3 CHAMPIONSHIPS • 72 ALL-AMERICANS • 5 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS TARLETON TEXANS AT DELTA STATE STATESMAN | GAME 1 | SEPT. 2, 2017 | 2 P.M. | CLEVELAND, MS

Tarleton State TEXANS TEXANS BY Record: 0-0, 0-0 LSC MEDIA INFORMATION THE NUMBERS Nat’l Rank: N/A VENUE: Mickey Sellers Field Regional Rank: N/A CAPACITY: 3,500 Tarleton currently has 26 brand- Streak: -- PLAYING SURFACE: Grass new players on the active roster 26 who were not on campus last fall. Head Coach: | 50-29 at Tarleton (7 yrs) | 75-57 Overall (12 yrs) LIVE VIDEO: LIVE STATS: gostatesmen.com http://statb.us/e/178435 Tarleton has 22 players on the TARLETON SPORTS SOCIAL MEDIA: roster from outside of the Lone NETWORK: Athletics Twitter - Star State. The Texan Football Stephenville Flagship @TarletonSports roster consists of players from 14 Head Coach: Todd Cooley | 26-16 at DSU (4 yrs) | 26-16 Overall (4 yrs) Station - KTRL 90.5 FM different states and two countries Football Twitter - (United States and Sweden). Delta State STATESMEN Global Station - @TarletonFB Tarleton has six athletes from TarletonSports.com/ 22 California, three from Florida, Record: 0-0, 0-0 GSC ListenLive Tweet the Booth - two from Hawaii, one each from @SportsByron Virginia, Colorado, New Mexico, Nat’l Rank: N/A Byron Anderson (PxP) @theflashsports Arizona, Utah, Georgia, Alaska, Regional Rank: N/A Brad Keith (Color) Maryland, North Carolina, New JP Stingley (Studio) York, and Sweden. Streak: --

Zed Woerner enters his senior TEXANS BEGIN 2017 WITH LONGEST SEASON-OPENING ROAD TRIP IN PROGRAM HISTORY season with 50 career touchdown THE GAME passes to his credit. That places Tarleton is set to make school history with its longest season-opening A TARLETON WIN WOULD ... 50 him third on Tarleton’s all-time road trip ever (548 miles) as the Texans head to Cleveland, Mississippi on list behind Steve Kelly (51) and Saturday, September 2 for a 2 p.m. kickoff at McCool Stadium against Delta • Be the 467th win in the history of Tarleton Football Scott Grantham (57). State. • Be the 276th win as a senior college • Be the 137th win as an NCAA school TARLETON SPORTS NETWORK In recruiting, Tarleton emphasized A complete radio broadcast of today’s game can be heard on the • Be the 76th win of Todd Whitten’s head coaching career an improvement of size and Tarleton Sports Network presented by the North Texas Ford Dealers. Byron • Be Whitten’s 51st win at Tarleton physicality along the offensive Anderson and Brad Keith have the call on the flagship station of Tarleton • Give Tarleton its first win over Delta State line - and the coaching staff Athletics – KTRL 90.5 FM in Stephenville – and worldwide at TarletonSports. • Start the Texans 1-0 for the first time since 2014 delivered. Tarleton’s OL group com/ListenLive. Live Stats and a video stream can be found on the football 305 averages 305 lbs per player this schedule of TarletonSports.com. season, as opposed to a 291.25 average per player in 2016. This TICKET INFORMATION year, Tarleton’s 14 OL combine to Tickets are available online at DeltaStateTickets.UniversityTickets.com or by calling the Delta State Athletic Ticket Office at (662) weigh 4,270 lbs. 846-4300.

INSIDE THE SERIES The 548 miles Tarleton is traveling The game will mark the third time the Texans and Statesmen have met on the gridiron in school history. The teams traded a to play Delta State is the farthest home-and-home series in 2012 and 2013 with the Statesmen winning both meetings by a combined five points. The first-ever the Texans have ever traveled for meeting saw Tarleton drop a 38-35 heartbreaker in Stephenville and then a two-point loss on the road in Cleveland in 2013. a season opener. It tops the 2000 548 season opener when Tarleton UP NEXT FOR TARLETON visited Harding in Searcy, Ark., The Texans will return to Stephenville for its first game on the brand-new CoolPlay Turf at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, which was a 476-mile, one-way September 9 against Oklahoma Panhandle State. The Aggies, who were a LSC affiliate member last year, have returned to the NAIA trip. ranks this year. 2017 SCHEDULE SERIES HISTORY /TarletonSports DATE OPPONENT W/L TIME/SCORE Series History...... DSU leads 2-0 9/2 at Delta State 2 p.m. In Stephenville...... DSU leads 1-0 9/9 vs Oklahoma Panhandle 7 p.m. In Cleveland...... DSU leads 1-0 9/16 at Angelo State* 6 p.m. @TarletonSports 9/23 vs West Texas A&M* (FW) 7 p.m. Neutral locations...... N/A 9/30 at UT Permian Basin* 6 p.m. First Meeting ...... 10/6/12 (DSU 38-35) 10/7 at Western New Mexico* 1 p.m. Last Meeting ...... 10/19/13 (DSU 38-36) 10/14 vs Eastern New Mexico* (PO) 7 p.m. @tarletonsports Whitten vs. DSU...... 0-0 10/21 at A&M - Kingsville* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 10/28 vs Western Oregon (HC) 6 p.m. Cooley vs. TSU...... 1-0 www.TarletonSports.com 11/4 at Midwestern State* 2 p.m. Current Streak...... DSU, Win 2 11/11 vs A&M - Commerce* 2 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 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. through TarletonSports.com/ListenLive. Fans are encouraged to interact The courtesy line is located in the visiting radio booth in the press box, with the show via Twitter by sending questions to @TarletonSports using which has ample room for a two-person crew. There is no fee for using the #WhittenShow. line, but all line charges are the responsibility of the visiting station. The visiting radio courtesy number is (254) 918-7600. 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. 5 in the annual preseason poll by Nickname...... Texans the Lone Star Conference. The Texans finished one point behind Colors...... Purple and White Eastern New Mexico for fourth and 21 votes ahead of Angelo State Design Colors...... Pantone 268; RGB 80, 45, 127 in sixth place. Texas A&M-Commerce was picked to win the league Founded...... 1899 at LSC Media Day in Odessa on July 27 with 229 total and 21 first- place votes. Enrollment...... est. 13,052 President...... Dr. F. Dominic Dottavio Athletics Director...... Lonn Reisman Office Phone...... (254) 968-9178 RECORD TRACKER: ZED WOERNER Ticket Office...... (254) 968-1832 QB Zed Woerner has etched his name in the Tarleton record Faculty Athletics Rep...... Dr. Bob Newby books during his time at Tarleton. He is currently chasing the Affiliation...... NCAA Division II following all-time Tarleton records: Conference...... Lone Star Passing Touchdowns: Stadium (Capacity)...... Tarleton Memorial (7,000) Woerner is No. 3 all-time with 50 behind Steve Kelley (51) and Playing Surface...... CoolPlay by FieldTurf Scott Grantham (57).

FOOTBALL PROGRAM HISTORY Total Offense: Woerner is No. 4 all-time with 5,907 behind Chad Cole First Season as a Senior College...... 1961 (7,026), Scott Grantham (8,031), and Steve Kelly (8,621). First Season as an NCAA College...... 1994 TIAA Championships...... 6 (‘77, ‘78, ‘86, ‘87, ‘89, ‘90) Passing Completions: Woerner is No. 4 all-time with 489 behind Chad Cole (546), LSC Division Championships...... 5 (‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘06, ‘09) Scott Grantham (550), and Steve Kelly (622). LSC Championships...... 3 (‘01, ‘09, ‘13) All-Time Record...... 466-474-33 (.496) Passing Yards: All-Time Senior College Record...... 275-300-3 (.478) Woerner is No. 4 all-time with 5,777 behind Chad Cole All-Time Record as an NCAA school...... 136-113 (.546) (7,267), Scott Grantham (7,860), and Steve Kelly (8,203). All-Time LSC Record...... 108-146 (.425) Total Trips to National Playoffs...... 7 Passing Attempts: Years in NAIA National Playoffs...... 4 (‘78, ‘87, ‘89, ‘90) Woerner is No. 5 all-time with 776 behind J.D. McMahon (787), Scott Grantham (997), Chad Cole (1,039), and Steve Years in NCAA National Playoffs...... 3 (‘01, ‘03, ‘09) Kelly (1,136). All-Time Playoff Record...... 5-7 NAIA Playoff Record...... 3-4 NCAA Playoff Record...... 2-3 TARLETON IN SEASON OPENERS Last Playoff Appearance...... 2009 1st Round: W at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 57-56 (2OT) Since joining the NCAA in 1994, Tarleton is 11-12 in its season 2nd Round: L at Central Washington, 6-27 openers, including a 4-3 mark under head coach Todd Whitten. The Texans have outscored opponents 167-30 in Whitten’s four season- opening victories at Tarleton. FOOTBALL BOWL HISTORY

Bowl Invitations...... 4* TARLETON IN ROAD OPENERS . (* the 2013 HOT Bowl vs Ouachita Baptist was cancelled due to ice) All-Time Bowl Record...... 2-1 Since joining the NCAA in 1994, Tarleton is 3-3 in season openers 1966 Aztec Bowl (Mexico City) vs Mexico All-Stars...... W, 42-8 away from the friendly confines of Memorial Stadium. They are 1984 Aztec Bowl (Mexico City) vs Mexico All-Stars...... L, 15-22 2-3 in true road openers as an NCAA school and 1-0 in neutral site 1986 Sunflower Bowl (Winfield, KS) vs Benedictine...... W, 40-38 openers. This is the third, and second straight, road opener for the Texans under Whitten’s leadership. 2013 Heart of TX Bowl (Copperas Cove, TX) vs Ouachita Bapt...... DNP

COACHING STAFF BIG LEAGUE SUMMER FOR GHOBRIAL COACH TITLE HOMETOWN Michael Ghobrial, who is in his second season with Tarleton as Todd Whitten Head Coach Dallas, TX the defensive line coach and special teams coordinator, earned a Jonathan Beasley Co-Off. Coordinator (RB/TE) Glendale, AZ Bryson Oliver Co-Off. Coordinator (OL) Sweetwater, TX summer position with the Detroit Lions as a part of the NFL’s Bill Marcus Patton Def. Coordinator (DB) St. Louis, MO Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship and traveled to Michigan Michael Ghobrial Special Teams Coordinator (DL) Torrence, CA to take part in the Lion’s Organized Team Activities (OTAs) and Arthur Buckingham Wide Receivers Pilot Point, TX mandatory minicamp. Marc Martinez Linebackers Waco, TX 3 TARLETON FOOTBALL TARLETON’S LAST GAME

A LOOK AT THE LAST TIME OUT

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

TARLETON STATE 7 3 0 0 10

#8 TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 0 7 13 10 30

NOVEMBER 12, 2016 • MEMORIAL STADIUM • COMMERCE, TX • ATTENDANCE 7795

SCORING SUMMARY: TSU TAMUC Qtr. Time Play TAMUK TSU FIRST DOWNS 1st 05:55 TSU - Joseph Sadler 2 yd run (Sergio Sroka kick ), 9 plays, 94 yards, TOP 4:29 7 0 Total 17 17 2nd 09:05 TSU - Sergio Sroka 44 yd field goal 5 plays, 24 yards, TOP 2:45 10 0 Rushing 6 5 Passing 9 12 2nd 00:10 TAMUC - Vincent Hobbs 54 yd pass from Luis Perez (K. Martinez kick ) 4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 0:36 10 7 Penalty 2 0 3rd 13:29 TAMUC - G. Rodriguez 1 yd run (K. Martinez kick ), 4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 1:18 10 14 RUSHING 3rd 06:14 TAMUC - R. Whitaker 8 yd run (K. Martinez kick blocked), 8 plays, 56 yards, TOP 4:07 10 20 Total (Net) 132 166 4th 10:47 TAMUC - K. Martinez 31 yd field goal 10 plays, 66 yards, TOP 3:46 10 23 Attempts 38 27 4th 04:45 TAMUC - Shawn Hooks 70 yd punt return (K. Martinez kick ) 10 30 Avg. Per Rush 3.5 6.1 Rushing TDs 1 2 Yds. Gained 156 177 Yds. Lost 24 11 PASSING Total (Net) 203 278 Comp.-Att.-Int. 14-22-2 23-36-0 Avg. / Att. 9.2 7.7 Avg. / Comp. 14.5 12.1 DRIVE CHART: TDs 0 1 DRIVE STARTED DRIVE ENDED CONSUMED TOTAL OFFENSE TEAM QTR. SPOT TIME OBTAINED SPOT TIME HOW LOST PLAYS-YDS TIME Yards 335 444 Plays 60 63 TAMUC 1st TAMUC47 15:00 KO TSU06 10:24 DOWNS 10-47 4:36 Avg. / Play 5.6 7.0 TSU 1st TSU06 10:24 DOWNS TAMUC00 05:55 TD 9-94 4:29 Fumbles - Lost 3-1 0-0 TAMUC 1st TAMUC14 05:49 KO TAMUC22 03:59 PUNT 3-8 1:50 Penalties - Yds. 3-35 8-74 TSU 1st TSU24 03:59 PUNT TAMUC07 13:31 INT 10-69 5:28 PUNTING Punts - Yds. 5-219 5-220 TAMUC 2nd TAMUC20 13:31 INT TAMUC24 11:50 PUNT 3-4 1:41 Avg. / Punt 43.8 44.0 TSU 2nd TSU49 11:50 PUNT TAMUC27 09:05 FG 5-24 2:45 Inside 20 1 3 TAMUC 2nd TAMUC25 08:57 KO TSU30 06:12 FGA 9-45 2:45 50+ Yds. 1 0 TSU 2nd TSU30 06:12 FGA TAMUC19 00:46 FGA 11-51 5:26 Touchbacks 1 0 TAMUC 2nd TAMUC20 00:46 FGA TSU00 00:10 TD 4-80 0:36 Fair Catch 0 2 KICKOFFS TSU 2nd TSU02 00:05 KO TSU01 00:00 HALF 2-(-1) 0:05 Total - Yds. 3-181 5-282 TSU 3rd TSU09 14:55 KO TSU18 14:47 FUMB 1-9 0:08 Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 60.3 56.4 TAMUC 3rd TSU20 14:47 FUMB TSU00 13:29 TD 4-20 1:18 Touchbacks 0 0 TAMUC 3rd TAMUC45 13:28 KO TAMUC50 11:43 PUNT 3-5 1:45 RETURNS Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 2-21-0 2-78-1 TSU 3rd TSU06 11:43 PUNT TSU39 10:21 INT 4-33 1:22 Punt: Avg. / Return 10.5 39.0 TAMUC 3rd TAMUC44 10:21 INT TSU00 06:14 TD 8-56 4:07 Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 5-33-0 3-72-0 TSU 3rd TSU09 06:08 KO TSU10 04:17 PUNT 3-1 1:51 Kickoff: Avg. / Return 6.6 24.0 TAMUC 3rd TAMUC50 04:17 PUNT TAMUC50 03:48 PUNT 3-0 0:29 INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 2-0-0 Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 1--2-0 TSU 3rd TSU03 03:48 PUNT TAMUC46 14:33 PUNT 8-51 4:15 MISCELLANEOUS TAMUC 4th TAMUC20 14:33 PUNT TSU14 10:47 FG 10-66 3:46 Misc. Yards 0 0 TSU 4th TSU18 10:39 KO TSU21 09:18 PUNT 3-3 1:21 Poss. Time 31:25 28:35 TAMUC 4th TAMUC49 09:18 PUNT TAMUC50 07:00 PUNT 3-1 2:18 3rd. Down Conv. 2 of 10 3 of 12 TSU 4th TSU13 07:00 PUNT TSU21 04:45 PUNT 3-8 2:15 4th. Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2 Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 1-3 3-5 TAMUC 4th TSU00 04:45 PUNT TSU00 04:45 TD 0-0 0:00 Sacks: Total - Yds. 0-0 2-11 TSU 4th TSU23 04:40 KO TSU30 03:09 PUNT 3-7 1:31 PAT: Total - Made 1-1 3-4 TAMUC 4th TAMUC14 03:09 PUNT TSU14 00:00 HALF 5-72 3:09 Field Goals: Total - Made 1-2 1-2 4 TARLETON FOOTBALL TARLETON IN THE NATIONAL POLLS

2017 AFCA & D2FOOTBALL.COM POLLS TEXAN AFCA AFCA (AUG. 17, 2016) D2FOOTBALL.COM (FINAL 2016) # Team (1st) ‘16 Record Pts. Prev. # School ‘16 Record Last POLL HISTORY 1 Northwest Missouri St. (34) 15-0 850 1 1 Northwest Missouri 15-0 1 2 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 12-1 765 4 2 North Alabama 11-2 3 3 Ferris St. (Mich.) 12-3 716 5 3 Ferris State 12-3 14 4 Shepherd 13-1 4 YR DATE # 4 Emporia St. (Kan.) 11-2 652 10 5 Grand Valley 12-1 2 2014 09/16 12 5 Texas A&M-Commerce 10-2 634 9 6 Harding 13-1 9 6 North Alabama 11-2 622 2 09/08 16 7 California 11-1 8 7 Shepherd (W.Va.) 13-1 574 3 Preseason 17 8 Sioux Falls 12-1 5 8 California (Pa.) 11-1 568 7 9 Emporia State 11-2 6

9 Indiana (Pa.) 10-2 500 12 10 Texas A&M-Commerce 10-2 7 2013 10/21 23 10 Minnesota-Duluth 10-2 431 14 11 IUP 10-2 10 10/14 14 11 Valdosta St. (Ga.) 8-3 390 18 12 Colorado Mines 10-3 21 12 Colorado St.-Pueblo 8-3 349 NR 13 UNC-Pembroke 10-2 17 10/7 T-21 13 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 9-3 302 25 14 Minnesota Duluth 10-2 11 9/30 22 14 LIU-Post (N.Y.) 12-1 288 11 15 Ashland 9-2 15 16 Central Missouri 9-3 12 9/23 25 15 Harding (Ark.) 13-1 281 6 17 North Greenville 9-5 NR 16 Colorado School of Mines 10-3 254 15 18 Valdosta State 8-3 16 17 Sioux Falls (S.D.) 12-1 235 8 2009 12/14 (Final) 10 19 Tuskegee 9-3 NR 18 Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 10-2 227 22 11/9 12 20 LIU-Post 12-1 NR 19 North Carolina-Pembroke 10-2 220 13 21 Newberry 10-2 23 11/2 7 20 Minnesota St. 8-3 201 NR 22 Azusa Pacific 9-3 22 10/26 7 21 Central Missouri 9-3 189 21 23 Midwestern State 8-3 18 10/19 11 22 Southern Arkansas 9-3 157 NR 24 Florida Tech 8-3 20 23 Colorado Mesa 9-3 154 NR 25 Southwest Baptist 10-2 19 10/12 13 24 Midwestern St. (Texas) 8-3 138 24 10/5 15 25 Bemidji (Minn.) 9-3 133 NR 9/28 11 9/21 14 Receiving Votes: Ashland (Ohio), 130; Tuskegee (Ala.), 123; North Greenville (S.C.), 121; Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 114; Newberry (S.C.), 107; Ohio Dominican, 86; West 9/14 19 Chester (Pa.), 82; West Georgia, 75; Edinboro (Pa.), 57; Albany St. (Ga.), 45; Florida 9/7 22 Tech, 43; Assumption (Mass.), 38; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 36; Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 19; Bowie St. (Md.), 16; Augustana (S.D.), 14; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 14; Virginia Union, 12; Arkansas Tech, 11; Central Washington, 10; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 10; Henderson 2008 11/4 19 St. (Ark.), 8; Charleston (W.Va.), 7; Indianapolis (Ind.), 7; Gannon (Pa.), 6; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 6; Truman St. (Mo.), 5; Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 4; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 4; 10/28 20 Delta St. (Miss.), 3; East Central (Okla.), 3; Humboldt St. (Calif.), 2; Tusculum (Tenn.), 10/21 16 1; Wingate (N.C.), 1. 10/14 17 10/7 19 9/30 13 9/23 16 TRACKING THE TEXANS IN 2017 9/16 16 WEEK AFCA D2FB REGION WEEK AFCA D2FB REGION 9/9 19 Preseason ------Week 6 (10/7) ------9/2 19 Week 1 (9/2) ------Week 7 (10/14) ------Week 2 (9/9) ------Week 8 (10/21) ------2007 12/18 (F) 21 Week 3 (9/16) ------Week 9 (10/28) ------11/13 20 Week 4 (9/23) ------Week 10 (11/4) ------11/6 13 Week 5 (9/30) ------Week 11 (11/11) ------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...... 84 vs. OPSU, 10-24-15 100+ KO Return yards...... 120, Bubba Tandy vs WNMU, 10-8-16 60+ Points...... 84 vs. OPSU, 10-24-15 100+ Punt Return yards...... 103, Bubba Tandy vs McMurry, 10-24-14 70+ Points...... 84 vs. OPSU, 10-24-15 KR for a TD...... 100 yards, Bubba Tandy vs WNMU, 10-8-16 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...... vs ENMU, 10-21-08 (48-0) 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, Sergio Sroka at ENMU, 10-15-16 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...... 63 at OPSU, 10-29-16 Shutout TSU in Stephenville...... vs TAMUC, 10-3-15 (L, 0-63) Less than 25 Yards Rushing...... 21 vs TAMUK, 10-22-16 Shutout TSU on the road...... at WTAMU, 11-8-08 (L, 0-51) 300+ Yards Passing...... 403 at OPSU, 10-29-16 300+ Yards Rushing...... 304 vs OPSU, 11-13-15 (W, 48-47) 400+ Yards Passing...... 403 at OPSU, 10-29-16 Less than 100 Yards Rushing...... 62 at OPSU, 10-29-16 Less than 100 Yards Passing...... 86 vs TAMUC, 10-3-15 50+ Rushing Attempts...... 51 at ENMU, 10-15-16 500+ Yards Total Offense...... 572 vs ENMU, 10-17-15 300+ Passing Yards...... 328 at OPSU, 10-29-16 600+ Yards Total Offense...... 666 at TAMUC, 11-8-14 400+ Passing Yards...... 447 vs WNMU, 10-8-16 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...... 538 at ENMU, 10-15-16 (W, 26-10) 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...... 106, Ovie Urevbu vs TAMUC, 11-12-16 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...... 102, Joseph Sadler vs TAMUC, 11-12-16 Opponent Individual Passing 200+ Yards Rushing...... 204, Roderick Smith vs. ECU, 9-12-09 300+ Yards Passing...... 328, Shane Truelove at OPSU, 10-29-16 Two Players with 100+ Yards Rushing...... 124, Collin Strahan & 400+ Yards Passing...... 447, Javia Hall vs WNMU, 10-8-16 ...... 107, Zach Henshaw at WTAMU, 9-13-14 Had 3+ TD Passes...... 4, 447, Javia Hall vs WNMU, 10-8-16 Had 30+ Rushing Attempts...... 31, Jerome Regal vs. ACU, 9-28-13 Had 4+ TD Passes...... 4, 447, Javia Hall vs WNMU, 10-8-16 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 Failed to throw a TD pass...... Shane Truelove, at OPSU, 10-29-16 3+ Rushing TDs...... 3, Collin Strahan vs. TAMUK, 10-11-14 4+ Rushing TDs...... 4, Derrick Ross at NSU, 10-23-04 Opponent Individual Receiving Caught 10+ Passes...... 10, Vernon Johnson at TAMUC, 10-4-14 Tarleton Individual Passing 100+ Yards Receiving...... 195, Aaron Johnson at ENMU, 10-15-16 300+ Yards Passing...... 343, Zed Woerner at ENMU, 10-15-16 200+ Yards Receiving...... 201, Brittan Golden vs. WTAMU, 11-7-09 400+ Yards Passing...... 470, Zed Woerner at TAMUC, 11-8-14 Two Players with 100+ Yards Receiving...... 122, Treydonte Hill & Had 30+ Completions...... 30, Zed Woerner vs ENMU, 10-17-15 ...... 110, Henry Norman vs WNMU, 10-8-16 Had 40+ Attempts...... 47, Zed Woerner at ENMU, 10-15-16 Had 3+ TD Catches...... 3, Jarrod Fuller at Sam Houston, 10-7-04 Had 50+ Attempts...... 50, Zed Woerner vs ENMU, 10-17-15 Had 60+ Attempts...... 60, Dan Garrett vs. TAMUK, 1970 Opponent Individual Defense Had 3+ TD Passes...... 3, Zed Woerner at ENMU, 10-15-16 Had 15+ Tackles...... 19/17, Myklebust/Streuling vs WTAMU, 9-19-15 Had 4+ TD Passes...... 4, Zed Woerner vs WNMU, 10-8-16 Had 2+ INT...... 2, Mark Savere vs. TAMUK, 10-20-12 Had 5+ TD Passes...... 5, Collin Strahan at ENMU, 10-18-14 INT Rtn for a TD...... 51 yards, De’Aundre Sanders vs ENMU, 10-17-15 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...... 4, A. Kuyinu vs TAMUK, 10-22-16 100+ Yards Receiving...... 126, Del’Michael High at OPSU, 10-29-16 Blocked a Punt...... Romello Pritchett vs WNMU, 10-8-16 200+ 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...... 126, Del’Michael High & Blocked a PAT...... LaPear Willrich at WTAMU, 9-24-16 ...... 100, Bubba Tandy at OPSU, 10-29-16 Recorded a Safety...... Fred Lawrence vs. ASU, 9-17-16 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...... 100, James McAfee vs UTPB, 10-1-16 Tarleton Individual Defense 100+ Punt Return yards...... 141, Patrick Weaver at SWOSU, 9-30-06 Had 15+ Tackles...... 15, Cody Burtscher vs UTPB, 10-1-16 KR for a TD...... 97 yards, Jonathan Woodson vs. TAMUK, 10-20-12 Had 2+ INT...... 2, Treston Ridge at ENMU, 10-15-16 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...... 55 yards, Basil Jackson at OPSU, 10-29-16 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...... EJ Speed vs MSU, 11-5-16 Recorded a Safety...... Team at Texas State, 9-17-11 6 TARLETON FOOTBALL A LOOK AT THE LSC

INDIVIDUAL TOP 50 LSC RANKINGS (‘16) 2016 FINAL 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) 11 131 613 4.7 5 73 55.7 TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 8-1 0.889 10-2 0.833 L1 24. Jabari Anderson (TSU) 8 59 193 3.3 2 70 24.1 MIDWESTERN STATE 7-2 0.778 8-3 0.727 L2 TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE 6-3 0.667 9-3 0.750 W7 PASSING EASTERN NEW MEXICO 6-3 0.667 7-5 0.583 L1 # Name G C-A-I PCT YDS TD LG AVG/G WEST TEXAS A&M 5-4 0.556 6-5 0.545 W1 5. Zed Woerner (TSU) 11 190-310-11 61.3 2445 24 74 222.3 TARLETON STATE 5-4 0.556 5-6 0.455 L2 ANGELO STATE 4-5 0.444 5-6 0.455 W2 RECEIVING WESTERN NEW MEXICO 3-6 0.333 3-8 0.273 L2 # Name G REC YDS TD LG AVG/C AVG/G OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE STATE 1-8 0.111 2-9 0.182 L3 2. Del’michael High (TSU) 11 55 790 10 44 14.4 71.8 UT PERMIAN BASIN 0-9 0.000 2-9 0.182 L9 5. Bubba Tandy (TSU) 11 42 695 7 74 16.5 63.2 43. Taylor Massey (TSU) 10 13 213 0 38 16.4 21.3 45. Joseph Sadler (TSU) 11 19 210 3 46 11.1 19.1 49. Brant Bailey (TSU) 11 15 170 1 26 11.3 15.5 50. Kason Fornes (TSU) 11 11 164 1 35 14.9 14.9 LONE STAR CONFERENCE TEAM LEADERS

SCORING # Name G TD FG XPT 2XP PTS PTS/G Texas A&M- Eastern Texas A&M- UT Permian 6. Sergio Sroka (TSU) 11 0 11 30 0 63 5.7 Commerce New Mexico Commerce Basin 8. Del’michael High (TSU) 11 10 0 0 0 60 5.5 Passing Yards Avg. Rushing Yards Avg. Scoring Avg. Fewest Penalty Yd Avg.

TOTAL OFFENSE 299.8 344.6 39.8 45.5 # Name G RUSH PASS PLAYS TOTAL YDS/G 6. Zed Woerner (TSU) 11 25 2445 398 2470 224.5 20. Joseph Sadler (TSU) 11 613 0 131 613 55.7 Texas A&M- Eastern Texas A&M- Eastern Commerce New Mexico Commerce New Mexico Passing TDs Rushing TDs Total Points Most Penalty Yd Avg. ALL PURPOSE # Name G RUSH RCV PR KR YDS YDS/G 11. Bubba Tandy (TSU) 11 14 695 59 226 994 90.4 35 39 477 103.7 15. Joseph Sadler (TSU) 11 613 210 0 45 868 78.9 20. Del’michael High (TSU) 11 0 790 0 10 800 72.7 25. Taylor Massey (TSU) 10 0 213 0 424 637 63.7 West Texas A&M- Texas A&M- Texas A&M- Texas A&M Kingsville Commerce Kingsville TACKLES Fewest Pass Allowed Fewest Rush Allowed Fewest Points Allowed Sacks By # Name G SOLO AST YDS TOTAL AVG/G SACK 1. Cody Burtscher (TSU) 11 49 68 15 117 10.6 4.5 6. Basil Jackson (TSU) 11 54 30 12 84 7.6 0.5 162.6 101.3 21.7 46 13. Treston Ridge (TSU) 10 32 36 2 68 6.8 0 16. EJ Speed (TSU) 11 35 33 44 68 6.2 6 UT Permian Midwestern UT Permian Texas A&M- 17. Ronnell Wilson (TSU) 8 18 30 10 48 6.0 1 Basin State Basin Commerce 26. Chase Varnado (TSU) 11 26 36 62 62 5.6 8 Most Pass Allowed Most Rush Allowed Most Points Allowed Interceptions 43. Devin Hafford (TSU) 11 37 17 6 54 4.9 0

TACKLES FOR LOSS 336.5 215.1 50.2 23 # Name G SOLO AST YDS TOTAL AVG/G 4. EJ Speed (TSU) 11 11 4 44 13.0 1.18 5. Chase Varnado (TSU) 11 10 6 62 13.0 1.18 UT Permian Texas A&M- Texas A&M- Angelo Basin Commerce Commerce State 33. Basil Jackson (TSU) 11 3 6 12 6.0 .55 Field Goal Pct. Field Goals Made Punt Avg. Total Punts 34. Cody Burtscher (TSU) 11 4 4 15 6.0 .55 42. Birdel Hodge (TSU) 11 5 1 27 5.5 .50 1.000 18 36.5 80 INTERCEPTIONS # Name G NO YDS TD LG AVG/G Angelo Texas A&M- West Angelo 2. Dominique Martin (TSU) 11 5 16 0 21 0.45 State Commerce Texas A&M State 6. Cody Burtscher (TSU) 11 3 38 0 38 0.27 Kickoff Return Avg. Punt Return Avg. Kickoff Avg. PAT Pct. 8. Treston Ridge (TSU) 10 3 13 0 8 0.30 10. Basil Jackson (TSU) 11 2 96 2 55 0.18 44. EJ Speed (TSU) 11 1 17 0 17 0.09 22.3 17.0 52.3 .972 7 TARLETON FOOTBALL TARLETON NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown / High School No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown / High School 1 Daniel Ezeagwu DB 6-2 200 JR Stafford, VA / Colonial Forge HS 61 Justice Wisener LB 6-2 235 SO Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS 2 Devin Hafford DB 5-10 180 SO Atascocita, TX / Atascocita HS 62 Austin Hernandez OL 6-5 290 R-FR Pampa, TX / Pampa HS 3* Derek Kiser QB 6-2 200 JR Burnet, TX / Burnet HS 64 Chase Woods OL 6-3 305 JR Plano, TX / Plano HS 3 Tre Johnson DB 5-11 165 R-FR Fort Worth, TX / Brewer HS 66 Wesley Hooks OL 6-2 290 JR New Boston, TX / New Boston HS 4 Jeff Thomas WR 6-2 205 SR Duncanville, TX / Duncanville HS 67 Israel Lorenzo OL 6-4 290 JR Montebollo, CA / Schurr HS 5 EJ Speed LB 6-4 225 JR Fort Worth, TX / North Crowley HS 68 Chris Gibbens OL 6-5 280 JR El Paso, TX / Franklin HS 6* Matt Bishop QB 6-0 190 FR Aledo, TX / Aledo HS 70 Cody Hayes OL 6-5 300 SO Fort Worth, TX / Eastern Hills HS 6 Chris Gordon DB 6-3 190 JR Fort Worth, TX / North Crowley HS 72 Deon Sheppard OL 6-4 295 JR San Antonio, TX / Highlands HS 7* Zed Woerner QB 6-2 210 SR Marble Falls, TX / Marble Falls HS 73 Doudly Aujour OL 6-7 330 SR Sandy Spring, MD / Sherwood HS 7 Marquis Lomax LB 5-10 230 R-JR Harbor City, CA / Narbonne HS 74 Justin Reasons OL 6-3 300 SR Groves, TX / Groves HS 8* Kason Reeves QB 6-4 200 R-FR Muenster, TX / Sacred Heart Catholic HS 75 Jovan Pruitt OL 6-6 360 JR Dallas, TX / Bishop Dunne HS 8 Will Johnson LB 6-3 210 JR Pompano Beach, FL / Coral Springs HS 76 Shawn Best OL 6-8 340 JR New Bern, NC / New Bern HS 9 Basil Jackson LB 6-0 230 SR Arlington, TX / Seguin HS 77 Dylan Whiteacre OL 6-4 285 SO Arlington, TX / Arlington HS 11 Adam Berryman RB 5-9 220 JR Gainesville, TX / Gainesville HS 78 Pousima Galoia OL 6-3 315 JR Lahaina, HI / Lahainaluna HS 13 Del’Michael High WR 6-2 205 SR Mesquite, TX / Horn HS 80 Justin Escudero TE 6-1 250 R-JR Chatsworth, CA / Sierra Canyon HS 14 De’Jai Whitaker WR 6-5 190 JR Inglewood, CA / Santa Monica HS 81 Nick Prestwood WR 6-4 205 JR Meridian, TX / Meridian HS 15 Jackson Burrell DB 6-4 195 SR Denver, CO / Cherokee Trail HS 84 Dalton Vondra TE 6-5 255 R-JR Kennedale, TX / Kennedale HS 16 Jacob Kaspar WR 6-0 175 SO Rio Rancho, NM / Rio Rancho HS 85 Stephen Reeves DS 5-10 200 FR League City, TX / Clear Springs HS 17 Baxter Kirven WR 6-3 180 R-JR Arlington, TX / Timberview HS 86 Andrew Brunken WR 6-4 175 SO Burleson, TX / Burleson HS 18 Savon Rollison WR 5-10 190 JR Dallas, TX / Skyline HS 87 Cornellius Carrington WR 6-1 200 JR N. Richland Hills, TX / FW Christian HS 20 Darion Lewis DB 5-11 180 JR Dallas, TX / Skyline HS 88 Taylor Massey WR 6-2 170 SO Cisco, TX / Cisco HS 21 Barry Stribling DB 6-0 165 JR Sulphur Springs, TX / Sulphur Springs HS 90 Mohamed Inoussa DL 6-5 270 JR Stockhom, Sweden / Jakobsberg HS 22 Elliott Hart DB 5-11 180 SR Tyler, TX / John Tyler HS 93 Ron Reid P 6-4 260 JR Burleson, TX / Centennial HS 23 Daniel McCants RB 5-7 170 SO Killeen, TX / Killeen HS 94 Brian McClure DL 6-1 325 R-FR Odessa, TX / Odessa HS 24 Xavier Turner RB 5-10 225 JR N. Richland Hills, TX / Birdville HS 95 Tyrell Thompson DL 6-4 300 JR Copperas Cove, TX / Copperas Cove HS 25 Chase Varnado DL 6-1 235 SR Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS 97 Fredarian Tompkins DL 6-4 265 JR Hempstead, TX / Hempstead HS 26 Thomas Warren DB 6-2 205 JR Phoenix, AZ / Mountain Pointe HS 98 Sean Walton DL 6-3 250 FR Perryton, TX / Perryton HS 27 Andre Plata DB 6-1 185 JR Dallas, TX / Woodrow Wilson HS 99 Tavaris Owens DL 6-2 310 SO Whitney, TX / Whitney HS 28 John Bellfield DB 5-10 190 SR Houston, TX / Summer Creek HS 29 Marcus Johnson DB 5-10 195 JR Waco, TX / Midway HS 30 Andrew Blackshire DB 5-8 185 R-FR Lufkin, TX / Lufkin HS Practice Squad (as of Aug. 25, 2017) 31 Justice Anyanwu RB 5-11 205 R-JR Inglewood, CA / Gardena HS No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown / High School 32 Skyler Wetzel RB 5-10 190 SO San Antonio, TX / Reagan HS SQ Aaron Brown DB 6-2 185 SO Crosby, TX / Crosby HS 33 Brant Bailey TE 6-2 235 SO Eastland, TX / Eastland HS SQ Mookie Carlile DB 6-1 215 JR Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS 35 Chris Radford DL 6-2 240 SO Mansfield, TX / Summit HS SQ Alex Craig QB 6-6 220 SR Dallas, TX / Dallas Christian 36 Sergio Sroka K 6-1 180 SR Miami, FL / Belen Jesuit HS SQ Bowie Franks RB 5-10 175 FR Iowa Park, TX / Iowa Park HS 37 Xavier Scott RB 5-11 225 SO Denton, TX / Denton HS SQ J.R. Fullen K/P 6-0 165 FR Eastland, TX / Eastland HS 38 Austin Dooley LB 6-0 195 JR Breckenridge, TX / Breckenridge HS SQ Jamun Guilford DB 5-11 170 FR Waco, TX / La Vega HS 39 Raive Sheppard WR 5-9 160 SO Diboll, TX / Diboll HS SQ Johnnie Hankins ATH 5-10 185 JR Miami, FL / South Dade HS 40 Christopher Williams RB 6-0 200 R-SO Houston, TX / James Madison HS SQ Christian Hernandez K 5-9 165 FR Dublin, TX / Dublin HS 41 Cord Norris DB 6-1 180 SO Coleman, TX / Coleman HS SQ Ben Holmes QB 6-0 205 JR Orchard Park, NY / Orchard Park HS 42 Torean Sheppard RB 5-10 225 SR Longview, TX / Longview HS SQ D’Anthony Hopkins RB 6-3 250 JR Cuero, TX / Cuero HS 43 Michael Knobloch LB 6-3 230 JR Fort Worth, TX / Richland HS SQ Sam Jackson LB 6-0 220 FR Gatesville, TX / Gatesville HS 44 Jordan Smith DB 6-1 190 SO Elgin, TX / Elgin HS SQ Cody Jones ATH 5-11 180 FR Tolar, TX / Tolar HS 45 David Fangupo DL 6-2 380 JR Kailug-Kona, HI / Kealakehe HS SQ Ke’Montre Lowe-Ali DB 5-11 175 FR Houston, TX / Dobie HS 46 Caleb Bendewald RB 5-8 185 SR Granbury, TX / Granbury HS SQ Max Maxfield LB 6-0 220 FR Amarillo, TX / Amarillo HS 48 David Solomon DL 6-2 260 SR Salt Lake City, UT / West HS SQ Cade Schrader QB 6-1 180 FR Fort Worth, TX / Timber Creek HS 49 Tyler Ellis K 5-9 165 SO Blooming Grove, TX / Blooming Grove HS SQ Ryan Siler DB 6-1 190 FR Lorena, TX / Lorena HS 50 Ronnell Wilson LB 6-1 250 SO Abilene, TX / Abilene HS SQ Omery Trevino DB 5-8 170 R-SO Mineral Wells, TX / Mineral Wells HS 51 Andrew Cole LB 6-0 215 SO El Paso, TX / Eastwood HS SQ Hunter Turbeville QB 6-0 160 FR Gainesville, TX / Gainesville HS 52 Tyler Turner DL 6-0 290 R-FR Austin, TX / Pflugerville HS SQ Jonathan Uland DS 6-3 215 FR Bonham, TX / Bonham HS 53 Quantavius Cheatham DL 6-3 305 R-JR Augusta, GA / T.W. Josey HS SQ James Williams OL 6-6 330 FR Duncanville, TX / Duncanville HS 54 Azizullah Fifita LB 6-0 240 SR Juneau, AK / Juneau-Douglas HS SQ Cody Wolfe LB 6-0 200 FR Midland, TX / Midland Christian HS 56 Erick Willis LB 6-3 205 R-FR Lawndale, CA / Lawndale HS SQ Zane Young LB 6-1 220 FR Brock, TX / Brock HS 57 Money Martin Jr. DL 5-9 280 R-FR Lancaster, TX / Lancaster HS 58 Noah Perez OL 6-2 270 SO Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS *Duplicate single digit jersey numbers will be shared with Quarterbacks. 59 Javon Chambers OL 5-11 295 FR McAllen, TX / Belton HS In StatCrew, the QBs will be identified as #q while the defensive player in the duplicate number will be original number 60 Collin Carrell DL 6-3 270 SO Nacogdoches, TX / Nacogdoches HS (i.e. 3q will indicate Derek Kiser while 3 is Tre Johnson) 8 TARLETON FOOTBALL TARLETON ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown / High School No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown / High School 31 Justice Anyanwu RB 5-11 205 R-JR Inglewood, CA / Gardena HS 18 Savon Rollison WR 5-10 190 JR Dallas, TX / Skyline HS 73 Doudly Aujour OL 6-7 330 SR Sandy Spring, MD / Sherwood HS 37 Xavier Scott RB 5-11 225 SO Denton, TX / Denton HS 33 Brant Bailey TE 6-2 235 SO Eastland, TX / Eastland HS 72 Deon Sheppard OL 6-4 295 JR San Antonio, TX / Highlands HS 28 John Bellfield DB 5-10 190 SR Houston, TX / Summer Creek HS 39 Raive Sheppard WR 5-9 160 SO Diboll, TX / Diboll HS 46 Caleb Bendewald RB 5-8 185 SR Granbury, TX / Granbury HS 42 Torean Sheppard RB 5-10 225 SR Longview, TX / Longview HS 11 Adam Berryman RB 5-9 220 JR Gainesville, TX / Gainesville HS 44 Jordan Smith DB 6-1 190 SO Elgin, TX / Elgin HS 76 Shawn Best OL 6-8 340 JR New Bern, NC / New Bern HS 48 David Solomon DL 6-2 260 SR Salt Lake City, UT / West HS 6* Matt Bishop QB 6-0 190 FR Aledo, TX / Aledo HS 5 EJ Speed LB 6-4 225 JR Fort Worth, TX / North Crowley HS 30 Andrew Blackshire DB 5-8 185 R-FR Lufkin, TX / Lufkin HS 36 Sergio Sroka K 6-1 180 SR Miami, FL / Belen Jesuit HS 86 Andrew Brunken WR 6-4 175 SO Burleson, TX / Burleson HS 21 Barry Stribling DB 6-0 165 JR Sulphur Springs, TX / Sulphur Springs HS 15 Jackson Burrell DB 6-4 195 SR Denver, CO / Cherokee Trail HS 4 Jeff Thomas WR 6-2 205 SR Duncanville, TX / Duncanville HS 60 Collin Carrell DL 6-3 270 SO Nacogdoches, TX / Nacogdoches HS 95 Tyrell Thompson DL 6-4 300 JR Copperas Cove, TX / Copperas Cove HS 87 Cornellius Carrington WR 6-1 200 JR N. Richland Hills, TX / FW Christian HS 97 Fredarian Tompkins DL 6-4 265 JR Hempstead, TX / Hempstead HS 59 Javon Chambers OL 5-11 295 FR McAllen, TX / Belton HS 52 Tyler Turner DL 6-0 290 R-FR Austin, TX / Pflugerville HS 53 Quantavius Cheatham DL 6-3 305 R-JR Augusta, GA / T.W. Josey HS 24 Xavier Turner RB 5-10 225 JR N. Richland Hills, TX / Birdville HS 51 Andrew Cole LB 6-0 215 SO El Paso, TX / Eastwood HS 25 Chase Varnado DL 6-1 235 SR Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS 38 Austin Dooley LB 6-0 195 JR Breckenridge, TX / Breckenridge HS 84 Dalton Vondra TE 6-5 255 R-JR Kennedale, TX / Kennedale HS 49 Tyler Ellis K 5-9 165 SO Blooming Grove, TX / Blooming Grove HS 98 Sean Walton DL 6-3 250 FR Perryton, TX / Perryton HS 80 Justin Escudero TE 6-1 250 R-JR Chatsworth, CA / Sierra Canyon HS 26 Thomas Warren DB 6-2 205 JR Phoenix, AZ / Mountain Pointe HS 1 Daniel Ezeagwu DB 6-2 200 JR Stafford, VA / Colonial Forge HS 32 Skyler Wetzel RB 5-10 190 SO San Antonio, TX / Reagan HS 45 David Fangupo DL 6-2 380 JR Kailug-Kona, HI / Kealakehe HS 14 De’Jai Whitaker WR 6-5 190 JR Inglewood, CA / Santa Monica HS 54 Azizullah Fifita LB 6-0 240 SR Juneau, AK / Juneau-Douglas HS 77 Dylan Whiteacre OL 6-4 285 SO Arlington, TX / Arlington HS 78 Pousima Galoia OL 6-3 315 JR Lahaina, HI / Lahainaluna HS 40 Christopher Williams RB 6-0 200 R-SO Houston, TX / James Madison HS 68 Chris Gibbens OL 6-5 280 JR El Paso, TX / Franklin HS 56 Erick Willis LB 6-3 205 R-FR Lawndale, CA / Lawndale HS 6 Chris Gordon DB 6-3 190 JR Fort Worth, TX / North Crowley HS 50 Ronnell Wilson LB 6-1 250 SO Abilene, TX / Abilene HS 2 Devin Hafford DB 5-10 180 SO Atascocita, TX / Atascocita HS 61 Justice Wisener LB 6-2 235 SO Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS 22 Elliott Hart DB 5-11 180 SR Tyler, TX / John Tyler HS 7* Zed Woerner QB 6-2 210 SR Marble Falls, TX / Marble Falls HS 70 Cody Hayes OL 6-5 300 SO Fort Worth, TX / Eastern Hills HS 64 Chase Woods OL 6-3 305 JR Plano, TX / Plano West HS 62 Austin Hernandez OL 6-5 290 R-FR Pampa, TX / Pampa HS 13 Del’Michael High WR 6-2 205 SR Mesquite, TX / Horn HS 66 Wesley Hooks OL 6-2 290 JR New Boston, TX / New Boston HS Practice Squad (as of Aug. 25, 2017) 90 Mohamed Inoussa DL 6-5 270 JR Stockhom, Sweden / Jakobsberg HS No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown / High School 9 Basil Jackson LB 6-0 230 SR Arlington, TX / Seguin HS SQ Aaron Brown DB 6-2 185 SO Crosby, TX / Crosby HS 29 Marcus Johnson DB 5-10 195 JR Waco, TX / Midway HS SQ Mookie Carlile DB 6-1 215 JR Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS 3 Tre Johnson DB 5-11 165 R-FR Fort Worth, TX / Brewer HS SQ Alex Craig QB 6-6 220 SR Dallas, TX / Dallas Christian 8 Will Johnson LB 6-3 210 JR Pompano Beach, FL / Coral Springs HS SQ Bowie Franks RB 5-10 175 FR Iowa Park, TX / Iowa Park HS 16 Jacob Kaspar WR 6-0 175 SO Rio Rancho, NM / Rio Rancho HS SQ J.R. Fullen K/P 6-0 165 FR Eastland, TX / Eastland HS 17 Baxter Kirven WR 6-3 180 R-JR Arlington, TX / Timberview HS SQ Jamun Guilford DB 5-11 170 FR Waco, TX / La Vega HS 3* Derek Kiser QB 6-2 200 JR Burnet, TX / Burnet HS SQ Johnnie Hankins ATH 5-10 185 JR Miami, FL / South Dade HS 43 Michael Knobloch LB 6-3 230 JR Fort Worth, TX / Richland HS SQ Christian Hernandez K 5-9 165 FR Dublin, TX / Dublin HS 20 Darion Lewis DB 5-11 180 JR Dallas, TX / Skyline HS SQ Ben Holmes QB 6-0 205 JR Orchard Park, NY / Orchard Park HS 7 Marquis Lomax LB 5-10 230 R-JR Harbor City, CA / Narbonne HS SQ D’Anthony Hopkins RB 6-3 250 JR Cuero, TX / Cuero HS 67 Israel Lorenzo OL 6-4 290 JR Montebollo, CA / Schurr HS SQ Sam Jackson LB 6-0 220 FR Gatesville, TX / Gatesville HS 57 Money Martin Jr. DL 5-9 280 R-FR Lancaster, TX / Lancaster HS SQ Cody Jones ATH 5-11 180 FR Tolar, TX / Tolar HS 88 Taylor Massey WR 6-2 170 SO Cisco, TX / Cisco HS SQ Ke’Montre Lowe-Ali DB 5-11 175 FR Houston, TX / Dobie HS 23 Daniel McCants RB 5-7 170 SO Killeen, TX / Killeen HS SQ Max Maxfield LB 6-0 220 FR Amarillo, TX / Amarillo HS 94 Brian McClure DL 6-1 325 R-FR Odessa, TX / Odessa HS SQ Cade Schrader QB 6-1 180 FR Fort Worth, TX / Timber Creek HS 41 Cord Norris DB 6-1 180 SO Coleman, TX / Coleman HS SQ Ryan Siler DB 6-1 190 FR Lorena, TX / Lorena HS 99 Tavaris Owens DL 6-2 310 SO Whitney, TX / Whitney HS SQ Omery Trevino DB 5-8 170 R-SO Mineral Wells, TX / Mineral Wells HS 58 Noah Perez OL 6-2 270 SO Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS SQ Hunter Turbeville QB 6-0 160 FR Gainesville, TX / Gainesville HS 27 Andre Plata DB 6-1 185 JR Dallas, TX / Woodrow Wilson HS SQ Jonathan Uland DS 6-3 215 FR Bonham, TX / Bonham HS 81 Nick Prestwood WR 6-4 205 JR Meridian, TX / Meridian HS SQ James Williams OL 6-6 330 FR Duncanville, TX / Duncanville HS 75 Jovan Pruitt OL 6-6 360 JR Dallas, TX / Bishop Dunne HS SQ Cody Wolfe LB 6-0 200 FR Midland, TX / Midland Christian HS 35 Chris Radford DL 6-2 240 SO Mansfield, TX / Summit HS SQ Zane Young LB 6-1 220 FR Brock, TX / Brock HS 74 Justin Reasons OL 6-3 300 SR Groves, TX / Groves HS 8* Kason Reeves QB 6-4 200 R-FR Muenster, TX / Sacred Heart Catholic HS *Duplicate single digit jersey numbers will be shared with Quarterbacks. 85 Stephen Reeves DS 5-10 200 FR League City, TX / Clear Springs HS In StatCrew, the QBs will be identified as #q while the defensive player in the duplicate number will be original number 93 Ron Reid P 6-4 260 JR Burleson, TX / Centennial HS (i.e. 3q will indicate Derek Kiser while 3 is Tre Johnson) 9 TARLETON FOOTBALL NUMERICAL PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

No. Name Pronunciation No. Name Pronunciation 1 Daniel Ezeagwu...... DAN-yuhl EE-zah-goo 61 Justice Wisener...... JUS-tiss WISE-ner 2 Devin Hafford...... DEV-en HAFF-erd 62 Austin Hernandez...... AH-sten HER-nan-DEZ 3* Derek Kiser...... D-air-ek Ky-zer 64 Chase Woods...... CHAY-ss Wud-z 3 Tre Johnson...... Tray JON-suhn 66 Wesley Hooks...... WES-lee Huk-z 4 Jeff Thomas...... Jeff TOM-us 67 Israel Lorenzo...... IZ-rah-el LOR-en-zoh 5 EJ Speed...... EE-jay Spee-d 68 Chris Gibbens...... KRIS GIB-ens 6* Matt Bishop...... M-at BISH-uhp 70 Cody Hayes...... KOH-dee HAY-z 6 Chris Gordon...... Kris GORE-duhn 72 Deon Sheppard...... DEE-on SHEP-ard 7* Zed Woerner...... ZED Warn-er 73 Doudly Aujour...... Dude-Lee Ahz-yur 7 Marquis Lomax...... MAR-kees LOW-max 74 Justin Reasons...... JUH-stin REE-suns 8* Kason Reeves...... KAY-suhn REEV-s 75 Jovan Pruitt...... JO-vin PROO-it 8 Will Johnson...... Will JON-suhn 76 Shawn Best...... SHON Best 9 Basil Jackson...... Bay-Zil JACK-sun 77 Dylan Whiteacre...... DILL-uhn WHITE-ay-ker 11 Adam Berryman...... Add-uhm BAIR-ee-man 78 Pousima Galoia...... SEE-muh GUH-loya 13 Del’Michael High...... Del-MY-kuhl Hye 80 Justin Escudero...... JUST-in ES-koo-dair-oh 14 De’Jai Whitaker...... Dee-SHAY Witt-uh-ker 81 Nick Prestwood...... NIK Pr-est-wood 15 Jackson Burrell...... JACK-suhn Bur-EL 84 Dalton Vondra...... DAHL-tuhn VAHN-druh 16 Jacob Kaspar...... Jay-kuhb KASS-par 85 Stephen Reeves ...... STEE-vuhn REEV-s 17 Baxter Kirven...... BAX-tur KUR-ven 86 Andrew Brunken...... AN-droo BRUN-kin 18 Savon Rollison...... SAY-von Rahl-is-uhn 87 Cornellius Carrington...... Kor-NEEL-yus KAIR-ing-tuhn 20 Darion Lewis...... Dair-EE-ohn LOO-iss 88 Taylor Massey...... TAY-ler MAS-see 21 Barry Stribling...... BAIR-ee STRIB-ling 90 Mohamed Inoussa...... MO-hahm-ed EE-noo-suh 22 Elliott Hart...... EL-ee-UHT HART 93 Ron Reid...... RON Reed 23 Daniel McCants...... DAN-yuhl Mick-Cants 94 Brian McClure...... BRY-en MK-lure 24 Xavier Turner...... Ex-aye-vyer TER-ner 95 Tyrell Thompson...... TIE-rell TOMP-suhn 25 Chase Varnado...... CH-ay-s VAR-nah-doe 97 Fredarian Tompkins...... FRED-air-ee-an TOMP-kens 26 Thomas Warren...... TOM-us WAR-en 98 Sean Walton...... SHON Wahl-tuhn 27 Andre Plata...... ON-dray PLAH-tuh 99 Tavaris Owens...... TAH-vah-riss OH-ens 28 John Bellfield...... JON Bell-FEELd 29 Marcus Johnson...... MAR-kuss JON-suhn 30 Andrew Blackshire...... An-Droo Black-SHY-er Practice Squad (as of Aug. 25, 2017) 31 Justice Anyanwu...... JUSS-tiss An-yow No. Name Pronunciation 32 Skyler Wetzel...... SKY-ler WET-zuhl SQ Aaron Brown...... AIR-uhn BR-ow-n 33 Brant Bailey...... BRAN-t BAY-lee SQ Mookie Carlile...... MOO-kee CAR-lie-l 35 Chris Radford...... KRIS Rad-ferd SQ Alex Craig...... AL-ex KR-eg 36 Sergio Sroka...... SIR-gee-oh SIR-oh-kuh SQ Bowie Franks...... BOO-ee FR-ain-ks 37 Xavier Scott...... Ex-aye-vyer SKAH-t SQ J.R. Fullen...... J. R. Full-en 38 Austin Dooley...... AH-sten DOO-lee SQ Jamun Guilford...... Juh-mahn Gill-ford 39 Raive Sheppard...... RAY-v SHEP-ard SQ Johnnie Hankins...... JON-ee Hank-ens 40 Christopher Williams...... KRIS-toh-fer WILL-yums SQ Christian Hernandez...... KRIST-yen HER-nan-dez 41 Cord Norris...... KORD NOR-riss SQ Ben Holmes...... BEN Homes 42 Torean Sheppard...... TOR-ee-uhn SHEP-ard SQ D’Anthony Hopkins...... Dee-AN-thon-ee HOP-kens 43 Michael Knoblach...... MY-kuhl NAH-block SQ Sam Jackson...... Sam JAX-uhn 44 Jordan Smith...... JOR-duhn SM-ith SQ Cody Jones...... KO-dee JO-nz 45 David Fangupo...... DAY-vid FAN-goo-poh SQ Ke’Montre Lowe-Ali...... KEE-mon-tray LO-all-ee 46 Caleb Bendewald...... KAY-lebb BEN-duh-WALLd SQ Max Maxfield...... MAX MAX-feel-d 48 David Solomon...... DAY-vid SAHL-o-man SQ Cade Schrader...... KAY-d SHRAY-der 49 Tyler Ellis...... TIE-ler EL-liss SQ Ryan Siler...... RYE-an SY-ler 50 Ronnell Wilson...... RON-nell WIL-sen SQ Omery Trevino...... OH-mer-ee TREV-ee-noh 51 Andrew Cole...... AN-droo KOHL SQ Hunter Turbeville...... HUN-ter TER-buh-vil 52 Tyler Turner...... TIE-ler TER-ner SQ Jonathan Uland...... JON-uh-than YOU-land 53 Quantavius Cheatham...... KWAN-tay-VEE-us CHEET-hum SQ James Williams...... JAY-mz WILL-yuhm-z 54 Azizullah Fifita...... Ah-ZEEZ-oo-la FUH-fee-tuh SQ Cody Wolfe...... KO-dee WUL-f 56 Erick Willis...... AIR-ick WILL-iss SQ Zane Young...... ZAY-n YUHN-g 57 Money Martin Jr...... MUN-ee MAR-ten Junior 58 Noah Perez...... NO-uh PER-ehz 59 Javon Chambers...... JUH-vahn CH-aim-bers 60 Collin Carrell...... K-AHL-en K-air-EL 10 TARLETON FOOTBALL DEPTH CHARTS

TARLETON STATE TEXANS OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS QB* 7 Zed Woerner 6-2 210 SR DE 35 Chris Radford 6-2 240 SO K 36 Sergio Sroka 6-1 180 SR 3 Derek Kiser 6-2 200 JR 90 Mohamed Inoussa 6-5 270 JR 93 Ron Reid 6-4 260 JR

RB* 11 Adam Berryman 5-9 220 JR DT 95 Tyrell Thompson 6-4 300 JR P 93 Ron Reid 6-4 260 JR 24 Xavier Turner 5-10 225 JR 53 Quantavius Cheatham 6-3 305 R-JR 49 Tyler Ellis 5-9 165 SO

LT 76 Shawn Best 6-8 340 JR DT 45 David Fangupo 6-2 380 JR DS 92 Stephen Reeves 5-10 200 FR 67 Israel Lorenzo 6-4 290 JR 99 Tavaris Owens 6-2 310 SO 25 Chase Varnado 6-1 235 SR

LG 75 Jovan Pruitt 6-6 360 JR DE 25 Chase Varnado 6-1 235 SR H 93 Ron Reid 6-4 260 JR 66 Wesley Hooks 6-2 290 JR 48 David Solomon 6-2 260 SR 88 Taylor Massey 6-2 170 SO

C* 58 Noah Perez 6-2 270 SO LB 9 Basil Jackson 6-0 230 SR KR 18 Savon Rollison 5-10 190 JR 78 Pousima Galoia 6-3 315 JR 7 Marquis Lomax 5-10 230 R-JR 88 Taylor Massey 6-2 170 SO

RG 72 Deon Sheppard 6-4 295 JR LB 43 Michael Knobloch 6-3 230 JR PR 18 Savon Rollison 5-10 190 JR 59 Javon Chambers 5-11 295 FR 54 Azizullah Fifita 6-0 240 SR 23 Daniel McCants 5-7 170 SO

RT 70 Cody Hayes 6-5 300 SO LB 5 EJ Speed 6-4 225 JR 73 Doudly Aujour 6-7 330 SR 8 Will Johnson 6-3 210 JR

WR 4 Jeff Thomas 6-2 205 SR CB 2 Devin Hafford 5-10 180 SO 14 De’Jai Whitaker 6-5 190 JR 3 Tre Johnson 5-11 165 R-FR

WR 13 Del’Michael High 6-2 205 SR FS* 30 Andrew Blackshire 5-8 185 R-FR 17 Baxter Kirven 6-3 180 R-JR 1 Daniel Ezeagwu 6-2 200 JR

WR 18 Savon Rollison 5-10 190 JR SS 22 Elliott Hart 5-11 180 SR 87 Cornellius Carrington 6-1 200 JR 27 Andre Plata 6-1 185 JR

TE 33 Brant Bailey 6-2 235 SO CB 15 Jackson Burrell 6-4 195 SR 84 Dalton Vondra 6-5 255 R-JR 28 John Bellfield 5-10 190 SR

* - indicates a Game-Time Decision

DELTA STATE STATESMEN OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS QB 9 Breck Ruddick 6-4 210 Jr DE 56 Zane Samuel 6-3 220 So K 83 Vince Sciorrotta 5-9 185 Sr 14 Collin Willis 6-3 220 Sr 53 Quantarius Boone 6-1 225 Jr 9 Breck Ruddick 6-4 210 Jr

RB 2 Chris Robinson 5-9 196 Sr DT 54 Brandon Gaddy 6-1 305 Sr P 22 Sam Barge 5-6 190 Fr 6 LeDarion Peterson 5-11 195 Sr 99 Josh Bradford 6-0 320 Fr 9 Breck Ruddick 6-4 210 Jr

LT 77 George Roberts 6-7 340 Sr DT 49 Eric Sadler 6-3 250 Jr DS 48 Thomas Boone 5-11 180 Sr 73 DeQuin Andrews 6-4 305 Sr 52 Kevin White 6-3 270 Jr 50 Dustin Dye 5-9 215 Fr

LG 76 Innis Claude V 6-0 290 So DE 15 Ovenson Cledanord 6-2 200 Jr H 14 Collin Willis 6-3 220 Sr 74 Thomas Head 6-4 320 Jr 33 Dante Williams 6-2 230 Fr 1 Kam Mayers 5-8 180 Sr

C 69 Jackson Hanson 6-1 285 So LB 10 Chandler Ector 5-10 205 Jr KR 6 LeDarion Peterson 5-11 195 Sr 63 Anthony Eashmond 6-0 310 Jr 34 Earnest Butler 5-11 208 Jr 3 Jamoral Graham 6-0 175 Sr

RG 62 Sifa Finau 6-4 290 Sr LB 44 Landry Tullo 6-1 220 R-Sr PR 1 Kam Mayers 5-8 180 Sr 72 R.J. Hulse 6-7 365 Sr 51 Jerad Hunt 6-0 220 R-Sr 3 Jamoral Graham 6-0 175 Sr

RT 79 Derrick McClelland 6-7 300 Sr ROV 5 Keith Flanigan 6-0 200 Sr 58 Chris Jones 6-6 255 Jr 37 David Herrington 6-1 190 Jr

WR 1 Kam Mayers 5-8 180 Sr CB 3 Jamoral Graham 6-0 175 Sr 80 Leon Green 6-3 185 So 13 Devontae Wilson 5-11 180 Sr

WR 18 John McInnis 6-2 190 Jr FS 7 Tyrell Brown 5-11 195 Sr 11 Willis Chambers 6-4 200 Sr 25 Mychael Jenkins 5-10 190 Fr

WR 18 Dillon Helm 6-0 175 Jr SS 4 Johnquavious McBride 5-11 190 Sr 86 Tyler Herrell 6-3 215 Jr 23 Brandon Tillman 5-10 187 Jr

TE 81 Benji Galbraith 6-6 240 Jr CB 8 Decory McGee 6-0 185 Sr 89 Cliff Fernandez 6-5 250 Jr 26 A’Darius Benson 6-3 191 Sr

11 TARLETON FOOTBALL HEAD COACH TODD WHITTEN

WHITTEN AS HEAD COACH

1996 5-5 (2-5 LSC) 2003 8-4 (6-2 LSC) 9-5 Midwestern State W H 23-10 9-4 #20 Southern Arkansas L H 24-27 9-14 Southeastern Okla. W H 31-25 9-13 Angelo State W H 40-9 9-21 at East Central (Okla.) W A 45-35 9-20 at Abilene Christian W A 41-7 10-5 at A&M-Kingsville L A 10-40 9-27 #10 A&M-Kingsville L H 15-23 10-12 West Texas A&M W H 27-17 10-4 at East Central (Okla.) W A 42-14 10-19 at Eastern New Mexico L A 17-24 10-9 at Sam Houston State W A 39-20 10-26 Abilene Christian L H 10-20 10-18 at Southeastern Okla. W A 42-28 11-2 Angelo State W H 42-38 10-25 Northeastern (Okla.) W-OT H 48-44 11-9 at Central Oklahoma L A 14-17 11-1 West Texas A&M W H 47-27 11-16 A&M-Commerce L H 17-56 11-8 at Southwestern Okla. L A 17-21 11-15 #12 Central Oklahoma W H 38-23 11-22 ^at #3 A&M-Kingsville L A 10-34

2000 6-5 (5-4 LSC) 2004 7-4 (6-3 LSC) 9-2 at Harding (Ark.) L A 38-52 8-26 New Mexico Highlands W N 35-7 TODD 9-9 Western New Mexico W H 45-7 9-4 A&M-Commerce W H 42-16 9-16 at Southwestern Okla. W A 27-22 9-11 at Midwestern State W A 19-3 9-23 Southeastern Okla. W H 41-0 9-18 Abilene Christian L H 14-31

9-30 at A&M-Kingsville L A 19-31 9-25 at Central Oklahoma L A 17-42 10-7 West Texas A&M W H 43-19 10-2 East Central (Okla.) L H 17-21 10-14 at Eastern New Mexico L A 27-34 10-7 at Sam Houston State L A 14-44 10-21 Abilene Christian W H 15-13 10-16 Southeastern Okla. W H 32-27 10-28 at Angelo State L A 25-45 10-23 at Northeastern (Okla.) W A 52-14 WHITTENHEAD COACH 11-4 Midwestern State L H 23-44 10-30 at West Texas A&M W A 34-14 11-11 A&M-Commerce W H 9-7 11-6 Southwestern Okla. W H 46-12

A familiar face made his return to Stephenville as the winningest and Sam Houston State, Whitten made his return to Stephenville to coach of Tarleton State University’s NCAA era, Todd Whitten, joined build Tarleton into a national powerhouse. the Texan sidelines prior to the 2016 season. Whitten came back in 2000 and turned Tarleton around once 2001 10-3 (8-1 LSC) 2016 5-6 (5-4 LSC) He made an immediate impact in his return by resurrecting a again with a 6-5 record to open the new century. 3-7 season from the year before and led Tarleton into the final two In his second season, Whitten’s Texans entered uncharted 9-1 Langston (Okla.) W H 47-13 9-3 at McNeese State L A 3-33 games of the season with a chance to win the Lone Star Conference territory with a 10-3 mark to claim the school’s first Lone Star 9-8 at Sam Houston State L A 10-61 9-10 Southwest Baptist L H 28-31 championship. Conference championship and division championship en route to In a news conference on December 3, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. Athletic their first trip to the NCAA playoffs. He would go on to boast a record 9-15 Southwestern Okla. W H 21-20 9-17 Angelo State W H 35-5 Director Lonn Reisman announced the selection of Whitten as head of 17-6 over the next two seasons, each of which garnered his third 9-22 at Southeastern Okla. W A 39-32 9-24 at West Texas A&M L A 25-37 football coach. Whitten joined Reisman and President Dr. F. Dominic and fourth LSC Coach of the Year awards, and Tarleton returned to 9-29 A&M-Kingsville L H 20-23 10-1 UT Permian Basin W H 48-20 Dottavio at the announcement in the lobby of Wisdom Gym. the NCAA playoffs in 2003. This marked the 28th head coaching change in the history of Whitten is a four-time Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year 10-6 at West Texas A&M W A 62-3 10-8 Western New Mexico W H 44-41 Tarleton football, as Whitten is one of 24 different men to lead the after winning the award in 1996, 2001, 2002, and 2003. He was also 10-13 Eastern New Mexico W H 55-14 10-15 at Eastern New Mexico W A 26-16 Texans. He now joins legendary coach W.J. Wisdom as one of two named the D2Football.com West Region Coach of the Year in 2001 10-20 at Abilene Christian W A 52-7 10-22 A&M-Kingsville L H 17-21 coaches with three different tenures as Tarleton’s head football after guiding Tarleton to the playoffs for the first time. coach. Before becoming a coach, Whitten was a star athlete at Dallas 10-27 Angelo State W H 41-7 10-29 at Oklahoma Panhandle W A 45-26 “I feel like I’m coming home,” said Whitten. “I’m very excited to Kimball High School and Stephen F. Austin University – where he was 11-3 at Midwestern State W A 44-37 11-5 #12 Midwestern State L H 16-21 be back at Tarleton. This is a very special place and it’s an incredible inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2001. He was a three-year job. I’m very thankful to be chosen.” starter at quarterback and a three-year starter in the outfield during 11-10 at A&M-Commerce W A 34-24 11-12 at A&M-Commerce L A 10-30 Whitten, a 28-year veteran at the collegiate coaching level, has baseball season. 11-17 ^at Chadron State (Neb.) W A 28-24 been a head coach for 12 years, including seven years at Tarleton He was drafted in the 17th round of the 1983 Major League 11-24 ^at UC Davis L A 25-42 (1996, 2000-04, 2016) and five seasons at Division I Sam Houston Baseball Draft by Philadelphia out of Kimball High School, but State. declined to make his way to Stephen F. Austin. After his dual-sport He currently boasts an NCAA coaching record of 75-57, including career with the Lumberjacks, Whitten signed a free agent contract to a record at Tarleton of 50-29, which gives him the second-most total play quarterback for the New England Patriots in 1987. wins in school history behind Wisdom (71). He also has a career After playing for the Patriots in 1987, Whitten traded the helmet 2002 9-2 (6-2 LSC) 2017 record of 29-11 at Memorial Stadium in Stephenville. for the headset as he went back to school as a graduate assistant 8-29 SW Assemblies of God W H 62-0 9-2 at Delta State “I am very confident in Todd Whitten’s ability to win football coach at Texas Tech to begin his coaching career. He earned his first 9-5 New Mexico Highlands W H 53-7 9-9 Oklahoma Panhandle games and reestablish our program into a contender – not just in the full-time coaching job at New Mexico State in 1990, where he spent Lone Star Conference, but on the national level,” said Reisman. “In four seasons before heading to El Paso, where he spent two seasons 9-14 at Angelo State W A 38-0 9-16 at Angelo State his career, Whitten has shown the ability to rebuild programs and at UTEP. 9-21 Abilene Christian W H 12-9 9-23 West Texas A&M make them very competitive. Whitten left UTEP for his first head coaching position at Tarleton “He brings a wealth of experience as a head coach at the Division in 1996 before leaving for Wyoming the following year. 9-28 at A&M-Kingsville L A 3-16 9-30 at UT Permian Basin I and Division II levels,” continued Reisman. “He is an innovator, he After his second stint at Tarleton from 2000-04, Whitten 10-5 East Central (Okla.) W H 35-26 10-7 at Western New Mexico is creative, and he has one of the most tremendous offensive minds returned to Sam Houston State for his first Division I head coaching 10-19 Southeastern Okla. W H 62-31 10-14 Eastern New Mexico in the country. I have all the confidence in the world that Todd will opportunity. He spent five seasons with the Bearkats. From there, bring enthusiasm and energy to our football program.” he spent two seasons at Lamar, one year at Arlington Heights High 10-26 at Northeastern (Okla.) L-OT A 28-29 10-21 at Texas A&M-Kingsville During his first two stints at Tarleton, Whitten was no stranger to School, and the last three years at UTEP before coming back to 11-2 at West Texas A&M W A 42-17 10-28 Western Oregon awards and championships. Tarleton in December 2015. 11-9 Southwestern Okla. W H 33-30 11-4 at Midwestern State Before taking over the program in 1996 for one season, Tarleton Whitten earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Stephen had a record of 4-16-1 since joining the NCAA in 1994. Whitten F. Austin in 1987 and a master’s degree in sports administration from 11-16 at Central Oklahoma W A 34-27 11-11 Texas A&M-Commerce turned things around following a 1-10 season in 1995 by leading the Texas Tech in 1990. Texans to a 5-5 record in his first season, which was enough to garner He resides in Stephenville with his wife, Dana. The couple has him the LSC Coach of the Year award for that season. three sons – Brady, Blaze, and Tate – and a daughter, Maddie. After a three-year hiatus as the offense coordinator for Wyoming LSC CHAMPIONS: 2001 LSC NORTH CHAMPIONS: 2002 • 2003 LSC COACH OF THE YEAR: 1996 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 WHITTEN VS. RANKED OPPONENTS D2FOOTBALL.COM REGION COACH OF THE YEAR: 2001 Year Opp Rank Opposing Team W/L Score Tarleton Rank Tarleton Rushing Tarleton Passing Tarleton Total Offense 9/4/03 20 vs. Southern Arkansas L 24-27 14 102 358 460

9/27/03 10 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville L 15-23 19 61 307 368 11/15/03 12 vs. Central Oklahoma W 38-23 24 231 250 481 11/22/03 3 at Texas A&M-Kingsville L 10-34 21 66 212 278 11/5/16 12 vs. Midwestern State L 16-21 -- 163 202 365 11/12/16 8 at Texas A&M-Commerce L 10-30 -- 132 203 335 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. 2017 TODD WHITTEN 0-0 .000 A.B. Hays (1913-20) 25-15-4 .613 2016 TODD WHITTEN 5-6 .455 W.J. Wisdom (1920-22, 24-28, 30-35) 71-35-15 .648 2015 Cary Fowler 3-7 .300 Davis R. Pena (1923) 3-5-0 .375 2014 Cary Fowler 5-5 .500 W.A. Hall (1929) 1-6-2 .222 2013 Cary Fowler 7-3 .700 H.J. “Choc” Sanders (1936-37) 9-7-2 .555 2012 Cary Fowler 6-4 .600 Ear Rudder (1938-40) 18-10-1 .637 2011 Cary Fowler 6-5 .545 T.G. Fields (1941) 5-2-2 .667 2010 Cary Fowler 3-8 .273 Jimmie Marshall (1944) 1-8-0 .111 2009 Sam McElroy 10-3 .769 Div. II Playoffs | 2nd Rd Marshall Hughes (1945) 2-5-1 .312 2008 Sam McElroy 8-3 .727 C.M. “Dutch” Flory (1946-48) 7-22-0 .241 2007 Sam McElroy 9-2 .818 (1949-50) 11-9-0 .550 2006 Sam McElroy 6-4 .600 H.A. “Sandy” Sanford (1951-59) 33-46-3 .420 2005 Sam McElroy 7-3 .700 Johnny Dunn (1960) 5-4-0 .555 2004 TODD WHITTEN 7-4 .636 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 (173-82) 39-59-1 .399 1997 Craig Wederquist 4-7 .364 Bobby Fox (1983-84) 8-12-0 .400 1996 TODD WHITTEN 5-5 .500 Bill Pringle (1985-87) 21-11-1 .652 1995 Ronnie Roemisch 1-10 .091 Hal McAfee (1988-92) 36-18-0 .667 1994 Ronnie Roemisch 3-6-1 .350 (First year in Div. II) Ronnie Roemisch (1993-95) 9-21-1 .306 1993 Ronnie Roemisch 5-5 .500 TODD WHITTEN (1996, 2000-04, 2016) 50-29-0 .633 1992 Hal McAfee 6-4 .600 Craig Wederquist (1997-99) 12-21-0 .364 1991 Hal McAfee 3-7 .300 Sam McElroy (2005-09) 40-15-0 .727 1990 Hal McAfee 11-1 .917 NAIA playoffs Cary Fowler (2010-15) 30-32 .484 1989 Hal McAfee 9-3 .750 NAIA playoffs ALL-TIME SENIOR COLLEGE RECORD 275-300-3 .478 1988 Hal McAfee 7-3 .700 OVERALL RECORD 466-474-33 .496 1987 Bill Pringle 9-3 .750 NAIA playoffs 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. Earl Rudder (1938-40) 18-10-1 .637 1977 Buddy Fornes 7-3 .700 7. TODD WHITTEN (1996, 2000-04, 2016) 50-29-0 .633 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) 50-29-0 .633 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 6. H.A. “Sandy” Sanford (1951-59) 33-46-3 .420 1965 Johnny Dunn 3-7 .300 7. Cary Fowler (2010-15) 30-32-0 .484 1964 Johnny Dunn 3-6 .333 8. A.B. Hays (1913-20) 25-15-4 .613 1963 Johnny Dunn 3-6 .333 9. Bill Pringle (1985-87) 21-11-1 .652 1962 Johnny Dunn 2-7 .222 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 Whitten AN OFFENSIVE MASTERMIND 2016 Career Todd Whitten has a long history of racking up yards on offense. From his days Home 3-3 29-11 as a standout college quarterback through today, Whitten knows how to move Away 2-3 20-18 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 1-0 37-18 Artificial Turf 4-6 13-11 Day Games 2-0 18-8 Whitten’s record at Tarleton... Night Games 3-6 32-21 when scoring 40 or more points Overtime 0-0 0-1 27-0 in a game vs. Ranked D2 Opponents 0-2 1-5 vs. NCAA Division I Opponents 0-1 1-3 August 0-0 2-0 Whitten’s record at Tarleton... September 1-3 17-12 October 4-1 20-8 when racking up over 500 yards November 0-2 11-9 12-1 of total offense in a game Leading at Halftime 5-3 37-11 Trailing at Halftime 0-2 10-16 Tied at Halftime 0-1 3-2 Scoring First 4-4 36-12 WHITTEN’S TARLETON OFFENSE: Opponent Scoring First 1-2 14-17 TOP 300+ PASSING EFFORTS (19-9) Score < 20 Points 0-4 4-19 Score 20-29 Points 1-2 6-9 # 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 1-0 13-1 2. 10/4/03 431 East Central W, 42-14 (A) Score 40+ Points 3-0 27-0 3. 10/26/02 419 Northeastern State (Okla.) L-OT, 28-29 (A) 4. 10/29/16 403 Oklahoma Panhandle W, 45-26 (A) Opponent Scores < 20 Points 2-0 28-2 5. 9/2/00 394 Harding (Ark.) L, 38-52 (A) Opponent Scores 20-29 Points 2-2 14-10 6. 10/18/03 382 Southeastern Oklahoma W, 42-28 (A) 7. 11/1/03 373 West Texas A&M W, 47-27 (H) Opponent Scores 30-39 Points 0-4 6-8 8. 9/29/01 370 Texas A&M-Kingsville L, 20-23 (H) Opponent Scores 40+ Points 1-0 2-9 9. 10/24/16 368 West Texas A&M L, 25-37 (A) 10. 9/22/01 365 Southeastern Oklahoma W, 39-32 (A) Gain <20 First Downs 3-4 15-20 11. 10/13/01 359 Eastern New Mexico W, 55-14 (H) 12. 11/9/96 358 Central Oklahoma L, 14-17 (A) Gain 20+ First Downs 2-2 35-9 13. 9/4/03 358 #20 Southern Arkansas L, 24-27 (H) Opponent Gains < 20 First Downs 1-2 30-12 14. 10/9/03 356 (FCS) Sam Houston State W, 39-20 (A) 15. 9/9/00 353 Western New Mexico W, 45-7 (H) Opponent Gains 20+ First Downs 4-4 20-17 16. 11/3/01 345 Midwestern State W, 44-37 (A) More Rushing Yards Than Opponent 3-0 39-5 17. 10/15/16 343 Eastern New Mexico W, 26-16 (A) 18. 11/2/96 342 Angelo State W, 42-38 (H) Fewer Rushing Yards Than Opponent 2-6 11-24 19. 11/2/02 340 West Texas A&M W, 42-17 (A) Rush For < 100 Yards 3-3 8-15 20. 10/28/00 336 Angelo State L, 25-45 (A) 21. 11/24/01 332 UC-Davis* L, 25-42 (A) Rush For 100+ Yards 2-3 42-13 22. 9/1/01 329 Langston (Okla.) W, 47-13 (H) Opponent Rushes For < 100 Yards 2-0 25-0 23. 10/12/96 316 West Texas A&M W, 27-17 (H) 24. 9/13/03 313 Angelo State W, 40-9 (H) Opponent Rushes For 100+ Yards 3-6 25-29 25. 9/27/03 307 #10 Texas A&M-Kingsville L, 23-15 (H) 26. 9/23/00 306 Southeastern Oklahoma W, 41-0 (H) More Passing Yards Than Opponent 4-3 39-19 27. 10/8/16 303 Western New Mexico W, 44-41 (H) Fewer Passing Yards Than Opponent 1-3 11-10 28. 10/5/02 303 East Central W, 35-26 (H) Pass For < 300 Yards 2-5 31-20 Pass For 300+ Yards 3-1 19-9 Opponent Passes For < 300 Yards 3-3 43-24 WHITTEN’S TARLETON OFFENSE: Opponent Passes For 300+ Yards 2-3 7-5 TOP 500+ TOTAL OFFENSE GAMES (12-1) More Total Yards Than Opponent 3-0 44-9 Fewer Total Yards Than Opponent 2-6 6-20 # Date Total Yds Opponent Final Score (H/A) 1. 11/2/96 648 Angelo State W, 42-38 (H) Gain < 500 Total Yards 5-6 38-28 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 3-4 47-24 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 2-2 3-5 6. 9/13/03 552 Angelo State W, 40-9 (H) Commit No Turnovers 1-1 15-3 7. 10/13/01 549 Eastern New Mexico W, 55-14 (H) Win Turnover Battle 4-1 31-5 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 0-3 11-15 10. 10/12/96 518 West Texas A&M W, 27-17 (H) Equal Turnovers As Opponent 1-2 8-9 11. 9/2/00 518 Harding (Ark.) L, 38-52 (A) Trail Time of Possession 2-4 24-22 12. 11/2/02 513 West Texas A&M W, 42-17 (A) Lead Time of Possession 3-2 26-7 13. 9/1/01 512 Langston (Okla.) W, 47-13 (H) 14 TARLETON FOOTBALL 2016 Tarleton Texan Football Tarleton State Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 23, 2017) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Sep 03, 2016 at #9 McNeese L 3-33 11901 All games 5-6 3-3 2-3 0-0 Sep 10, 2016 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST L 28-31 6211 Conference 5-4 3-2 2-2 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 * Oct 01, 2016 TEX. PERMIAN BASIN W 48-20 6735 Team Statistics TSU OPP * Oct 08, 2016 WESTERN N.M. W 44-41 4634 FIRST DOWNS 200 256 * Oct 15, 2016 at Eastern N.M. W 26-16 2521 R u s h in g 62 100 * Oct 22, 2016 TEX. A&M-KINGSVILLE L 17-21 6523 P a s s in g 118 134 * Oct 29, 2016 at Panhandle State W 45-26 750 P e n a l ty 20 22 * Nov 05, 2016 #12 MIDWESTERN STATE L 16-21 5214 RUSHING YARDAGE 1060 1769 * Nov 12, 2016 at #8 A&M-Commerce L 10-30 7795 Rushing Attempts 352 452 Average Per Rush 3.0 3.9 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Average Per Game 96.4 160.8 Joseph Sadler 11 131 702 89 613 4.7 5 73 55.7 TDs Rushing 10 16 Jabari Anderson 8 59 223 30 193 3.3 2 70 24.1 PASSING YARDAGE 2882 3057 Curtis McGregor 3 26 151 5 146 5.6 3 53 48.7 C o m p - A t t- In t 216-368-11 248-406-16 Skyler Wetzel 7 26 76 8 68 2.6 0 13 9.7 Average Per Pass 7.8 7.5 Zed Woerner 11 88 270 245 25 0.3 0 16 2.3 Average Per Catch 13.3 12.3 Derek Kiser 3 6 27 8 19 3.2 0 14 6.3 Average Per Game 262.0 277.9 Bubba Tandy 11 4 14 0 14 3.5 0 10 1.3 TDs Passing 26 17 Caleb Bendewald 4 6 4 0 4 0.7 0 3 1.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 3942 4826 Total 11 352 1467 407 1060 3.0 10 73 96.4 Average Per Play 5.5 5.6 Opponents 11 452 2059 290 1769 3.9 16 44 160.8 Average Per Game 358.4 438.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 40-752 46-809 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 20-238 17-116 Zed Woerner 11 145.99 190-310-11 61.3 2445 24 74 222.3 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 16-214 11-152 Derek Kiser 3 127.26 18-39-0 46.2 298 2 46 99.3 FUMBLES-LOST 17-8 26-14 Garrett Simpson 1 94.89 7-18-0 38.9 120 0 51 120.0 PENALTIES-Yards 84-797 71-682 Jabari Anderson 8 259.60 1-1-0 100.0 19 0 19 2.4 PUNTS-AVG 60-36.4 49-38.1 Total 11 141.82 216-368-11 58.7 2882 26 74 262.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 :0 6 3 1 :5 4 Opponents 11 130.27 248-406-16 61.1 3057 17 80 277.9 3RD-DOWN Conversions 54/152 78/180 4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/16 13/24 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g D. High 11 55 790 14.4 10 44 71.8 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Bubba Tandy 11 42 695 16.5 7 74 63.2 D. Martin 5 16 3.2 0 21 Jeff Thomas 7 33 505 15.3 3 68 72.1 Treston Ridge 3 13 4.3 0 8 Joseph Sadler 11 19 210 11.1 3 46 19.1 Cody Burtscher 3 38 12.7 0 38 Jabari Anderson 8 18 116 6.4 1 27 14.5 Basil Jackson 2 96 48.0 2 55 Brant Bailey 11 15 170 11.3 1 26 15.5 Elliott Hart 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 Taylor Massey 10 13 213 16.4 0 38 21.3 EJ Speed 1 17 17.0 0 17 Kason Fornes 11 11 164 14.9 1 35 14.9 John Bellfield 1 36 36.0 0 36 Curtis McGregor 3 6 6 1.0 0 4 2.0 Tate Whitten 10 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.6 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Total 11 216 2882 13.3 26 74 262.0 Ron Reid 59 2182 37.0 65 3 14 17 5 1 Opponents 11 248 3057 12.3 17 80 277.9 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Sergio Sroka 11-16 68.8 0-0 7-8 2-3 2-5 0-0 44 0 Kason Fornes 17 179 10.5 0 34 Bubba Tandy 2 59 29.5 0 44 PAT Cody Burtscher 1 0 0.0 0 0 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total 20 238 11.9 0 44 Sergio Sroka - 11-16 30-36 - - - - - 63 Opponents 17 116 6.8 1 70 D. High 10 ------60 Bubba Tandy 8 ------48 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Joseph Sadler 8 ------48 Taylor Massey 22 424 19.3 0 40 Curtis McGregor 3 ------18 Bubba Tandy 8 226 28.2 1 100 Jabari Anderson 3 ------18 Tate Whitten 4 32 8.0 0 11 Jeff Thomas 3 ------18 Joseph Sadler 3 45 15.0 0 23 Basil Jackson 2 ------12 Brant Bailey 2 15 7.5 0 15 Kason Fornes 1 ------6 D. High 1 10 10.0 0 10 Brant Bailey 1 ------6 Total 40 752 18.8 1 100 Total 39 11-16 30-36 - - 0-3 - - 297 Opponents 46 809 17.6 0 45 Opponents 36 12-21 23-27 1-4 1 1-4 1 - 281 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Bubba Tandy 11 14 695 59 226 0 994 90.4 Tarleton State 83 75 75 64 0 297 Joseph Sadler 11 613 210 0 45 0 868 78.9 Opponents 34 79 88 80 0 281 D. High 11 0 790 0 10 0 800 72.7 Total 11 1060 2882 238 752 214 5146 467.8 Opponents 11 1769 3057 116 809 152 5903 536.6 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Zed Woerner 11 398 25 2445 2470 224.5 Joseph Sadler 11 131 613 0 613 55.7 Derek Kiser 3 45 19 298 317 105.7 Total 11 720 1060 2882 3942 358.4 Opponents 11 858 1769 3057 4826 438.7 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 11 49 68 117 6.0-15 4.5-12 3-38 2 9 3-6 . . . 9 Basil Jackson 11 54 30 84 6.0-12 0.5-1 2-96 2 1 . . . . 5 EJ Speed 11 35 33 68 13.0-44 6.0-27 1-17 2 10 2-0 5 2 . 20 Treston Ridge 10 32 36 68 0.5-2 . 3-13 9 . 1-0 . . . 25 Chase Varnado 11 26 36 62 13.0-62 8.0-41 . 1 10 1-25 3 . . Total 11 460 478 938 73-282 36-188 16-214 54 61 14-31 17 6 . Opponents 11 371 400 771 92-355 40-238 11-152 42 62 8-52 8 5 . 15 TARLETON FOOTBALL 2016 Tarleton Texan Football Tarleton State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Aug 23, 2017) 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 11 49 68 117 6.0-15 4.5-12 3-38 2 9 3-6 . . . 9 Basil Jackson 11 54 30 84 6.0-12 0.5-1 2-96 2 1 . . . . 20 Treston Ridge 10 32 36 68 0.5-2 . 3-13 9 . 1-0 . . . 5 EJ Speed 11 35 33 68 13.0-44 6.0-27 1-17 2 10 2-0 5 2 . 25 Chase Varnado 11 26 36 62 13.0-62 8.0-41 . 1 10 1-25 3 . . 39 Devin Hafford 11 37 17 54 1.5-6 . . 4 . 1-0 . . . 50 Ronnell Wilson 8 18 30 48 2.0-10 1.0-7 . 2 4 . . . . 54 A. Fifita 11 16 30 46 5.0-35 4.0-33 . . . 1-0 . . . 17 D. Martin 11 29 12 41 0.5-4 0.5-4 5-16 10 . . . . . 48 David Solomon 11 11 28 39 3.5-11 2.0-7 . 3 3 1-0 . . . 96 Tyrique Murray 11 9 28 37 3.0-6 0.5-3 . . 5 1-0 1 1 . 92 Dariet McDuff 11 14 19 33 4.5-26 3.0-22 . 2 4 . 2 . . 22 Elliott Hart 9 20 9 29 3.5-7 . 1--2 5 . . . . . 99 Birdel Hodge 11 13 15 28 5.5-27 3.5-20 . 2 6 1-0 4 . . 26 John Bellfield 6 16 9 25 . . 1-36 2 . . 1 . . 6 Chris Gordon 11 17 8 25 0.5-0 . . 3 . . . . . 41 Cord Norris 11 10 10 20 . . . 2 . . . . . 95 Chris Radford 9 6 9 15 2.5-9 1.0-6 . . 8 . . . . 43 M. Knobloch 9 8 6 14 0.5-4 0.5-4 . 1 . . . . . 35 Dakota Hesskew 10 5 9 14 . . . 1 . . . . . 44 Jordan Smith 9 7 6 13 ...... 55 Devvon Miles 9 4 6 10 2.0-2 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . 94 Leal Sample 8 3 4 7 ...... 1 . . 42 Torean Sheppard 9 1 6 7 ...... 21 Barry Stribling 4 5 1 6 . . . 1 . . . . . 38 Darion Lewis 9 3 2 5 ...... 11 Kason Fornes 11 2 1 3 ...... 31 C. Carrington 10 2 1 3 ...... 14 Trent Gow 11 1 1 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 1 Bubba Tandy 11 1 1 2 ...... 80 Taylor Massey 10 . 2 2 ...... 2 . 29 Marcus Johnson 10 2 . 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 2 Cooper Cole 11 1 1 2 ...... 88 Jeff Thomas 7 1 . 1 ...... 66 Larry Osterman 4 . 1 1 ...... 15 B. Turlington 8 . 1 1 ...... 77 Dylan Whiteacre 11 . 1 1 ...... 36 Sergio Sroka 11 1 . 1 ...... 78 K. Yarbrough 5 1 . 1 ...... 4 Jabari Anderson 8 . 1 1 ...... TM TEAM 6 ...... 1 . Total 11 460 478 938 73-282 36-188 16-214 54 61 14-31 17 6 . Opponents 11 371 400 771 92-355 40-238 11-152 42 62 8-52 8 5 .

16 TARLETON FOOTBALL 2016 Tarleton Texan Football Tarleton State Team Game-by-Game (as of Aug 23, 2017) 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 Oct 01 TEX. PERMIAN BASIN 39 80 1 13 17 289 4 42 17-24-0 289 4 42 4 76 0 36 2 48 0 44 369 Oct 08 WESTERN N.M. 31 147 1 20 28 303 4 68 28-37-2 303 4 68 5 161 1 100 2 61 0 34 450 Oct 15 at Eastern N.M. 25 18 0 16 29 343 3 35 29-47-2 343 3 35 1 36 0 36 3 8 0 7 361 Oct 22 TEX. A&M-KINGSVILLE 28 21 0 13 18 230 2 38 18-35-0 230 2 38 4 85 0 31 2 14 0 9 251 Oct 29 at Panhandle State 30 63 2 32 24 403 3 74 24-42-3 403 3 74 4 31 0 15 1 -4 0 0 466 Nov 05 MIDWESTERN STATE 32 163 0 70 13 202 2 46 13-33-1 202 2 46 4 30 0 10 2 28 0 29 365 Nov 12 at A&M-Commerce 38 132 1 16 14 203 0 28 14-22-2 203 0 28 5 33 0 13 2 21 0 21 335 Tarleton State 352 1060 10 73 216 2882 26 74 216-368-11 2882 26 74 40 752 1 100 20 238 0 44 3942 Opponents 452 1769 16 44 248 3057 17 80 248-406-16 3057 17 80 46 809 0 45 17 116 1 70 4826

Games: 11 • Avg/rush: 3.0 • Avg/catch: 13.3 • Pass effic: 141.82 • KR avg: 18.8 • PR avg: 11.9 • All purpose avg/game: 467.8 • Total offense avg/gm: 358.4

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 Oct 01 TEX. PERMIAN BASIN 41 44 85 3.0-12 2.0-10 1 2-0 2-79 8 4 0 6-6 0 0 0 20 48 Oct 08 WESTERN N.M. 36 58 94 6.0-19 2.0-12 1 1-0 1-0 6 6 1 5-6 0 0 0 0 44 Oct 15 at Eastern N.M. 43 50 93 8.0-18 3.0-10 5 3-0 2-8 1 2 1 2-3 0 0 0 10 26 Oct 22 TEX. A&M-KINGSVILLE 40 44 84 4.0-13 1.0-3 2 2-25 2--2 6 6 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 17 Oct 29 at Panhandle State 51 22 73 9.0-46 5.0-33 2 1-0 2-72 0 11 1 6-6 0 0 0 14 45 Nov 05 MIDWESTERN STATE 40 64 104 7.0-27 3.0-11 3 2-6 2--2 7 5 1 1-1 0 0 0 9 16 Nov 12 at A&M-Commerce 42 8 50 4.0-10 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 5 1 1 1-1 0 0 0 0 10 Tarleton State 460 478 938 73.0-282 36.0-188 17 14-31 16-214 61 54 6 30-36 0 0 0 73 297 Opponents 371 400 771 92.0-355 38.0-219 8 8-52 11-152 62 42 5 23-27 1 1 0 48 281

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 Oct 01 TEX. PERMIAN BASIN 4 92 23.0 40 0 0 2 0 0 2-2 25 0 9 563 62.6 4 0 Oct 08 WESTERN N.M. 3 58 19.3 32 1 0 0 0 1 1-1 35 0 8 459 57.4 2 0 Oct 15 at Eastern N.M. 5 161 32.2 48 0 0 0 0 3 2-3 44 0 6 359 59.8 2 0 Oct 22 TEX. A&M-KINGSVILLE 6 228 38.0 44 0 0 1 0 1 1-1 22 0 4 218 54.5 1 0 Oct 29 at Panhandle State 3 104 34.7 41 0 0 1 0 1 1-1 25 0 8 495 61.9 3 1 Nov 05 MIDWESTERN STATE 5 189 37.8 50 0 0 4 1 3 1-3 20 0 4 232 58.0 0 0 Nov 12 at A&M-Commerce 5 219 43.8 56 0 1 0 1 1 1-2 44 0 3 181 60.3 0 0 Tarleton State 60 2182 36.4 65 1 3 14 5 17 11-16 44 0 61 3639 59.7 14 1 Opponents 49 1865 38.1 61 3 5 10 4 12 12-21 45 0 55 3030 55.1 9 3

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