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GAME 3 // TARLETON STATE RECORD: 1-1/0-0 LSC Brandon Ireton Athletic Communications ASU Station #10899, San Angelo, TX 76909 ANGELO STATE C: 325.998.0753 // O: 325.942.2378 2016 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES [email protected] // AngeloSports.com 1978 NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS // 3 LSC CHAMPIONSHIPS // 5 NCAA DIVISION II PLAYOFF APPEARANCES // 61 ALL-AMERICANS Angelo State Schedule GAME INFORMATION Date Opponent Time/Result 9.1 McKendree L, 33-19 Date: Saturday, September 17, 2016 Lebanon, Illinois Kickoff: 7 p.m. Location: Stephenville, Texas 9.10 Northern Michigan W, 47-41 (3OT) ANGELO STATE Tarleton State Stadium: Memorial Stadium Marquette, Michigan RAMS TEXANS Series: 16-16-0 Record: 1-1, 0-0 LSC Record: 0-2, 0-0 9.17 Tarleton State* 7 p.m. Ranking: N/A Ranking: N/A Video: http://tarletonsports.com/ Stephenville, Texas Last Game: 47-41 Last Game: 31-28 watch/?Live=654 3OT win over NMU loss to SW Baptist Radio: KWFR 101.9 FM The Fire 9.24 Eastern New Mexico* 6 p.m. Coach: Will Wagner Coach: Todd Whitten Career Record: 32-26 Career Record: 45-23 Jeremy Bryant (Play-by-Play) San Angelo, Texas \\ Family Day vs. TSU: 2-3 vs. ASU: 4-1 Dr. John Klingemann (Color) 10.1 Texas A&M-Kingsville* 7 p.m. STATISTICAL LEADERS STATISTICAL LEADERS Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/ Kingsville, Texas Rushing Rushing statmonitr/?id=140017 Stevens 159 yards Sadler 101 yards 10.8 Oklahoma Panhandle State* 6 p.m. Passing Passing San Angelo, Texas \\ Homecoming Faber 301 yards Woerner 276 yards Receiving Receiving 10.15 Midwestern State* 7 p.m. Munson 99 yards Tandy 180 yards Wichita Falls, Texas 10.22 Texas A&M-Commerce* 6 p.m. San Angelo, Texas 10.29 Western New Mexico* 1 p.m. The Game Silver City, New Mexico The Angelo State football team will open its conference schedule on the road with a matchup against Tarleton State at Memorial Stadium in Stephenville on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. 11.5 West Texas A&M 6 p.m. Canyon, Texas Tarleton State The Texans are 0-2 on the season after a 31-28 loss to Southwest Baptist. Todd Whitten returns 11.12 UT Permian Basin 6 p.m. to Stephenville after a 12-year abscene. He was head coach for Tarleton State in 1996 and San Angelo, Texas \\ Military Appreciation again in 2000-2004. He is 70-53 all-time as a head coach and 45-25 at Tarleton State. Home games in BOLD *Lone Star Conference Game The Series All times Central It will be the 33rd all-time meeting between the Rams and Texans. The series is tied at 16 wins apiece. ASU has won the last two meetings after Tarleton State won 12 straight from 2001- Angelo State Coaches 2013. The Rams are 5-9 all-time in Stephenville and the last win at Memorial Stadium was in 2014. Will Wagner ...............Head Coach/Defensive Backs Last Time in Stephenville Jeff Girsch The Rams were down 31-19 in the fouth quarter before the comeback started. Kyle Washington ..........Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Drew Dallas found Dakarai Pecikonis to bring the defceit to within five at 11:49. ASU had one last chace ......... Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks to score with 1:08. Washington found Chris Omigie in traffic for the go-ahead touchdown and Jay Eilers added the two-point conversion to secure the Rams victory. ..............Assistant Coach/Offensive Line Gary Salgado Overtime Victory .............Assistant Coach/Defensive Line The Rams defeated Northern Michigan in triple overtime 47-41. ASU has seen very few George Love ..........Assistant Coach/LBs/Special Teams overtime games over the years. The only other overtime game under head coach Will Wagner Jason Johnson was against Texas A&M-Kingsville on Oct. 29, 2011. The Javelinas won 36-33 in triple overtime. ............ Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers The last ASU victory in overtime was a 28-21 win over Eastern New Mexico on Oct. 6, 2007. Anthony Lewis ....................... Graduate Assistant Talon Smith Efficient Red Zone Offense ....................... Graduate Assistant The Rams have taken full advantage of their red zone opportunites. In seven chances, ASU Spencer Barr has scored four touchdowns and three field goals. Angelo State is tied No. 1 nationally and in ....................... Graduate Assistant the LSC in red zone offense. ANGELOSPORTS.COM #RAMFAM // 1 GAME 3 // TARLETON STATE RECORD: 1-1/0-0 LSC LSC Openers The Rams are 3-2 in LSC openers under head coach Will Wagner. ASU has won its last two opners and three of the last four. #BlueMob The Rams special teams were at it again blocking a field goal late in the fourth quarter. ASU is No. 2 nationally with three blockede kicks all coming from the hand of Markus Jones. The sophomore leads NCAA Division II with three blocked kicks on the season. Forcing Turnovers The Rams defense has forced seven turnovers this season. Two interceptions, one being the game altering interception by Fred Lawrence against Northern Michigan, and five fumbles have been recovered. The five fumble recoevers are the fifth most in NCAA Division II this Head Coach Will Wagner season. A total of 23 points have come off the seven turnovers. The Rams are No. 21 nationally in turnovers gained this season. ANGELO STATE Sixth Season Leading Tackler Justin Jackson has recorded 23.0 total tackles on the season with 15 being solo. The PERSONAL Hometown: Odessa, Texas sophomore is currently No. 25 nationally with 11.5 tackles per game but is No. 8 in solo Spouse: Andrea Wagner tackles per game at 7.5 . He had six solo stops in the season opener and followed it up with Children: Brooks, Brayden and Blair nine in the triple overtime win versus Northern Michigan. EDUCATION Graduated from Permian High School in 1992. First Passing Touchdown Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in exercise Jake Faber and Jesse Drummer each threw their first career touchdowns for Angelo State. science from Hardin-Simmons in 1996. Drummer threw the first passing touchdown of the season for ASU on a 21 yard fade route Graduated with a master’s degree in health and to Mark Munson. Faber hits Ricky Pelzer on a 16 yard route to send the game to a second physical education from Northwest Missouri overtime. State in 2000. PLAYING EXPERIENCE Forcing Punts Helped lead Permian High School to a Texas The Ram defense forced 11 punts last Saturday including eight in the first half. Northern State Championship during his senior season Michigan had nine drives in the first half and five ended in just three plays and a punt. The in 1991; earned all-America honors as a four- longest drive the Rams allowed in the first half was 38 yards. ASU held NMU to less that 20 year starter at Hardin-Simmons where he set school records for interceptions in a season yards on eight of the nine drives in the first half. NMU only gained 118 yards in the first half. with eight and set an American Southwest Con- ference record for career picks with 23. Rams Draft Anthony Quintana The Angelo State football team added a new member to its team by drafting TeamIMPACT’s COLLEGE COACHING EXPERIENCE Graduate assistant coach at Hardin-Simmons Anthony Quintana. ASU is the first LSC school to draft a player from TeamIMPACT. Anthony, (1996-97); Graduate assistant coach at North- a nine-year old from Water Valley, will spend the next three years with the Rams football team west Missouri State (1998-99); Assistant coach/ interacting with the team while battling recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. defensive backs at Northwest Missouri State (2000-2006); Assistant head coach/defensive backs at Northwest Missouri State (1998-2010). WAGNER’S RECORD AGAINST... Abilene Christian 1-1 .500 Bacone 1-0 1.000 Black Hills State 1-0 1.000 ANGELO STATE vs. TARLETON STATE // TEAM COMPARISONS Chadron State 1-1 .500 Central Oklahoma 1-0 1.000 ANGELO STATE (1-1/0-0 LSC) TARLETON STATE (0-2) Colorado State-Pueblo 0-2 .000 Eastern New Mexico 3-3 .500 TEAM STATISTICS ASU OPP TEAM STATISTICS OPSU OPP Incarnate Word 3-0 1.000 Points/Game 33.0 37.0 Points/Game 15.5 32.0 McMurry 2-0 1.000 First Downs/Game 15.5 15.0 First Downs/Game 14.5 32.0 Midwestern State 2-4 .333 Rushing/Game 148.0 157.5 Rushing/Game 66.0 200.0 Michigan Tech 1-0 1.000 STATS/LSC RANK ASU OPP McKendree 0-1 .000 Passing/Game 204.0 231.5 Passing/Game 198.0 359.0 Tot. Offense/Game 352.0 389.0 Tot. Offense/Game 264.0 559.0 Scoring Offense 100 33 Northern Michigan 1-0 1.000 Total Offense 115 62 Oklahoma Panhandle State 1-0 1.000 Fumbles-Lost 5-4 5-4 Fumbles-Lost 4-1 4-0 Rushing Offense 105 48 Tarleton State 2-3 .400 Pen.-Yds/Game 90.0 89.0 Pen.-Yds/Game 78.0 80.0 Passing Offense 107 71 Texas A&M-Commerce 4-3 .571 Time of Possession 31:54 28:06 Time of Possession 24:04 35:56 Pass Efficiency 139 111 Texas A&M-Kingsville 3-2 .600 Kickoff Ret. 79 7 Valdosta State 0-2 .000 West Texas A&M 1-4 .200 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS First Downs 99 61 Western State (Colo.) 4-0 1.000 Rushing Att-Net Avg. TD YPG Rushing Att-Net Avg. TD YPG 3rd Down Conv. % 84 124 Total 32-26 .551 Stevens 45-159 3.5 1 79.5 Sadler 22-101 4.6 0 50.5 Penalties 120 74 Green 29-89 3.1 2 44.5 McGregor 5-28 5.6 0 28.0 Time of Poss.