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2011 Football

3-TIME DEFENDING WESTERN STATES FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!
 

Congratulations to Reggie Bullock! 2010 NJCAA Offensive Player of the Year 2009 & 2010 WSFL Offensive Player of the Year

Matador Football now has its own Facebook page!  Click on the link below to keep up on updates about your favorite football team!

 

Watch the rebroadcast of the 2011 El Toro Bowl! Read the official recap of the 2011 El Toro Bowl! See some of the sights of 2011 El Toro Bowl Game Day! See some of the sights of the 2011 El Toro Bowl Pre-Game Festivities! See the official press conference announcing that the 2011 El Toro Bowl became the 2011 NJCAA National Championship Game! Find out more about the El Toro Bowl at the official El Toro Bowl website! See how and why the El Toro Bowl made its return!

2010 C.HA.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl participants! Mats have classic battle with Blinn in HOT Bowl! Matadors finish ranked 9th in nation! See Jared Dort's photo coverage of the HOT Bowl: Pregame Festivities Game Day Part I Game Day Part II Read the Yuma Sun's coverage of the HOT Bowl: AWC falls to Blinn in Heart of Texas Bowl Non-call on fumble leaves AWC feeling 'cheated' Bullock gets everything in final game except win AWC set for matchup with Blinn in HOT Bowl Bowl game a learning experience for AWC Yuma can learn from good and bad Mats touch down in Texas, practice at Baylor From circus catches to country fried steak

Watch how the Matadors won the 2009 WSFL Championship here! Watch highlights of your Matadors' 2009 season here! 2009 Mississippi Bowl participants! Watch highlights of the 2009 Mississippi Bowl by clicking here! Matadors finish season ranked 7th in nation!

DOWNLOADS
2011 Roster

LINKS
Western States Football League
NJCAA Football-Division I

RECRUITING

Reggie Bullock 2010 NJCAA Player of the Year;  2009 & 2010 WSFL/Region I  Offensive Player of the Year	Tom Minnick '09 WSFL/Region I Coach of the Year	Ben Swarts 1st Team All-Region I/All-WSFL Defensive Tackle

IN 2009 ALONE:
-The Matadors won the 2009 WSFL Championship
-faced East Mississippi in the 2009 Mississippi Bowl
-defeated 7 teams that were nationally ranked, including 3 NJCAA Top 5 teams
-finished ranked 7th in the NJCAA Poll
-finished ranked 10th in the JCFootball.com Poll
(AWC was the only WSFL school to be ranked in the top 10 of BOTH POLLS!)
-placed 13 players on the All-Region I/All-WSFL teams
-placed 4 players on the NJCAA All-American teams
-were the #1 rated defense & offense in the WSFL in 2009

HISTORY
Where Are They Now?
Matadors in the NFL

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RECENT STORIES

2/1/12:  Number of Matador Football players to sign with 4-year schools up to 17

1/2/12:  Rogers becomes a Sun Devil

1/2/12:  Brown signs with South Florida

12/12/11:  Matador Football places 4 on NJCAA All-American teams for 2nd time in 3 years

12/5/11:  Matadors finish 3rd in Final NJCAA Football Poll

12/3/11:  Lions win first national football title ever at 2011 El Toro Bowl

11/27/11:  Matadors place 12 players on All-WSFL & All-ACCAC Football postseason teams

11/27/11:  Young named WSFL/ACCAC Football Defensive Player of the Year

11/27/11:  Williams named WSFL/ACCAC Football Offensive Player of the Year

11/27/11:  Minnick named WSFL Coach of the Year

11/15/11:  El Toro Bowl becomes NJCAA National Championship Game

11/14/11:  It's official:  Matadors are #1 in nation heading into postseason

11/8/11:  Finally... #1!

11/7/11:  Matadors #1 in 'Dirty 30' Poll for 2nd straight week

11/7/11:  Gregory earns 2nd straight WSFL Defensive Player of the Week Award

11/1/11:  So close, yet so far

10/31/11:  #1 in the 'Dirty 30' Poll for 2nd time in as many seasons!

10/31/11:  Williams, Gregory earn WSFL Player of the Week honors

10/25/11:  Matador Football sweeps WSFL Player of the week Awards for 3rd time this year

10/25/11:  Matador Football back up to 2nd in latest 'Dirty 30' Poll

Gap between Blinn & Matadors shrinks in latest NJCAA Football Poll

10/17/11:  Johnson earns WSFL Special Teams Player of the Week Awards for 3rd time

10/11/11:  Matador Football stays 2nd in latest NJCAA Football Poll

10/10/11:  Matador Football sweeps WSFL Player of the Week Awards again

10/10/11:  Matador Football moves up to 2nd in latest 'Dirty 30' Poll

10/4/11:  Williams wins WSFL Offensive Player of the Week Award again

10/4/11:  Young earns WSFL Defensive Player of the Week honors again

10/4/11:  Matador Football becomes 2nd-best team in nation in latest NJCAA Football Poll

10/3/11:  Matador Football stays 3rd in latest 'Dirty 30' Poll

9/27/11:  Matador Football:  3rd for 3rd straight week in latest NJCAA Football Poll

9/26/11:  Matador Football moves up to 3rd in latest 'Dirty 30' Poll

9/26/11:  Mosby named WSFL Defensive Player of the Week

9/21/11:  Young named NJCAA Football Defensive Player of the Week

9/20/11:  Matador Football holds on to 3rd in latest NJCAA Football Poll

9/14/11:  Johnson named NJCAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week

9/13/11:  Matador Football moves up to 3rd in latest NJCAA Football Poll

9/12/11:  Matador Football sweeps first week of WSFL Player of the Week Awards

9/10/11:  Matador Sports Network expands scope to video stream tonight

8/31/11:  El Toro Bowl website officially unveiled

8/31/11:  El Toro Bowl tickets go on sale to general public Thursday

8/26/11:  5th-ranked Matador Football team opens 2011 season in Lone Star State Saturday

8/23/11:  Matador Sports Network broadcast schedule for 2011-12 begins Saturday

8/3/11:  Matador Football ranked 5th in NJCAA Preseason Poll

7/29/11:  Family of Skip Thomas asks for scholarship donations in lieu of flowers

7/27/11:  Matador Football ranked 9th in 'Dirty 30'

7/20/11:  Burnette named NJCAA Distinguished Academic All-American; Power named NJCAA Academic All-American

6/15/11:  2011 Matador Football schedule released

6/15/11:  3 more Matador Football student-athletes sign with 4-year schools

5/26/11:  Butcher, '72 National Champions inducted into NJCAA & AWC Hall of Fame

3/30/11:  El Toro Bowl is reality

11/10/10:  Matadors, Caballeros de Yuma announce plans for bowl game in Yuma