cooper, Hardin-Simmons grad Jordan Neal hired as McMurry football coach |url=https://www.reporternews.com/story/sports/2018/12/06/jordan-neal-hired-mcmurry-football-coach/2228433002/ |access-date=July 10, 2024 |website=Abilene Reporter-News}}
| 2019–present
| 44
| 11
| 33
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|11|33|}}}}
| 7
| 29
|0
| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|7|29|0}}}}
|}
Year-by-year results
| class="wikitable"
|bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|National champions |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Conference champions |bgcolor="#ffe6bd"|Bowl game berth |bgcolor="#d0e7ff"|Playoff berth |
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="3" |Season ! rowspan="3" |Year ! rowspan="3" |Head coach ! rowspan="3" |Association ! rowspan="3" |Division ! rowspan="3" |Conference ! colspan="7" |Record ! rowspan="3" |Postseason ! rowspan="3" |Final ranking |
| colspan="3" |Overall
! colspan="4" |Conference |
|---|
| Win
!Loss !Tie !Finish !Win !Loss !Tie |
| colspan="15" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|McMurry War Hawks|color=white}}" |McMurry Indians |
| 1923
| 1923 | rowspan="16" |Randolph M. Medley | rowspan="20" |NCAA | rowspan="20" |— | rowspan="3" |Independent |2 |3 |1 | | | | |— |— |
| 1924
| 1924 |5 |2 |1 | | | | |— |— |
| 1925
| 1925 |3 |4 |1 | | | | |— |— |
| 1926
| 1926 | rowspan="7" |TIAA |1 |9 |0 |6th |1 |2 |0 |— |— |
| 1927
| 1927 |4 |1 |2 |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|1st |3 |0 |2 |— |— |
| 1928
| 1928 |6 |3 |0 |T–2nd |4 |1 |0 |— |— |
| 1929
| 1929 |4 |1 |3 |3rd |3 |1 |1 |— |— |
| 1930
| 1930 |3 |4 |2 |5th |3 |2 |1 |— |— |
| 1931
| 1931 |2 |6 |0 |T–3rd (Western) |2 |2 |0 |— |— |
| 1932
| 1932 |2 |4 |2 |4th |2 |3 |0 |— |— |
| 1933
| 1933 | rowspan="10" |Texas Conference |4 |4 |2 |T–3rd |3 |2 |0 |— |— |
| 1934
| 1934 |3 |3 |3 |4tth |2 |1 |3 |— |— |
| 1935
| 1935 |6 |3 |0 |2nd |4 |2 |0 |— |— |
| 1936
| 1936 |8 |1 |1 |3rd |5 |1 |1 |— |— |
| 1937
| 1937 |7 |2 |1 |3rd |5 |2 |0 |— |— |
| 1938
| 1938 |1 |8 |0 |9th |1 |6 |0 |— |— |
| 1939
| 1939 | rowspan="3" |Dale Morrison |1 |6 |0 |8th |1 |6 |0 |— |— |
| 1940
| 1940 |1 |9 |0 |7th |1 |6 |0 |— |— |
| 1941
| 1941 |4 |4 |1 |5th |2 |4 |1 |— |— |
| 1942
| 1942 |2 |6 |0 |4th |1 |3 |0 |— |— |
| colspan="15" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|McMurry War Hawks|color=white}}" |No team from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II. |
| 1946
| 1946 | rowspan="10" |NCAA | rowspan="10" |— | rowspan="10" |Texas Conference |4 |4 |1 |3rd |2 |2 |0 |— |— |
| 1947
| 1947 | rowspan="8" |Wilford Moore |7 |3 |1 |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|T–1st |4 |1 |0 |bgcolor="#ffe6bd"|L Boys' Ranch Bowl |— |
| 1948
| 1948 |6 |4 |0 |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|1st |4 |1 |0 |— |— |
| 1949
| 1949 |8 |2 |1 |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|1st |4 |0 |1 |bgcolor="#ffe6bd"|W Oleander Bowl |— |
| 1950
| 1950 |4 |5 |0 |T–3rd |2 |3 |0 |— |— |
| 1951
| 1951 |3 |7 |0 |4th |1 |3 |0 |— |— |
| 1952
| 1952 |4 |4 |1 |2nd |3 |1 |0 |— |— |
| 1953
| 1953 |8 |1 |1 |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|T–1st |3 |1 |0 |— |— |
| 1954
| 1954 |6 |3 |1 |2nd |1 |1 |0 |— |— |
| 1955
| 1955 |8 |2 |0 |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|1st |2 |0 |0 |— |— |
| 1956
| 1956 | rowspan="4" |Tommy Ellis | rowspan="41" |NAIA | rowspan="14" |— | rowspan="9" |Independent |5 |5 |0 | | | | |— |— |
| 1957
| 1957 |5 |5 |0 | | | | |— |— |
| 1958
| 1958 |6 |4 |0 | | | | |— |— |
| 1959
| 1959 |8 |2 |0 | | | | |— |9 |
| 1960
| 1960 | rowspan="6" |Grant Teaff |3 |7 |0 | | | | |— |— |
| 1961
| 1961 |6 |4 |0 | | | | |— |— |
| 1962
| 1962 |6 |4 |0 | | | | |— |— |
| 1963
| 1963 |3 |7 |0 | | | | |— |— |
| 1964
| 1964 |1 |8 |1 | | | | |— |— |
| 1965
| 1965 | rowspan="8" |LSC |4 |5 |1 |N/A |0 |0 |0 |— |— |
| 1966
| 1966 | rowspan="7" |Buddy Fornes |1 |8 |1 |8th |0 |6 |1 |— |— |
| 1967
| 1967 |6 |4 |0 |T–3rd |4 |3 |0 |— |— |
| 1968
| 1968 |8 |2 |0 |3rd |5 |2 |0 |— |— |
| 1969
| 1969 |2 |8 |0 |8th |1 |6 |0 |— |— |
| 1970
| 1970 | rowspan="3" |Division I |5 |6 |0 |T–5th |4 |5 |0 |— |— |
| 1971
| 1971 |2 |8 |0 |T–8th |2 |7 |0 |— |— |
| 1972
| 1972 |3 |6 |0 |N/A |0 |0 |0 |— |— |
| 1973
| 1973 | rowspan="3" |Don Newson | rowspan="3" |? | rowspan="3" |Independent |3 |6 |0 | | | | |— |— |
| 1974
| 1974 |6 |4 |0 | | | | |— |— |
| 1975
| 1975 |2 |8 |0 | | | | |— |— |
| 1976
| 1976 | rowspan="6" |Spud Aldridge | rowspan="21" |Division II | rowspan="20" |TIAA* |3 |8 |0 |T–3rd |1 |3 |0 |— |— |
| 1977
| 1977 |6 |4 |0 |3rd |2 |2 |0 |— |— |
| 1978
| 1978 |7 |3 |0 |2nd |5 |3 |0 |— |— |
| 1979
| 1979 |8 |3 |0 |2nd |6 |2 |0 |— |— |
| 1980
| 1980 |9 |2 |0 |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|1st |9 |1 |0 |bgcolor="#d0e7ff"|L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal |8 |
| 1981
| 1981 |3 |7 |0 |4th |3 |7 |0 |— |— |
| 1982
| 1982 | rowspan="2" |Rodney Murphy |2 |8 |0 |4th |2 |6 |0 |— |— |
| 1983
| 1983 |6 |3 |0 |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|T–1st |4 |2 |0 |— |— |
| 1984
| 1984 | rowspan="2" |Don Birmingham |3 |7 |0 |3rd |2 |4 |0 |— |— |
| 1985
| 1985 |1 |9 |0 |4th |1 |5 |0 |— |— |
| 1986
| 1986 | rowspan="2" |Cliff Odenwald |4 |6 |0 |T–2nd |2 |4 |0 |— |— |
| 1987
| 1987 |3 |5 |2 |3rd |1 |3 |2 |— |— |
| 1988
| 1988 | rowspan="3" |Mark Cox |1 |9 |0 |6th |1 |9 |0 |— |— |
| 1989
| 1989 |2 |8 |0 |T–5th |2 |8 |0 |— |— |
| 1990
| 1990 |1 |9 |0 |7th |1 |5 |0 |— |— |
| 1991
| 1991 | rowspan="4" |Joe George |3 |7 |0 |6th |0 |5 |0 |— |— |
| 1992
| 1992 |4 |6 |0 |T–3rd |2 |3 |0 |— |— |
| 1993
| 1993 |8 |2 |0 |2nd |4 |1 |0 |— |18 |
| 1994
| 1994 |3 |6 |0 |5th |1 |4 |0 |— |— |
| 1995
| 1995 | rowspan="10" |Steve Keenum |1 |9 |0 |5th |0 |8 |0 |— |— |
| 1996
| 1996 | rowspan="15" |ASC |3 |7 |0 |T–4th |1 |3 |0 |— |— |
| 1997
| 1997 | rowspan="14" |NCAA | rowspan="14" |Division III |5 |5 |0 |T–3rd |2 |3 |0 |— |— |
| 1998
| 1998 |8 |2 |0 |2nd |6 |1 |0 |— |— |
| 1999
| 1999 |7 |2 |0 |2nd |6 |1 |0 |— |— |
| 2000
| 2000 |6 |4 |0 |5th |5 |4 |0 |— |— |
| 2001
| 2001 |0 |9 |0 |10th |0 |8 |0 |— |— |
| 2002
| 2002 |0 |10 |0 |10th |0 |9 |0 |— |— |
| 2003
| 2003 |4 |6 |0 |T–5th |4 |5 |0 |— |— |
| 2004
| 2004 |2 |8 |0 |T–9th |1 |8 |0 |— |— |
| 2005
| 2005 | rowspan="2" |Joe Crousen |5 |5 |0 |7th |4 |5 |0 |— |— |
| 2006
| 2006 |3 |7 |0 |9th |2 |6 |0 |— |— |
| 2007
| 2007 | rowspan="2" |Donny Gray |2 |8 |0 |T–9th |1 |7 |0 |— |— |
| 2008
| 2008 |0 |10 |0 |9th |0 |8 |0 |— |— |
| 2009
| 2009 | rowspan="2" |Hal Mumme |4 |6 |0 |5th |4 |4 |0 |— |— |
| 2010
| 2010 |6 |4 |0 |T–4th |4 |4 |0 |— |— |
| colspan="15" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|McMurry War Hawks|color=white}}" |McMurry War Hawks |
| 2011
| 2011 | rowspan="2" |Hal Mumme | rowspan="14" |NCAA |ASC |9 |3 |0 |2nd |7 |1 |0 |bgcolor="#d0e7ff"|L NCAA Division III Second Round |14 |
| 2012
| 2012 | rowspan="3" |Division II | rowspan="2" |Independent |8 |3 |0 | | | | |bgcolor="#ffe6bd"|W C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl |— |
| 2013
| 2013 |3 |8 |0 | | | | |— |— |
| 2014
| 2014 | rowspan="5" |Lance Hinson |LSC |2 |8 |0 |7th |1 |6 |0 |— |— |
| 2015
| 2015 | rowspan="10" |Division III | rowspan="9" |ASC |4 |6 |0 |N/A |0 |0 |0 |— |— |
| 2016
| 2016 |4 |5 |0 |5th |2 |4 |0 |— |— |
| 2017
| 2017 |2 |8 |0 |T–7th |2 |7 |0 |— |— |
| 2018
| 2018 |2 |8 |0 |T–7th |2 |7 |0 |— |— |
| 2019
| 2019 | rowspan="6" |Jordan Neal |0 |10 |0 |10th |0 |9 |0 |— |— |
| 2020–21
| 2020 |2 |3 |0 |4th (West) |1 |3 |0 |— |— |
| 2021
| 2021 |2 |7 |0 |T–8th |2 |7 |0 |— |— |
| 2022
| 2022 |1 |9 |0 |T–8th |1 |7 |0 |— |— |
| 2023
| 2023 |6 |4 |0 |T–3rd |3 |3 |0 |— |— |
| 2024
| 2024 |SCAC |7 |3 |0 |bgcolor="#ddffdd"|T–1st |7 |1 |0 |— |— |
Wilford Moore Stadium
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Wilford Moore Stadium
| image =
| nickname =
| location = 1560 Ross Ave
Abilene, TX 79605
| broke_ground =
| opened = 1937
| closed =
| demolished =
| owner = McMurry University
| operator = McMurry University
| surface = FieldTurf
| construction_cost =
| architect =
| tenants = McMurry War Hawks (NCAA) (1937–1942, 1950–1959, 1974–present)
| seating_capacity = 3,550
}}
Wilford Moore Stadium is a football stadium in Abilene, Texas, with a seating capacity of 3,550. It is home to McMurry University War Hawks football team.{{Cite web |title=Wilford Moore Stadium |url=https://mcmurrysports.com/sports/2010/8/26/FB_0826103928.aspx |access-date=July 10, 2024 |website=McMurry University Athletics}} It is named after Wilford Moore who was the head football coach from 1947 to 1954 after being previously known as Indian Stadium.
The stadium initially had a capacity of 4,500 but has since been lowered to 3,550.
Rivalries
=Hardin–Simmons=
The Hardin–Simmons–McMurry football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Hardin–Simmons Cowboys and McMurry War Hawks, with the rivalry referred to as the Crosstown Showdown, with both universities located approximately 10 minutes from each other in Abilene.{{cite web |website=Big Country Sports |last=Rosado |first=Carlos |url=https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/sports/mcmurry-vs-5th-ranked-hardin-simmons-the-most-anticipated-crosstown-showdown-ever/ |title=McMurry vs. 5th Ranked Hardin-Simmons: The Most Anticipated Crosstown Showdown Ever |date=October 17, 2024 |access-date=October 20, 2024}} The winner is given the Wilford Moore Trophy, named after Wilford Moore, who was a player at Hardin–Simmons and a coach at McMurry. Moore is the only person to be inducted into the athletic halls of fame at both Hardin–Simmons University and McMurry University.{{cite news |newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News |url=http://www.texnews.com/1998/sports/al0814.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010525191854/http://texnews.com/1998/sports/al0814.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 25, 2001 |title=Moore is only dual Hall-of-Famer for HSU and McMurry}} Following the 2023 meeting, Hardin–Simmons leads the all-time series 33–4.{{cite web |publisher=Hardin-Simmons University |url=https://hsuathletics.com/sports/2023/8/14/versus-the-nation.aspx |title=Versus The Nation |access-date=October 20, 2024}}
=Sul Ross=
The Battle of I-20 is the name given to the McMurry–Sul Ross football rivalry.{{cite news |newspaper=Big Bend Times |url=https://bigbendtimes.com/2023/11/12/sul-ross-state-lobos-showcase-resilience-in-93rd-battle-of-i-20-rivalry-despite-loss-to-mcmurry-war-hawks/ |title=Sul Ross State Lobos Showcase Resilience in 93rd Battle of I-20 Rivalry Despite Loss to McMurry War Hawks |date=November 12, 2023 |access-date=September 12, 2024}} Going into the 2019 match-up McMurry led the all-time series 46–40–2;{{cite news |newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News |last=Hofeditz |first=Jordan |url=https://www.reporternews.com/story/sports/college/mcmurry/2019/09/20/mcmurry-football-welcomes-sul-ross-state-in-battle-of-i-20/2347334001/ |title=McMurry football welcomes Sul Ross State in "Battle of I-20" |date=September 20, 2019 |access-date=September 12, 2024}} the Lobos would win that year's game 21–7. As of the 2023 season, the two teams have met 93 times with McMurry leading the series 48–43–2. The future of the rivalry remains uncertain as Sul Ross joined the Lone Star Conference in 2024, which competes at the Division II level, while McMurry competes in the Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.{{Cite web |title=McMurry University Unifies Intercollegiate Athletics Joining Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in Fall 2024 |url=https://mcm.edu/news/mcmurry-university-unifies-intercollegiate-athletics-joining-southern-collegiate-athletic-conference-in-fall-2024/ |access-date=September 12, 2024 |website=McMurry University}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://mcmurrysports.com/sports/football}}
{{McMurry War Hawks football navbox}}