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2009 SCHEDULE Game 9 • Tarleton vs. Abilene Christian Saturday, Oct. 24 • 6 p.m. • Memorial Stadium, Stephenville Arkansas-MonticelloAug. 27 W, 45-16 Tarleton Abilene Christian Texans Wildcats !at NortheasternSept. State 5 W, 6-0 7-1, 2-1 LSC South 7-1, 2-1 LSC South In the Polls In the Polls No. 11 AFCA No. 9 AFCA !East CentralSept. 12 W, 41-2 No. 13 D2Football.comvs. No. 9 D2Football.com !at Central Oklahoma W, 35-17 TARLETON TO HOST ABILENE CHRISTIAN FOR HOMECOMING Sept. 19 The No. 11 Tarleton Texans will host the No. 9 Abilene Christian Wildcats for Homecoming 2009 at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24. Both teams are 7-1 overall and 2-1 in the Lone Star Conference South Division and in the midst of a four-way tie for the league lead. Tarleton !at Southwestern Okla. (FW) W, 66-3 Sept. 26 has hosted ACU for its Homecoming five times and is 2-3, including a 70-63 loss on Oct. 27, 2007 where 1,317 yards of total offense was tallied. *at Texas A&M-KingsvilleOct. 3 L, 34-20 PREVIOUS MEETINGS The two teams have met on 18 previous occasions, with the Texans trailing the all-time series, 11-7. Tarleton won six straight from 1998-2003, but ACU has won four of the last five *at MidwesternOct. State (HOF)10 W, 31-28 contests, including a 37-17 win last season in Abilene. The last Tarleton win came on Oct. 28, 2006 when Paul Williams hit a game-winning field goal as time expired to put the Texans on top in Abilene, 37-36. *at EasternOct. New Mexico 17 W, 30-20 A LOOK AT THE RANKINGS Tarleton is ranked No. 11 in the American Football Coaches Association poll and No. 13 *Abilene ChristianOct. (HC)24 2 p.m. in the D2Football.com poll. ACU is ranked No. 9 in both polls. *at Angelo State 7 p.m. REGIONAL POLLS Oct. 31 The Texans are ranked No. 10 in the latest Super Region Four poll while the Wildcats are ranked No. 4. *West Texas A&M 6 p.m. Central Washington is No. 1 with Northwest Missouri State, Missouri Western, ACU, Nov. 7 Washburn, Midwestern State, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Central Missouri, Angelo State and Tarleton rounding out the poll. *Lone Star Conference game; !Lone Star Conference South Division game; Bold = Home game; FW = Family Weekend; COMEBACK VICTORY HC = Homecoming; HOF = Hall of Fame Game The Texans needed a 13-point comeback at Eastern New Mexico last week to take Double-Digit Comeback Wins Wildcat Schedule the victory on the road. Tarleton scored 30 of the last 37 points tallied a week after it Deficit Opponent Final Date Date Opponent Time/Result used an 18-point come-from-behind victory 21 Austin College 24-21 10/19/85 Aug. 27 Northwest Missouri W, 19-14 on October 10 against the Midwestern State 18 Midwestern State 31-28 10/10/09 Sept. 5 Fort Lewis W, 58-10 Mustangs. Tarleton trailed 21-3 in the second 14 SW Oklahoma 21-20 9/15/01 Sept. 12 at A&M-Commerce W, 20-14 quarter, but the Texans scored a touchdown 14 Austin College 20-17 9/29/90 Sept. 19 Southeastern Okla. W, 33-14 just before half to make it 21-10 at the break. 14 Chadron State 28-24 11/17/01 Sept. 26 *Eastern New Mexico W, 44-33 Tarleton scored 28 of the final 35 points of the 13 Eastern New Mexico 30-20 10/17/09 13 Abilene Christian 15-13 10/21/00 Oct. 3 at East Central W, 43-6 contest, including a game-tying field goal with 12 Midwestern State 44-32 10/13/07 Oct. 10 *at Angelo State W, 38-14 12 seconds left and the winning kick as time expired. 11 Midwestern State 29-28 11/8/97 Oct. 17 *West Texas A&M L, 32-21 The 18-point comeback victory is the 11 Trinity 34-32 10/17/81 Oct. 24 *at Tarleton 6 p.m. second most in the program’s history starting 10 Stephen F. Austin 27-24 9/1/07 Oct. 31 *Texas A&M-Kingsville 2 p.m. from 1981. The biggest Texan comeback for 10 Northeastern State 48-44 10/25/03 Nov. 07 *at Midwestern State 1 p.m. a win after Tarleton won 24-21 over Austin 10 Angelo State 42-38 11/2/96 10 Sul Ross 14-10 9/17/83 College on Oct. 19, 1985 after trailing 21-0 earlier in the game. AFCA TOP 25 POLL HOME SWEET HOME School Record Prev. The Texans won five of six home games last season and have taken 41 of the last 53 1. North Alabama 8-0 2 contests played in Memorial Stadium. The Texans had an eight-game winning streak before 2. Central Washington 8-0 3 the 2004 season. A 55-14 win over Eastern New Mexico on Oct. 13, 2001 began the winning 3. Bloomsburg, Pa. 8-0 4 4. Northwest Missouri St. 7-1 5 streak before a loss to Southern Arkansas to open the 2004 season ended the streak on Sept 5. Minn. State-Mankato 8-0 6 4, 2003. 6. Grand Valley State 7-1 8 The Texans have posted a 70-36 record at Memorial Stadium since 1990 and a 54-28 7. Minnesota-Duluth 7-1 9 record at home since joining the LSC in 1995. 8. Albany State 7-0 10 9. Abilene Christian 7-1 1 GRANTHAM THROWS FOR 300 10. Charleston 8-0 11 Quaterback Scott Grantham connected on 27-of-52 pass attempts and threw for 353 11. Tarleton 7-1 13 yards, his best output since the Abilene Christian game on Oct. 27, 2007 when ACU won 70- 12. Missouri Western 7-1 15 63 and Grantham threw for 384 yards. Saturday’s total is his second best total in his career 13. Nebraska-Kearney 7-1 16 14. Texas A&M-Kingsville 7-1 7 behind the 384 his freshman season. 15. N.C.-Pembroke 6-1 17 That game against ACU was also the last time the Texans had over 500 yards of total 16. Washburn 6-2 20 offense (602) before the Texans rolled for 509 on Saturday. 17. Midwestern State 6-2 22 18. West Liberty 7-1 21 SCORELESS STREAK 19. Tuskegee 5-2 19 The Texan defense held opponents scoreless in nine straight quarters from the 20. Carson-Newman 6-2 25 Northeastern State and East Central game through the first quarter of the Central Oklahoma 21. Central Missouri 6-2 14 contest. In fact, Tarleton’s defense went 142 minutes and 35 seconds between allowing scores. 22. Wayne State, Neb. 6-2 24 23. Edinboro 6-2 12 The Texan defense has held opponents scoreless in 18 of the 32 quarters played thus 24. California, Pa. 6-2 NR far this season. 25. Hillsdale 6-2 NR THE ODD QUARTERS The Texans have outscored opponents 144-21 in the first and third quarters. Tarleton D2Football.com Poll had held opponents scoreless every first quarter until Midwestern State scored 13 in the School Record Prev. first 15 minutes on October 10. The Texans have held opponents to just eight points in the 1. North Alabama 8-0 2 third quarter, and two points was a safety thanks to a botched snap by the offense. Tarleton 2. Central Washington 8-0 3 3. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 8-0 4 is outscoring opponents in the first quarter, 51-13, and in the third quarter, 93-8. 4. Northwest Missouri St. 7-1 5 5. Minn. State-Mankato 8-0 7 SCORING DEFENSE 6. Minnesota-Duluth 7-1 8 The Texan defense has scored three touchdowns this year, just one touchdown short of 7. Grand Valley State 7-1 9 what they had allowed going into the game at Texas A&M-Kingsville. The Texans have two 8. Albany State 7-0 10 interception returns for touchdowns and a fumble recovery for a score. Tarleton has allowed 9. Abilene Christian 7-1 1 just four touchdowns to opponents, including one on the ground and three by air. 10. Charleston 8-0 11 11. Nebraska-Kearney 7-1 12 TEXAN OFFENSE 12. Missouri Western 7-1 13 13. Tarleton 7-1 14 The Texans are averaging 416.2 yards per game, including 180.0 yards on the ground 14. Texas A&M-Kingsville 7-1 6 and 236.2 yards through the air this season. 15. Carson-Newman 6-2 17 16. Saginaw Valley 6-2 18 DUAL THREAT 17. Wayne State (Neb.) 6-2 20 The dual running threat of Offensive Preseason Player of the Year Roderick Smith and 18. California (Pa.) 6-2 23 newcomer Evan Robertson have been a huge part of the Texan offense. The two have 19. Washburn 6-2 22 combined for 1,222 yards and 13 touchdowns this season. 20. Tuskegee 5-2 21 21. Central Missouri 6-2 16 GETTING GRANTHAM GOING 22. N.C.-Pembroke 6-1 25 23. Midwestern State 6-2 NR In the last two games, quarterback Scott Grantham has thrown for over 300 yards, and he 24. Hillsdale 6-2 NR is 3-0 this season in throwing over 300 and 5-1 in his career. This season, he has thrown for 25. West Liberty 7-1 NR 1,775 yards and 11 touchdowns. When the junior throws for over 250 yards, the Texans are 9-2.