Tarleton Texan Football Game 02 | Vs New Mexico State Aggies Sunday, February 21, 2021 Kickoff 3 P.M
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TARLETON TEXAN FOOTBALL GAME 02 | VS NEW MEXICO STATE AGGIES SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2021 KICKOFF 3 P.M. | THE SUN BOWL IN EL PASO, TEXAS (12,000) NCAA DIVISION I // FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES INDEPENDENT // #TEXANNATION N.M. STATE TARLETON BROADCASTS AGGIES TEXANS BROADCAST INFORMATION NETWORK ............................ FloSports TV MOBILE ......................... FloFootball.com TEAM RECORD: 0-0 TEAM RECORD: 0-1 PLAY-BY-PLAY .................................... TBA CONFERENCE RECORD: N/A CONFERENCE RECORD: N/A ANALYST ........................................... TBA STREAK: N/A STREAK: L1 REPORTER ........................................ N/A HEAD COACH: Doug Martin HEAD COACH: Todd Whitten COACH RECORD AT SCHOOL: 22-63 (8 YRS) COACH RECORD AT SCHOOL: 79-38 (11 YRS) RADIO INFORMATION COACH CAREER RECORD: 51-116 (15 YRS) COACH CAREER RECORD: 104-66 (15 YRS) NETWORK ........... Tarleton Sports Network COACH ALMA MATER: KENTUCKY ('85) COACH ALMA MATER: STEPHEN F. AUSTIN ('87) STATION ............................ KTRL 90.5 FM ONLINE ........... TarletonSports.com/Watch ABOUT THE MATCHUP SERIES HISTORY .................................................................. N/A PLAY-BY-PLAY .................. Byron Anderson • This is the first meeting between Tarleton State University and IN STEPHENVILLE ................................................................ N/A New Mexico State Univeristy on the football field. ANALYST ............................. Kyle Masters IN LAS CRUCES .................................................................... N/A REPORTER ........................................ N/A • This is the first-ever game for Tarleton Football against an FBS- NEUTRAL LOCATIONS .......................................................... N/A level opponent. FIRST MEETING ................................................................... N/A LAST MEETING ..................... .............................................. N/A LIVE STATS • The game was originally scheduled to be played in Las Cruces, WHITTEN VS. NEW MEXICO STATE ....................................... 0-0 but due to government restrictions regarding the COVID-19 PROVIDER ......................... StatBroadcast MARTIN VS. TARLETON ......................................................... 0-0 LINK ................................................. TBA pandemic, the game will now be held at The Sun Bowl in El Paso CURRENT STREAK ................................................................ N/A and backed up to Sunday, February 21 at 3 p.m. MT. LONGEST TARLETON WIN STREAK ...................................... N/A SOCIAL MEDIA QUICK HITS • Sunday’s game will feature the hat trick of Todd Whitten’s history. In addition to his accolades as the head FOLLOW TARLETON ATHLETICS coach of Tarleton State, Whitten also spent four seasons as New Mexico State’s Quarterback Coach under FACEBOOK ....................... /TarletonSports his former mentor, Jim Hess. The game will be played at The Sun Bowl in El Paso, where Whitten spent five TWITTER ........................ @TarletonSports seasons over two different stints as an assistant coach with UTEP. INSTAGRAM .................... @tarletonsports • This will be the first game in Tarleton’s senior college era not to be played on a Thursday or Saturday WEBSITE ............ www.TarletonSports.com • New Mexico State competes as an FBS Independent football program. This will be the first game in Tarleton’s history against an FBS-level opponent. The Aggies are a member of the Western Athletic Conference FOLLOW TARLETON FOOTBALL (WAC) with Tarleton in all other sports, but have no immediate plans to drop to FCS when the WAC renews FACEBOOK ............. /TarletonStateFootball football next season. TWITTER .............................. @TarletonFB • Todd Whitten enters the game as Tarleton's all-time wins leader (79) and win percentage (.681). While INSTAGRAM .......................... @tarletonfb every new victory is a milestone, with his next win, he will become the first Texan coach in school history to WEBSITE ............ www.TarletonSports.com reach 80 career victories for the purple and white. SPRING 2021 SCHEDULE FEB. 13 FEB. 21 FEB. 27 MAR. 6 MAR. 13 MAR. 20 MAR. 27 APR. 1 Memorial Stadium The Sun Bowl Memorial Stadium Memorial Stadium Greater Zion Field Memorial Stadium Memorial Stadium Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX El Paso, TX Stephenville, TX Stephenville, TX St. George, UT Stephenville, TX Stephenville, TX Stephenville, TX L (2OT), 37-40 4 p.m. CT 2 p.m. | ESPN+ 2 p.m. | TSN 8 p.m. 6 p.m. | TSN 6 p.m. | TSN 6 p.m. | TSN TARLETON FOOTBALL FOOTBALL HISTORY First Season of Competition ...................................................................................................................1915 No Intercollegiate Competition......................................................................................................... 1942-43 First Season as Senior College ................................................................................................................1961 First Season as NCAA Division II ............................................................................................................. 1994 First Season as NCAA Division I .............................................................................................................. 2020 All-Time Record ................................................................................................................. 495-483-33 (.506) UNIVERSITY INFORMATION All-Time Record as a Senior College .................................................................................... 304-309-3 (.496) All-Time Record as an NCAA Institution ................................................................................. 165-122 (.575) System Member ............................ Texas A&M University System TIAA Championships ......................................................................................... 6 (‘77, ‘78, ‘86, ‘87, ‘89, ‘90) Chancellor ................................................................... John Sharp Lone Star Conference (D2) Championships ............................................................. 5 (‘01, ‘09, ‘13, ‘18, ‘19) Location .......................................................... Stephenville, Texas Lone Star Conference (D2) Division Championships (last) ....................................... 5 (‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘06, ‘09) Founded ............................................................................... 1899 Years in the TIAA National Playoffs ................................................................................. 4 (‘78, ‘87, ‘89, ‘90) Enrollment ......................................................................... 14,280 Years in the NCAA Division II Playoffs ...................................................................... 5 (‘01, ‘03, ‘09, ‘18, ‘19) Nickname ............................................................................ Texans All-Time Playoff Record ............................................................................................................................ 7-9 Colors .................................................................... Purple & White Conference ........................................................ FCS Independent Venue .............................................................. Memorial Stadium Playing Surface ............................................. CoolPlay by FieldTurf Capacity ............................................................................. 12,000 BOWL HISTORY President ............................................................ Dr. James Hurley Vice President for Athletics .................................... Lonn Reisman Division II Bowl Invitations ......................................................................................................................... *5 All-Time Bowl Record ................................................................................................................................ 2-2 1966 Aztec Bowl (Mexico City) vs Mexico All-Stars ............................................................................. W, 42-8 1984 Aztec Bowl (Mexico City) vs Mexico All-Stars ............................................................................ L, 15-22 1986 Sunflower Bowl (Winfield, KS) vs Benedictine .......................................................................... W, 40-38 2013 Heart of TX Bowl (Copperas Cove, TX) vs Ouachita Bapt ................................................................ DNP 2017 Corsicana Bowl vs Central Oklahoma........................................................................................ L, 31-38 * the 2013 HOT Bowl vs Ouachita Baptist was cancelled due to ice Dr. James James Hurley Dr. PRESIDENT MEDIA CONTACT Football Contact ................................................................................................................... Nate Bural Office Phone ............................................................................................................................................. (254) 968-1802 Email ................................................................................................................................................. [email protected] Website .......................................................................................................... www.tarletonsports.com Twitter .............................................................................................................................