3 CHAMPIONSHIPS • 71 ALL-AMERICANS • 4 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS TARLETON TEXANS VS. MCNEESE STATE COWBOYS | GAME 01 | SEPT. 3, 2016 | 6 P.M. | LAKE CHARLES, LA

Tarleton State TEXANS TEXANS BY Record: 0-0, 0-0 LSC MEDIA INFORMATION THE NUMBERS Nat’l Rank: N/A VENUE: Cowboy Stadium at McNeese State Regional Rank: N/A CAPACITY: 17,548 The date with another NCAA PLAYING SURFACE: GSE GeoSport Turf Division I foe has been 1,072 Streak: N/A DAYS in the making. The last Head Coach: | 45-23 at Tarleton (6 yrs) | 70-51 Overall (11 yrs) time Tarleton took the field LIVE VIDEO: LIVE STATS: 1,072 against a Division I opponent was McNeeseSports.com SidearmStats.com/ on September 28, 2011 versus McNeese/Football Abilene Christian in Frisco. TARLETON SPORTS NETWORK: SOCIAL MEDIA: Stephenville Flagship Athletics Twitter - The backfield combination of QB Head Coach: Lance Guidry | 0-0 at McNeese (0 yrs) | 0-0 Overall (0 yrs) Station - KTRL 90.5 FM @TarletonSports ZED WOERNER AND RB JABARI ANDERSON HAVE COMBINED #9 McNeese State COWBOYS Global Station - Football Twitter - FOR 47 TOUCHDOWNS since TarletonSports.com/ @TarletonFB 47 the start of the 2014 season. Record: 0-0, 0-0 SOUTHLAND ListenLive Anderson has found the endzone Nat’l Rank: #9 (FCS Coaches) Tweet the Booth - on the ground 19 times in his Byron Anderson (PxP) @SportsByron career while Woerner has thrown Regional Rank: N/A Brad Keith (Color) Ryan Cox (Sideline) for 26 scores and rushed for two. Streak: N/A

Todd Whitten, who is set to begin his third stint at Tarleton this TEXANS TO OPEN NEW WHITTEN ERA AGAINST FCS NO. 9 MCNEESE STATE year, enters the season with 45 THE GAME WINS AS THE HEAD COACH of A new era of Texan Football will begin with a road showdown at the home of A TARLETON WIN WOULD ... the Texans. He boasts the most 45 the defending champion McNeese State Cowboys in Lake victories by a Tarleton head coach • Give Tarleton an all-time record of 462-468-3 Charles, Louisiana. Todd Whitten returns to the sidelines as the head coach of since the Texans became a senior Tarleton for the third time in his career when the Texans kickoff at McNeese on • Be the 71st win of Todd Whitten’s head college in 1961. Saturday, September 3 at 6 p.m. coaching career; his 46th win at Tarleton • Be Tarleton’s third win in three games over a Tarleton is 2-1 for a winning TARLETON SPORTS NETWORK Southland Conference School since 2007 percentage of .667 AGAINST Saturday’s contest will be aired on the Tarleton Sports Network presented by • Put the Texans above .500 for the first time NCAA DIVISION I opponents North Texas Ford Dealers. The game will be broadcast live on KTRL (90.5 FM) with since Oct. 31, 2014. since 2007. The Texans defeated the new Voice of the Texans Byron Anderson calling play-by-play and Brad Keith .667 Southland Conference foes joining him for color commentary. Ryan Cox also joins the broadcast team with Stephen F. Austin (2007) and sideline reports. In addition to the radio feed, the game can be heard online at www.tarletonsports.com/listenlive. A video feed of Abilene Christian (2013) while the game can be found through McNeeseSports.com. falling to FBS Texas State in 2011. TICKET INFORMATION Tickets are available online at McNeeseTickets.com or by calling the McNeese Athletic Ticket Office at (337) 562-4678. Tickets Senior Cody Burtscher enters range in prices between $11-26 and children 12 and under will receive free admission. the season having played in 30 CONSECUTIVE GAMES FOR INSIDE THE SERIES TARLETON since arriving as This will be the first-ever meeting between Tarleton and McNeese State. a true freshman in the 2013 30 season. He is the only player on UP NEXT FOR TARLETON Tarleton’s roster to have played After Saturday’s season opener at McNeese, Tarleton will make its home debut on Saturday, September 10 against Southwest in every game for the Texans over Baptist in Stephenville. Kickoff against the Bearcats is set for 7 p.m. at Memorial Stadium on September 10. that span.

2016 SCHEDULE SERIES HISTORY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/RESULT Series History...... First Meeting 9/3/2016 McNeese State Lake Charles, LA 6 p.m. In Stephenville...... N/A 9/10/2016 Southwest Baptist Stephenville, TX 7 p.m. In Kingsville...... N/A 9/17/2016 Angelo State Stephenville, TX 7 p.m. Neutral locations...... N/A 9/24/2016 West Texas A&M Canyon, TX 6 p.m. 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 McNeese Win ...... N/A 10/22/2016 Texas A&M - Kingsville Stephenville, TX 6 p.m. Whitten vs. McNeese State...... 0-5 10/29/2016 Oklahoma Panhandle State Goodwell, OK 1 p.m. Guidry 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 returns to airwaves beginning Sept. 1

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 TARLETON IN THE LSC PRESEASON POLL

School Name...... Tarleton State University Tarleton checked in at No. 7 in the annual preseason poll by the Lone Nickname...... Texans Star Conference. The Texans finished 20 points behind Texas A&M-Kingsville Colors...... Purple and White for sixth and 55 votes ahead of newcomers Western New Mexico and Design Colors...... Pantone 268; RGB 80, 45, 127 Oklahoma Panhandle, who were tied for eighth in the poll. Texas A&M- Founded...... 1899 Commerce was picked to win the league at LSC Media Day in Odessa on July 28 with 269 total and 19 first-place votes. Enrollment...... est. 13,000 President...... Dr. F. Dominic Dottavio Athletics Director...... Lonn Reisman WELCOME BACK, WHITTEN Office Phone...... (254) 968-9178 Todd Whitten is back for his third stint as the head coach of Texan Ticket Office...... (254) 968-1832 Football and is not without an impressive resume. Whitten has six total Faculty Athletics Rep...... Dr. Bob Newby seasons as head coach of the Texans under his belt and boasts the most Affiliation...... NCAA Division II victories (45) of a Tarleton head coach since the school became a senior Conference...... Lone Star college in 1961. He trails only W.J. Wisdom, who also had three different coaching stints from 1920-35, as the school’s all-time coaching wins leader Stadium (Capacity)...... Tarleton Memorial (7,000) (71). Playing Surface...... Field Turf Tarleton is 1-1 under Whitten in his first game after being named the Press Box Phone...... (254) 968-9173 head coach. He won his very first game on Dept. 5, 1996 with a 23-10 win over Midwestern State to begin his head coaching career. When he was FOOTBALL PROGRAM HISTORY reintroduced in 2000, the Texans fell in that season opener to Harding 38- 52 on Sept. 2, 2000. First Season as a Senior College...... 1961 First Season as an NCAA College...... 1994 TERRIFIC TANDY TIAA Championships...... 6 (‘77, ‘78, ‘86, ‘87, ‘89, ‘90) Bubba Tandy enters his senior season with the opportunity to etch his LSC Division Championships...... 5 (‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘06, ‘09) name into the Tarleton history books. LSC Championships...... 3 (‘01, ‘09, ‘13) RECORD TRACKER (RECEIVING YARDS): Tandy enters the game with All-Time Record...... 461-468-33 (.496) 1,693 receiving yards in his career. He needs 1,065 yards to pass Clifton All-Time Senior College Record...... 270-294-3 (.479) Rhodes III for the school’s all-time mark. RECORD TRACKER (100-YARD GAMES): Tandy enters the game in a four- All-Time Record as an NCAA school...... 131-107 (.550) way tie for eighth place all-time in 100-yard receiving games. Tandy, as well All-Time LSC Record...... 103-142 (.420) as Loften Swint (1995-98), Bobby Sutton (1989-90), and Jahmeel Hobson Total Trips to National Playoffs...... 7 (2009), has five games of over 100 receiving yards in his career. His next Years in NAIA National Playoffs...... 4 (‘78, ‘87, ‘89, ‘90) 100-yard game will move him into a four-way tie for fifth place all-time with Years in NCAA National Playoffs...... 3 (‘01, ‘03, ‘09) Colin Yocom (1994), Jeremy Madkins (2003-06), and Jeken Frye (2011-13). All-Time Playoff Record...... 5-7 NAIA Playoff Record...... 3-4 TARLETON IN SEASON OPENERS NCAA Playoff Record...... 2-3 Since joining the NCAA in 1994, Tarleton is 11-11 in season openers. Last Playoff Appearance...... 2009 Over that span, the Texans are 4-2 in season openers under head coach 1st Round: W at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 57-56 (2OT) Todd Whitten. The Texans have outscored opponents 167-30 in Whitten’s 2nd Round: L at Central Washington, 6-27 four season-opening victories at Tarleton.

FOOTBALL BOWL HISTORY TARLETON IN ROAD OPENERS

Tarleton is 3-2 in season openers away from the friendly confines of Bowl Invitations...... 4* Tarleton Memorial Stadium. They are 2-2 in true road openers as an NCAA (* the 2013 HOT Bowl vs Ouachita Baptist was cancelled due to ice) school and 1-0 in neutral site season openers, which came in 2013. This will All-Time Bowl Record...... 2-1 be the second season opener under Whitten that has been on the road. 1966 Aztec Bowl (Mexico City) vs Mexico All-Stars...... W, 42-8 Tarleton lost Whitten’s previous road opener 38-52 at Harding on Sept. 2, 1984 Aztec Bowl (Mexico City) vs Mexico All-Stars...... L, 15-22 2000 to begin the year. 1986 Sunflower Bowl (Winfield, KS) vs Benedictine...... W, 40-38 2013 Heart of TX Bowl (Copperas Cove, TX) vs Ouachita Bapt.. DNP PLAYING UP A LEVEL

Tarleton is set to begin the 2016 campaign against NCAA Division I FCS power, McNeese State, who begins the season ranked No. 9 in the FCS COACHING STAFF Coaches poll and No. 11 in the FCS STATS poll. Since Tarleton became an NCAA insitituion, the Texans have played five previous games against COACH TITLE HOMETOWN Todd Whitten Head Coach Dallas, TX Division I foes and are 2-3 all-time. Since 2007, Tarleton is 2-1 against Mason Miller Off. Coordinator (QB) Marietta, GA Division I rivals with wins over Stephen F. Austin (2007) and Abilene Marcus Patton Def. Coordinator (DB) St. Louis, MO Christian (2013) Jonathan Beasley Recruiting Coordinator (RB/TE) Glendale, AZ Michael Ghobrial Special Teams Coordinator (DL) Torrence, CA Bryson Oliver Offensive Line Sweetwater, TX NEW FACES ON THE STAFF Arthur Buckingham Wide Receivers Pilot Point, TX Charles Moore Safeties Carrollton, TX In addition to Coach Whitten, Tarleton has added four new full-time Marc Martinez Inside Linebackers Waco, TX coaches to the staff and a third graduate assistant. See list of coaches on to Robb Kitts Outside Linebackers Owings, MD TR Varnado Equipment Coordinator (DL) Stephenville, TX the left. 3 TARLETON FOOTBALL TARLETON’S LAST GAME

A LOOK AT THE LAST TIME OUT

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

OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE 10 7 10 20 47

TARLETON 0 0 28 20 48

NOVEMBER 13, 2015 • MEMORIAL STADIUM • STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS • ATTENDANCE 1,276

SCORING SUMMARY: OPSU TSU Qtr. Time Play OPSU TSU FIRST DOWNS 1st 06:06 OPSU - C. McClendon 7 yd run (N. Clarkson kick ), 2 plays, 52 yards, TOP 1:11 7 0 Total 32 30 1st 01:11 OPSU - N. Clarkson 29 yd field goal 8 plays, 52 yards, TOP 3:27 10 0 Rushing 13 13 Passing 16 13 2nd 08:39 OPSU - Dev. Williams 3 yd pass from S. Truelove (N. Clarkson kick ) 11 plays, 81 yards, TOP 5:16 17 0 Penalty 3 4 3rd 11:45 TSU - Derek Kiser 1 yd run (Blake Barnes kick ), 8 plays, 52 yards, TOP 3:06 17 7 RUSHING 3rd 09:21 OPSU - N. Clarkson 33 yd field goal 7 plays, 46 yards, TOP 2:23 20 7 Total (Net) 304 227 3rd 07:28 TSU - Joseph Sadler 3 yd pass from Derek Kiser (Blake Barnes kick ) 7 plays, 69 yards, TOP 1:46 20 14 Attempts 42 43 3rd 05:29 OPSU - C. McClendon 29 yd run (N. Clarkson kick ), 6 plays, 72 yards, TOP 1:58 27 14 Avg. Per Rush 7.2 5.3 3rd 02:36 TSU - Jabari Anderson 2 yd run (Blake Barnes kick ), 9 plays, 72 yards, TOP 2:44 27 21 Rushing TDs 4 4 3rd 02:10 TSU - Le’Nard Meyers 26 yd pass from Derek Kiser (Blake Barnes kick ) 1 plays, 26 yards, TOP 0:07 27 28 Yds. Gained 327 255 4th 12:36 TSU - Joseph Sadler 1 yd run (Blake Barnes kick ), 10 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:08 27 35 Yds. Lost 23 28 4th 08:25 OPSU - C. McClendon 1 yd run (C. McClendon pass ), 9 plays, 72 yards, TOP 4:02 35 35 PASSING 4th 05:18 TSU - Le’Nard Meyers 14 yd pass from Derek Kiser (Blake Barnes kick ) 8 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:59 35 42 Total (Net) 332 207 4th 02:25 OPSU - S. Truelove 29 yd run (S. Truelove pass failed), 5 plays, 71 yards, TOP 2:53 41 42 Comp.-Att.-Int. 24-39-2 19-29-1 4th 02:11 TSU - Jabari Anderson 16 yd run (Blake Barnes kick failed), 1 plays, 16 yards, TOP 0:07 41 48 Avg. / Att. 8.5 7.1 4th 00:47 OPSU - E. Thomas 6 yd pass from S. Truelove (S. Truelove pass failed) 7 plays, 74 yards, TOP 1:24 47 48 Avg. / Comp. 13.8 10.9 TDs 2 3

DRIVE CHART: TOTAL OFFENSE Yards 636 434 DRIVE STARTED DRIVE ENDED CONSUMED Plays 81 72 TEAM QTR. SPOT TIME OBTAINED SPOT TIME HOW LOST PLAYS-YDS TIME Avg. / Play 7.9 6.0 OPSU 1st OPSU26 15:00 KO OPSU44 12:41 PUNT 4-18 2:19 Fumbles - Lost 0-0 1-1 TSU 1st TSU28 12:41 PUNT OPSU45 10:46 PUNT 5-27 1:55 Penalties - Yds. 11-91 7-44 OPSU 1st OPSU20 10:46 PUNT TSU37 07:17 INT 9-43 3:29 PUNTING OPSU 1st OPSU48 07:17 FUMB TSU00 06:06 TD 2-52 1:11 Punts - Yds. 2-67 3-138 TSU 1st TSU21 06:01 KO TSU18 04:38 PUNT 3-(-3) 1:23 Avg. / Punt 33.5 46.0 OPSU 1st OPSU36 04:38 PUNT TSU12 01:11 FG 8-52 3:27 Inside 20 0 0 TSU 1st TSU33 01:03 KO OPSU31 13:55 FGA 7-36 2:08 50+ Yds. 0 0 TSU 1st OPSU48 00:00 INT OPSU48 07:17 FUMB 0-0 0:00 Touchbacks 0 1 OPSU 2nd OPSU19 13:55 FGA TSU00 08:39 TD 11-81 5:16 Fair Catch 1 0 TSU 2nd TSU33 08:33 KO TSU28 07:07 PUNT 3-(-5) 1:26 KICKOFFS OPSU 2nd OPSU25 07:07 PUNT TSU33 03:46 DOWNS 9-42 3:21 Total - Yds. 7-366 8-318 TSU 2nd TSU33 03:46 DOWNS OPSU22 00:34 INT 10-45 3:12 Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 52.3 39.8 OPSU 2nd OPSU16 00:34 INT OPSU14 00:00 HALF 1-(-2) 0:34 Touchbacks 0 0 TSU 3rd TSU48 14:51 KO OPSU00 11:45 TD 8-52 3:06 RETURNS OPSU 3rd OPSU38 11:44 KO TSU16 09:21 FG 7-46 2:23 Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 1-6-0 TSU 3rd TSU31 09:14 KO OPSU00 07:28 TD 7-69 1:46 Punt: Avg. / Return NaN 6.0 OPSU 3rd OPSU28 07:27 KO TSU00 05:29 TD 6-72 1:58 Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 3-41-0 8-157-0 TSU 3rd TSU28 05:20 KO OPSU00 02:36 TD 9-72 2:44 Kickoff: Avg. / Return 13.7 19.6 OPSU 3rd OPSU24 02:32 KO OPSU24 02:17 INT 1-0 0:15 INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-11-0 2-51-0 TSU 3rd OPSU26 02:17 INT OPSU00 02:10 TD 1-26 0:07 Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0 OPSU 3rd OPSU29 02:10 KO OPSU40 00:44 PUNT 4-11 1:26 MISCELLANEOUS TSU 3rd TSU27 00:44 PUNT OPSU00 12:36 TD 10-73 3:08 Misc. Yards 19 0 OPSU 4th OPSU28 12:27 KO TSU00 08:25 TD 9-72 4:02 Poss. Time 34:13 25:47 TSU 4th TSU30 08:17 KO OPSU00 05:18 TD 8-70 2:59 3rd. Down Conv. 7 of 13 6 of 13 OPSU 4th OPSU29 05:18 KO TSU00 02:25 TD 5-71 2:53 4th. Down Conversions 1 of 2 2 of 2 TSU 4th OPSU16 02:18 KO OPSU00 02:11 TD 1-16 0:07 Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 6-6 6-6 OPSU 4th OPSU26 02:11 KO TSU00 00:47 TD 7-74 1:24 Sacks: Total - Yds. 3-20 2-10 PAT: Total - Made 3-3 6-7 TSU 4th OPSU49 00:45 KO TSU40 00:00 HALF 1-(-11) 0:45 Field Goals: Total - Made 2-2 0-1 4 TARLETON FOOTBALL TARLETON IN THE NATIONAL POLLS

2016 AFCA & D2FOOTBALL.COM POLLS TEXAN AFCA AFCA (AUG. 15, 2016) D2FOOTBALL.COM (AUG. 22, 2016) # Team (1st) ‘15 Record Pts. Prev. # School ‘15 Record Last POLL HISTORY 1 Northwest Missouri St. (29) 15-0 749 1 1 Northwest Missouri 15-0 2 West Georgia (1) 12-2 676 3 2 West Georgia 12-2 3 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 12-3 658 4 3 Grand Valley 12-3 YR DATE # 4 Shepherd (W.Va.) 13-1 638 2 4 CSU-Pueblo 12-2 2014 09/16 12 5 Colorado St.-Pueblo 12-2 581 5 5 Minnesota State 10-2 09/08 16 6 Ashland (Ohio) 10-1 523 10 6 Shepherd 13-1 7 Minnesota St. 10-2 466 13 7 Ashland 10-1 Preseason 17 8 Indiana (Pa.) 9-3 364 19 8 North Alabama 9-3 9t Henderson St. (Ark.) 11-2 363 12 9 Ferris State 11-1 2013 10/21 23 9t Texas A&M-Commerce 8-4 363 23 10 Central Missouri 8-3 10/14 14 11 Slippery Rock (Pa.) 12-2 360 7 11 Midwestern State 10-2 12 Ferris St. (Mich.) 11-1 359 6 12 Emporia State 11-3 10/7 T-21 13 Humboldt St. (Calif.) 10-2 353 16 13 Minnesota Duluth 9-3 9/30 22 14 Midwestern St. (Texas) 10-2 344 9 14 Humboldt State 10-2 9/23 25 15 North Alabama 9-3 330 15 15 IUP 9-3 16 Indianapolis (Ind.) 10-2 276 18 16 Henderson State 11-2 2009 12/14 (Final) 10 17 Tuskegee (Ala.) 10-3 241 11 17 Slippery Rock 12-2 18 Colorado School of Mines 8-3 228 NR 18 Texas A&M-Commerce 8-4 11/9 12 19 Minnesota-Duluth 9-3 196 NR 19 Tuskegee 10-3 11/2 7 20 Central Missouri 8-3 184 NR 20 Sioux Falls 9-3 10/26 7 21 Assumption (Mass.) 11-2 144 17 21 Colorado Mines 8-3 10/19 11 22 Catawba (N.C.) 9-3 140 25 22 Augustana 9-3 23 Sioux Falls (S.D.) 9-3 125 21t 23 Valdosta State 9-3 10/12 13 24 Emporia St. (Kan.) 11-3 124 8 24 Pittsburg State 6-5 10/5 15 25 Augustana (S.D.) 9-3 119 24 25 Indianapolis 10-2 9/28 11 9/21 14 Receiving Votes: Florida Tech, 107; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 99; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 88; 9/14 19 West Chester (Pa.), 82; Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 74; Charleston (W.Va.), 60; Carson- Newman (Tenn.), 53; Colorado Mesa, 50; Harding (Ark.), 40; Albany St. (Ga.), 34; 9/7 22 Virginia Union, 29; California (Pa.), 25; Angelo St. (Texas), 19; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 13; Miles (Ala.), 11; Michigan Tech, 9; Delta St. (Miss.), 9; Western Oregon, 9; West 2008 11/4 19 Texas A&M, 8; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 6; Bowie St. (Md.), 4; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 10/28 20 4; Central Oklahoma, 3; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 3; Ohio Dominican, 2; Texas A&M- Kingsville, 2; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 1; McKendree (Ill.), 1; Newberry (S.C.), 1. 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...... 134, Joseph Sadler vs OPSU, 11-13-15 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 Shut out LSC opponent at home...... at NSU, 9-5-09 (6-0) Punted the Ball 60+ Yards...... 72, Isaac Arellano vs. TAMUC, 10-6-13 Shut a team out on the road...... at NSU, 9-5-09 (6-0) Punted the Ball 70+ Yards...... 72, Isaac Arellano vs. TAMUC, 10-6-13 Shut out LSC opponent on the road...... at NSU, 9-5-09 (6-0) Kicked a 40+ Yard FG...... 44, Blake Barnes at MSU, 9-26-15 Overtime game...... vs ACU, 9-28-13 (W, 41-34 2OT) Kicked a 50+ Yard FG...... 64, Garrett Lindholm at TAMUK, 11-14-09 300+ Yards Rushing...... 322 at McMurry, 10-25-14 Made 4+ FG...... 4, Blake Barnes vs. ASU, 11-10-12 400+ Yards Rushing...... 406 vs. NMHU, 8-26-04 Less than 100 Yards Rushing...... 38 at TAMUC, 10-4-14 Opponent Team Less than 25 Yards Rushing...... 9 vs. ASU, 11-12-11 50+ Points...... 63 vs TAMUC, 10-3-15 (L, 0-63) 300+ Yards Passing...... 382 vs ENMU, 10-17-15 60+ Points...... 63 vs TAMUC, 10-3-15 (L, 0-63) 400+ Yards Passing...... 470 at TAMUC, 11-8-14 70+ Points...... 70, vs. ACU, 10-27-07 (W, 70-63) Less than 100 Yards Passing...... 86 vs TAMUC, 10-3-15 Shutout TSU in Stephenville...... vs TAMUC, 10-3-15 (L, 0-63) 500+ Yards Total Offense...... 572 vs ENMU, 10-17-15 Shutout TSU on the road...... at WTAMU, 11-8-08 (L, 0-51) 600+ Yards Total Offense...... 666 at TAMUC, 11-8-14 300+ Yards Rushing...... 304 vs OPSU, 11-13-15 (W, 48-47) Less than 200 Yards Total Offense...... 179 at MSU, 10-8-11 Less than 100 Yards Rushing...... 97 at McMurry, 10-25-14 Beat a Top 25 team at home...... # 4 WTAMU, 10-12-13 (31-27) 50+ Rushing Attempts...... 62 vs ENMU, 10-17-15 Beat a Top 20 team at home...... # 4 WTAMU, 10-12-13 (31-27) 300+ Passing Yards...... 332 vs OPSU, 11-13-15 (W, 48-47) Beat a Top 15 team at home...... # 4 WTAMU, 10-12-13 (31-27) 400+ Passing Yards...... 443 vs. SWOSU, 11-9-13 Beat a Top 10 team at home...... # 4 WTAMU, 10-12-13 (31-27) Less than 100 Yards Passing...... 38 vs. TAMUK, 10-11-14 Beat a Top 5 team at home...... # 4 WTAMU, 10-12-13 (31-27) 50+ Passing Attempts...... 52 vs. SWOSU, 11-9-13 Beat a Top 25 team on the road...... # 22 WTAMU, 9-13-14 500+ Yards Total Offense...... 636 vs OPSU, 11-13-15 (W, 48-47) Beat a Top 20 team on the road...... # 13 TAMUK, 11-14-09 600+ Yards Total Offense...... 636 vs OPSU, 11-13-15 (W, 48-47) Beat a Top 15 team on the road...... # 13 TAMUK, 11-14-09 Less than 200 Yards Total Offense...... 185 at TAMUC, 10-13-12 Beat a Top 10 team on the road...... # 3 Chadron, 11-17-01 Beat a Top 5 team on the road...... # 3 Chadron, 11-17-01 Opponent Individual Rushing 100+ Yards Rushing...... 207, Chris McClendon vs OPSU, 11-13-15 Tarleton Individual Rushing 200+ Yards Rushing...... 207, Chris McClendon vs OPSU, 11-13-15 100+ Yards Rushing...... 151, Joseph Sadler vs OPSU, 11-13-15 Two Players with 100+ Yards Rushing...... 138, Kamal Cass & 200+ Yards Rushing...... 204, Roderick Smith vs. ECU, 9-12-09 118, Jeremy Buurma vs ENMU, 10-17-15 Two Players with 100+ Yards Rushing...... 124, Collin Strahan & 3+ Rushing TDs...... 3, Chris McClendon vs OPSU, 11-13-15 107, Zach Henshaw at WTAMU, 9-13-14 Had 30+ Rushing Attempts...... 31, Jerome Regal vs. ACU, 9-28-13 Opponent Individual Passing Had 35+ Rushing Attempts...... 36, Derrick Ross vs. SEOSU, 10-16-04 300+ Yards Passing...... 322, Shane Truelove vs OPSU, 11-13-15 Had 40+ Rushing Attempts...... 40, Ricky Bush vs. LCU, 1980 400+ Yards Passing...... 443, Stenta vs. SWOSU, 11-9-13 3+ Rushing TDs...... 3, Collin Strahan vs. TAMUK, 10-11-14 Had 3+ TD Passes...... 4, Harrison Stewart vs TAMUC, 10-3-15 4+ Rushing TDs...... 4, Derrick Ross at NSU, 10-23-04 Had 4+ TD Passes...... 4, Harrison Stewart vs TAMUC, 10-3-15 Had 5+ TD Passes...... 5, Kyle Washington at ASU. 10-31-15 Tarleton Individual Passing 300+ Yards Passing...... 382, Zed Woerner vs ENMU, 10-17-15 Opponent Individual Receiving 400+ Yards Passing...... 470, Zed Woerner at TAMUC, 11-8-14 Caught 10+ Passes...... 10, Vernon Johnson at TAMUC, 10-4-14 Had 30+ Completions...... 30, Zed Woerner vs ENMU, 10-17-15 100+ Yards Receiving...... 147, Devyn Williams vs OPSU, 11-13-15 Had 40+ Attempts...... 50, Zed Woerner vs ENMU, 10-17-15 200+ Yards Receiving...... 201, Brittan Golden vs. WTAMU, 11-7-09 Had 50+ Attempts...... 50, Zed Woerner vs ENMU, 10-17-15 Two Players with 100+ Yards Receiving...... 147, Devyn Williams & Had 60+ Attempts...... 60, Dan Garrett vs. TAMUK, 1970 105, Eddie Thomas vs OPSU, 11-13-15 Had 3+ TD Passes...... 3, Derek Kiser vs OPSU, 11-13-15 Had 3+ TD Catches...... 3, Jarrod Fuller at Sam Houston, 10-7-04 Had 4+ TD Passes...... 4, Zed Woerner vs ENMU, 10-17-15 Had 5+ TD Passes...... 5, Collin Strahan at ENMU, 10-18-14 Opponent Individual Defense Had 15+ Tackles...... 19/17, Myklebust/Streuling vs WTAMU, 9-19-15 Tarleton Individual Receiving Had 2+ INT...... 2, Mark Savere vs. TAMUK, 10-20-12 Caught 10+ Passes...... 11, Le’Nard Meyers vs ENMU, 10-17-15 INT Rtn for a TD...... 51 yards, De’Aundre Sanders vs ENMU, 10-17-15 100+ Yards Receiving...... 146, Le’Nard Meyers at MSU, 9-26-15 Fumble Rtn for a TD...... 0 yds, Buck Wilson vs TAMUC, 10-3-15 200+ Yards Receiving...... 215, Jeken Frye vs. NSU, 9-2-10 Had 5+ Tackles for Loss...... 5.0, Clayton Farrell vs. ACU 10-22-05 Two Players with 100+ Yards Receiving...... 154, Le’Nard Meyers & Had 3+ Sacks...... 3, R. Smith vs. ACU 9-1-11 113, Bubba Tandy vs ENMU, 10-17-15 Blocked a Punt...... Jim O’Brien vs. SWOSU, 11-9-13 Had 3+ TD Catches...... 4, Le’Nard Meyers at ENMU, 10-18-14 Blocked a FG...... Ronald Fields at TAMUC, 11-8-14 Had 4+ TD Catches...... 4, Le’Nard Meyers at ENMU, 10-18-14 Blocked a PAT...... Elija Winston vs. MSU, 9-14-13 Recorded a Safety...... Team vs. MSU, 10-8-11 Tarleton Individual Defense Had 15+ Tackles...... 15, Dakota Hesskew vs ENMU, 10-17-15 Opponent Individual Misc. Had 2+ INT...... 3, Charles Moore at McMurry, 10-25-14 100+ KO Return yards...... 207, Zacari Lavender vs OPSU, 10-24-15 Had 3+ INT...... 3, Charles Moore at McMurry, 10-25-14 100+ Punt Return yards...... 141, Patrick Weaver at SWOSU, 9-30-06 INT Rtn for a TD...... 51 yards, Dez Jackson vs ACU, 9-28-13 KR for a TD...... 97 yards, Jonathan Woodson vs. TAMUK, 10-20-12 Fumble Rtn for a TD...... 48 yards, Chase Varnado vs WTAMU, 9-19-15 PR for a TD...... 79 yards, Patrick Weaver vs. SWOSU, 9-30-06 Had 5+ Tackles for Loss...... 6, Rufus Johnson vs. TAMUC, 10-15-11 Punted the Ball 60+ Yards...... 60, Austin Kilcullen vs. ACU, 9-28-13 Had 3+ Sacks...... 3, Rufus Johnson at UIW, 10-27-12 Punted the Ball 70+ Yards...... 87, Angel Millan vs. TAMUK, 10-20-12 Blocked a Punt...... Cameron Bridgewater at UIW, 10-27-12 Kicked a 40+ Yard FG...... 40, Peter Marquez vs ASU, 11-1-14 Blocked Punt Recovery for TD...... Kason Fornes at MSU, 9-26-15 Kicked a 50+ Yard FG...... 55, Jared Homer vs. NSU, 9-6-08 Blocked a FG...... Cody Burtscher vs UF, 9-12-15 Made 4+ FG...... 4, Saul Martinez at TAMUC, 10-4-14 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 COWBOYS

INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE LEADERS (FROM 2015) TEAM STATS (AS OF 2015)

Grant Ryan Kent Ryan MSU OPP Ashcroft Ross Shelby Ross SCORING 332 145 #12 | QB | JR #6 | RB | JR #1 | WR | JR #6 | RB | JR Passing Yards Rushing Yards Receiving Yards Total Points Points Per Game 30.18 13.18 FIRST DOWNS 217 163 95 891 668 54 Rushing 123 54 Passing 75 94 Grant Ryan Kent Ryan Penalty 19 15 Ashcroft Ross Shelby Ross #12 | QB | JR #6 | RB | JR #1 | WR | JR #6 | RB | JR RUSHING YARDAGE 2566 959 Passing TDs Rushing TDs Receiving TDs Total TDs Yards gained rushing 2868 1260 Yards lost rushing 302 301 1 9 6 9 Rushing Attempts 510 339 Average Per Rush 5.0 2.8 Average Per Game 233.3 87.2 INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE LEADERS (FROM 2015) TDs Rushing 25 4 PASSING YARDAGE 1810 2341 Ashari Dominique Ashari Dominique Goins Hill Goins Hill Att-Comp-Int 291-147-9 368-191-7 #49 | LB | JR #7 | DB | JR #49 | LB | JR #7 | DB | JR Average Per Pass 6.22 6.36 Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted Tackles Tackles for Loss Average Per Catch 12.31 12.26 62 41 25 11.0 Average Per Game 164.55 212.82 TDs Passing 15 11

Ashari Jermaine Dominique Josh TOTAL OFFENSE 4376 3300 Goins Antoine Hill Washington Total Plays 801 707 #49 | LB | JR #5 | DB | JR #7 | DB | JR #11 | DB | JR Sacks Interceptions Forced Fumbles Fumble Recoveries Average Per Play 5.5 4.7 Average Per Game 397.8 300.0 4.0 2 2 2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 30-766 47-992 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 21-216 16-80 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-111 9-201 INDIVIDUAL SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS (FROM 2015) KICK RETURN AVERAGE 25.53 21.11 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.29 5.00 Trent N/A Trent Trent Manuel Manuel Manuel INT RETURN AVERAGE 15.86 22.33 #41 | K | SO #41 | K | SO #41 | K | SO FUMBLES-LOST 20-11 26-17 Field Goals Net Punt Avg. Kickoff Avg. Kickoff Touchbacks PENALTIES-Yards 67-581 68-630 Average Per Game 52.82 57.27 7-11 -- 64.0 0 PUNTS-Yards 58-2491 77-3045

Khalil Khalil Tavarious Tavarious Average Per Game 42.95 39.55 Thomas Thomas Battiste Battiste Net punt average 41.57 38.51 #3 | DB | SR #3 | DB | SR #13 | WR | JR #13 | WR | JR Kick Return Yards Kick Return Avg. Punt Return Yards Punt Return Avg. TIME OF POSSESSION 06:12:05 04:47:55 Average Per Game 33:50 26:10 220 24.4 20 10.0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 62-168 47-163 3rd Down Percentage 36.90 % 28.83 % 4TH-DOWN Conversions 14-22 4-21 2016 MCNEESE SCHEDULE 4th-Down Percentage 63.64 % 19.05 % DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/RESULT 9/3/2016 Tarleton State Lake Charles 6:00 p.m. SACKS BY-Yards 27-187 15-99 9/10/2016 UL-Lafayette Lafayette, LA 6:00 p.m. MISC YARDS 35 33 9/17/2016 Stephen F. Austin* Lake Charles 6:00 p.m. 9/24/2016 Incarnate Word* San Antonio, TX 6:00 p.m. TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 43 18 10/1/2016 Nicholls* Lake Charles 6:00 p.m. 10/8/2016 Southeastern Louisiana* Hammond, LA 6:00 p.m. FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 12-19 7-11 10/15/2016 Central Arkansas* Lake Charles 6:00 p.m. ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 10/22/2016 Northwestern State* Natchitoches, LA 6:00 p.m. 10/29/2016 Abilene Christian* Lake Charles 6:00 p.m. RED-ZONE SCORES 35-47 9-16 11/5/2016 Sam Houston State* Huntsville, TX TBA 11/19/2016 Lamar* Lake Charles 6:00 p.m. RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 25-47 6-16 7 TARLETON FOOTBALL A LOOK AT THE LSC

INDIVIDUAL 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 8. Jabari Anderson (TSU) 10 101 621 6.1 10 69 62.1 ANGELO STATE 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 --- 9. Joseph Sadler (TSU) 10 90 588 6.5 8 35 58.8 13. Daniel McCants (TSU) 7 49 312 6.4 1 43 44.6 EASTERN NEW MEXICO 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 --- 36. Zed Woerner (TSU) 9 57 36 .6 0 20 4.0 MIDWESTERN STATE 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 --- 40. Cody Burtscher (TSU) 10 2 21 10.5 0 20 2.1 OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE STATE 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 --- 46. Alex Craig (TSU) 7 7 5 .7 0 20 .7 TARLETON STATE 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 --- TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 --- PASSING TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 --- # Name G C-A-I PCT YDS TD LG AVG/G UT PERMIAN BASIN 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 --- 3. Zed Woerner (TSU) 9 198-317-8 62.5 2165 20 66 240.6 WEST TEXAS A&M 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 --- WESTERN NEW MEXICO 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 --- RECEIVING # Name G REC YDS TD LG AVG/C AVG/G 1. Le’Nard Meyers (TSU) 10 75 1034 15 66 13.8 103.4 14. Bubba Tandy (TSU) 8 32 365 2 66 11.4 45.6 15. Dominique Martin (TSU) 10 30 452 2 46 15.1 45.2 17. Cooper Cole (TSU) 10 39 373 1 37 9.6 37.3 LONE STAR CONFERENCE TEAM LEADERS 28. Kason Fornes (TSU) 10 17 174 3 34 10.2 17.4 35. Daniel McCants (TSU) 7 9 88 1 31 9.8 12.6 Angelo Eastern Angelo Angelo SCORING State New Mexico State State # Name G TD FG XPT 2XP PTS PTS/G Passing Yards Avg. Rushing Yards Avg. Scoring Avg. Fewest Penalties Avg. 3. Le’Nard Meyers (TSU) 10 15 0 0 1 92 9.2 6. Blake Barnes (TSU) 9 0 8 45 0 69 7.7 12. Jabari Anderson (TSU) 10 10 0 0 0 60 6.0 345.8 345.3 42.5 59.5 13. Joseph Sadler (TSU) 10 10 0 0 0 60 6.0

TOTAL OFFENSE Texas A&M- Eastern Angelo West # Name G RUSH PASS PLAYS TOTAL YDS/G Commerce New Mexico State Texas A&M 3. Zed Woerner (TSU) 9 36 2165 374 2201 244.6 Passing TDs Rushing TDs Total Points Most Penalties Avg. 15. Jabari Anderson (TSU) 10 621 0 101 621 62.1 16. Joseph Sadler (TSU) 10 588 0 90 588 58.8 18. Alex Craig (TSU) 7 5 355 60 360 51.4 37 50 468 90.7 21. Daniel McCants (TSU) 7 312 0 49 312 44.6

ALL PURPOSE Texas A&M- Texas A&M- Midwestern Texas A&M- # Name G RUSH RCV PR KR YDS YDS/G Kingsville Commerce State Kingsville 4. Daniel McCants (TSU) 7 312 88 0 487 887 126.7 Fewest Pass Allowed Fewest Rush Allowed Fewest Points Allowed Sacks By 6. Joseph Sadler (TSU) 10 588 59 0 409 1056 105.6 7. Le’Nard Meyers (TSU) 10 0 1034 2 0 1036 103.6 10. Jabari Anderson (TSU) 10 621 33 0 341 995 99.5 188.2 160.3 23.4 29

TACKLES # Name G SOLO AST YDS TOTAL AVG/G SACK Eastern Tarleton Tarleton Texas A&M- 3. Cody Burtscher (TSU) 10 43 52 38 95 9.5 4.5 New Mexico State State Commerce 11. Chase Varnado (TSU) 10 27 42 45 69 6.9 5.5 Most Pass Allowed Most Rush Allowed Most Points Allowed Interceptions 12. Kevin Baker (TSU) 8 32 23 0 55 6.9 0 14. Dakota Hesskew (TSU) 10 34 32 15 66 6.6 1 26. Jarmarquis Durst (TSU) 10 34 20 7 54 5.4 0 294.3 296.3 49.0 17 32. Brandon Moore (TSU) 10 24 25 12 49 4.9 0 46. Tavaris Owens (TSU) 10 11 33 22 44 4.4 3 Texas A&M- Texas A&M- West Midwestern TACKLES FOR LOSS Kingsville Commerce Texas A&M State # Name G SOLO AST YDS TOTAL AVG/G Field Goal Pct. Field Goals Made Punt Avg. Total Punts 2. Chase Varnado (TSU) 10 11 5 45 13.5 1.35 8. Cody Burtscher (TSU) 10 8 2 38 9.0 .90 12. Tavaris Owens (TSU) 10 5 5 22 7.5 .75 .733 14 40.5 67 47. Tyrique Murray (TSU) 10 1 6 10 4.0 .40

INTERCEPTIONS Texas A&M- Angelo West Tarleton # Name G NO YDS TD LG AVG/G Commerce State Texas A&M State 18. Tyrique Murray (TSU) 10 1 8 0 8 0.10 Kickoff Return Avg. Punt Return Avg. Kickoff Avg. PAT Pct. 26. Jeremy Louis (TSU) 8 1 28 0 28 0.13 28. Marcus Johnson (TSU) 8 1 24 0 24 0.13 29. Cody Burtscher (TSU) 10 1 23 0 23 0.10 27.2 9.8 49.3 .978 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 58 Noah Perez OL 6-2 270 R-FR Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS

2 Cooper Cole WR 6-2 210 JR Fairfield, TX / Fairfield HS 60 Collin Carrell OL 6-3 270 R-FR Nacogdoches, TX / Nacogdoches HS

3 Derek Kiser QB 6-2 200 SO Burnet, TX / Burnet HS 65 Sam Weldon OL 6-3 325 FR Sachse, TX / Sachse HS

4 Jabari Anderson RB 5-9 180 JR Wylie, TX / Wylie East HS 66 Larry Osterman OL 6-3 270 SO Aubrey, TX / Aubrey HS

5 EJ Speed LB 6-4 225 SO Fort Worth, TX / North Crowley HS 68 Chris Gibbens OL 6-5 280 SO El Paso, TX / Franklin HS

6 Chris Gordon DB 6-3 190 SO Fort Worth, TX / North Crowley HS 72 Blake Turlington DL 6-4 205 R-JR La Porte, TX / La Porte HS

7 Zed Woerner QB 6-2 210 JR Marble Falls, TX / Marble Falls HS 73 Tate Stavenhagen OL 6-4 310 R-FR Amarillo, TX / Amarillo HS

8 Marquis Lomax LB 5-10 230 JR Harbor City, CA / Narbonne HS 74 Justin Reasons OL 6-3 300 SR Groves, TX / Groves HS

9 Basil Jackson LB 6-0 230 JR Arlington, TX / Seguin HS 75 Doudly Aujour OL 6-7 330 JR Sandy Spring, MD / Sherwood HS

10 Garrett Simpson QB 6-7 220 SR The Colony, TX / The Colony HS 77 Dylan Whiteacre OL 6-4 285 R-FR Arlington, TX / Arlington HS

11 Kason Fornes WR 5-11 190 SR Kerrville, TX / Tivy HS 79 Brandon Grady OL 6-2 340 JR Westlake Village, CA / Westlake HS

12 Alex Craig QB 6-6 220 JR Dallas, TX / Dallas Christian 80 Taylor Massey WR 6-2 170 FR Cisco, TX / Cisco HS

13 Del’Michael High WR 6-2 205 JR Mesquite, TX / Horn HS 81 Nick Prestwood WR 6-4 205 SO Meridian, TX / Meridian HS

14 Trent Gow TE 6-2 260 SR Mansfield, TX / Mansfield HS 83 Roclan Drain TE 6-4 260 SR Chatfield, TX / Corsicana HS

15 Andrew Blackshire DB 5-8 185 R-FR Lufkin, TX / Lufkin HS 84 Dalton Vondra TE 6-5 255 JR Kennedale, TX / Kennedale HS

16 Tate Whitten WR 6-0 190 SR Frisco, TX / Heritage HS 85 Tyler Ellis K 5-9 165 R-FR Blooming Grove, TX / Blooming Grove HS

17 Dominique Martin DB 5-10 180 SR Lancaster, TX / Lancaster HS 87 Justice Wisener LB 6-2 235 R-FR Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS

18 Baxter Kirven WR 6-3 180 JR Arlington, TX / Timberview HS 88 Jeff Thomas WR 6-2 205 JR Duncanville, TX / Duncanville HS

20 Treston Ridge DB 5-9 185 SR Waco, TX / La Vega HS 92 Dariet McDuff DL 6-2 315 SO Lancaster, TX / Madison HS

21 Barry Stribling DB 6-0 165 SO Sulphur Springs, TX / Sulphur Springs HS 93 Ron Reid P 6-4 260 JR Burleson, TX / Centennial HS

22 Elliott Hart DB 5-11 180 JR Tyler, TX / John Tyler HS 94 Leal Sample DL 6-1 270 FR Scurry, TX / Scurry-Rosser HS

23 Curtis McGregor RB 5-9 225 JR Houston, TX / Eisenhower HS 95 Chris Radford LB 6-2 240 FR Mansfield, TX / Summit HS

24 Cody Burtscher LB 5-11 230 SR Glen Rose, TX / Glen Rose HS 96 Tyrique Murray DL 6-3 270 SO Houston, TX / Westfield HS

25 Chase Varnado DL 6-1 235 JR Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS 97 Kendall Adams DL 6-1 230 SO Cedar Hill, TX / Cedar Hill HS

26 John Bellfield DB 5-10 190 JR Houston, TX / Summer Creek HS 98 Quantavius Cheatham DL 6-3 305 JR Augusta, GA / T.W. Josey HS

27 Brice Gunter WR 6-3 195 JR Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS

28 Tramaine Batten RB 5-9 195 JR Clearwater, FL / Dunedin HS

29 Marcus Johnson DB 5-10 195 SO Waco, TX / Midway HS Practice Squad (as of August 2016)

30 Cornellius Carrington WR 6-1 200 SO N. Richland Hills, TX / F.W. Christian HS No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown / High School

31 Skyler Wetzel RB 5-10 190 FR San Antonio, TX / Reagan HS SQ Aaron Anderson WR 6-1 160 FR Abilene, TX / Cooper HS

32 Diamonte Wiggins DB 6-4 225 JR Compton, CA / Lynwood 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 Andrew Cole LB 6-0 215 R-FR El Paso, TX / Eastwood HS

35 Dakota Hesskew LB 6-1 200 JR Canton, TX / Canton HS SQ Jacob David LB 6-0 220 R-FR Pilot Point, TX / Pilot Point 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 Cole Lowry DL 6-3 270 FR San Antonio, TX / Johnson HS

44 Jordan Smith LB 6-1 190 R-FR Elgin, TX / Elgin HS SQ Money Martin Jr. DL 5-9 280 R-FR Lancaster, TX / Lancaster HS

45 Steven Bergmark LB 6-0 205 SO Southlake, TX / Carroll HS SQ Brian McClure DL 6-1 325 FR Odessa, TX / Odessa HS

46 Caleb Bendewald RB 5-8 185 JR Granbury, TX / Granbury HS SQ Francis Odubasa DB 6-0 160 FR Fort Worth, TX / Arlington Heights 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 SR Rockwall, TX / Heath HS SQ Kaleb Williams LB 5-11 210 FR Helotes, TX / O’Connor HS

54 Azizullah Fifita LB 6-0 240 JR Juneau, AK / Juneau-Douglas HS SQ Erick Willis LB 6-3 205 FR Lawndale, CA / Lawndale HS

55 Devvon Miles DL 6-3 285 SR Clute, TX / Brazoswood HS SQ Kamron Yarbrough DL 5-11 325 FR Nacogdoches, TX / Nacogdoches HS 9 TARLETON FOOTBALL TARLETON ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

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

97 Kendall Adams DL 6-1 230 SO Cedar Hill, TX / Cedar Hill HS 20 Treston Ridge DB 5-9 185 SR Waco, TX / La Vega HS

4 Jabari Anderson RB 5-9 180 JR Wylie, TX / Wylie East HS 33 Joseph Sadler RB 5-9 210 SR Devine, TX / Devine HS

37 Kumani Armstead DB 6-0 175 JR N. Richland Hills, TX / Richland HS 94 Leal Sample DL 6-1 270 FR Scurry, TX / Scurry-Rosser HS

75 Doudly Aujour OL 6-7 330 JR Sandy Spring, MD / Sherwood HS 48 Torean Sheppard LB 5-10 225 JR Longview, TX / Longview HS

40 Brant Bailey TE 6-2 235 FR Eastland, TX / Eastland HS 10 Garrett Simpson QB 6-7 220 SR The Colony, TX / The Colony HS

28 Tramaine Batten RB 5-9 195 JR Clearwater, FL / Dunedin HS 5 EJ Speed LB 6-4 225 SO Fort Worth, TX / North Crowley HS

26 John Bellfield DB 5-10 190 JR Houston, TX / Summer Creek HS 44 Jordan Smith LB 6-1 190 R-FR Elgin, TX / Elgin HS

46 Caleb Bendewald RB 5-8 185 JR Granbury, TX / Granbury HS 48 David Solomon DL 6-2 260 SR Salt Lake City, UT / West HS

45 Steven Bergmark LB 6-0 205 SO Southlake, TX / Carroll HS 36 Sergio Sroka K 5-8 170 JR Miami, FL / Belen Jesuit HS

15 Andrew Blackshire DB 5-8 185 R-FR Lufkin, TX / Lufkin HS 73 Tate Stavenhagen OL 6-4 310 R-FR Amarillo, TX / Amarillo HS

24 Cody Burtscher LB 5-11 230 SR Glen Rose, TX / Glen Rose HS 21 Barry Stribling DB 6-0 165 SO Sulphur Springs, TX / Sulphur Springs HS

60 Collin Carrell OL 6-3 270 R-FR Nacogdoches, TX / Nacogdoches HS 1 Bubba Tandy WR 6-1 190 SR Hopkinsville, KY / Christian County HS

30 Cornellius Carrington WR 6-1 200 SO N. Richland Hills, TX / F.W. Christian HS 88 Jeff Thomas WR 6-2 205 JR Duncanville, TX / Duncanville HS

98 Quantavius Cheatham DL 6-3 305 JR Augusta, GA / T.W. Josey HS 72 Blake Turlington DL 6-4 205 R-JR La Porte, TX / La Porte HS

2 Cooper Cole WR 6-2 210 JR Fairfield, TX / Fairfield HS 25 Chase Varnado DL 6-1 235 JR Stephenville, TX / Stephenville 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

51 Will Davidson OL 6-6 270 SR The Woodlands, TX / The Woodlands HS 65 Sam Weldon OL 6-3 325 FR Sachse, TX / Sachse HS

83 Roclan Drain TE 6-4 260 SR Chatfield, TX / Corsicana HS 31 Skyler Wetzel RB 5-10 190 FR San Antonio, TX / Reagan HS

85 Tyler Ellis K 5-9 165 R-FR Blooming Grove, TX / Blooming Grove HS 77 Dylan Whiteacre OL 6-4 285 R-FR Arlington, TX / Arlington HS

54 Azizullah Fifita LB 6-0 240 JR Juneau, AK / Juneau-Douglas HS 16 Tate Whitten WR 6-0 190 SR Frisco, TX / Heritage HS

11 Kason Fornes WR 5-11 190 SR Kerrville, TX / Tivy HS 32 Diamonte Wiggins DB 6-4 225 JR Compton, CA / Lynwood HS

68 Chris Gibbens OL 6-5 280 SO El Paso, TX / Franklin HS 34 Dondrei Williams RB 6-0 235 R-FR Houston, TX / Alief-Hastings HS

6 Chris Gordon DB 6-3 190 SO Fort Worth, TX / North Crowley HS 50 Ronnell Wilson LB 6-1 250 FR Abilene, TX / Abilene 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

79 Brandon Grady OL 6-2 340 JR Westlake Village, CA / Westlake HS 7 Zed Woerner QB 6-2 210 JR Marble Falls, TX / Marble Falls HS

52 Matt Gruner OL 6-3 290 SR Rockwall, TX / Heath HS

27 Brice Gunter WR 6-3 195 JR Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS

39 Devin Hafford DB 5-10 180 FR Atascocita, TX / Atascocita HS Practice Squad (as of August 2016)

22 Elliott Hart DB 5-11 180 JR Tyler, TX / John Tyler HS No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown / High School

35 Dakota Hesskew LB 6-1 200 JR Canton, TX / Canton HS SQ Aaron Anderson WR 6-1 160 FR Abilene, TX / Cooper HS

13 Del’Michael High WR 6-2 205 JR Mesquite, TX / Horn HS SQ Travis Bettiol OL 6-3 260 FR College Station, TX / College State HS

9 Basil Jackson LB 6-0 230 JR Arlington, TX / Seguin HS SQ Andrew Brunken WR 6-4 175 R-FR Burleson, TX / Burleson HS

29 Marcus Johnson DB 5-10 195 SO Waco, TX / Midway HS SQ Andrew Cole LB 6-0 215 R-FR El Paso, TX / Eastwood HS

18 Baxter Kirven WR 6-3 180 JR Arlington, TX / Timberview HS SQ Jacob David LB 6-0 220 R-FR Pilot Point, TX / Pilot Point HS

3 Derek Kiser QB 6-2 200 SO Burnet, TX / Burnet HS SQ Jaylen Dawn DL 6-3 240 FR Lufkin, TX / Lufkin HS

43 Michael Knobloch LB 6-1 230 JR Fort Worth, 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

8 Marquis Lomax LB 5-10 230 JR Harbor City, CA / Narbonne HS SQ Faizon Harris DB 5-9 145 FR Atlanta, GA / Allatoona HS

17 Dominique Martin DB 5-10 180 SR Lancaster, TX / Lancaster HS SQ Austin Hernandez OL 6-5 290 FR Pampa, TX / Pampa HS

80 Taylor Massey WR 6-2 170 FR Cisco, TX / Cisco HS SQ Tre Johnson DB 5-11 165 FR Fort Worth, TX / Brewer HS

92 Dariet McDuff DL 6-2 315 SO Lancaster, TX / Madison HS SQ Jair Jorden LB 6-2 190 FR San Antonio, TX / Sam Houston HS

23 Curtis McGregor RB 5-9 225 JR Houston, TX / Eisenhower HS SQ Cole Lowry DL 6-3 270 FR San Antonio, TX / Johnson HS

55 Devvon Miles DL 6-3 285 SR Clute, TX / Brazoswood HS SQ Money Martin Jr. DL 5-9 280 R-FR Lancaster, TX / Lancaster HS

47 Eriq Mitchell LB 6-1 220 SO Lago Vista, TX / Lago Vista HS SQ Brian McClure DL 6-1 325 FR Odessa, TX / Odessa HS

96 Tyrique Murray DL 6-3 270 SO Houston, TX / Westfield HS SQ Francis Odubasa DB 6-0 160 FR Fort Worth, TX / Arlington Heights HS

41 Cord Norris DB 6-1 180 FR Coleman, TX / Coleman HS SQ Kason Reeves QB 6-4 200 FR Muenster, TX / Sacred Heart Catholic HS

66 Larry Osterman OL 6-3 270 SO Aubrey, TX / Aubrey HS SQ Trevion Sample LB 6-0 230 FR Irving, TX / Nimitz HS

58 Noah Perez OL 6-2 270 R-FR Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS SQ Omery Trevino DB 5-8 170 SO Mineral Wells, TX / Mineral Wells HS

81 Nick Prestwood WR 6-4 205 SO Meridian, TX / Meridian HS SQ Tyler Turner DL 6-0 290 FR Austin, TX / Pflugerville HS

95 Chris Radford LB 6-2 240 FR Mansfield, TX / Summit HS SQ Kaleb Williams LB 5-11 210 FR Helotes, TX / O’Connor HS

74 Justin Reasons OL 6-3 300 SR Groves, TX / Groves HS SQ Erick Willis LB 6-3 205 FR Lawndale, CA / Lawndale HS

93 Ron Reid P 6-4 260 JR Burleson, TX / Centennial HS SQ Kamron Yarbrough DL 5-11 325 FR Nacogdoches, TX / Nacogdoches HS 10 TARLETON FOOTBALL DEPTH CHARTS

TARLETON STATE TEXANS OFFENSE DEFENSE 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 10 Garrett Simpson 6-7 220 SR 95 Chris Radford 6-2 240 FR 93 Ron Reid 6-4 230 SO

RB 33 Joseph Sadler 5-9 210 SR DT 98 Tyrique Murray 6-3 270 SO P 93 Ron Reid 6-4 230 SO 28 Tramaine Batten 5-9 195 JR 92 Dariet McDuff 6-2 315 SO 85 Tyler Ellis 5-9 165 R-FR

WR 88 Jeff Thomas 6-2 205 JR DT 48 David Solomon 6-2 260 SR DS 14 Trent Gow 6-2 260 SR 81 Nick Prestwood 6-4 205 SO 55 Devvon Miles 6-3 285 SR 25 Chase Varnado 6-1 235 JR

WR 11 Kason Fornes 5-11 190 SR DE 5 EJ Speed 6-4 225 SO H 12 Alex Craig 6-6 220 SO 2 Cooper Cole 6-2 210 JR 72 Blake Turlington 6-4 205 R-JR 80 Taylor Massey 6-2 170 FR

LT 52 Matt Gruner 6-3 290 SR LB 24 Cody Burtscher 5-11 230 SR KR 80 Taylor Massey 6-2 170 FR 75 Doudly Aujour 6-7 330 JR 43 Michael Knobloch 6-1 230 JR 23 Curtis McGregor 5-9 225 JR

LG 74 Justin Reasons 6-3 300 SR LB 50 Ronnell Wilson 6-1 250 FR PR 11 Kason Fornes 5-11 190 SR 65 Sam Weldon 6-3 325 FR 54 Azizullah Fifita 6-0 240 JR 13 Del’Michael High 6-2 205 JR

C 58 Noah Perez 6-2 270 R-FR LB 9 Basil Jackson 6-0 230 JR 74 Justin Reasons 6-3 300 SR 44 Jordan Smith 6-1 190 R-FR

RG 77 Dylan Whiteacre 6-4 285 R-FR CB 17 Dominique Martin 5-10 180 SR 60 Collin Carrell 6-3 270 R-FR 39 Devin Hafford 5-10 180 FR

RT 68 Chris Gibbens 6-5 280 SO FS 20 Treston Ridge 5-9 185 SR 66 Larry Osterman 6-3 270 SO 41 Cord Norris 6-1 180 FR

WR 1 Bubba Tandy 6-1 190 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

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TE 40 Brant Bailey 6-2 235 FR 83 Roclan Drain 6-4 260 SR * - Starting quarterback not officially named

MCNEESE STATE COWBOYS OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS

QB 4 James Tabary 6-2 204 SO DE 92 Chris Livings 6-2 204 SO K 41 Trent Manuel 5-11 178 SO 12 Grant Ashcraft 6-6 219 JR 98 Micah Udeh 6-3 212 SO 43 Gunnar Raborn 5-9 180 SO

RB 6 Ryan Ross 5-9 200 JR DT 57 Jake Grode 6-4 249 SR P 89 Michael Mack 6-1 175 FR 20 Justin Pratt 5-7 188 FR 93 Kurt Viges 6-3 243 JR 41 Trent Manuel 5-11 178 SO

WR 1 Kent Shelby 6-3 201 JR DT 97 Isaiah Golden 6-2 325 JR DS 50 Grant Merka 6-3 190 SO 88 Kylon Highshaw 6-4 213 SO 94 Jalen Bowers 6-3 242 JR 80 Mason Knighton 6-2 230 FR

WR 2 Darious Crawley 5-11 190 JR DE 55 Jammerio Gross 6-3 224 JR KR 3 Khalil Thomas 5-9 184 SR 11 Damon Gladney 6-1 188 SR 95 Brandon Blackwell 6-4 230 SO 20 Justin Pratt 5-7 188 FR

WR 81 Nick Edwards 5-11 196 JR LB 49 Ashari Goins 5-10 200 JR PR 1 Kent Shelby 6-3 201 JR 16 Parker Orgeron 6-0 189 FR 45 Ed Duplessis 6-2 218 JR 2 Darious Crawley 5-11 190 JR

TE 46 Zach Hetrick 6-3 246 SR LB 42 Christian Jacobs 5-11 200 JR 85 Austin Nelson 6-3 261 SO 33 Sage Seay 6-3 200 SO

LT 72 Jalen Smith 6-4 287 JR BUCK 11 Josh Washington 5-10 169 JR 77 Kyle Zenon 6-4 274 SO 4 Colby Burton 5-10 179 FR

LG 79 Thor Miller 6-3 304 SR CB 5 Jermaine Antoine 5-11 191 JR 70 Grant Burguillos 6-4 307 FR 21 Calum Foster 5-11 175 FR

C 63 Mason Martin 6-2 293 SR FS 9 Trent Jackson 6-2 171 FR 62 Joe Latronico 6-4 301 FR 2 Erik Jones 6-0 183 JR

RG 66 Tyrae Johnson 6-2 262 FR SS 8 Andre Fuller 6-0 196 JR 78 Jimmy Converse 6-4 312 SO 24 Damion Morgan 6-0 168 JR

RT 53 Joe Jenkins 6-3 285 JR CB 3 Khalil Thomas 5-9 184 SR 75 Beau Morris 6-5 273 FR 14 Ja’Len James 5-10 177 SR

11 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 ^at Chadron State (Neb.) W A 28-24 11-24 ^at 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 ^at 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 0-0 (0-0 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 season. Tarleton football team – and a daughter, Maddie. 9-10 Southwest Baptist H After a three-year hiatus as the offense coordinator for 9-17 Angelo State H 9-24 at West Texas A&M A 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 12 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 0-0 .000 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 (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 (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) 45-23-0 .662 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 270-295-3 .478 1987 Bill Pringle 9-3 .750 NAIA playoffs OVERALL RECORD 461-468-33 .496 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. TODD WHITTEN (1996, 2000-04, 2016) 45-23-0 .662 1979 Buddy Fornes 6-4 .600 5. Bill Pringle (1985-87) 21-11-1 .652 1978 Buddy Fornes 8-1-1 .850 NAIA playoffs 6. W.J. Wisdom (1920-22, 24-28, 30-35) 71-35-15 .648 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) 45-23-0 .662 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) 13 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 26-8 as a standout college quarterback through today, Whitten knows how to move Away 0-0 18-15 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 9-5 Day Games 0-0 16-8 Whitten’s record at Tarleton... Night Games 0-0 29-15 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 1-2 August 0-0 2-0 Whitten’s record at Tarleton... September 0-0 16-9 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 32-8 Trailing at Halftime 0-0 10-14 Tied at Halftime 0-0 3-1 Scoring First 0-0 32-8 WHITTEN’S TARLETON OFFENSE: Opponent Scoring First 0-0 13-15 Score < 20 Points 0-0 4-15 TOP PASSING EFFORTS Score 20-29 Points 0-0 5-7 # Date Total Passing Yds Opponent Final Score (H/A) 1. 10/12/96 316 West Texas A&M W, 27-17 (H) Score 30-39 Points 0-0 12-1 2. 11/2/96 342 Angelo State W, 42-38 (H) Score 40+ Points 0-0 24-0 3. 11/9/96 358 Central Oklahoma L, 14-17 (A) Opponent Scores < 20 Points 0-0 26-2 4. 9/2/00 394 Harding (Ark.) L, 38-52 (A) 5. 9/9/00 353 Western New Mexico W, 45-7 (H) Opponent Scores 20-29 Points 0-0 12-8 6. 9/23/00 306 Southeastern Oklahoma W, 41-0 (H) Opponent Scores 30-39 Points 0-0 6-4 7. 10/28/00 336 Angelo State L, 25-45 (A) Opponent Scores 40+ Points 0-0 1-9 8. 9/1/01 329 Langston (Okla.) W, 47-13 (H) 9. 9/22/01 365 Southeastern Oklahoma W, 39-32 (A) Gain <20 First Downs 0-0 12-16 10. 9/29/01 370 Texas A&M-Kingsville L, 20-23 (H) Gain 20+ First Downs 0-0 33-7 11. 10/13/01 359 Eastern New Mexico W, 55-14 (H) Opponent Gains < 20 First Downs 0-0 29-10 12. 11/3/01 345 Midwestern State W, 44-37 (A) Opponent Gains 20+ First Downs 0-0 16-13 13. 11/24/01 332 UC-Davis* L, 25-42 (A) 14. 10/5/02 303 East Central W, 35-26 (H) More Rushing Yards Than Opponent 0-0 36-5 15. 10/26/02 419 Northeastern State (Okla.) L-OT, 28-29 (A) Fewer Rushing Yards Than Opponent 0-0 9-18 16. 11/2/02 340 West Texas A&M W, 42-17 (A) Rush For < 100 Yards 0-0 5-13 17. 9/4/03 358 #20 Southern Arkansas L, 24-27 (H) 18. 9/13/03 313 Angelo State W, 40-9 (H) Rush For 100+ Yards 0-0 40-10 19. 9/27/03 307 #10 Texas A&M-Kingsville L, 23-15 (H) Opponent Rushes For < 100 Yards 0-0 23-0 20. 10/4/03 431 East Central W, 42-14 (A) Opponent Rushes For 100+ Yards 0-0 22-23 21. 10/9/03 356 (FCS) Sam Houston State W, 39-20 (A) 22. 10/18/03 382 Southeastern Oklahoma W, 42-28 (A) More Passing Yards Than Opponent 0-0 35-16 23. 10/25/03 448 Northeastern State (Okla.) W, 48-44 (H) Fewer Passing Yards Than Opponent 0-0 10-7 24. 11/1/03 373 West Texas A&M W, 47-27 (H) Pass For < 300 Yards 0-0 29-15 Pass For 300+ Yards 0-0 16-8 Opponent Passes For < 300 Yards 0-0 40-21 WHITTEN’S TARLETON OFFENSE: Opponent Passes For 300+ Yards 0-0 5-2 More Total Yards Than Opponent 0-0 41-9 TOP 500+ TOTAL OFFENSE GAMES Fewer Total Yards Than Opponent 0-0 4-14 # Date Total Yds Opponent Final Score (H/A) 1. 9/21/96 522 East Central W, 45-35 (A) Gain < 500 Total Yards 0-0 33-22 2. 10/12/96 518 West Texas A&M W, 27-17 (H) Gain 500+ Total Yards 0-0 12-1 3. 11/2/96 648 Angelo State W, 42-38 (H) Opponent Gains < 500 Total Yards 0-0 44-20 4. 9/2/00 518 Harding (Ark.) L, 38-52 (A) 5. 9/9/00 580 Western New Mexico W, 45-7 (H) Opponent Gains 500+ Total Yards 0-0 1-3 6. 9/1/01 512 Langston (Okla.) W, 47-13 (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 27-5 8. 11/2/02 513 West Texas A&M W, 42-17 (A) 9. 9/13/03 552 Angelo State W, 40-9 (H) Lose Turnover Battle 0-0 11-12 10. 10/4/03 584 East Central W, 42-14 (A) Equal Turnovers As Opponent 0-0 7-6 11. 10/25/03 571 Northeastern State (Okla.) W, 48-44 (H) Trail Time of Possession 0-0 22-18 12. 11/1/03 554 West Texas A&M W, 47-27 (H) 13. 10/23/04 520 Northeastern State (Okla.) W, 52-14 (A) Lead Time of Possession 0-0 23-5 14