The Angelo State football team (1-3, 0-1 LSC) was handed a set back Saturday night as the Rams fell, 44-16, to No. 13-ranked Midwestern State at San Angelo Stadium.

The visiting Mustangs (5-0, 1-0 LSC) scored on the third play of the game and never looked back as they tallied 574 yards of offense in the contest.  MSU quarterback Daniel Polk ended the game with 329 yards of total offense and was a part of three touchdowns for the Mustangs.  Polk led MSU with 130 rushing yards and a pair of scores and had 199 yards on 14-of-24 passing with one touchdown through the air.

Polk recorded his touchdown pass on the Mustangs' first drive as he connected with DelJuan Lee for a 72-yard strike down the sideline to give MSU an early 7-0 lead, less than a minute into the game.  The Rams countered, however, as they marched down the field on their first possession, but settled for a 19-yard field goal by Brad Holcomb with 11:00 remaining in the first quarter.

Polk found the end zone on the ground twice in the second quarter on runs of two and six yards to give the Mustangs a 20-3 lead at intermission.

ASU tailback Daniel Thomas sparked the Rams on the opening drive of the third quarter with a 64-yard touchdown scamper to slice the lead back to 20-9 after a missed extra point, however, Midwestern State posted 17 straight points before the end of the frame to pull away for the victory.

Thomas added the Rams' final touchdown of the night with a one-yard plunge with 13:14 left in the contest.  He ended the night with 166 yards on 23 carries and a pair of scores.  This marks the third time in four games that he has rushed for more than 100 yards.

ASU sophomore quarterback Josh Neiswander closed out the game with 152 yards on 12-of-23 passing with an interception.  He connected with five different receivers on the night with sophomore Chris Fowler leading the way with five grabs for career-high 118 yards.

Defensively, sophomore D'Angelo Waites led the Rams with 11 tackles, five solo, including one for a loss.  Junior Jared Hicks added 10 stops and junior Michael McLeod tallied nine tackles.

The Rams hit the road next week as they travel to Portales, N.M., to face Eastern New Mexico.  Kickoff at Greyhound Stadium is at 3 p.m.