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