3 LONE STAR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS • 72 ALL-AMERICANS • 5 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS TARLETON TEXANS VS WEST TEXAS A&M BUFFS | GAME 4 | SEPT. 23, 2017 | 7 P.M. | STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS Tarleton State TEXANS TEXANS BY Record: 2-1, 1-0 LSC MEDIA INFORMATION THE NUMBERS Nat’l Rank: N/A VENUE: Tarleton Memorial Stadium Regional Rank: N/A CAPACITY: 7,000 Basil Jackson’s 17 tackles against Streak: W2 PLAYING SURFACE: Cool Play by FieldTurf Angelo State last Saturday were the second most in NCAA Head Coach: Todd Whitten | 52-30 at Tarleton (8 yrs) | 77-58 Overall (12 yrs) LIVE VIDEO: LIVE STATS: Division II for the week behind TarletonSports.com only Drew Seers of Lindenwood http://statb.us/e/181315 (18). Jackson is the third-leading TARLETON SPORTS SOCIAL MEDIA: 17 tackler in NCAA Division II with NETWORK: 15.0 stops per game. He boasts Athletics Twitter - Stephenville Flagship @TarletonSports the second-most total tackles Station - KTRL 90.5 FM (45) in NCAA Division II behind Head Coach: Hunter Hughes | 2-1 at WT (1 yr) | 2-1 Overall (1 yr) Augustana’s Kirby Hora (50). Football Twitter - West Texas A&M BUFFS Global Station - @TarletonFB TarletonSports.com/ Record: 2-1, 1-0 LSC ListenLive Creating big plays down the Tweet the Booth - field has been a specialty of Zed Nat’l Rank: (RV) AFCA @SportsByron Byron Anderson (PxP) Woerner this season as the senior @theflashsports Regional Rank: N/A Brad Keith (Color) signal caller is averaging 16.32 JP Stingley (Studio) 16.3 yards per completion this year, Streak: W2 which ranks him No. 4 in the nation in that category. TEXANS WELCOME WT ON FAMILY WEEKEND, HISTORIC DAY FOR MEMORIAL STADIUM Tarleton is tied for the national THE GAME lead in defensive touchdowns After winning its Lone Star Conference opener with an impressive road win over A TARLETON WIN WOULD ... Angelo State, Tarleton returns home to take on rival West Texas A&M at 7 p.m. on with three. All three have been Family Weekend. fumble return for scores and have • Be the 469th win in the history of Tarleton Football 3 each come in the last two weeks. THE HISTORY • Be the 278th win as a senior college Tyrell Thompson has forced two In a special pregame ceremony, Tarleton State University President Dr. F. Dominic • Be the 139th win as an NCAA school of the three fumbles. Dottavio will be joined on the field by Athletic Director Lonn Reisman and Texas A&M University System Chancellor Dr. John Sharp for a special groundbreaking to signify the • Be the 110t h LSC win in school history start of construction on the new home side within the Memorial Stadium Renovation • Be the 78th win of Todd Whitten’s head coaching career Project. Ron Reid has developed into • Be Whitten’s 53rd win at Tarleton arguably the league’s top punter TARLETON SPORTS NETWORK as the junior from Burleson A complete broadcast of tonight’s game can be seen on the Tarleton Sports Network • Give Tarleton its 12th win over Angelo State leads the LSC and is No. 10 in the presented by the North Texas Ford Dealers. Byron Anderson, Brad Keith, and J.P. Stingley • Give Todd Whitten his 7th victory against WT 43.6 nation averaging 43.6 yards per have the call on the flagship station of Tarleton Athletics – KTRL 90.5 FM in Stephenville punt. He has seven punts of over – and worldwide at TarletonSports.com/ListenLive. Live Stats and a video stream can be found on the football schedule of TarletonSports.com. 50 yards and pinned four inside the 20. TICKET INFORMATION The Tarleton State Ticket Office is open from 1:30-4 p.m. in the main lobby of Wisdom Gym and can be reached by telephone at 254-968-1832. Cash, check, and cards are all accepted. Football tickets can be purchased at the main ticket office in Wisdom Gym but the day of a football game, tickets can A 35-yard touchdown pass to Jeff be purchased at the football ticket window on the west side (Harbin St.) of Tarleton Memorial Stadium. Tarleton’s Stephenville Campus Students receive Thomas with 11:51 left in the free admission to all home games with valid Stephenville Campus Student ID. fourth quarter against Oklahoma INSIDE THE SERIES Panhandle was the 500th This is the 27th career meeting between Tarleton and West Texas A&M dating back to 1990. The Buffs lead the all-time series 11-15, including wins 500 completion of Zed Woerner’s in the last two games. Tarleton hasn’t played WT at home since 2013, where the Texans stormed back to upset the then-No. 4-Buffs, 31-27. The Texans career. He is one of four (4) outscored the Buffs 28-0 in the second half comeback. quarterbacks in program history to complete at least 500 passes. UP NEXT FOR TARLETON Tarleton will hit the road to take on UT Permian Basin on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. at Ratliff Stadium. 2017 SCHEDULE SERIES HISTORY /TarletonSports DATE OPPONENT W/L TIME/SCORE Series History ................................ WT leads 15-11 9/2 at Delta State L 16-34 In Stephenville ................................. Series tied 6-6 9/9 vs Oklahoma Panhandle W 48-20 In Canyon ..........................................WT leads 8-5 9/16 at Angelo State* W 30-24 @TarletonSports 9/23 vs West Texas A&M* (FW) 7 p.m. Neutral locations ............................... WT leads 1-0 9/30 at UT Permian Basin* 6 p.m. First Meeting ......................... 9/15/90 (TSU 16-15) 10/7 at Western New Mexico* 1 p.m. Last Meeting ......................... 9/24/16 (WT 37-25) 10/14 vs Eastern New Mexico* (PO) 7 p.m. @tarletonsports Whitten vs. WT ................................................. 6-1 10/21 at A&M - Kingsville* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 10/28 vs Western Oregon (HC) 6 p.m. Hughes vs. TSU ............................................... N/A www.TarletonSports.com 11/4 at Midwestern State* 2 p.m. Current Streak ...................................... WT, Win 2 11/11 vs A&M - Commerce* 2 p.m. Longest Tarleton Win Streak .................. 5, 2000-04 TARLETON FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA CREDENTIALS TARLETON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Requests for working media credentials must be made through the NATHAN BURAL Tarleton Athletics Communications office. Requests must be submitted on ASSISTANT AD FOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / official news outlet letterhead and received at least 24 hours in advance of FOOTBALL CONTACT the game to be covered. 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 Follow on Twitter @nateBural credentials will be delivered prior to the first game. Thereafter, credentials 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 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC for 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, GRADUATE ASSISTANT FOR ATHLETIC and the use of tripods is restricted to the ends of the field. COMMUNICATIONS PRESS BOX SERVICES (254) 968-1802 (Office) (972) 977-1809 (Cell) There are two phone lines available in the media booth of the press box, [email protected] and fax and e-mail services can be arranged. For those media members not Follow on Twitter @Savy_Washington 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 refreshments will be available throughout the contest as supplies last. MAILING ADDRESS Individual and team statistics are provided both at halftime and after the Box T-0080; Stephenville, TX 76402 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 stats are available to view on laptop computers and various tablets. COACH TODD WHITTEN RADIO SHOW Laptops and tablets will not be provided. Show returns to airwaves Thursday, August 31 INTERNET ACCESS Head Coach Todd Whitten is back for his second year of his third stint as the leader of the Texan football program Internet access is available in the press box. Access to wireless internet and will be coming to the airwaves of the Tarleton Sports requires a proper authorization code which will be provided before kickoff. Network alongside the Voice of the Texans, Byron Anderson, The Press Box also has a number of Ethernet ports available for wired beginning Thursday, August 31 at noon. connection, however, media members are required to provide their own The show will be in a 30-minute format and will take place at TexStar Ford in Ethernet cables. Stephenville. The show is open to the public and refreshments will be provided to the live audience. BROADCAST SERVICES The radio broadcast of the show can be heard on the flagship station for Tarleton Athletics - KTRL 90.5 FM in Stephenville - as well as around the world One courtesy line is provided for use by the visiting team’s radio station.