ANGELO STATE 2014 FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS AND RECORD BOOK 1 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP // 3 LSC CHAMPIONSHIPS // 5 NCAA DIVISION II PLAYOFF APPEARANCES // 57 ALL-AMERICANS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION FOOTBALL HISTORY Institution: . Angelo State University First Year of Football: . 1939 Location: . San Angelo, Texas First Year of NCAA Division II Football: . 1981 Enrollment: . 6,888 Overall University Record (Since 1964): . 297-232-5 ( .556) Founded: . 1928 Overall NCAA Division II Record (Since 1981): . 194-158-2 ( .548) Nickname: . Rams NCAA D-II Playoff Appearances: . 5 (’87, ’89, ’94, ’97, ’05) Affiliation: . NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference Titles: . 3 (’78, ’84, ’87) Colors: . Blue and Gold Mascot: . Roscoe (costumed) Conference: . Lone Star Conference TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Overall Record: . 5-6 President: . Dr . Brian May Home / Away / Neutral: . 2-3 / 3-2 / 0-1 Athletic Director: . Sean Johnson Lone Star Conference Record: . 2-4 Ticket Office Phone: . 325-942-BLUE (2583) LSC Finish: . 5th Website: . www .AngeloSports .com Lettermen Returning: . 37 Lettermen Lost: . 22 FOOTBALL INFORMATION Starters Returning (o/d): . 5 / 7 Home Field: . LeGrand Stadium Starters Lost (o/d): . 6 / 4 . at 1st Community Credit Union Field (5,500 Base Offense: . Pistol Date Opened: . 2014 Base Defense: . 4-2-5 Head Coach: . Will Wagner Phone: . 325-942-2264 Record at Angelo State: . 15-18 (Fourth Season) 2014 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time Overall Record: . 15-18 (Fourth Season) 9/13 Western State San Angelo, Texas 6 p .m . Assistant Head Coach/O-Coordinator: . Theron Aych 9/20 McMurry San Angelo, Texas 7 p .m . Defensive Coordinator: . Jeff Girsch 9/27 West Texas A&M San Angelo, Texas 7 p .m . Assistant Coach (WR): . Drew Dallas 10/4 Midwestern State Wichita Falls, Texas 7 p .m . Assistant Coach (OL): . Jay Eilers 10/11 Texas A&M-Commerce San Angelo, Texas 7 p .m . Assistant Coach (DL): . Pierce Holt 10/18 Texas A&M-Kingsville Kingsville, Texas 7 p .m . Assistant Coach (DE/Special Teams): . Gary Salgado 10/25 Eastern New Mexico San Angelo, Texas 7 p .m . Graduate Assistant Coach: . Mario Ramos 11/1 Tarleton State Stephenville, Texas 7 p .m . Graduate Assistant Coach: . Anthony Lewis 11/8 LSC Playoffs TBA TBA Graduate Assistant Coach: . Cam Weirson 11/16 LSC Playoffs TBA TBA Strength and Conditioning: . Chad Herring ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS Top Returning Rusher ATT-YDS AVG TD AVG/G Athletic Communications Office Phone: . 325-942-2378 Kyle Washington, Jr . 134-1183 8 .2 9 100 .2 Athletic Communications Director: . Brandon Ireton 1 Email: . brandon .ireton@angelo .edu Top Passer Returning CAI YDS TD AVG/G Mobile: . 325-998-0753 Kyle Washington, Jr . 192-312-7 2073 17 188 .5 Assistant Director: . Wes Bloomquist Email: . wes .bloomquist@angelo .edu Top Returning Receivers Rec-Yards AVG TD AVG/G Mobile: . 512-966-6971 Talon Smith, Jr . 35-381 10 .9 1 34 .6 Mailing Address: Junell Center, Room 225 Top Returning Defenders U-A-T TFL SACKS INT ASU Station #10899 Rush Seaver, LB, Sr . 64-43-107 14 .0 3 .5 2 San Angelo, Texas 76909-0899 Ryan Clapsaddle, DB, Jr 49-23-72 1 .0 0 3 Clayton Callicutt, DE, Jr . 34-35-39 12 .0 7 .0 0 ANGELO STATE FOOTBALL WILL WAGNER Head Coach Fourth Season West Texas native Will assistant coach for two seasons Wagner led the Rams to its first before being hired full time three-game winning streak to as defensive backs coach, a end a season since 1987 to job he held even after being wrap up 2013 and now has named assistant head coach the Rams focused on 2014 . prior to the 2007 season . During his first three seasons Under his tutelage, the as head coach, the Rams Bearcats averaged nearly 18 offense and defense improved interceptions per season from by leaps and bounds . The 2013 2004–10 . Twelve of his defensive Ram offense set the record backs combined to earn 18 for single season average of All-MIAA honors, including total yards with 457 .9 yards per Myles Burnsides, a two-time game . Kyle Washington led the All-American who was named offense as quarterback and National Defensive Player of became the first player in ASU the Year in 2008 . In 2009, 11 history to throw for 2,000 yards Bearcats picked off 25 passes, and rush for over 1,000 yards in the second-highest total in the a single season . The defense nation . In Wagner’s final season, improved each game and was Northwest Missouri finished the No . 1 rushing defense in 12-2 and advanced to the D-II the Lone Star Conference . The national semifinals before losing Rams put 14 Rams on the all- to Minnesota Duluth, 17-13 . conference list including four As a player, Wagner was on the first team . It is the most an All-American defensive first team members since 2001 . back at Hardin-Simmons The team also stays involved University, where he played in the public with the Rams from 1992–95 and earned Read program and helping selection to the university’s the San Angelo community 20th Anniversary Team . He by volunteering to clean started a record 47 games up and do handy work at for the Cowboys, set school houses around town . records for interceptions in a In his previous 11 seasons as season (8) and set an American 2 assistant coach at Northwest Southwest Conference record Missouri, Wagner helped for career interceptions lead the Bearcats to 10 (23) . He also coached as a Mid-America Intercollegiate graduate assistant at Hardin- Athletics Association (MIAA) Simmons from 1996–97 . championships, seven national As a senior in high school, championship games and Wagner helped lead Odessa three national titles . During his Permian to the 1991 Texas 5A tenure, the Bearcats were 108-8 Division II State Championship . ( .931) in the 12-member MIAA . Wagner and his wife, At Northwest Missouri, Wagner Andrea, have two sons, first served as a graduate Brooks and Brayden . ANGELO STATE FOOTBALL THERON AYCH JEFF GIRSCH Assistant Head Coach Defensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Theron Aych has coached the junior college level—Fort Scott Angelo State head football and been a part of seven Mid- football across the country, across (Kan ). Community College and coach Will Wagner has announced State Football Association all levels and began his second Mesabi Range (Minn ). Community the hiring of 18-year veteran Conference Championships . stint in Texas when he joined the College—and at the high school coach Jeff Girsch to fill the role of His defense has finished in the Angelo State staff in January level at Aberdeen (S .D ). Central . defensive coordinator for the Rams . top 25 in scoring for the last five 2011 as assistant head coach . At Central Missouri as wide “I’m excited to add not only a years highlights by a No . 2 finish He will now run the Rams potent receivers coach and special great coach, but an even better in 2009 and a No . 5 finish in 2011 . attack as offensive coordinator . teams coordinator, Aych mentored person to our staff,” Wagner Girsch is a graduate of SAU, Aych’s second year running the Delanie Walker, a Harlon Hill said . “Jeff has coached on both where he excelled as a four- Ram offense was a record breaker . Trophy candidate as one of the top sides of the ball, which I believe year starting wide receiver . He The offense set the season record NCAA Division II football players gives him a great insight on what currently ranks fourth in career for total offensive yards averaged and eventual selection in the 2006 the offense is trying to do . I got receiving yards (1,617), 10th in per game with 457 .9 . He guided an NFL Draft by the San Francisco to know Jeff when he would career touchdown receptions offense that rushed for 252 .8 yard 49ers . Aych helped three players come down and talk football (11), and 10th in career pass per game which is the third highest garner all-conference honors in while I was at Northwest Missouri receptions (94) at St . Ambrose . average since 1964 . Aych was the Mid-America Intercollegiate State University . What he does After graduating from St . also instrumental in quarterback Athletic Association (MIAA) . defensively will allow our players Ambrose in 1994, Girsch joined the Kyle Washington’s improvement . Prior to coaching the Mules, to make an easy transition into Fighting Bees football coaching The sophomore quarterback Aych spent two seasons at his scheme . He’s a great teacher, staff in the fall of that year . He became the first player in ASU Washington on the other side of motivator and high energy guy coached the wide receivers history to throw for 2,000 yards the line of scrimmage, assisting that will make our program better ”. from 1994-98 . Girsch returned and rush for 1,000 yards in a single with the outside linebackers and Girsch has spent 17 years to the staff and coached the season . Washington also broke punters as a graduate assistant . coaching at St . Ambrose defensive backs from 2000- ASU’s single season record for Aych coached two Huskies— University in Davenport, Iowa . 03 before again coaching the total yards with 3,175 . Alex Young linebackers Marquis Cooper He has spent the last six years defensive backs from 2004-06 . and Anthony Lewis were named and Greg Carothers—who as defensive coordinator and In 2007, Girsch coached All-LSC first teamers while Trent signed NFL contracts . Cooper assistant head coach of the receivers and tight ends at Davis, Isi Cocker, Blake Smith, was an All-Pac 10 selection in Fighting Bees .