ANGELO STATE DEPTH CHART Vs. TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE
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GAME 2 // TEXAS A&M COMMERCE RECORD: 1-0/0-0 LSC SOUTH Kevin McCarty Director of Athletic Communications ASU Station #10899, San Angelo, TX 76909 ANGELO STATE M: 316.200.5516 // O: 325.942.2378 2010 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES [email protected] // AngeloSports.com 1978 NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS // 3 LSC CHAMPIONSHIPS // 5 NCAA DIVISION II PLAYOFF APPEARANCES // 55 ALL-AMERICANS Angelo State Schedule DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 9.4 EASTERN NEW MEXICO W, 41-38 San Angelo, Texas 9.11 at Texas A&M-Commerce 5 p.m. ANGELO STATE TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE Harvey Martin Classic // Dallas, Texas Cotton Bowl RAMS LIONS SEPTEMBER 11, 2010 9.25 WEST TEXAS A&M* 6 p.m. Record: 1-0, 0-0 LSC Record: 1-0, 0-0 LSC Ranking: N/A Ranking: RV Family Day // San Angelo, Texas Last Game: 9.4.10 Last Game: 9.4.10 10.2 at Tarleton State* 7 p.m. defeated ENMU, 41-38 defeated Upper Iowa, 33-10 Coach: Dale Carr Coach: Guy Morriss Stephenville, Texas Career Record: 24-31 Career Record: 33-59 GAME INFORMATION 10.9 TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE* 6 p.m. vs. TAMC: 4-1 vs. ASU: 0-1 San Angelo, Texas STATISTICAL LEADERS STATISTICAL LEADERS Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010 10.16 at Midwestern State* 8 p.m. Rushing Rushing Kickoff: 5:00 p.m. Wichita Falls, Texas Tristan Carter Marcus Graham Location: Dallas, Texas 21-118-1 15-85-2 10.23 INCARNATE WORD* 6 p.m. Stadium: Cotton Bowl (92,100) Homecoming // San Angelo, Texas Passing (C-A-Y-TD-I) Passing (C-A-Y-TD-I) Promotion: Harvey Martin Classic Josh Neiswander Adam Farkes 10.30 at Abilene Christian* 2 p.m. 28-48-349-5-0 27-46-289-0-2 Series: ASU leads, 23-14-2 State Farm Rivalry Game Receiving Receiving Radio: KIXY 94.7 FM Abilene, Texas Dakarai Pecikones Kenzee Jackson Jeremy Bryant (Play-by-Play) 7-161-1 7-79-0 11.6 at Southeastern Oklahoma 2 p.m. Randy Ward (Analyst) Durant, Okla. 11.13 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA 2 p.m. Military Appreciation Day // San Angelo, Texas The Game The Rams look to repeat an offensive performance that yielded more than 500 yards in their Home games in BOLD *Lone Star Conference South Game season-opening win over Eastern New Mexico, when Angelo State travels to Dallas for a week All times Central two match-up with Texas A&M-Commerce in the Harvey Martin Classic at 5 p.m. Saturday. The game honoring the former East Texas State great, should be a showcase of the pageantry of college football as the two teams meet in the historic Cotton Bowl. Both teams enter the contest Angelo State Coaches after rallying late in their opening games. Angelo State scored in the final minute to outlast Eastern New Mexico, 41-38, at San Angelo Stadium, and Texas A&M-Commerce scored 33 unanswered Dale Carr (SL). .Head Coach points in the second half to roll past Upper Iowa at Memorial Stadium in Commerce. In addition Scott Clough (SL). .Asst. Head Coach/O-Coord./QB to Saturday’s game, Angelo State will hold a free reception at the Doubletree Campbell Centre in Matt Fryar (SL) . .Defensive Coordinator/DB Russell Gaskamp (SL). Offensive Line Dallas from 6-8 p.m. Friday night, and a free pregame tailgate from 1-4 p.m. at Fair Park outside the Nathan Larned (SL) . D-Line/Special Teams Cotton Bowl Saturday. Adult game tickets are available at the gate for $20 and student tickets are RJ Bacon (SL). Wide Receivers $10. Nick Norris (PB) . Linebackers Stephen Papp (PB). Running Backs The Series KevinKevin ThomasThomas (PB) . ..CornerCorner BackBackss TheThe Rams hold a 23-14-2 all-time mark aagainst Texas A&M-Commerce, including a 21-7 win in David Reisner (SL)(SL). Assistant SecondarSecondaryy 20092009 at San AngAngeloelo Stadium. Last yyear’sear’s season-opening victory snapped a three-game skid for BrianBrian DickeyDickey (PB). TiTightght EEndsnds Angelo State,State, but over the last decade theth teams are evenly matched with five wins apiece. GameGame Location: (PB) - PressPress Box;Box; (SL) - SidelineSideline TheThe CoachesCoaches Angelo State:State: Dale Carr (Colorado(Colorado State,State ‘76) took over the ASU program in 2005 and has guided the Rams to a 24-31 overall mark,mark, incluincludingd a NCAA Division II postseason appearance in his first season. Carr was previouslypreviously headhead coaccoachh at Tyler Junior College. TexasTexas A&M-Commerce:A&M-Commerce: GuyGuy Morriss (TCU,(T ‘73) is in his second season as the Lions head coach. He led thethe LionsLions toto a LoLonene StaStarr CConferenceonferen North Division title in 2009 en route to Coach of the Year recognition.recognition. It marked the first outright ddivision title for A&M-Commerce since 1990. Morriss has served as the head coach at BaylorBaylor UniUniversityv (2003-07) and the University of Kentucky (2001-02). <<<< PlayerPlayer to WatchWa // Dakarai Pecikonis TheThe speedyspeedy widewide receivreceivere snagged seven balls for 161 yards, both career highs, in Angelo State’sState’s 41-38 win over EEastern New Mexico. The 2009 LSC Freshman of the Year helped the Rams stretch the field wwith 23.0 yards per catch. Pecikonis showed how good his hands are withwith a pair of one-handed,one-hande diving catches against the Greyhounds. ANGELOSPORTS.COMANGELOSPORTS.COCOOM ANGELO STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // 1 GAMEGAME 2 // TEXASTEXEXXAASS A&MA&A&MM COMMERCECCOOMMMMMEMEMERCE RECORD: 1-0/0-0 LSC SOUTH The Program Angelo State won the NAIA National Championship in 1978 and has won three Lone Star Conference Championships (1978, 1984, 1987). The Rams have seen five NCAA DII playoff appearances and produced 55 All-Americans. Angelo State has sent 11 student-athletes on to successful NFL careers, including Pierce Holt, who earned two Super Bowl rings with the San Francisco 49ers in 1988-89, was a two-time Pro Bowl selection and was inducted into the NCAA Division II Football Hall of Fame in 2000. Legendary Baylor head coach Grant Teaff coached at ASU, and has been inducted into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame with Holt and former Ram tackle Rodney Cason. This Week’s Opponent Texas A&M-Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas, and has an enrollment of 9,340. Founded in 1889, the Lions are members of the North Division of the Lone Star Conference. The Lions ran the table and captured the 2009 Lone Star Conference North Division title, despite going 0-4 against Head Coach Dale Carr South Division foes. The Lions have seven All-LSC players returning, including five first-team selections. Texas A&M-Commerce has several prominent former players including Clint Dolezel. ANGELO STATE Sixth season (24-31 record) Kevin Mathis, Wade Wilson and Saturday’s game-namesake Harvey Martin. The Lions enter Saturday’s contest 1-0 after a 33-10 season-opening win over Upper Iowa last weekend. A&M- PERSONAL Commerce has four players who transferred from FBS schools and 13 players from out of state. Hometown: Odessa, Texas Spouse: Vanessa Carr Children: Alyssa and Benjamin Ties with Texas A&M-Commerce • Texas A&M-Commerce freshman defensive lineman Lawson Schwertner is from Big Lake, Texas, EDUCATION and attended Reagan County High School. Graduated from Permian High School in 1981 • Combined, five players list Dallas as their hometown, including Stephen DeGrate (A&M-C), Stetson Earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural busi- Edwards (ASU), Leonard Jackson (A&M-C), Markeith Jones (ASU), and Devin McDonald (ASU). ness from Colorado State in 1987 • ASU senior wide out V’Keon Lacey will see more than a few familiar faces across the sideline Earned a master’s degree in physical education Saturday as seven Lions also hail from Arlington, Texas. from Stephen F. Austin in 1990 • A&M-Commerce’s Brandon Turner, a freshman defensive lineman, and Angelo State wide PLAYING EXPERIENCE receiver Dakarai Pecikonis both attended Allen High School. Linebacker at Colorado State University • Angelo State redshirt freshman defensive lineman Doug Franklin and Texas A&M-Commerce’s freshman quarterback Luke Wagner are from Tyler, Texas, and attended Tyler Lee High School. COLLEGE COACHING EXPERIENCE • Nick Cannon (A&M-C) and Stuart Redding (ASU) are from Keller, Texas. Stephen F. Austin, 1989-90 // graduate assistant Tyler Junior College, 1991-95 // assistant coach • Angelo State’s Jonathan Family, Derek McDonough and Jerrel Walters join Texas A&M- Tyler Junior College, 1996-2004 // head coach Commerce’s J.T. Bates as natives of Spring, Texas. Angelo State, 2005-present // head coach • Ram linebacker Joseph Schumpert played at Kilgore Junior College, as did Lions Michael Cleveland, Veliani Kautai, and Corey Whitfield. CARR’S RECORD AGAINST... Abilene Christian 1-4 .200 300-100-100 Central Oklahoma 2-1 .667 A trio of Rams combined to wrack-up a good portion of the team’s yards in Saturday’s 41-38 win East Central (Okla.) 2-2 .500 over Eastern New Mexico. Quarterback Josh Neiswander threw for 349 yards, Dekarai Pecikonis Eastern New Mexico 5-1 .833 had 161 yards receiving, and Tristan Carter rushed for 118 yards. The last time Angelo State had Midwestern State 2-3 .400 a player with more than 300 yards passing, a player with more than 100 yards, and another player Northwest Missouri State 0-1 .000 with more than 100 yards rushing in the same game was nearly five years ago. On Oct. 22, 2005, Sam Houston State 0-1 .000 Trey Weishun threw for 396 yards and six touchdowns, Justin Carter had five catches for 106 yards Southeastern Okla.