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3 LONE STAR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS • 71 ALL-AMERICANS • 4 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS TARLETON TEXANS VS. UT PERMIAN BASIN FALCONS | GAME 05 | OCT. 1, 2016 | 7 P.M. | STEPHENVILLE, TX

Tarleton State TEXANS TEXANS BY Record: 1-3, 1-1 LSC MEDIA INFORMATION THE NUMBERS Nat’l Rank: N/A VENUE: Tarleton Memorial Stadium Regional Rank: N/A CAPACITY: 7,000 The most drastic improvement PLAYING SURFACE: ProGreen Turf for Tarleton has come from the Streak: L1 defensive front. The Texans have Head Coach: Todd Whitten | 46-26 at Tarleton (6 yrs) | 71-54 Overall (11 yrs) MORE SACKS (20) through the LIVE VIDEO: LIVE STATS: 20 first four games of this season TarletonSports.com statb.us/e/140018 than they did in 10 games last year (18). TARLETON SPORTS SOCIAL MEDIA: NETWORK: Athletics Twitter - Stephenville Flagship @TarletonSports Wednesday, Cody Burtscher was Head Coach: Justin Carrigan | 2-2 at UT Permian Basin (1 yr) | 2-2 Overall (1 yr) Station - KTRL 90.5 FM named one of 156 SEMIFINALISTS Football Twitter - for the National Football UT Permian Basin FALCONS Global Station - @TarletonFB Foundation William V. Campbell TarletonSports.com/ Record: 2-2, 0-2 LSC Trophy presented by Fidelity ListenLive Tweet the Booth - 156 Investments, which recognizes Nat’l Rank: N/A @SportsByron the top scholar-athletes in all Byron Anderson (PxP) levels of football across the Regional Rank: N/A Brad Keith (Color) Austin Bradley (Sideline) nation. Streak: L2

Tarleton got 319 TOTAL RECEIVING YARDS from the TEXANS LOOK TO BUILD OFF BIG WIN DURING TRIP TO WT IN CANYON Texan trio of Jeff Thomas, Bubba THE GAME Tandy, and Del’Michael High last Tarleton will begin a new rivalry Saturday night when they host UT Permian A TARLETON WIN WOULD ... weekend at West Texas A&M. Basin in the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the gridiron. The • Give Tarleton an all-time record of 463-471-3 319 It is the fourth time since 2013 Texans and Falcons will take the field at 7 p.m. tonight on Family Weekend. that Tarleton has had at least two • Be the 72nd win of Todd Whitten’s head coaching career; his 47th win at Tarleton receivers top 100 yards in the TARLETON SPORTS NETWORK same game - Thomas (132) and • Give Tarleton a 1-0 lead in the All-Time series A complete broadcast of tonight’s game can be seen on the Tarleton Sports Tandy (125). Network presented by the North Texas Ford Dealers. Byron Anderson has the call against the Falcons. on the flagship station of Tarleton Athletics – KTRL 90.5 FM in Stephenville – and • Be the 149th win for Todd Whitten in 28 years at the NCAA level True freshman Taylor Massey worldwide at TarletonSports.com/ListenLive. Live Stats and a video stream can be is making his name known in found on the football schedule of TarletonSports.com. Anderson will be joined in the Tarleton special teams unit. the booth with his broadcast partner, Brad Keith, while Austin Bradley mans the sidelines. 300 Massey has amassed 300 KICK RETURN YARDS in the first four TICKET INFORMATION games, which ranks him No. 24 Tickets are available online at TarletonTickets.com or by calling the Tarleton Athletic Ticket Office at (254) 968-1832. Tickets are in the nation. More of Tarleton’s $10 for adults and $7 for non-Tarleton students. Tarleton students receive free admission with a valid student ID card. national leaders are on page 3. INSIDE THE SERIES This will be the first meeting between Tarleton and UT Permian Basin. It will also be the first-ever road game in the history of UT Bubba Tandy topped the 2,000 CAREER RECEIVING YARDS Permian Basin. mark last weekend. He enters 2,000 Saturday’s game with 2,074 yards UP NEXT FOR TARLETON and is 426 yards from reaching Tarleton will stay home next weekend for the second straight home game against another new conference rival, Western New the 2,500 yard plateau. Mexico, on Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. It will be Pink Out Night at Memorial Stadium.

2016 SCHEDULE SERIES HISTORY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/RESULT Series History...... First Meeting 9/3/2016 McNeese State Lake Charles, LA L, 3-33 In Stephenville...... N/A 9/10/2016 Southwest Baptist Stephenville, TX L, 28-31 In Odessa...... N/A 9/17/2016 Angelo State* Stephenville, TX W, 35-5 Neutral locations...... N/A 9/24/2016 West Texas A&M* Canyon, TX L, 25-37 First Meeting ...... N/A 10/1/2016 Texas – Permian Basin* Stephenville, TX 7 p.m. Last Meeting ...... N/A 10/8/2016 Western New Mexico* Stephenville, TX 7 p.m. Last TSU Win ...... N/A 10/15/2016 Eastern New Mexico* Portales, NM 4 p.m. Last UTPB Win ...... N/A 10/22/2016 Texas A&M - Kingsville* Stephenville, TX 6 p.m. Whitten vs. UT Permian Basin ...... 0-0 10/29/2016 Oklahoma Panhandle State* Goodwell, OK 1 p.m. Carrigan vs. Tarleton...... 0-0 11/5/2016 Midwestern State* Stephenville, TX 7 p.m. Current Streak...... N/A 11/12/2016 Texas A&M - Commerce* Commerce, TX 4 p.m. Longest Tarleton Win Streak...... N/A TARLETON FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION

MEDIA CREDENTIALS TARLETON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Requests for working media credentials must be made through the Tarleton NATHAN BURAL Athletics Communications office. Requests must be submitted on official news outlet letterhead and received at least 24 hours in advance of the game to be DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS / covered. FOOTBALL CONTACT The Stephenville Empire-Tribune News and The Flash News receive (254) 968-1802 (Office) reserved seating in the Press Box. The Tarleton Sports Network and the (817) 781-6827 (Cell) recognized visiting radio station will be provided a broadcast booth. Other [email protected] reserved seating will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. Season credentials will be delivered prior to the first game. Thereafter, credentials Follow on Twitter @nateBural may be picked up at the Media Will Call entrance on the West side of Tarleton Memorial Stadium. RYAN COX Sideline passes are given primarily to just photographers on assignment for ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS accredited publications. COMMUNICATIONS Visit TarletonSports.com/Media for Media Information. (254) 968-1803 (Office) (817) 776-2591 (Cell) PHOTOGRAPHERS [email protected] All photographers covering a game must display appropriate credentials Follow on Twitter @RMCx2 at all times and are expected to comply with any instructions given by game officials or Tarleton sports information employees. NCAA rules prohibit SAVION WASHINGTON photographers from being in the team areas between the 25-yard lines, and GRADUATE ASSISTANT FOR ATHLETICS the use of tripods is restricted to the ends of the field. COMMUNICATIONS (254) 968-1802 (Office) PRESS BOX SERVICES (972) 977-1809 (Cell) There are two phone lines available in the media booth of the press box, Follow on Twitter @Savy_Washington and fax and e-mail services can be arranged. For those media members not in attendance, the number to call for game updates is (254) 968-9173. Pregame meals will be served at least 30 minutes prior to kickoff and MAILING ADDRESS refreshments will be available throughout the contest as supplies last. Box T-0080; Stephenville, TX 76402 Individual and team statistics are provided both at halftime and after the game, plus a scoring summary, running play-by-play and all other statistical breakdowns are distributed at the conclusion of each contest. In addition, live COACH TODD WHITTEN RADIO SHOW stats are available to view on laptop computers and various tablets. Laptops and tablets will not be provided. Whitten takes to airwaves every Thursday

There’s a lot of changes coming to this year’s football INTERNET ACCESS radio show, beginning with a new starring cast. Head Coach Todd Whitten is back for his third stint as the Internet access is available in the press box. Access to wireless internet leader of the Texan football program and will be coming requires a proper authorization code which will be provided before kickoff. The to the airwaves of the Tarleton Sports Network alongside the new Voice of the Press Box also has a number of Ethernet ports available for wired connection, Texan, Byron Anderson, beginning Thursday, September 1 at noon. however, media members are required to provide their own Ethernet cables. The show, which has been an hour-long affair in each of the past two seasons, will return to its original 30-minute format and will now take place at TexStar BROADCAST SERVICES Ford in Stephenville. The show is open to the public and refreshments will be provided to the live audience. One courtesy line is provided for use by the visiting team’s radio station. The radio broadcast of the show can be heard on the flagship station for The courtesy line is located in the visiting radio booth in the press box, which Tarleton Athletics - KTRL 90.5 FM in Stephenville - as well as around the world has ample room for a two-person crew. There is no fee for using the line, but through TarletonSports.com/ListenLive. all line charges are the responsibility of the visiting station. The visiting radio Fans are encouraged to interact with the show via Twitter by sending courtesy number is (254) 918-7600. questions to @TarletonSports using #WhittenShow.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Members of the media wishing to interview players or coaches must work through the Tarleton director of athletics communications, Nathan Bural, to set up a convenient time for both parties. Post-game interviews are available outside the Tarleton locker room following a 10-minute “cooling off” period. If assistance is needed, contact a member of the Tarleton athletics communications department.

OFFICIAL STATISTICS Statistics will be provided throughout the course of the game upon request. Please inform Nathan Bural of your preference - every quarter, each half, or every media timeout - prior to the start of the game to receive printed copies of the official stats. You are also welcome to follow live stats at TarletonSports.com. 2 TARLETON FOOTBALL ABOUT TEXAN FOOTBALL

GENERAL INFORMATION WHITTEN AMONG TARLETON’S BEST

School Name...... Tarleton State University Todd Whitten is back for his third stint as the head coach of Nickname...... Texans Texan Football and is not without an impressive resume. Whitten is Colors...... Purple and White in the midst of his seventh season as head coach of the Texans and Design Colors...... Pantone 268; RGB 80, 45, 127 boasts the most victories (46) of a Tarleton head coach since the Founded...... 1899 school became a senior college in 1961. He trails only W.J. Wisdom, Enrollment...... est. 13,000 who also had three different coaching stints from 1920-35, as the President...... Dr. F. Dominic Dottavio school’s all-time coaching wins leader (71). Athletics Director...... Lonn Reisman Office Phone...... (254) 968-9178 TERRIFIC TANDY Ticket Office...... (254) 968-1832 Faculty Athletics Rep...... Dr. Bob Newby Bubba Tandy has the chance to enter the history books: Affiliation...... NCAA Division II RECORD TRACKER (RECEIVING YARDS): Tandy enters the game Conference...... Lone Star with 2,074 receiving yards in his career. He needs 426 yards to Stadium (Capacity)...... Tarleton Memorial (7,000) become the sixth player in Tarleton history with 2,500 career receiving yards. Playing Surface...... Field Turf RECORD TRACKER (100-YARD GAMES): With his first 100-yard Press Box Phone...... (254) 968-9173 receiving game of the season, Tandy has moved into a four-way tie for fifth place all-time with Colin Yocom (1994), Jeremy Madkins FOOTBALL PROGRAM HISTORY (2003-06), and Jeken Frye (2011-13) with six career 100-yard receiving games. His next century game will move him into a tie for First Season as a Senior College...... 1961 fourth place all-time with Will Moody, who had seven career 100- First Season as an NCAA College...... 1994 yard games from 2000-03. TIAA Championships...... 6 (‘77, ‘78, ‘86, ‘87, ‘89, ‘90) LSC Division Championships...... 5 (‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘06, ‘09) TEXANS AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS LSC Championships...... 3 (‘01, ‘09, ‘13) All-Time Record...... 462-471-33 (.495) The following Texans are in the top 50 of the national leaders in All-Time Senior College Record...... 271-297-3 (.477) their respective statistical category: All-Time Record as an NCAA school...... 132-110 (.545) Bubba Tandy: All-Time LSC Record...... 104-143 (.421) No. 14 in receiving touchdowns (5); Total Trips to National Playoffs...... 7 No. 31 in receiving yards (381); Years in NAIA National Playoffs...... 4 (‘78, ‘87, ‘89, ‘90) No. 36 in receiving yards per game (95.3) Years in NCAA National Playoffs...... 3 (‘01, ‘03, ‘09) Chase Varnado: All-Time Playoff Record...... 5-7 No. 14 in sacks (4.5) NAIA Playoff Record...... 3-4 Taylor Massey: No. 24 in kickoff return yards (300) NCAA Playoff Record...... 2-3 Cody Burtscher: Last Playoff Appearance...... 2009 No. 32 in total tackles (40) 1st Round: W at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 57-56 (2OT) 2nd Round: L at Central Washington, 6-27 RECORD-SETTING SACK PACE

FOOTBALL BOWL HISTORY The resurgence of the Tarleton defense has been strengthened by the presence of the pressure to the quarterback. Tarleton has 20 Bowl Invitations...... 4* sacks through the first four games, marking an average of 5.0 sacks (* the 2013 HOT Bowl vs Ouachita Baptist was cancelled due to ice) per game which is higher than in any season over the last 10 years. All-Time Bowl Record...... 2-1 1966 Aztec Bowl (Mexico City) vs Mexico All-Stars...... W, 42-8 UTPB’S TARLETON COACHING CONNECTIONS 1984 Aztec Bowl (Mexico City) vs Mexico All-Stars...... L, 15-22 1986 Sunflower Bowl (Winfield, KS) vs Benedictine...... W, 40-38 UTPB Head Coach Justin Carrigan spent five seasons as an 2013 Heart of TX Bowl (Copperas Cove, TX) vs Ouachita Bapt.. DNP offensive assistant coach before being named the first head coach at UTPB in 2015. His co-defensive coordinators, Chris Mineo and Jacob Martin, were also longtime Tarleton assistants. COACHING STAFF UNCOMMON TERRITORY FOR WHITTEN COACH TITLE HOMETOWN Todd Whitten Head Coach Dallas, TX Being on the under side of a .500 record is not something head Mason Miller Off. Coordinator (QB) Marietta, GA Marcus Patton Def. Coordinator (DB) St. Louis, MO coach Todd Whitten has been familiar with during his career at Jonathan Beasley Recruiting Coordinator (RB/TE) Glendale, AZ Tarleton. This is just the fourth time in his seven seasons as head Michael Ghobrial Special Teams Coordinator (DL) Torrence, CA coach that Whitten and the Texans have had a sub-.500 record at Bryson Oliver Offensive Line Sweetwater, TX Arthur Buckingham Wide Receivers Pilot Point, TX any point after the second game of the season. The only other time Charles Moore Safeties Carrollton, TX came in 2004 when Tarleton started the season 3-4. Whitten and Marc Martinez Inside Linebackers Waco, TX the Texans went on to when the next four games to cap off the 2004 Robb Kitts Outside Linebackers Owings, MD TR Varnado Equipment Coordinator (DL) Stephenville, TX season. 3 TARLETON FOOTBALL TARLETON’S LAST GAME

A LOOK AT THE LAST TIME OUT

SCORE BY QUARTER 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q F

TARLETON STATE 0 6 6 13 25

WEST TEXAS A&M 14 3 7 13 37

SEPTEMBER 24, 2016 • KIMBROUGH MEMORIAL STADIUM • CANYON, TX. • ATTENDANCE 10,347

SCORING SUMMARY: TSU WT Qtr. Time Play TSU WT FIRST DOWNS 1st 11:54 WTAMU - Eppy Henriques 8 yd pass from Ethan Brinkley (C. Hollabaugh kick ) 9 plays, 82 yards, TOP 3:06 0 7 Total 21 21 1st 08:20 WTAMU - P.J. Leonce 2 yd pass from Ethan Brinkley (C. Hollabaugh kick ) 8 plays, 47 yards, TOP 2:51 0 14 Rushing 5 7 Passing 15 13 2nd 05:40 TSU - D. High 26 yd pass from Zed Woerner (Sergio Sroka kick blocked) 8 plays, 68 yards, TOP 3:12 6 14 Penalty 1 1 2nd 00:45 WTAMU - C. Hollabaugh 29 yd field goal 10 plays, 57 yards, TOP 4:49 6 17 RUSHING 3rd 03:54 TSU - Bubba Tandy 14 yd pass from Zed Woerner (Zed Woerner pass intercepted) 10 plays, 82 yards, TOP 3:33 12 17 Total (Net) 60 123 3rd 01:53 WTAMU - Riley Smith 45 yd pass from Ethan Brinkley (C. Hollabaugh kick ) 6 plays, 79 yards, TOP 1:56 12 24 Attempts 30 33 4th 08:45 WTAMU - Carter James 35 yd fumble recovery (C. Hollabaugh kick ) 12 31 Avg. Per Rush 2.0 3.7 4th 08:30 TSU - Bubba Tandy 60 yd pass from Zed Woerner (Zed Woerner pass failed) 1 plays, 60 yards, TOP 0:08 18 31 Rushing TDs 1 1 4th 05:04 TSU - Curtis McGregor 2 yd run (Sergio Sroka kick ), 7 plays, 68 yards, TOP 2:17 25 31 Yds. Gained 103 173 4th 01:21 WTAMU - Devon Paye 40 yd run (Cash Conder rush failed), 7 plays, 90 yards, TOP 3:21 25 37 Yds. Lost 43 50 PASSING Total (Net) 368 356 Comp.-Att.-Int. 26-37-0 28-41-2 Avg. / Att. 9.9 8.7 Avg. / Comp. 14.2 12.7 DRIVE CHART: TDs 3 3 DRIVE STARTED DRIVE ENDED CONSUMED TOTAL OFFENSE TEAM QTR. SPOT TIME OBTAINED SPOT TIME HOW LOST PLAYS-YDS TIME Yards 428 479 WTAMU 1st WTAMU18 15:00 KO TSU00 11:54 TD 9-82 3:06 Plays 67 74 Avg. / Play 6.4 6.5 TSU 1st TSU40 11:48 KO TSU47 11:11 FUMB 2-7 0:37 Fumbles - Lost 3-2 1-0 WTAMU 1st TSU47 11:11 FUMB TSU00 08:20 TD 8-47 2:51 Penalties - Yds. 5-50 6-50 TSU 1st TSU31 08:11 KO TSU45 05:35 PUNT 5-14 2:36 PUNTING WTAMU 1st WTAMU09 05:35 PUNT TSU49 02:37 PUNT 7-42 2:58 Punts - Yds. 4-146 4-176 TSU 1st TSU34 02:37 PUNT WTAMU44 00:45 DOWNS 5-22 1:52 Avg. / Punt 36.5 44.0 WTAMU 1st WTAMU44 00:45 DOWNS WTAMU44 00:45 INT 1-0 0:00 Inside 20 2 1 TSU 1st WTAMU47 00:45 INT WTAMU29 13:52 DOWNS 6-18 1:53 50+ Yds. 0 1 Touchbacks 0 1 WTAMU 2nd WTAMU29 13:52 DOWNS TSU32 08:52 FGA 12-39 5:00 Fair Catch 1 0 TSU 2nd TSU32 08:52 FGA WTAMU00 05:40 TD 8-68 3:12 KICKOFFS WTAMU 2nd WTAMU31 05:34 KO TSU12 00:45 FG 10-57 4:49 Total - Yds. 5-294 7-442 TSU 2nd TSU25 00:45 KO TSU29 00:00 HALF 1-4 0:45 Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 58.8 63.1 TSU 3rd TSU21 14:56 KO TSU27 12:59 PUNT 3-6 1:57 Touchbacks 0 3 WTAMU 3rd WTAMU34 12:59 PUNT WTAMU39 11:03 PUNT 3-5 1:56 RETURNS TSU 3rd TSU20 11:03 PUNT TSU24 09:50 PUNT 3-4 1:13 Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 2-30-0 0-0-0 Punt: Avg. / Return 15.0 0 WTAMU 3rd WTAMU42 09:50 PUNT WTAMU45 07:27 PUNT 3-3 2:23 Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 4-114-0 5-78-0 TSU 3rd TSU18 07:27 PUNT WTAMU00 03:54 TD 10-82 3:33 Kickoff: Avg. / Return 28.5 15.6 WTAMU 3rd WTAMU21 03:49 KO TSU00 01:53 TD 6-79 1:56 INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 2-21-0 0-0-0 TSU 3rd TSU25 01:53 KO WTAMU41 14:45 PUNT 6-34 2:08 Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 1-35-1 WTAMU 4th WTAMU14 14:45 PUNT WTAMU33 10:50 INT 7-19 3:55 MISCELLANEOUS TSU 4th WTAMU46 10:50 INT TSU35 08:45 FUMB 4-(-19) 2:05 Misc. Yards 0 0 WTAMU 4th TSU35 08:45 FUMB TSU35 08:45 TD 0-0 0:00 Poss. Time 26:03 33:57 3rd. Down Conv. 8 of 14 11 of 19 TSU 4th TSU40 08:38 KO WTAMU00 08:30 TD 1-60 0:08 4th. Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 1 WTAMU 4th WTAMU29 08:24 KO WTAMU35 07:21 PUNT 3-6 1:03 Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 2-2 3-4 TSU 4th TSU32 07:21 PUNT WTAMU00 05:04 TD 7-68 2:17 Sacks: Total - Yds. 6-39 2-12 WTAMU 4th WTAMU10 04:42 KO TSU00 01:21 TD 7-90 3:21 PAT: Total - Made 1-2 4-4 TSU 4th TSU25 01:21 KO WTAMU45 00:00 HALF 6-30 1:21 Field Goals: Total - Made 0-0 1-2 4 TARLETON FOOTBALL TARLETON IN THE NATIONAL POLLS

2016 AFCA & D2FOOTBALL.COM POLLS TEXAN AFCA AFCA (SEPT. 26, 2016) D2FOOTBALL.COM (SEPT. 27, 2016) # Team (1st) ‘15 Record Pts. Prev. # School ‘15 Record Last POLL HISTORY 1 Northwest Missouri St. (30) 4-0 750 1 1 Northwest Missouri 4-0 1 2 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 4-0 713 2 2 West Georgia 4-0 2 3 West Georgia 4-0 658 3 3 Grand Valley 4-0 3 YR DATE # 4 Shepherd (W.Va.) 4-0 637 4 4 Ashland 4-0 4 2014 09/16 12 5 Ashland (Ohio) 4-0 622 5 5 Shepherd 4-0 5 09/08 16 6 Texas A&M-Commerce 3-0 586 6 6 North Alabama 2-1 7 7 Henderson St. (Ark.) 4-0 563 8 7 Midwestern State 3-0 9 Preseason 17 8 Indiana (Pa.) 3-0 533 9t 8 Texas A&M-Commerce 3-0 10 9 Slippery Rock (Pa.) 4-0 511 10 9 Henderson State 4-0 11 2013 10/21 23 10 Midwestern St. (Texas) 3-0 458 11 10 IUP 3-0 12 10/14 14 11 Tuskegee (Ala.) 4-0 424 12 11 Slippery Rock 4-0 13 12 Sioux Falls (S.D.) 4-0 386 4 12 Sioux Falls 4-0 14 10/7 T-21 13 Ferris St. (Mich.) 3-1 374 7 13 Emporia State 3-1 18 9/30 22 14 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 4-0 365 15 14 Tuskegee 4-0 15 9/23 25 15 Assumption (Mass.) 4-0 325 17 15 Central Missouri 3-1 6 16 Florida Tech 4-0 302 19 16 Minnesota State 3-1 17 2009 12/14 (Final) 10 17 Colorado Mesa 4-0 289 18 17 Ferris State 3-1 8 18 North Alabama 2-1 61 20 18 Azusa Pacific 4-0 19 11/9 12 19t Minnesota St. 3-1 178 21 19 Florida Tech 4-0 24 11/2 7 20 Harding (Ark.) 4-0 172 25 20 Assumption 4-0 22 10/26 7 21 North Carolina-Pembroke 4-0 123 NR 21 Minnesota Duluth 3-1 21 10/19 11 22 Central Missouri 3-1 116 13 22 Colorado Mesa 4-0 NR 23 Emporia St. (Kan.) 3-1 97 NR 23 Harding 4-0 NR 10/12 13 24 California (Pa.) 3-0 71 NR 24 Augustana 3-1 16 10/5 15 25 Augustana (S.D.) 3-1 48 16 25 Valdosta State 2-1 25 9/28 11 9/21 14 Receiving Votes: Bemidji St. (Minn.) (22), Colorado School of Mines (23), Humboldt St. (Calif.) (24). 9/14 19 9/7 22 Receiving Votes: Bemidji St. (Minn.), 40; Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 37; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 32; West Texas A&M, 32; Wayne St. (Mich.), 20; LIU-Post (N.Y.), 8; Winston- Salem St. (N.C.), 6; Minnesota-Duluth, 3; Humboldt St. (Calif.), 2; McKendree (Ill.), 2; 2008 11/4 19 Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 2; Colorado School of Mines, 1; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 1; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 1; Western St. (Colo.), 1. 10/28 20 10/21 16 10/14 17 10/7 19 9/30 13 9/23 16 TRACKING THE TEXANS IN 2016 9/16 16 WEEK AFCA D2FB REGION WEEK AFCA D2FB REGION 9/9 19 Preseason ------Week 6 (10/8) ------9/2 19 Week 1 (9/3) ------Week 7 (10/15) ------Week 2 (9/10) ------Week 8 (10/22) ------2007 12/18 (F) 21 Week 3 (9/17) ------Week 9 (10/29) ------Week 4 (9/24) ------Week 10 (11/5) ------11/13 20 Week 5 (10/1) ------Week 11 (11/12) ------11/6 13 10/30 16 10/23 8 10/16 10 2004 9/21 18 2002 12/17 (F) 19 POLL INFORMATION 10/9 13 9/14 7 11/19 17 HISTORY 10/2 14 9/7 7 11/12 17 9/25 15 8/31 8 11/5 17 HIGHEST RANK: 9/18 16 Preseason 11 10/29 20 6 (2002) 9/11 17 10/22 11 LAST RANK: 9/4 22 2003 12/16 (F) 20 10/15 12 Sept. 16, 2014 (12) 11/18 21 10/8 16 WEEKS IN T-25: 2005 11/1 22 11/11 24 10/1 18 86 10/18 19 11/4 18 9/24 6 WEEKS IN T-20: 10/11 22 10/28 21 9/17 6 65 10/4 24 10/21 22 9/10 6 WEEKS IN T-10: 9/27 18 10/14 24 9/3 10 13 9/20 17 9/23 19 Preseason 12 WEEKS IN T-5: 9/13 19 9/16 T-24 0 9/6 20 9/9 25 2001 12/11 (F) 10 8/30 22 9/2 14 11/13 17 Preseason 23 Preseason 13 11/6 24 5 TARLETON FOOTBALL THE LAST TIME

Tarleton Team Tarleton Individual Misc. 50+ Points...... 59 at ENMU, 10-18-14 100+ KO Return yards...... 114, Taylor Massey at WTAMU, 9-24-16 60+ Points...... 64 at McMurry, 10-25-14 100+ Punt Return yards...... 103, Bubba Tandy vs McMurry, 10-24-14 70+ Points...... 80 vs. TAMUK, 10-11-14 KR for a TD...... 87 yards, Cordell Valentine vs. TAMUC, 10-15-11 Shut a team out at home...... vs. ENMU, 10-21-06 (48-0) PR for a TD...... 57 yards, Devin Guinn vs. ACU, 10-24-09 Held a team below 10 pts at home...... vs ASU, 9-17-16 (35-5) Punted the Ball 60+ Yards...... 65, Ron Reid vs. UTPB, 9-10-16 Shut out LSC opponent at home...... at NSU, 9-5-09 (6-0) Punted the Ball 70+ Yards...... 72, Isaac Arellano vs. TAMUC, 10-6-13 Held LSC team below 10 pts at home...... vs ASU, 9-17-16 (35-5) Kicked a 40+ Yard FG...... 44, Blake Barnes at MSU, 9-26-15 Shut a team out on the road...... at NSU, 9-5-09 (6-0) Kicked a 50+ Yard FG...... 64, Garrett Lindholm at TAMUK, 11-14-09 Held a team below 10 pts on road...... at McMurry, 10-25-14 (64-7) Made 4+ FG...... 4, Blake Barnes vs. ASU, 11-10-12 Shut out LSC opponent on the road...... at NSU, 9-5-09 (6-0) Held LSC team below 10 pts on road...... at McMurry, 10-25-14 (64-7) Opponent Team Overtime game...... vs ACU, 9-28-13 (W 2OT, 41-34) 50+ Points...... 63 vs TAMUC, 10-3-15 (L, 0-63) 300+ Yards Rushing...... 322 at McMurry, 10-25-14 60+ Points...... 63 vs TAMUC, 10-3-15 (L, 0-63) 400+ Yards Rushing...... 406 vs. NMHU, 8-26-04 70+ Points...... 70, vs. ACU, 10-27-07 (W, 70-63) Less than 100 Yards Rushing...... (-)5 at McNeese, 9-3-16 Shutout TSU in Stephenville...... vs TAMUC, 10-3-15 (L, 0-63) Less than 25 Yards Rushing...... (-)5 at McNeese, 9-3-16 Shutout TSU on the road...... at WTAMU, 11-8-08 (L, 0-51) 300+ Yards Passing...... 368 at WTAMU, 9-24-16 300+ Yards Rushing...... 304 vs OPSU, 11-13-15 (W, 48-47) 400+ Yards Passing...... 470 at TAMUC, 11-8-14 Less than 100 Yards Rushing...... 97 at McMurry, 10-25-14 Less than 100 Yards Passing...... 86 vs TAMUC, 10-3-15 50+ Rushing Attempts...... 62 vs ENMU, 10-17-15 500+ Yards Total Offense...... 572 vs ENMU, 10-17-15 300+ Passing Yards...... 356 at WTAMU, 9-24-16 600+ Yards Total Offense...... 666 at TAMUC, 11-8-14 400+ Passing Yards...... 443 vs. SWOSU, 11-9-13 Less than 200 Yards Total Offense...... 179 at MSU, 10-8-11 Less than 100 Yards Passing...... 87 vs ASU, 9-17-16 Beat a Top 25 team at home...... # 4 WTAMU, 10-12-13 (31-27) 50+ Passing Attempts...... 52 vs. SWOSU, 11-9-13 Beat a Top 20 team at home...... # 4 WTAMU, 10-12-13 (31-27) 500+ Yards Total Offense...... 568 at McNeese, 9-3-16 (L, 3-33) Beat a Top 15 team at home...... # 4 WTAMU, 10-12-13 (31-27) 600+ Yards Total Offense...... 636 vs OPSU, 11-13-15 (W, 48-47) Beat a Top 10 team at home...... # 4 WTAMU, 10-12-13 (31-27) Less than 200 Yards Total Offense...... 185 at TAMUC, 10-13-12 Beat a Top 5 team at home...... # 4 WTAMU, 10-12-13 (31-27) Beat a Top 25 team on the road...... # 22 WTAMU, 9-13-14 Opponent Individual Rushing Beat a Top 20 team on the road...... # 13 TAMUK, 11-14-09 100+ Yards Rushing...... 148, Devon Paye at WTAMU, 9-24-16 Beat a Top 15 team on the road...... # 13 TAMUK, 11-14-09 200+ Yards Rushing...... 207, Chris McClendon vs OPSU, 11-13-15 Beat a Top 10 team on the road...... # 3 Chadron, 11-17-01 Two Players with 100+ Yards Rushing...... 138, Kamal Cass & Beat a Top 5 team on the road...... # 3 Chadron, 11-17-01 118, Jeremy Buurma vs ENMU, 10-17-15 3+ Rushing TDs...... 3, Chris McClendon vs OPSU, 11-13-15 Tarleton Individual Rushing 100+ Yards Rushing...... 151, Joseph Sadler vs ASU, 09-17-16 Opponent Individual Passing 200+ Yards Rushing...... 204, Roderick Smith vs. ECU, 9-12-09 300+ Yards Passing...... 356, Ethan Brinkley at WTAMU, 9-24-16 Two Players with 100+ Yards Rushing...... 124, Collin Strahan & 400+ Yards Passing...... 443, Stenta vs. SWOSU, 11-9-13 107, Zach Henshaw at WTAMU, 9-13-14 Had 3+ TD Passes...... 3, Ethan Brinkley at WTAMU, 9-24-16 Had 30+ Rushing Attempts...... 31, Jerome Regal vs. ACU, 9-28-13 Had 4+ TD Passes...... 4, Harrison Stewart vs TAMUC, 10-3-15 Had 35+ Rushing Attempts...... 36, Derrick Ross vs. SEOSU, 10-16-04 Had 5+ TD Passes...... 5, Kyle Washington at ASU. 10-31-15 Had 40+ Rushing Attempts...... 40, Ricky Bush vs. LCU, 1980 3+ Rushing TDs...... 3, Collin Strahan vs. TAMUK, 10-11-14 Opponent Individual Receiving 4+ Rushing TDs...... 4, Derrick Ross at NSU, 10-23-04 Caught 10+ Passes...... 10, Vernon Johnson at TAMUC, 10-4-14 100+ Yards Receiving...... 165, Cassian Foreman vs SBU, 9-10-16 Tarleton Individual Passing 200+ Yards Receiving...... 201, Brittan Golden vs. WTAMU, 11-7-09 300+ Yards Passing...... 368, Zed Woerner at WTAMU, 9-24-16 Two Players with 100+ Yards Receiving...... 147, Devyn Williams & 400+ Yards Passing...... 470, Zed Woerner at TAMUC, 11-8-14 105, Eddie Thomas vs OPSU, 11-13-15 Had 30+ Completions...... 30, Zed Woerner vs ENMU, 10-17-15 Had 3+ TD Catches...... 3, Jarrod Fuller at Sam Houston, 10-7-04 Had 40+ Attempts...... 50, Zed Woerner vs ENMU, 10-17-15 Had 50+ Attempts...... 50, Zed Woerner vs ENMU, 10-17-15 Opponent Individual Defense Had 60+ Attempts...... 60, Dan Garrett vs. TAMUK, 1970 Had 15+ Tackles...... 19/17, Myklebust/Streuling vs WTAMU, 9-19-15 Had 3+ TD Passes...... 3, Zed Woerner at WTAMU, 9-24-16 Had 2+ INT...... 2, Mark Savere vs. TAMUK, 10-20-12 Had 4+ TD Passes...... 4, Zed Woerner vs ENMU, 10-17-15 INT Rtn for a TD...... 51 yards, De’Aundre Sanders vs ENMU, 10-17-15 Had 5+ TD Passes...... 5, Collin Strahan at ENMU, 10-18-14 Fumble Rtn for a TD...... 35 yds, Carter James at WTAMU, 9-24-16 Tarleton Individual Receiving Had 5+ Tackles for Loss...... 5.0, Clayton Farrell vs. ACU 10-22-05 Caught 10+ Passes...... 11, Le’Nard Meyers vs ENMU, 10-17-15 Had 3+ Sacks...... 3, R. Smith vs. ACU 9-1-11 100+ Yards Receiving...... 132, Jeff Thomas at WTAMU, 9-24-16 Blocked a Punt...... Jim O’Brien vs. SWOSU, 11-9-13 200+ Yards Receiving...... 215, Jeken Frye vs. NSU, 9-2-10 Blocked a FG...... Markus Jones at ASU, 9-17-16 Two Players with 100+ Yards Receiving...... 132, Jeff Thomas & Blocked a PAT...... LaPear Willrich at WTAMU, 9-24-16 125, Bubba Tandy at WTAMU, 9-24-16 Recorded a Safety...... Team vs. MSU, 10-8-11 Had 3+ TD Catches...... 4, Le’Nard Meyers at ENMU, 10-18-14 Had 4+ TD Catches...... 4, Le’Nard Meyers at ENMU, 10-18-14 Opponent Individual Misc. 100+ KO Return yards...... 207, Zacari Lavender vs OPSU, 10-24-15 Tarleton Individual Defense 100+ Punt Return yards...... 141, Patrick Weaver at SWOSU, 9-30-06 Had 15+ Tackles...... 15, Dakota Hesskew vs ENMU, 10-17-15 KR for a TD...... 97 yards, Jonathan Woodson vs. TAMUK, 10-20-12 Had 2+ INT...... 3, Charles Moore at McMurry, 10-25-14 PR for a TD...... 79 yards, Patrick Weaver vs. SWOSU, 9-30-06 Had 3+ INT...... 3, Charles Moore at McMurry, 10-25-14 Punted the Ball 60+ Yards...... 61, John Cummings at WTAMU, 9-24-16 INT Rtn for a TD...... 51 yards, Dez Jackson vs ACU, 9-28-13 Punted the Ball 70+ Yards...... 87, Angel Millan vs. TAMUK, 10-20-12 Fumble Rtn for a TD...... 48 yards, Chase Varnado vs WTAMU, 9-19-15 Kicked a 40+ Yard FG...... 40, Peter Marquez vs ASU, 11-1-14 Had 5+ Tackles for Loss...... 6, Rufus Johnson vs. TAMUC, 10-15-11 Kicked a 50+ Yard FG...... 55, Jared Homer vs. NSU, 9-6-08 Had 3+ Sacks...... 3, Chase Varnado at WTAMU, 9-24-16 Made 4+ FG...... 4, Saul Martinez at TAMUC, 10-4-14 Blocked a Punt...... Cameron Bridgewater at UIW, 10-27-12 Blocked Punt Recovery for TD...... Kason Fornes at MSU, 9-26-15 Blocked a FG...... Taylor Massey vs. ASU, 9-17-16 Blocked a PAT...... Dashaun Phillips vs. TAMUK, 10-20-12 Recorded a Safety...... Team at Texas State, 9-17-11 6 TARLETON FOOTBALL A LOOK AT THE FALCONS

INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE LEADERS TEAM STATS

Kameron Brandon Terrell Kristian UTPB OPP Mathis Infesto Davidson Brown SCORING 107 156 #4 | QB | FR #28 | RB | FR #11 | WR | FR #5 | WR | FR Passing Yards Rushing Yards Receiving Yards Total Points Points Per Game 26.75 39.00 FIRST DOWNS 83 103 695 343 245 18 Rushing 35 41 Passing 40 54 Kameron Brandon Kristian Kristian Penalty 8 8 Mathis Infesto Brown Brown #4 | QB | FR #28 | RB | FR #5 | WR | FR #5 | WR | FR RUSHING YARDAGE 569 660 Passing TDs Rushing TDs Receiving TDs Total TDs Yards gained rushing 715 831 Yards lost rushing 146 171 6 2 3 3 Rushing Attempts 136 158 Average Per Rush 4.2 4.2 INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE LEADERS Average Per Game 142.3 165.0 TDs Rushing 4 8 PASSING YARDAGE 821 1213 Montique Diameon Chris Emilio Coles Brewer Hoad Solis Att-Comp-Int 151-74-6 173-108-2 #15 | DB | FR #3 | DB | FR #40 | LB | FR #10 | LB | FR Average Per Pass 5.44 7.01 Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted Tackles Tackles for Loss Average Per Catch 11.09 11.23 42 35 16 6.5 Average Per Game 205.25 303.25 TDs Passing 7 10

Diego Andraque Jones Chris TOTAL OFFENSE 1390 1873 Assad and Hoad Four Tied Total Plays 287 331 #99 | DL | FR Christian Weaver #40 | LB | FR Sacks Interceptions Forced Fumbles Fumble Recoveries Average Per Play 4.8 5.7 Average Per Game 347.5 468.3 3.5 1 2 1 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 15-376 15-335 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-38 15-203 INDIVIDUAL SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-0 6-78 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 25.07 22.33 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.43 13.53 Bailey Bailey Bailey Bailey Giffen Giffen Giffen Giffen INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.00 13.00 #14 | K | FR #14 | K | FR #14 | K | FR #14 | K | FR FUMBLES-LOST 5-4 6-4 Field Goals Net Punt Avg. Kickoff Avg. Kickoff Touchbacks PENALTIES-Yards 22-214 37-291 Average Per Game 53.50 72.75 3-3 38.5 52.5 1 PUNTS-Yards 29-1054 18-704

Jason Kristian Jake Montique Average Per Game 36.34 39.11 McAfee Brown Anglin Coles Net punt average 29.34 27.83 #39 | RB | SO #5 | WR | FR #81 | WR | FR #15 | DB | FR Kick Return Yards Kick Return Avg. Punt Return Yards Punt Return Avg. TIME OF POSSESSION 01:43:59 02:16:01 Average Per Game 26:00 34:00 222 39.0 25 11.0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 18-57 30-65 3rd Down Percentage 31.58 % 46.15 % 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2-6 2-9 2016 UT PERMIAN BASIN SCHEDULE 4th-Down Percentage 33.33 % 22.22 % DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/RESULT 9/3/2016 Sul Ross Odessa, Texas W, 27-6 SACKS BY-Yards 12-97 7-57 9/10/2016 Arizona Christian Odessa, Texas W, 49-34 MISC YARDS 69 0 9/18/2016 West Texas A&M Odessa, Texas L, 14-48 9/24/2016 Western New Mexico Odessa, Texas L, 17-68 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 14 22 10/1/2016 Tarleton State Stephenville, Texas 7 p.m. 10/8/2016 Eastern New Mexico Odessa, Texas 7 p.m. FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-3 3-5 10/15/2016 Texas A&M - Kingsville Kingsville, Texas 7 p.m. ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 10/22/2016 Oklahoma Panhandle State Midland, Texas 7 p.m. 10/29/2016 Midwestern State Wichita Falls, Texas 7 p.m. RED-ZONE SCORES 13-16 14-20 11/5/2016 Texas A&M - Commerce Odessa, Texas 7 p.m. 11/12/2016 Angelo State San Angelo, Texas 6 p.m. RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 10-16 12-20 7 TARLETON FOOTBALL A LOOK AT THE LSC

INDIVIDUAL TOP 50 LSC RANKINGS 2016 LONE STAR CONFERENCE STANDINGS RUSHING LSC OVERALL # Name G ATT YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G TEAM W-L PCT. W-L PCT. STREAK 11. Joseph Sadler (TSU) 4 52 254 4.9 1 73 63.5 MIDWESTERN STATE 2-0 1.000 3-0 1.000 W3 15. Curtis McGregor (TSU) 3 26 146 5.6 3 53 48.7 TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 2-0 1.000 3-0 1.000 W3 38. Skyler Wetzel (TSU) 3 12 30 2.5 0 12 10.0 WEST TEXAS A&M 2-0 1.000 3-1 0.750 W3 EASTERN NEW MEXICO 2-1 0.667 2-2 0.500 W1 PASSING WESTERN NEW MEXICO 2-1 0.667 2-2 0.500 W2 # Name G C-A-I PCT YDS TD LG AVG/G TARLETON STATE 1-1 0.500 1-3 0.250 L1 7. Zed Woerner (TSU) 4 66-110-1 60.0 789 8 60 197.3 TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE 0-2 0.000 2-2 0.500 L2 UT PERMIAN BASIN 0-2 0.000 2-2 0.500 L2 ANGELO STATE 0-2 0.000 1-3 0.250 L2 RECEIVING OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE STATE 0-2 0.000 1-3 0.250 L2 # Name G REC YDS TD LG AVG/C AVG/G 2. Bubba Tandy (TSU) 4 21 381 5 60 18.1 95.3 16. Del’michael High (TSU) 4 13 203 2 44 15.6 50.8 18. Jeff Thomas (TSU) 4 16 191 0 28 11.9 47.8 LONE STAR CONFERENCE TEAM LEADERS

SCORING # Name G TD FG XPT 2XP PTS PTS/G West Eastern Texas A&M- Oklahoma 8. Bubba Tandy (TSU) 4 5 0 0 0 30 7.5 Texas A&M New Mexico Commerce Panhandle 11. Curtis McGregor (TSU) 3 3 0 0 0 18 6.0 Passing Yards Avg. Rushing Yards Avg. Scoring Avg. Fewest Penalty Yd Avg.

TOTAL OFFENSE # Name G RUSH PASS PLAYS TOTAL YDS/G 286.5 349.8 42.3 46.5 7. Zed Woerner (TSU) 4 -7 789 135 782 195.5 21. Joseph Sadler (TSU) 4 254 0 52 254 63.5 TAMUK ENMU Texas A&M- Texas A&M- & WNMU & MSU Kingsville Commerce

ALL PURPOSE Passing TDs Rushing TDs Total Points Most Penalty Yd Avg. # Name G RUSH RCV PR KR YDS YDS/G 7. Bubba Tandy (TSU) 4 13 381 15 0 409 102.3 11 12 165 93.3 19. Taylor Massey (TSU) 4 0 0 0 300 300 75.0 24. Joseph Sadler (TSU) 4 254 36 0 0 290 72.5 Angelo Texas A&M- West Tarleton TACKLES State Kingsville Texas A&M State # Name G SOLO AST YDS TOTAL AVG/G SACK Fewest Pass Allowed Fewest Rush Allowed Fewest Points Allowed Sacks By 3. Cody Burtscher (TSU) 4 15 26 13 41 10.3 4.5 10. EJ Speed (TSU) 4 17 15 25 32 8.0 3.5 163.5 99.8 19.3 20 15. Treston Ridge (TSU) 3 6 16 0 22 7.3 0 16. Ronnell Wilson (TSU) 3 9 13 7 22 7.3 1 UT Permian Western Oklahoma WT / TAMUK 22. Chase Varnado (TSU) 4 13 13 43 26 6.5 5 Basin New Mexico Panhandle & TAMUC 28. Basil Jackson (TSU) 4 15 8 0 23 5.8 0 Most Pass Allowed Most Rush Allowed Most Points Allowed Interceptions 44. John Bellfield (TSU) 4 12 7 0 19 4.8 0

TACKLES FOR LOSS 303.3 260.3 40.3 6 # Name G SOLO AST YDS TOTAL AVG/G 1. Chase Varnado (TSU) 4 6 4 43 8.0 2.00 UT Permian Texas A&M- Western Angelo 3. EJ Speed (TSU) 4 6 2 25 7.0 1.75 Basin Kingsville New Mexico State 13. Cody Burtscher (TSU) 4 3 3 13 4.5 1.13 Field Goal Pct. Field Goals Made Punt Avg. Total Punts 40. David Solomon (TSU) 4 1 3 8 2.5 .63 41. Azizullah Fifita (TSU) 4 1 3 14 2.5 .63 1.000 7 39.0 31

INTERCEPTIONS # Name G NO YDS TD LG AVG/G Texas A&M- West West ASU / 4. Dominique Martin (TSU) 4 2 18 0 21 0.50 Commerce Texas A&M Texas A&M UTPB / TAMUC Kickoff Return Avg. Punt Return Avg. Kickoff Avg. PAT Pct. 8. Treston Ridge (TSU) 3 1 5 0 5 0.33 10. John Bellfield (TSU) 4 1 36 0 36 0.25 28. Cody Burtscher (TSU) 4 1 0 0 0 0.25 28.2 20.4 49.5 1.000 8 TARLETON FOOTBALL TARLETON NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown / High School No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown / High School

1 Bubba Tandy WR 6-1 190 SR Hopkinsville, KY / Christian County HS 65 Sam Weldon OL 6-3 325 FR Sachse, TX / Sachse HS

2 Cooper Cole WR 6-2 210 JR Fairfield, TX / Fairfield HS 66 Larry Osterman OL 6-3 270 SO Aubrey, TX / Aubrey HS

3 Derek Kiser QB 6-2 200 SO Burnet, TX / Burnet HS 68 Chris Gibbens OL 6-5 280 SO El Paso, TX / Franklin HS

4 Jabari Anderson RB 5-9 180 JR Wylie, TX / Wylie East HS 73 Tate Stavenhagen OL 6-4 310 R-FR Amarillo, TX / Amarillo HS

5 EJ Speed LB 6-4 225 SO Fort Worth, TX / North Crowley HS 74 Justin Reasons OL 6-3 300 JR Groves, TX / Groves HS

6 Chris Gordon DB 6-3 190 SO Fort Worth, TX / North Crowley HS 75 Doudly Aujour OL 6-7 330 JR Sandy Spring, MD / Sherwood HS

7 Zed Woerner QB 6-2 210 JR Marble Falls, TX / Marble Falls HS 77 Dylan Whiteacre OL 6-4 285 R-FR Arlington, TX / Arlington HS

8 Marquis Lomax LB 5-10 230 JR Harbor City, CA / Narbonne HS 80 Taylor Massey WR 6-2 170 FR Cisco, TX / Cisco HS

9 Basil Jackson LB 6-0 230 JR Arlington, TX / Seguin HS 81 Nick Prestwood WR 6-4 205 SO Meridian, TX / Meridian HS

11 Kason Fornes WR 5-11 190 SR Kerrville, TX / Tivy HS 82 Roclan Drain TE 6-4 260 SR Chatfield, TX / Corsicana HS

12 Alex Craig QB 6-6 220 JR Dallas, TX / Dallas Christian 84 Dalton Vondra TE 6-5 255 JR Kennedale, TX / Kennedale HS

13 Del’Michael High WR 6-2 205 JR Mesquite, TX / Horn HS 85 Tyler Ellis K 5-9 165 R-FR Blooming Grove, TX / Blooming Grove HS

14 Trent Gow TE 6-2 260 SR Mansfield, TX / Mansfield HS 87 Justice Wisener LB 6-2 235 R-FR Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS

15 Blake Turlington DL 6-4 205 R-JR La Porte, TX / La Porte HS 88 Jeff Thomas WR 6-2 205 JR Duncanville, TX / Duncanville HS

16 Tate Whitten WR 6-0 190 SR Frisco, TX / Heritage HS 89 Jacob David TE 6-0 220 R-FR Pilot Point, TX / Pilot Point HS

17 Dominique Martin DB 5-10 180 SR Lancaster, TX / Lancaster HS 92 Dariet McDuff DL 6-2 315 SO Lancaster, TX / Madison HS

20 Treston Ridge DB 5-9 185 SR Waco, TX / La Vega HS 93 Ron Reid P 6-4 260 JR Burleson, TX / Centennial HS

21 Barry Stribling DB 6-0 165 SO Sulphur Springs, TX / Sulphur Springs HS 94 Leal Sample DL 6-1 270 FR Scurry, TX / Scurry-Rosser HS

22 Elliott Hart DB 5-11 180 JR Tyler, TX / John Tyler HS 95 Chris Radford LB 6-2 240 FR Mansfield, TX / Summit HS

23 Curtis McGregor RB 5-9 225 JR Houston, TX / Eisenhower HS 96 Tyrique Murray DL 6-3 270 SO Houston, TX / Westfield HS

24 Cody Burtscher LB 5-11 230 SR Glen Rose, TX / Glen Rose HS 97 Kendall Adams DL 6-1 230 SO Cedar Hill, TX / Cedar Hill HS

25 Chase Varnado DL 6-1 235 JR Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS 99 Birdel Hodge DL 6-2 240 SO Los Angeles, CA / Crenshaw HS

26 John Bellfield DB 5-10 190 JR Houston, TX / Summer Creek HS

27 Brice Gunter WR 6-3 195 JR Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS Practice Squad (as of Sept. 8, 2016)

29 Marcus Johnson DB 5-10 195 SO Waco, TX / Midway HS No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown / High School

30 Andrew Blackshire DB 5-8 185 R-FR Lufkin, TX / Lufkin HS SQ Aaron Anderson WR 6-1 160 FR Abilene, TX / Cooper HS

31 Cornellius Carrington DB 6-1 200 SO N. Richland Hills, TX / FW Christian HS SQ Tramaine Batten RB 5-9 195 JR Clearwater, FL / Dunedin HS

32 Skyler Wetzel RB 5-10 190 FR San Antonio, TX / Reagan HS SQ Travis Bettiol OL 6-3 260 FR College Station, TX / College State HS

33 Joseph Sadler RB 5-9 210 SR Devine, TX / Devine HS SQ Andrew Brunken WR 6-4 175 R-FR Burleson, TX / Burleson HS

34 Dondrei Williams RB 6-0 235 R-FR Houston, TX / Alief-Hastings HS SQ Quantavius Cheatham DL 6-3 305 JR Augusta, GA / T.W. Josey HS

35 Dakota Hesskew LB 6-1 200 JR Canton, TX / Canton HS SQ Andrew Cole LB 6-0 215 R-FR El Paso, TX / Eastwood HS

36 Sergio Sroka K 5-8 170 JR Miami, FL / Belen Jesuit HS SQ Jaylen Dawn DL 6-3 240 FR Lufkin, TX / Lufkin HS

37 Kumani Armstead DB 6-0 175 JR N. Richland Hills, TX / Richland HS SQ Anthony Flowers LB 6-2 240 FR Waco, TX / Midway HS

38 Darion Lewis DB 5-11 180 SO Dallas, TX / Skyline HS SQ Trevor Graham DL 6-4 260 FR Sachse, TX / Sachse HS

39 Devin Hafford DB 5-10 180 FR Atascocita, TX / Atascocita HS SQ Faizon Harris DB 5-9 145 FR Atlanta, GA / Allatoona HS

40 Brant Bailey TE 6-2 235 FR Eastland, TX / Eastland HS SQ Austin Hernandez OL 6-5 290 FR Pampa, TX / Pampa HS

41 Cord Norris DB 6-1 180 FR Coleman, TX / Coleman HS SQ Tre Johnson DB 5-11 165 FR Fort Worth, TX / Brewer HS

42 Torean Sheppard LB 5-10 225 JR Longview, TX / Longview HS SQ Jair Jorden LB 6-2 190 FR San Antonio, TX / Sam Houston HS

43 Michael Knobloch LB 6-1 230 JR Fort Worth, TX / Richland HS SQ Baxter Kirven WR 6-3 180 JR Arlington, TX / Timberview HS

44 Jordan Smith LB 6-1 190 R-FR Elgin, TX / Elgin HS SQ Cole Lowry DL 6-3 270 FR San Antonio, TX / Johnson HS

45 Steven Bergmark LB 6-0 205 SO Southlake, TX / Carroll HS SQ Money Martin Jr. DL 5-9 280 R-FR Lancaster, TX / Lancaster HS

46 Caleb Bendewald RB 5-8 185 JR Granbury, TX / Granbury HS SQ Brian McClure DL 6-1 325 FR Odessa, TX / Odessa HS

47 Eriq Mitchell LB 6-1 220 SO Lago Vista, TX / Lago Vista HS SQ Kason Reeves QB 6-4 200 FR Muenster, TX / Sacred Heart Catholic HS

48 David Solomon DL 6-2 260 SR Salt Lake City, UT / West HS SQ Trevion Sample LB 6-0 230 FR Irving, TX / Nimitz HS

50 Ronnell Wilson LB 6-1 250 FR Abilene, TX / Abilene HS SQ Omery Trevino DB 5-8 170 SO Mineral Wells, TX / Mineral Wells HS

51 Will Davidson OL 6-6 270 SR The Woodlands, TX / The Woodlands HS SQ Tyler Turner DL 6-0 290 FR Austin, TX / Pflugerville HS

52 Matt Gruner OL 6-3 290 JR Rockwall, TX / Heath HS SQ Diamonte Wiggins DB 6-4 225 JR Compton, CA / Lynwood HS

54 Azizullah Fifita LB 6-0 240 JR Juneau, AK / Juneau-Douglas HS SQ Kaleb Williams LB 5-11 210 FR Helotes, TX / O’Connor HS

55 Devvon Miles DL 6-3 285 SR Clute, TX / Brazoswood HS SQ Erick Willis LB 6-3 205 FR Lawndale, CA / Lawndale HS

58 Noah Perez OL 6-2 270 R-FR Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS SQ Kamron Yarbrough DL 5-11 325 FR Nacogdoches, TX / Nacogdoches HS

60 Collin Carrell OL 6-3 270 R-FR Nacogdoches, TX / Nacogdoches HS

64 Jared Norman OL 5-11 295 FR Wills Point, TX / Wills Point HS 9 TARLETON FOOTBALL DEPTH CHARTS

TARLETON STATE TEXANS OFFENSE (AIR RAID) DEFENSE (4-3) SPECIALISTS QB 7 Zed Woerner 6-2 210 Jr. DE 25 Chase Varnado 6-1 235 Jr. K 36 Sergio Sroka 5-8 170 Jr. 3 Derek Kiser 6-2 200 So. 95 Chris Radford 6-2 240 Fr. 93 Ron Reid 6-4 230 Jr.

RB 33 Joseph Sadler 5-9 210 Sr. DT 96 Tyrique Murray 6-3 270 So. P 93 Ron Reid 6-4 230 Jr. 23 Curtis McGregor 5-9 225 Jr. 92 Dariet McDuff 6-2 315 So. 85 Tyler Ellis 5-9 165 R-Fr.

LT 52 Matt Gruner 6-3 290 Jr. DT 48 David Solomon 6-2 260 Sr. DS 14 Trent Gow 6-2 260 Sr. 65 Sam Weldon 6-3 325 Fr. 55 Devvon Miles 6-3 285 Sr. 25 Chase Varnado 6-1 235 Jr.

LG 75 Doudly Aujour 6-7 330 Jr. DE 5 EJ Speed 6-4 225 So. H 12 Alex Craig 6-6 220 So. 65 Sam Weldon 6-3 325 Fr. 15 Blake Turlington 6-4 205 R-Jr. 80 Taylor Massey 6-2 170 Fr.

C 58 Noah Perez 6-2 270 R-Fr. LB 24 Cody Burtscher 5-11 230 Sr. KR 80 Taylor Massey 6-2 170 Fr. 66 Larry Osterman 6-3 270 So. 43 Michael Knobloch 6-1 230 Jr. 23 Curtis McGregor 5-9 225 Jr.

RG 74 Justin Reasons 6-3 300 Jr. LB 50 Ronnell Wilson 6-1 250 Fr. PR 11 Kason Fornes 5-11 190 Sr. 60 Collin Carrell 6-3 270 R-Fr. 54 Azizullah Fifita 6-0 240 Jr. 13 Del’Michael High 6-2 205 Jr.

RT 77 Dylan Whiteacre 6-4 285 R-Fr. LB 9 Basil Jackson 6-0 230 Jr. 60 Collin Carrell 6-3 270 R-Fr. 44 Jordan Smith 6-1 190 R-Fr.

WR 88 Jeff Thomas 6-2 205 Jr. CB 17 Dominique Martin 5-10 180 Sr. 81 Nick Prestwood 6-4 205 So. 39 Devin Hafford 5-10 180 Fr.

WR 1 Bubba Tandy 6-1 190 Sr. FS 20 Treston Ridge 5-9 185 Sr. 2 Cooper Cole 6-2 210 Jr. 41 Cord Norris 6-1 180 Fr.

WR 11 Kason Fornes 5-11 190 Sr. SS 6 Chris Gordon 6-3 190 So. 2 Cooper Cole 6-2 210 Jr. 22 Elliott Hart 5-11 180 Jr.

WR 13 Del’Michael High 6-2 205 Jr. CB 26 John Bellfield 5-10 190 Jr. 16 Tate Whitten 6-0 190 Sr. 21 Barry Stribling 6-0 165 So.

TE 40 Brant Bailey 6-2 235 Fr. 83 Roclan Drain 6-4 260 Sr.

UT PERMIAN BASIN FALCONS OFFENSE (SPREAD) DEFENSE (4-3) SPECIALISTS QB 16 Caden Coots 6-1 194 So. DE 50 AJ Fano 6-1 260 Jr. K 14 Bailey Giffen 5-8 165 Fr. 4 Kameron Mathis 6-2 185 Fr. 99 Diego Assad 6-3 245 Fr. P 14 Bailey Giffen 5-8 165 Fr. RB 28 Brandon Infiesto 5-9 185 Fr. DT 1 Jared Thames 5-11 265 Jr. 33 Jordan Williams 5-8 170 Fr. 92 Marquee Allison 5-10 245 Fr. DS 41 John Fineout 5-8 195 So.

LT 57 Corin Brooks 6-5 300 Sr. DT 93 Frank Seiuli 6-0 285 Jr. H 7 Aaron Swain 5-11 170 Fr. 71 Hector Herrera 6-2 215 Fr. 90 Ray Dinnal-Guerra 6-1 300 Fr. KR 39 Jason McAfee 5-9 180 So. LG 73 Charles Hunt 6-3 300 So. DE 55 Ieti Manu 6-1 255 Jr. 5 Kristian Brown 5-9 170 Fr. 76 Brontre’ Wright 6-4 350 Fr. 45 Nathan White 6-3 245 Fr. PR 81 Jake Anglin 6-0 180 Fr. C 54 Byron Hutson 5-9 260 Fr. LB 10 Emilio Solis 5-10 210 Fr. 15 Montique Coles 511 193 Fr. 56 Dominic Assad 6-2 290 Fr. 38 Jacob Holley 5-8 175 Fr.

RG 70 Hunter Bowers 6-5 310 Fr. LB 40 Chris Hoad 6-0 228 Fr. 65 Kane Price 6-0 295 Fr. 44 Keegan Gray 5-11 225 Fr.

RT 72 Caleb Plumlee 6-5 245 So. LB 23 Cameron Hurd 5-8 170 Fr. 66 Trace Notley 6-2 275 Fr. 18 Ryan Baker 6-0 180 Fr.

WR 11 Terrell Davidson 6-3 170 Fr. CB 8 Christian Weaver 6-0 175 Fr. 83 Tyler Harris 5-11 175 Fr. 12 Alonzo Turner 5-11 165 Fr.

WR 5 Kristian Brown 5-9 170 Fr. CB 19 Andraque Jones 6-0 175 Fr. 17 Ben Galaviz 5-8 155 Fr. 26 Dee Johnson 5-9 175 Fr.

WR 81 Jake Anglin 6-0 180 Fr. SS 15 Montique Coles 511 193 Fr. 84 Cale Danielson 6-3 200 So. 20 Javier Gomez 5-11 200 Fr.

WR 2 Mitchell Leonard 6-1 180 So. FS 3 Diameon Brewer 6-0 175 Fr. 87 Devin Elliott 5-11 170 Fr. 29 Jeff Douglas 6-0 185 Fr.

10 TARLETON FOOTBALL HEAD COACH TODD WHITTEN

WHITTEN AS HEAD COACH 1996 5-5 (2-5 LSC) LSC COACH OF THE YEAR 9-5 Midwestern State W H 23-10 9-14 Southeastern Okla. W H 31-25 9-21 at East Central (Okla.) W A 45-35 10-5 at A&M-Kingsville L A 10-40 10-12 West Texas A&M W H 27-17 10-19 at Eastern New Mexico L A 17-24 10-26 Abilene Christian L H 10-20 11-2 Angelo State W H 42-38 11-9 at Central Oklahoma L A 14-17 11-16 A&M-Commerce L H 17-56

2000 6-5 (5-4 LSC) 9-2 at Harding (Ark.) L A 38-52 9-9 Western New Mexico W H 45-7 9-16 at Southwestern Okla. W A 27-22 9-23 Southeastern Okla. W H 41-0 9-30 at A&M-Kingsville L A 19-31 10-7 West Texas A&M W H 43-19 10-14 at Eastern New Mexico L A 27-34 10-21 Abilene Christian W H 15-13 10-28 at Angelo State L A 25-45 11-4 Midwestern State L H 23-44 11-11 A&M-Commerce W H 9-7

2001 10-3 (8-1 LSC) LSC CHAMPIONS / COACH OF THE YEAR TODD 9-1 Langston (Okla.) W H 47-13 9-8 at Sam Houston State L A 10-61 9-15 Southwestern Okla. W H 21-20 9-22 at Southeastern Okla. W A 39-32 9-29 A&M-Kingsville L H 20-23 10-6 at West Texas A&M W A 62-3 10-13 Eastern New Mexico W H 55-14 10-20 at Abilene Christian W A 52-7 10-27 Angelo State W H 41-7 11-3 at Midwestern State W A 44-37 11-10 at A&M-Commerce W A 34-24 WHITTENHEAD COACH 11-17 ât Chadron State (Neb.) W A 28-24 11-24 ât UC Davis L A 25-42 A familiar face makes his return to Stephenville as the Wyoming and Sam Houston State, Whitten made his return to winningest coach of Tarleton State University’s NCAA era, Todd Stephenville to build Tarleton into a national powerhouse. 2002 9-2 (6-2 LSC) LSC NORTH CHAMPS / COACH OF THE YEAR Whitten, returns to the Texan sidelines. Whitten came back in 2000 and turned Tarleton around once 8-29 SW Assemblies of God W H 62-0 In a news conference on December 3, at 9:30 a.m. Athletic again with a 6-5 record to open the new century. 9-5 New Mexico Highlands W H 53-7 Director Lonn Reisman announced the selection of Whitten as In his second season, Whitten’s Texans entered uncharted 9-14 at Angelo State W A 38-0 head football coach. Whitten joined Reisman and President Dr. F. territory with a 10-3 mark to claim the school’s first Lone Star 9-21 Abilene Christian W H 12-9 Dominic Dottavio at the announcement in the lobby of Wisdom Conference championship and division championship en route 9-28 at A&M-Kingsville L A 3-16 Gym. to their first trip to the NCAA playoffs. He would go on to boast a 10-5 East Central (Okla.) W H 35-26 This marked the 28th head coaching change in the history of record of 17-6 over the next two seasons, each of which garnered 10-19 Southeastern Okla. W H 62-31 Tarleton football, as Whitten is one of 24 different men to lead the his third and fourth LSC Coach of the Year awards, and Tarleton 10-26 at Northeastern (Okla.) L-OT A 28-29 Texans. He now joins legendary coach W.J. Wisdom as one of two returned to the NCAA playoffs in 2003. 11-2 at West Texas A&M W A 42-17 coaches with three different tenures as Tarleton’s head football Whitten is a four-time Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year 11-9 Southwestern Okla. W H 33-30 coach. after winning the award in 1996, 2001, 2002, and 2003. He was 11-16 at Central Oklahoma W A 34-27 “I feel like I’m coming home,” said Whitten. “I’m very excited to also named the D2Football.com West Region Coach of the Year in be back at Tarleton. This is a very special place and it’s an incredible 2001 after guiding Tarleton to the playoffs for the first time. job. I’m very thankful to be chosen.” Before becoming a coach, Whitten was a star athlete at Dallas 2003 8-4 (6-2 LSC) LSC NORTH CHAMPS / COACH OF THE YEAR Whitten, a 27-year veteran at the collegiate coaching level, Kimball High School and Stephen F. Austin University – where he 9-4 Southern Arkansas L H 24-27 has been a head coach for 11 years, including six years at Tarleton was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2001. He was a 9-13 Angelo State W H 40-9 (1996, 2000-04) and the following five seasons at Division I Sam three-year starter at quarterback and a three-year starter in the 9-20 at Abilene Christian W A 41-7 Houston State. outfield during baseball season. 9-27 A&M-Kingsville L H 15-23 He currently boasts an NCAA coaching record of 70-51 for a He was drafted in the 17th round of the 1983 Major League 10-4 at East Central (Okla.) W A 42-14 winning percentage of .579. His record at Tarleton is 45-23 (.662), Baseball Draft by Philadelphia out of Kimball High School, but 10-9 at Sam Houston State W A 39-20 which gives him the second-most total wins in school history declined to make his way to Stephen F. Austin. After his dual-sport 10-18 at Southeastern Okla. W A 42-28 behind Wisdom (71) and the fourth-highest winning percentage career with the Lumberjacks, Whitten signed a free agent contract 10-25 Northeastern (Okla.) W-OT H 48-44 (.662). He also has a career record of 26-8 (.765) on the home turf to play quarterback for the New England Patriots in 1987. 11-1 West Texas A&M W H 47-27 of Memorial Stadium in Stephenville. After playing for the Patriots in 1987, Whitten traded the 11-8 at Southwestern Okla. L A 17-21 “I am very confident in Todd Whitten’s ability to win football helmet for the headset as he went back to school as a graduate 11-15 Central Oklahoma W H 38-23 games and reestablish our program into a contender – not just in assistant coach at Texas Tech to begin his coaching career. He 11-22 ât A&M-Kingsville L A 10-34 the Lone Star Conference, but on the national level,” said Reisman. earned his first full-time coaching job at New Mexico State in 1990, “In his career, Whitten has shown the ability to rebuild programs where he spent four seasons before heading to El Paso, where he 2004 7-4 (6-3 LSC) and make them very competitive. spent two seasons at UTEP. 8-26 New Mexico Highlands W N 35-7 “He brings a wealth of experience as a head coach at the Whitten left UTEP for his first head coaching position at 9-4 A&M-Commerce W H 42-16 Division I and Division II levels,” continued Reisman. “He is an Tarleton in 1996 before leaving for Wyoming the following year. 9-11 at Midwestern State W A 19-3 innovator, he is creative, and he has one of the most tremendous After his second stint at Tarleton from 2000-04, Whitten 9-18 Abilene Christian L H 14-31 offensive minds in the country. I have all the confidence in the returned to Sam Houston State for his first Division I head coaching 9-25 at Central Oklahoma L A 17-42 world that Todd will bring enthusiasm and energy to our football opportunity. He spent five seasons with the Bearkats. From there, 10-2 East Central (Okla.) L H 17-21 program.” he spent two seasons at Lamar, one year at Arlington Heights High 10-7 at Sam Houston State L A 14-44 During his first two stints at Tarleton, Whitten was no stranger School, and the last three years at UTEP before coming back to 10-16 Southeastern Okla. W H 32-27 to awards and championships. Tarleton in December 2015. 10-23 at Northeastern (Okla.) W A 52-14 Before taking over the program in 1996 for one season, Whitten earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Stephen 10-30 at West Texas A&M W A 34-14 Tarleton had a record of 4-16-1 since joining the NCAA in 1994. F. Austin in 1987 and a master’s degree in sports administration 11-6 Southwestern Okla. W H 46-12 Whitten turned things around following a 1-10 season in 1995 by from Texas Tech in 1990. leading the Texans to a 5-5 record in his first season, which was He resides in Stephenville with his wife, Dana. The couple 2016 1-3 (1-1 LSC) enough to garner him the LSC Coach of the Year award for that has three sons – Brady, Blaze, and Tate, who is a receiver on the 9-3 at McNeese State A 3-33 season. Tarleton football team – and a daughter, Maddie. 9-10 Southwest Baptist H 28-31 After a three-year hiatus as the offense coordinator for 9-17 Angelo State H 35-5 9-24 at West Texas A&M A 25-37 10-1 UT Permian Basin H WHITTEN VS. RANKED OPPONENTS 10-8 Western New Mexico H Year Opp Rank Opposing Team W/L Score Tarleton Rank Tarleton Rushing Tarleton Passing Tarleton Total Offense 10-15 at Eastern New Mexico A 9/4/03 20 vs. Southern Arkansas L 24-27 14 102 358 460 10-22 A&M-Kingsville H 9/27/03 10 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville L 15-23 19 61 307 368 10-29 at Oklahoma Panhandle A 11/15/03 12 vs. Central Oklahoma W 38-23 24 231 250 481 11-5 Midwestern State H 11/22/03 3 at Texas A&M-Kingsville L 10-34 21 66 212 278 11-12 at A&M-Commerce A 11 TARLETON FOOTBALL HEAD COACH TODD WHITTEN

TARLETON HEAD COACHING RECORDS YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORDS AS A JUNIOR COLLEGE YEAR COACH W-L-T PCT. POSTSEASON COACH (YEARS) W-L-T PCT. 2016 TODD WHITTEN 1-3 .250 A.B. Hays (1913-20) 25-15-4 .613 2015 Cary Fowler 3-7 .300 W.J. Wisdom (1920-22, 24-28, 30-35) 71-35-15 .648 2014 Cary Fowler 5-5 .500 Davis R. Pena (1923) 3-5-0 .375 2013 Cary Fowler 7-3 .700 W.A. Hall (1929) 1-6-2 .222 2012 Cary Fowler 6-4 .600 H.J. “Choc” Sanders (1936-37) 9-7-2 .555 2011 Cary Fowler 6-5 .545 Ear Rudder (1938-40) 18-10-1 .637 2010 Cary Fowler 3-8 .273 T.G. Fields (1941) 5-2-2 .667 2009 Sam McElroy 10-3 .769 Div. II Playoffs | 2nd Rd Jimmie Marshall (1944) 1-8-0 .111 2008 Sam McElroy 8-3 .727 Marshall Hughes (1945) 2-5-1 .312 2007 Sam McElroy 9-2 .818 C.M. “Dutch” Flory (1946-48) 7-22-0 .241 2006 Sam McElroy 6-4 .600 Willie Zapalac (1949-50) 11-9-0 .550 2005 Sam McElroy 7-3 .700 H.A. “Sandy” Sanford (1951-59) 33-46-3 .420 2004 TODD WHITTEN 7-4 .636 Johnny Dunn (1960) 5-4-0 .555 ALL-TIME JUNIOR COLLEGE RECORD 191-174-30 .521 2003 TODD WHITTEN 8-4 .667 DIV. II PLAYOFFS | 1ST RD 2002 TODD WHITTEN 9-2 .818 AS A SENIOR COLLEGE 2001 TODD WHITTEN 10-3 .769 DIV. II PLAYOFFS | 2ND RD COACH (YEARS) W-L-T PCT. 2000 TODD WHITTEN 6-5 .545 Johnny Dunn (1961-66) 21-34-0 .382 1999 Craig Wederquist 5-6 .455 Hobart Lytal (1967-69) 4-24-0 .143 1998 Craig Wederquist 3-8 .273 Lloyd Taylor (1970-72) 5-24-0 .172 1997 Craig Wederquist 4-7 .364 Buddy Fornes (173-82) 39-59-1 .399 1996 TODD WHITTEN 5-5 .500 Bobby Fox (1983-84) 8-12-0 .400 1995 Ronnie Roemisch 1-10 .091 Bill Pringle (1985-87) 21-11-1 .652 1994 Ronnie Roemisch 3-6-1 .350 (First year in Div. II) Hal McAfee (1988-92) 36-18-0 .667 1993 Ronnie Roemisch 5-5 .500 Ronnie Roemisch (1993-95) 9-21-1 .306 1992 Hal McAfee 6-4 .600 TODD WHITTEN (1996, 2000-04, 2016) 46-26-0 .639 1991 Hal McAfee 3-7 .300 Craig Wederquist (1997-99) 12-21-0 .364 1990 Hal McAfee 11-1 .917 NAIA playoffs Sam McElroy (2005-09) 40-15-0 .727 1989 Hal McAfee 9-3 .750 NAIA playoffs Cary Fowler (2010-15) 30-32 .484 1988 Hal McAfee 7-3 .700 ALL-TIME SENIOR COLLEGE RECORD 271-298-3 .476 1987 Bill Pringle 9-3 .750 NAIA playoffs OVERALL RECORD 462-471-33 .495 1986 Bill Pringle 9-1-1 .864 Sunflower Bowl 1985 Bill Pringle 3-7 .300 TOP-10 WINNINGEST COACHES (PCT.) 1984 Bobby Fox 6-5 .545 Aztec Bowl COACH (YEARS) W-L-T PCT. 1983 Bobby Fox 2-7 .222 1. Sam McElroy (2005-09) 40-15-0 .727 1982 Buddy Fornes 4-4 .500 2. Hal McAfee (1988-92) 36-18-0 .667 1981 Buddy Fornes 6-4 .600 T.G. Fields (1941) 5-2-2 .667 1980 Buddy Fornes 3-7 .300 4. Bill Pringle (1985-87) 21-11-1 .652 1979 Buddy Fornes 6-4 .600 5. W.J. Wisdom (1920-22, 24-28, 30-35) 71-35-15 .648 1978 Buddy Fornes 8-1-1 .850 NAIA playoffs 6. TODD WHITTEN (1996, 2000-04, 2016) 46-26-0 .639 1977 Buddy Fornes 7-3 .700 7. Earl Rudder (1938-40) 18-10-1 .637 1976 Buddy Fornes 2-7 .222 8. A.B. Hays (1913-20) 25-15-4 .613 1975 Buddy Fornes 1-10 .091 9. H.J. “Choc” Sanders (1936-37) 9-7-2 .555 1974 Buddy Fornes 1-10 .091 10. Willie Zapalac (1949-50) 11-9-0 .550 1973 Buddy Fornes 1-9 .100 1972 Lloyd Taylor 1-9 .100 (Forfeit win not included) TOP-10 WINNINGEST COACHES (WINS) 1971 Lloyd Taylor 3-7 .300 COACH (YEARS) W-L-T PCT. 1970 Lloyd Taylor 1-8 .111 1. W.J. Wisdom (1920-22, 24-28, 30-35) 71-35-15 .648 1969 Hobart Lytal 1-9 .100 2. TODD WHITTEN (1996, 2000-04, 2016) 46-26-0 .639 1968 Hobart Lytal 2-7 .222 3. Sam McElroy (2005-09) 40-15-0 .727 1967 Hobart Lytal 1-8 .111 4. Buddy Fornes (173-82) 39-59-1 .399 1966 Johnny Dunn 7-3 .700 Aztec Bowl 5. Hal McAfee (1988-92) 36-18-0 .667 1965 Johnny Dunn 3-7 .300 6. H.A. “Sandy” Sanford (1951-59) 33-46-3 .420 1964 Johnny Dunn 3-6 .333 7. Cary Fowler (2010-15) 30-32-0 .484 1963 Johnny Dunn 3-6 .333 8. A.B. Hays (1913-20) 25-15-4 .613 1962 Johnny Dunn 2-7 .222 9. Bill Pringle (1985-87) 21-11-1 .652 Johnny Dunn (1961-66) 21-34-0 .382 1961 Johnny Dunn 3-5 .375 (First year Senior College) 12 TARLETON FOOTBALL HEAD COACH TODD WHITTEN

TEXAN TRENDS UNDER WHITTEN AN OFFENSIVE MASTERMIND Whitten 2016 Career Todd Whitten has a long history of racking up yards on offense. From his days Home 0-0 27-9 as a standout college quarterback through today, Whitten knows how to move Away 0-0 18-17 the football. Below is a list of every 300-yard passing performance and 500-yard total offense performance for Tarleton with Whitten at the helm. Neutral 0-0 1-0 Natural Grass 0-0 36-18 Artificial Turf 0-0 10-8 Day Games 0-0 16-8 Whitten’s record at Tarleton... Night Games 0-0 30-18 when scoring 40 or more points Overtime 0-0 0-1 24-0 in a game vs. Ranked Opponents 0-0 1-3 vs. NCAA Division I Opponents 0-0 1-3 August 0-0 2-0 Whitten’s record at Tarleton... September 0-0 17-12 October 0-0 16-7 when racking up over 500 yards November 0-0 11-7 12-1 of total offense in a game Leading at Halftime 0-0 33-8 Trailing at Halftime 0-0 10-16 Tied at Halftime 0-0 3-2 Scoring First 0-0 32-10 WHITTEN’S TARLETON OFFENSE: Opponent Scoring First 0-0 14-16 Score < 20 Points 0-0 4-16 TOP PASSING EFFORTS Score 20-29 Points 0-0 5-9 # Date Total Passing Yds Opponent Final Score (H/A) 1. 10/25/03 448 Northeastern State (Okla.) W, 48-44 (H) Score 30-39 Points 0-0 13-1 2. 10/4/03 431 East Central W, 42-14 (A) Score 40+ Points 0-0 24-0 3. 10/26/02 419 Northeastern State (Okla.) L-OT, 28-29 (A) Opponent Scores < 20 Points 0-0 27-2 4. 9/2/00 394 Harding (Ark.) L, 38-52 (A) 5. 10/18/03 382 Southeastern Oklahoma W, 42-28 (A) Opponent Scores 20-29 Points 0-0 12-8 6. 11/1/03 373 West Texas A&M W, 47-27 (H) Opponent Scores 30-39 Points 0-0 6-7 7. 9/29/01 370 Texas A&M-Kingsville L, 20-23 (H) 8. 10/24/16 368 West Texas A&M L, 25-37 (A) Opponent Scores 40+ Points 0-0 1-9 9. 9/22/01 365 Southeastern Oklahoma W, 39-32 (A) Gain <20 First Downs 0-0 13-17 10. 10/13/01 359 Eastern New Mexico W, 55-14 (H) Gain 20+ First Downs 0-0 33-9 11. 11/9/96 358 Central Oklahoma L, 14-17 (A) 12. 9/4/03 358 #20 Southern Arkansas L, 24-27 (H) Opponent Gains < 20 First Downs 0-0 30-10 13. 10/9/03 356 (FCS) Sam Houston State W, 39-20 (A) Opponent Gains 20+ First Downs 0-0 16-16 14. 9/9/00 353 Western New Mexico W, 45-7 (H) More Rushing Yards Than Opponent 0-0 37-5 15. 11/3/01 345 Midwestern State W, 44-37 (A) 16. 11/2/96 342 Angelo State W, 42-38 (H) Fewer Rushing Yards Than Opponent 0-0 9-21 17. 11/2/02 340 West Texas A&M W, 42-17 (A) Rush For < 100 Yards 0-0 5-14 18. 10/28/00 336 Angelo State L, 25-45 (A) 19. 11/24/01 332 UC-Davis* L, 25-42 (A) Rush For 100+ Yards 0-0 41-11 20. 9/1/01 329 Langston (Okla.) W, 47-13 (H) Opponent Rushes For < 100 Yards 0-0 23-0 21. 10/12/96 316 West Texas A&M W, 27-17 (H) Opponent Rushes For 100+ Yards 0-0 23-26 22. 9/13/03 313 Angelo State W, 40-9 (H) 23. 9/27/03 307 #10 Texas A&M-Kingsville L, 23-15 (H) More Passing Yards Than Opponent 0-0 36-17 24. 9/23/00 306 Southeastern Oklahoma W, 41-0 (H) Fewer Passing Yards Than Opponent 0-0 10-9 25. 10/5/02 303 East Central W, 35-26 (H) Pass For < 300 Yards 0-0 30-17 Pass For 300+ Yards 0-0 16-9 Opponent Passes For < 300 Yards 0-0 41-21 WHITTEN’S TARLETON OFFENSE: Opponent Passes For 300+ Yards 0-0 5-5 More Total Yards Than Opponent 0-0 42-9 TOP 500+ TOTAL OFFENSE GAMES Fewer Total Yards Than Opponent 0-0 4-17 # Date Total Yds Opponent Final Score (H/A) 1. 11/2/96 648 Angelo State W, 42-38 (H) Gain < 500 Total Yards 0-0 34-25 2. 10/4/03 584 East Central W, 42-14 (A) Gain 500+ Total Yards 0-0 12-1 3. 9/9/00 580 Western New Mexico W, 45-7 (H) Opponent Gains < 500 Total Yards 0-0 45-21 4. 10/25/03 571 Northeastern State (Okla.) W, 48-44 (H) 5. 11/1/03 554 West Texas A&M W, 47-27 (H) Opponent Gains 500+ Total Yards 0-0 1-5 6. 9/13/03 552 Angelo State W, 40-9 (H) Commit No Turnovers 0-0 14-3 7. 10/13/01 549 Eastern New Mexico W, 55-14 (H) Win Turnover Battle 0-0 28-5 8. 9/21/96 522 East Central W, 45-35 (A) 9. 10/23/04 520 Northeastern State (Okla.) W, 52-14 (A) Lose Turnover Battle 0-0 11-13 10. 10/12/96 518 West Texas A&M W, 27-17 (H) Equal Turnovers As Opponent 0-0 7-8 11. 9/2/00 518 Harding (Ark.) L, 38-52 (A) Trail Time of Possession 0-0 22-20 12. 11/2/02 513 West Texas A&M W, 42-17 (A) 13. 9/1/01 512 Langston (Okla.) W, 47-13 (H) Lead Time of Possession 0-0 24-6 13 TARLETON FOOTBALL 2016 Tarleton Texan Football Tarleton State Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 26, 2016) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Sep 03, 2016 at #9 McNeese L 3-33 11901 All games 1-3 1-1 0-2 0-0 Sep 10, 2016 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST L 28-31 6211 Conference 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 * Sep 17, 2016 ANGELO STATE W 35-5 5312 Non-Conference 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 * Sep 24, 2016 at West Texas A&M L 25-37 10347 Team Statistics TSU OPP Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g FIRST DOWNS 69 99 Joseph Sadler 4 52 312 58 254 4.9 1 73 63.5 R u s h in g 24 39 Curtis McGregor 3 26 151 5 146 5.6 3 53 48.7 P a s s in g 38 52 Skyler Wetzel 3 12 31 1 30 2.5 0 12 10.0 P e n a l ty 7 8 Bubba Tandy 4 3 13 0 13 4.3 0 10 3.2 RUSHING YARDAGE 436 658 Caleb Bendewald 1 4 4 0 4 1.0 0 3 4.0 Rushing Attempts 129 178 Jabari Anderson 1 6 9 6 3 0.5 1 7 3.0 Average Per Rush 3.4 3.7 Total 4 129 592 156 436 3.4 5 73 109.0 Average Per Game 109.0 164.5 Opponents 4 178 795 137 658 3.7 4 40 164.5 TDs Rushing 5 4 PASSING YARDAGE 909 1161 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g C o m p - A t t- In t 73-128-1 93-150-5 Zed Woerner 4 142.43 66-110-1 60.0 789 8 60 197.2 Average Per Pass 7.1 7.7 Garrett Simpson 1 94.89 7-18-0 38.9 120 0 51 120.0 Average Per Catch 12.5 12.5 Total 4 135.75 73-128-1 57.0 909 8 60 227.2 Average Per Game 227.2 290.2 Opponents 4 137.95 93-150-5 62.0 1161 8 72 290.2 TDs Passing 8 8 TOTAL OFFENSE 1345 1819 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Average Per Play 5.2 5.5 Bubba Tandy 4 21 381 18.1 5 60 95.2 Average Per Game 336.2 454.8 Jeff Thomas 4 16 191 11.9 0 28 47.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 13-300 17-320 D. High 4 13 203 15.6 2 44 50.8 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-62 8-6 Curtis McGregor 3 6 6 1.0 0 4 2.0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-59 1-0 Joseph Sadler 4 5 36 7.2 1 22 9.0 FUMBLES-LOST 8-4 8-3 Brant Bailey 4 4 23 5.8 0 18 5.8 PENALTIES-Yards 30-288 23-240 Jabari Anderson 1 4 21 5.2 0 9 21.0 PUNTS-AVG 29-39.0 20-40.0 Kason Fornes 4 2 46 23.0 0 35 11.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 6 :4 0 3 3 :2 0 Nick Prestwood 3 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.7 3RD-DOWN Conversions 15/54 34/73 Skyler Wetzel 3 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/5 4/7 Total 4 73 909 12.5 8 60 227.2 Opponents 4 93 1161 12.5 8 72 290.2 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg D. Martin 2 18 9.0 0 21 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Cody Burtscher 1 0 0.0 0 0 Sergio Sroka 2-3 66.7 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 39 0 Treston Ridge 1 5 5.0 0 5 John Bellfield 1 36 36.0 0 36 PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Bubba Tandy 5 ------30 Ron Reid 29 1131 39.0 65 2 6 7 3 0 Curtis McGregor 3 ------18 Sergio Sroka - 2-3 7-11 - - - - - 13 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Joseph Sadler 2 ------12 Kason Fornes 5 47 9.4 0 20 D. High 2 ------12 Bubba Tandy 1 15 15.0 0 15 Jabari Anderson 1 ------6 Total 6 62 10.3 0 20 Total 13 2-3 7-11 - - 0-2 - - 91 Opponents 8 6 0.8 0 13 Opponents 13 5-10 11-11 0-2 - - 1 - 106 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Taylor Massey 13 300 23.1 0 40 Tarleton State 10 22 32 27 0 91 Total 13 300 23.1 0 40 Opponents 21 33 36 16 0 106 Opponents 17 320 18.8 0 27

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Bubba Tandy 4 13 381 15 0 0 409 102.2 Taylor Massey 4 0 0 0 300 0 300 75.0 Joseph Sadler 4 254 36 0 0 0 290 72.5 D. High 4 0 203 0 0 0 203 50.8 Jeff Thomas 4 0 191 0 0 0 191 47.8 Total 4 436 909 62 300 59 1766 441.5 Opponents 4 658 1161 6 320 0 2145 536.2

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Zed Woerner 4 135 -7 789 782 195.5 Joseph Sadler 4 52 254 0 254 63.5 Curtis McGregor 3 26 146 0 146 48.7 Garrett Simpson 1 19 -7 120 113 113.0 Skyler Wetzel 3 12 30 0 30 10.0 Total 4 257 436 909 1345 336.2 Opponents 4 328 658 1161 1819 454.8 Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd 14 ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 24 Cody Burtscher 4 15 26 41 4.5-13 4.5-12 1-0 . 5 1-0 . . . 5 EJ Speed 4 17 15 32 7.0-25 3.5-18 . . 5 . . . . 25 Chase Varnado 4 13 13 26 8.0-43 5.0-32 . . 3 . 1 . . 9 Basil Jackson 4 15 8 23 . . . 1 1 . . . . 20 Treston Ridge 3 6 16 22 . . 1-5 2 . . . . . Total 4 167 188 355 32-137 20-109 5-59 19 28 3-0 3 1 . Opponents 4 116 172 288 31-132 11-77 1-0 17 26 4-35 6 4 . TARLETON FOOTBALL 2016 Tarleton Texan Football Tarleton State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 26, 2016) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 24 Cody Burtscher 4 15 26 41 4.5-13 4.5-12 1-0 . 5 1-0 . . . 5 EJ Speed 4 17 15 32 7.0-25 3.5-18 . . 5 . . . . 25 Chase Varnado 4 13 13 26 8.0-43 5.0-32 . . 3 . 1 . . 9 Basil Jackson 4 15 8 23 . . . 1 1 . . . . 20 Treston Ridge 3 6 16 22 . . 1-5 2 . . . . . 50 Ronnell Wilson 3 9 13 22 1.0-7 1.0-7 . 1 2 . . . . 26 John Bellfield 4 12 7 19 . . 1-36 2 . . 1 . . 54 A. Fifita 4 6 11 17 2.5-14 1.5-12 ...... 48 David Solomon 4 4 12 16 2.5-8 1.5-6 ...... 96 Tyrique Murray 4 3 12 15 1.5-2 . . . 5 . . . . 22 Elliott Hart 4 10 4 14 1.5-2 . . 4 . . . . . 17 D. Martin 4 9 4 13 0.5-4 0.5-4 2-18 3 . . . . . 92 Dariet McDuff 4 4 8 12 1.5-11 1.5-11 . . 3 . . . . 99 Birdel Hodge 4 5 5 10 . . . 1 . . 1 . . 43 M. Knobloch 3 5 4 9 0.5-4 0.5-4 . 1 . . . . . 41 Cord Norris 4 5 4 9 . . . 1 . . . . . 6 Chris Gordon 4 8 1 9 . . . 2 . . . . . 44 Jordan Smith 3 6 2 8 ...... 95 Chris Radford 4 5 3 8 1.0-4 0.5-3 . . 4 . . . . 21 Barry Stribling 4 5 1 6 . . . 1 . . . . . 94 Leal Sample 3 1 3 4 ...... 39 Devin Hafford 4 . 4 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 38 Darion Lewis 2 1 2 3 ...... 55 Devvon Miles 4 . 3 3 ...... 35 Dakota Hesskew 4 . 3 3 ...... 29 Marcus Johnson 4 2 . 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 1 Bubba Tandy 4 . 1 1 ...... 42 Torean Sheppard 4 . 1 1 ...... 80 Taylor Massey 4 . 1 1 ...... 1 . 31 C. Carrington 4 1 . 1 ...... 15 B. Turlington 3 . 1 1 ...... Total 4 167 188 355 32-137 20-109 5-59 19 28 3-0 3 1 . Opponents 4 116 172 288 31-132 11-77 1-0 17 26 4-35 6 4 .

15 TARLETON FOOTBALL 2016 Tarleton Texan Football Tarleton State Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 26, 2016) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 03 at McNeese 11 -5 0 7 12 139 0 51 12-31-0 139 0 51 5 92 0 27 0 0 0 0 134 Sep 10 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 38 137 1 17 24 257 3 44 24-35-0 257 3 44 3 60 0 25 2 24 0 20 394 Sep 17 ANGELO STATE 50 244 3 73 11 145 2 38 11-25-1 145 2 38 1 34 0 34 2 8 0 8 389 Sep 24 at West Texas A&M 30 60 1 16 26 368 3 60 26-37-0 368 3 60 4 114 0 40 2 30 0 15 428 Tarleton State 129 436 5 73 73 909 8 60 73-128-1 909 8 60 13 300 0 40 6 62 0 20 1345 Opponents 178 658 4 40 93 1161 8 72 93-150-5 1161 8 72 17 320 0 27 8 6 0 13 1819

Games: 4 • Avg/rush: 3.4 • Avg/catch: 12.5 • Pass effic: 135.75 • KR avg: 23.1 • PR avg: 10.3 • All purpose avg/game: 441.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 336.2

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sep 03 at McNeese 49 34 83 6.0-21 4.0-14 1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 Sep 10 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 49 56 105 8.0-23 5.0-20 0 0-0 1-5 9 6 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 28 Sep 17 ANGELO STATE 35 48 83 6.0-39 5.0-36 1 3-0 2-33 16 6 1 2-5 0 0 0 13 35 Sep 24 at West Texas A&M 34 50 84 12.0-54 6.0-39 1 0-0 2-21 3 5 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 25 Tarleton State 167 188 355 32.0-137 20.0-109 3 3-0 5-59 28 19 1 7-11 0 0 0 13 91 Opponents 116 172 288 31.0-132 11.0-77 6 4-35 1-0 26 17 4 11-11 0 0 0 19 106

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 03 at McNeese 10 402 40.2 55 0 1 3 2 1 1-1 20 0 2 114 57.0 1 0 Sep 10 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 7 306 43.7 65 0 1 1 1 2 0-1 0 0 5 283 56.6 1 0 Sep 17 ANGELO STATE 8 277 34.6 48 0 0 1 0 2 1-1 39 0 7 441 63.0 0 0 Sep 24 at West Texas A&M 4 146 36.5 46 0 0 1 0 2 0-0 0 0 5 294 58.8 0 0 Tarleton State 29 1131 39.0 65 0 2 6 3 7 2-3 39 0 19 1132 59.6 2 0 Opponents 20 799 40.0 61 1 2 5 4 7 5-10 41 0 21 1319 62.8 6 2