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TARLETON TEXAN FOOTBALL GAME 02 | VS. FORT LEWIS SKYHAWKS SATURDAY, SEPT. 11, 2021 KICKOFF 6 P.M. CT | MEMORIAL STADIUM IN STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS (12,000)

NCAA DIVISION I // WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (FCS) // #SADDLEUP

FORT LEWIS TARLETON BROADCASTS SKYHAWKS TEXANS

BROADCAST INFORMATION NETWORK...... ESPN+ MOBILE...... WatchESPN TEAM RECORD: 0-1 TEAM RECORD: 0-1 PLAY-BY-PLAY...... Kyle Youmans CONFERENCE RECORD: 0-1 (RMAC) CONFERENCE RECORD: 0-1 (WAC) ANALYST...... Richard Bartel STREAK: L8 (FROM 2019) STREAK: L2 (FROM 2020) REPORTER...... N/A HEAD COACH: Darrius Smith HEAD COACH: Todd Whitten COACH RECORD AT SCHOOL: 0-3 (IN 2ND YR) COACH RECORD AT SCHOOL: 84-41 (IN 12TH YR) RADIO INFORMATION COACH CAREER RECORD: 0-3 (IN 2ND YR) COACH CAREER RECORD: 109-69 (IN 17TH YR) NETWORK...... Tarleton Sports Network COACH ALMA MATER: FROSTBURG STATE ('94) COACH ALMA MATER: STEPHEN F. AUSTIN ('87) STATION...... KTRL 90.5 FM ONLINE...... TarletonSports.com/Watch ABOUT THE MATCHUP PLAY-BY-PLAY...... Byron Anderson • This is the first ever meeting between Tarleton and Fort Lewis, who SERIES HISTORY ...... SFA LEADS 8-4 IN STEPHENVILLE ...... SFA LEADS 3-1 ANALYST...... Kyle Masters plays in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in NCAA Division II. IN NACOGDOCHES ...... SFA LEADS 5-3 • Of the 10 teams currently in the RMAC, Tarleton has played REPORTER...... Kyle Crews UNKNOWN LOCATIONS ...... N/A

STUDIO HOST...... Keltin Wiens three of them -- New Mexico Highlands, Colorado School of Mines, FIRST MEETING ...... 1963 (SFA 28-0) Chadron State. This is the first of two games for Tarleton against an LAST MEETING ...... 2019 (TSU 37-26)

WHITTEN VS. SFA ...... 5-1 LIVE STATS RMAC team this year. TSU hosts New Mexico Highlands on Sept. 25. CARTHEL VS. TARLETON ...... 6-3 • Fort Lewis has lost eight straight games, last winning on Oct. 5, PROVIDER...... StatBroadcast CURRENT STREAK...... TSU W2

LINK...... http://statb.us/b/353495 2019. It's their longest losing streak since Sept. 8, 2012, through LONGEST TARLETON WIN STREAK ...... W2 (ACTIVE) Sept. 7, 2013 (11 straight losses).

SOCIAL MEDIA QUICK HITS • Tarleton has won three of its last four home openers and is 8-3 in its first home game under HC Todd Whitten. FOLLOW TARLETON ATHLETICS • Tarleton WR J.F. Thomas scored the first touchdown by a Western Athletic Conference player since 2012 with a FACEBOOK...... /TarletonSports 12-yard score from QB Steven Duncan in the first quarter against Stephen F. Austin on Sept. 4. Before Saturday, TWITTER...... @TarletonSports the last WAC player to score a TD was San Jose State RB De'Leon Eskridge in the Military Bowl against Bowling INSTAGRAM...... @tarletonsports Green on Dec. 27, 2012. San Jose State QB David Fales had been the last WAC player to throw a TD -- Fales went WEBSITE...... www.TarletonSports.com on to play three seasons in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins and New York Jets. • Tarleton's defense stepped up in the season opener against Stephen F. Austin, forcing two turnovers in the first FOLLOW TARLETON FOOTBALL half, including in their opponent's first series possession of the year. The Texans allowed 20 points, their sixth FACEBOOK...... /TarletonStateFootball straight game holding their opponents to 21 points or fewer. TWITTER...... @TarletonFB • Wide receiver Tariq Bitson has picked up where he left off, making seven catches for 127 yards against SFA. INSTAGRAM...... @tarletonfb It's his second straight game with 100+ receiving yards, the first TSU player with consecutive such games since WEBSITE...... www.TarletonSports.com Zimari Manning had five straight 100+ receiving yard games in 2019.

FALL 2021 SCHEDULE

L SEPT. SEPT. SEPT. OCT. OCT. OCT. OCT. NOV. NOV. NOV. 10-20 11 18 25 2 16 23 30 6 13 20 TARLETON FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL HISTORY

First Season of Competition ...... 1915 No Intercollegiate Competition...... 1942-43 First Season as Senior College ...... 1961 First Season as NCAA Division II...... 1994 First Season as NCAA Division I...... 2020 All-Time Record...... 500-485-33 (.507) UNIVERSITY INFORMATION All-Time Record as a Senior College...... 309-311-3 (.498) All-Time Record as an NCAA Institution...... 170-125-1 (.576) System Member ...... Texas A&M University System TIAA Championships...... 6 (‘77, ‘78, ‘86, ‘87, ‘89, ‘90) Chancellor ...... John Sharp Lone Star Conference (D2) Championships...... 5 (‘01, ‘09, ‘13, ‘18, ‘19) Location ...... Stephenville, Texas Lone Star Conference (D2) Division Championships...... 5 (‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘06, ‘09) Founded ...... 1899 Years in the TIAA National Playoffs ...... 4 (‘78, ‘87, ‘89, ‘90) Enrollment ...... 13,115 Years in the NCAA Division II Playoffs ...... 5 (‘01, ‘03, ‘09, ‘18, ‘19) Nickname ...... Texans All-Time Playoff Record ...... 7-9 Colors ...... Purple & White Conference ...... Western Athletic Conference (FCS) Venue ...... Memorial Stadium Playing Surface...... CoolPlay by FieldTurf Capacity ...... 12,000 BOWL HISTORY President ...... Dr. James Hurley Bowl Invitations...... *5 Vice President for Athletics ...... Lonn Reisman All-Time Bowl Record...... 2-2 1966 Aztec Bowl (Mexico City) vs Mexico All-Stars...... W, 42-8 1984 Aztec Bowl (Mexico City) vs Mexico All-Stars...... L, 15-22 1986 Sunflower Bowl (Winfield, KS) vs Benedictine...... W, 40-38 2013 Heart of TX Bowl (Copperas Cove, TX) vs Ouachita Bapt...... DNP 2017 Corsicana Bowl vs Central Oklahoma...... L, 31-38 . * the 2013 HOT Bowl vs Ouachita Baptist was cancelled due to ice Dr. James James Hurley Dr.

PRESIDENT MEDIA CONTACT

Football Contact ...... Jake Withee Office Phone...... (254) 968-1803 Cell Phone ...... (970) 319-2260 Email ...... [email protected] Website ...... www.tarletonsports.com Twitter ...... @TarletonFB Instagram...... @tarletonfb

Mr. Lonn Reisman Lonn Mr. COACHING STAFF

Head Coach...... Todd Whitten Alma Mater...... Stephen F. Austin, 1987 Run Game Coordinator (OL)...... Scott Carey Alma Mater...... Tarleton, 1999 Pass Game Coordinator (QB)...... Adam Austin Alma Mater...... Arizona, 2007

VP ATHLETICS OF Defensive Coordinator (CB)...... Marcus Patton Alma Mater...... Kansas State, 2005 Special Teams Coordinator (S)...... Michael Walton Alma Mater...... Eastern New Mexico, 2001 Recruiting Coordinator (RB/TE)...... Jonathan Beasley Alma Mater...... Kansas State, 2001 Assistant Coach (DL)...... Cornell Brown Mr. Todd Whitten Todd Mr. Alma Mater...... Virginia Tech, 2006 Assistant Coach (ILB)...... Marc Martinez Alma Mater...... Tarleton, 2014 Assistant Coach (OLB)...... Eddie Jones Alma Mater...... Texas, 2010 HEAD COACH Assistant Coach (WR)...... Tate Whitten Alma Mater...... Tarleton, 2016 Assistant Coach (DB)...... Jacob Kemp Alma Mater...... Concordia (Nebraska), 2020 2 TARLETON FOOTBALL

NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 0 Devin Hafford DB 6-1 210 SR Atascocita, TX / Atascocita HS 53 Myles Ward OL 6-1 275 FR El Paso, TX / Chapin HS 0 Jayy McDonald RB 5-9 195 SR Oakland, CA / Middle Tennessee State 54 Layton Ernst OL 6-2 290 FR Mansfield, TX / Oklahoma State 1 Tariq Bitson WR 6-3 205 SR Tulsa, OK / Adams State 55 Calob Davis DL 6-3 240 FR Crandall, TX / Crandall HS 1 Ronnell Wilson LB 6-3 240 SR Abilene, TX / Abilene HS 56 Devin Sterling LB 6-2 235 FR Sunnyvale, TX / Sunnyvale HS 2 Tyquan Coleman DB 6-0 180 JR Tacoma, WA / Central Washington 57 Todd Tillis DL 6-3 240 FR Red Oak, TX / Red Oak HS 2 Gabe Douglas WR 6-3 210 JR Shreveport, LA / Denton Ryan HS 58 Prince Umanmielen DL 6-7 270 FR Manor, TX / Manor HS 3 Tre Johnson DB 6-0 180 SR Fort Worth, TX / Brewer HS 60 Hunter Smith OL 6-5 300 FR Rockwall, TX / Heath HS 4 Khalil Banks RB 6-1 220 SR The Colony, TX / The Colony HS 61 Javon Chambers OL 6-0 285 SR McAllen, TX / Belton HS 4 Jalen Carr DB 5-9 180 SO Longview, TX / Southwestern OK State 62 Jeremy Phelps OL 6-3 275 FR Trophy Club, TX / Byron Nelson HS 5 Donovan Banks DB 5-11 180 JR Sweeny, TX / Sweeny HS 64 Brody Smith OL 6-1 295 FR Grandview, TX / Grandview HS 5 Keylan Johnson WR 5-11 185 FR Mansfield, TX / Lake Ridge HS 65 Lane York OL 6-5 275 FR Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS 6 Bryon Broussard DB 5-11 180 SO Dickinson, TX / Abilene Christian 68 Jayston King OL 6-3 290 FR Oklahoma City, OK / Putnam City North HS 6 Darius Cooper WR 6-0 190 FR St. Louis, MO / Hazlewood West HS 70 Garrett Smith OL 6-4 265 FR N. Richland Hills, TX / Drake 7 Benjie Franklin DB 6-0 185 SR Houston, TX / Alief Taylor HS 71 Kendall Dearth OL 6-4 320 JR Atascocita, TX / Atascocita HS 7 Mike Irwin QB 6-1 205 JR Lake Oswego, OR / Oregon 72 Rawley Vaughn DL 6-5 275 SO Weslaco, TX / Weslaco HS 8 Braelon Bridges RB 5-10 180 FR Houston, TX / Klein Collins HS 73 Zach Perry OL 6-3 305 SR Fort Worth, TX / Arlington Heights HS 8 Kaylon Horton WR 5-10 175 SO Houston, TX / Cy Ridge HS 74 Blake Haynes OL 6-6 305 SO Maypearl, TX / Maypearl HS 9 Derrel Kelley III RB 5-10 175 FR St. Petersburg, FL / Lakewood HS 75 Austin Whitehead OL 6-6 315 JR Enid, OK / Enid HS 9 ChadWick Thibodeaux LB 6-0 235 SR Acres Home, TX / Eisenhower HS 77 Jack Gallagher OL 6-6 250 FR Fredericksburg, TX / Fredericksburg HS 10 Alex Thole QB 5-11 180 FR Schoolcraft, MI / Schoolcraft HS 79 Brandon Machuca OL 6-3 300 FR Corinth, TX / Lake Dallas HS 11 Steven Duncan QB 6-6 235 JR Charleston, SC / Ashley Ridge HS 80 Dray Roberson WR 5-9 180 SO Fort Worth, TX / YML Academy 12 Antonio Smith DL 6-4 235 R-FR Westerville, OH / Eastern Kentucky 82 Rhett Gallagher WR 5-8 190 SO Van Alstyne, TX / Missouri 13 Hunter Turbeville QB 6-0 190 JR Gainesville, TX / Gainesville HS 83 Jake Walrath P 6-4 200 SO Salado, TX / Salado HS 14 Brody Davis QB 6-2 230 FR Opelika, AL / Opelika HS 84 Cody Jones WR 5-11 190 JR Tolar, TX / Tolar HS 15 Erick Willis LB 6-3 225 SR Lawndale, CA / Lawndale HS 85 Randy Clemons II TE 6-4 255 SO Quartz Hill, CA / Quartz Hill HS 16 Josh Kemp DB 6-1 170 SO Gainesville, TX / Gainesville HS 86 Wyatt Birdwell K 6-2 185 FR Millsap, TX / Millsap HS 17 Antwoine Ware WR 6-0 190 JR San Antonio, TX / Wagner HS 87 Brett Harris WR 6-1 200 SO Johnson City, TX / Johnson City HS 18 D.J. Harris LB 6-0 220 SO Houston, TX / Langham Creek HS 88 J.F. Thomas WR 6-5 190 SR Dallas, TX / South Oak Cliff HS 19 Jaylen Jackson DB 6-1 175 FR Houston, TX / Langham Creek HS 89 Sloan Selmon TE 6-5 255 SO Houston, TX / Cy Ridge HS 20 Sean Walton DL 6-3 250 SR Perryton, TX / Perryton HS 90 Javier Duran DL 6-4 280 JR Jackson, N.J. / Liberty HS 21 Z’Core Brooks LB 6-5 245 R-FR Dallas, TX / Wilson HS 91 Jay Burrell DL 6-1 260 FR Colonial Heights, VA / Life Christian HS 22 Ryheem Skinner RB 5-8 220 JR Clinton, NC / Clinton HS 92 Brandon Tolvert DL 6-1 295 FR Newnan, GA / Newnan HS 23 Daniel Wright Jr. RB 5-9 205 JR Fairfield, CA / Weber State 93 Trooper Elwonger P 6-5 220 JR Plano, TX / Mesquite HS 24 Marvin Landy TE 6-4 235 FR Lakeland, FL / Jenkins HS 95 Clayton Blank DL 6-4 220 SO Belton, TX / Belton HS 25 Tayvis Coleman DB 5-11 180 SO Teague, TX / Teague HS 96 Ryan Ward TE 6-1 210 FR Colleyville, TX / Heritage HS 26 Greg Eggleston Jr. DB 6-0 170 FR San Antonio, TX / Smithson Valley HS PRACTICE SQUAD (as of Sept. 8) 27 Kyle Weber TE 6-0 275 FR Splendora, TX / Splendora HS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 28 Zach Strong LB 6-5 215 FR Brownwood, TX / Brownwood HS SQ Tate Abel WR 6-1 195 FR Crawford, TX / Crawford HS 29 Marsean Fisher DB 6-0 185 FR St. Louis, MO / Lafayette HS SQ Myles Aldridge LB 6-2 225 FR Bryant, AR / Bryant HS 30 Jaicorious Johnson DL 6-2 260 SR Opelika, AL / Opelika HS SQ Za’Korrian Bluitt DL 6-0 320 FR Lubbock, TX / Estacado HS 31 Bryson Collins LB 6-2 210 JR San Diego, CA / Madison HS SQ Jerametrius Butler Jr. DB 5-11 180 FR Cedar Hill, TX / Cedar Hill HS 32 Khalid Johnson LB 6-1 215 FR Terrell, TX / Terrell HS SQ Frank Chew DB 6-0 190 SO Fort Worth, TX / Mary Hardin-Baylor 33 Corban James LB 6-2 235 SR Fort Worth, TX / Northwestern State SQ Evan Chisolm WR 6-3 190 FR El Paso, TX / Americas HS 35 Chris Radford DL 6-3 250 R-SR Mansfield, TX / Summit HS SQ Kristian Dalton RB 6-0 200 FR Galveston, TX / Ball HS 36 Bowie Franks RB 5-10 175 JR Iowa Park, TX / Iowa Park HS SQ Keon’tey Fowler DB 6-0 175 FR Clewiston, FL / Glades Central HS 37 Les Odimara DB 6-1 170 FR Arlington, TX / Arlington HS SQ Kurt Hatch OL 6-3 275 FR Weatherford, TX / Weatherford HS 38 Cody Henderson TE 6-0 230 SO Weatherford, TX / Weatherford HS SQ Chris Haywood DL 6-3 270 FR Foreman, AR / Foreman HS 39 Keldric Williams DL 6-2 240 JR Mansfield, TX / Timberview HS SQ Tyrone Irving III WR 6-2 180 FR Katy, TX / Taylor HS 40 Anthony Bonilla TE 5-11 200 FR Eastland, TX / Eastland HS SQ Maleek Jones DB 6-1 170 FR Port Arthur, TX / Memorial HS 41 Zech Hopkins LB 6-1 225 SR Cuero, TX / Cuero HS SQ Tristan McClary QB 6-2 185 FR Denton, TX / Ray Braswell HS 43 Darian Holmes LB 6-1 210 SR League City, TX / Clear Brook HS SQ Dalton Merryman OL 6-9 320 FR Montgomery, TX / Montgomery HS 44 Stephen Reeves LS 5-11 210 SR League City, TX / Clear Springs HS SQ Jack Raybourn LB 6-6 205 FR Midlothian, TX / Homeschool 45 Markel Clark LB 6-0 210 FR Beaumont, TX / West Brook HS SQ Deangelo Rosemond RB 5-8 175 FR San Antonio, TX / East Central HS 46 Max Maxfield TE 6-2 240 JR Amarillo, TX / Amarillo HS SQ Blake Smith DB 5-11 175 FR Pearland, TX / Dawson HS 48 Adrian Guzman K 6-0 200 FR Temple, TX / Temple HS SQ Breezion Spiller QB 6-0 170 FR Killeen, TX / Ellison HS 49 Jed Whitney LS 6-3 200 FR Valley Mills, TX / Crawford HS SQ Courtland Stephens DB 6-0 185 FR San Antonio, TX / MacArthur HS 50 Makody Robertson DL 6-3 315 SO Pflugerville, TX / Hendrickson HS SQ Kyle Taylor LB 6-1 225 FR The Colony, TX / The Colony HS 51 Dillon Brooks OL 6-1 300 SO Huntsville, TX / Louisiana-Monroe SQ Qua’Shawn Washington LB 5-11 230 R-JR Abilene, TX / Abilene Christian 52 Robert Rios OL 6-4 315 FR Killeen, TX / Shoemaker HS SQ Darian Williams LB 6-4 240 JR San Diego, CA / Otay Ranch HS 3 TARLETON FOOTBALL

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 5 Donovan Banks DB 5-11 180 JR Sweeny, TX / Sweeny HS 62 Jeremy Phelps OL 6-3 275 FR Trophy Club, TX / Byron Nelson HS 4 Khalil Banks RB 6-1 220 SR The Colony, TX / The Colony HS 35 Chris Radford DL 6-3 250 R-SR Mansfield, TX / Summit HS 86 Wyatt Birdwell K 6-2 185 FR Millsap, TX / Millsap HS 44 Stephen Reeves LS 5-11 210 SR League City, TX / Clear Springs HS 1 Tariq Bitson WR 6-3 205 SR Tulsa, OK / Adams State 52 Robert Rios OL 6-4 315 FR Killeen, TX / Shoemaker HS 95 Clayton Blank DL 6-4 220 SO Belton, TX / Belton HS 80 Dray Roberson WR 5-9 180 SO Fort Worth, TX / YML Academy 40 Anthony Bonilla TE 5-11 200 FR Eastland, TX / Eastland HS 50 Makody Robertson DL 6-3 315 SO Pflugerville, TX / Hendrickson HS 8 Braelon Bridges RB 5-10 180 FR Houston, TX / Klein Collins HS 89 Sloan Selmon TE 6-5 255 SO Houston, TX / Cy Ridge HS 51 Dillon Brooks OL 6-1 300 SO Huntsville, TX / Louisiana-Monroe 22 Ryheem Skinner RB 5-8 220 JR Clinton, NC / Clinton HS 21 Z’Core Brooks LB 6-5 245 R-FR Dallas, TX / Wilson HS 12 Antonio Smith DL 6-4 235 R-FR Westerville, OH / Eastern Kentucky 6 Bryon Broussard DB 5-11 180 SO Dickinson, TX / Abilene Christian 64 Brody Smith OL 6-1 295 FR Grandview, TX / Grandview HS 91 Jay Burrell DL 6-1 260 FR Colonial Heights, VA / Life Christian HS 70 Garrett Smith OL 6-4 265 FR N. Richland Hills, TX / Drake 4 Jalen Carr DB 5-9 180 SO Longview, TX / Southwestern OK State 60 Hunter Smith OL 6-5 300 FR Rockwall, TX / Heath HS 61 Javon Chambers OL 6-0 285 SR McAllen, TX / Belton HS 56 Devin Sterling LB 6-2 235 FR Sunnyvale, TX / Sunnyvale HS 45 Markel Clark LB 6-0 210 FR Beaumont, TX / West Brook HS 28 Zach Strong LB 6-5 215 FR Brownwood, TX / Brownwood HS 85 Randy Clemons II TE 6-4 255 SO Quartz Hill, CA / Quartz Hill HS 9 ChadWick Thibodeaux LB 6-0 235 SR Acres Home, TX / Eisenhower HS 25 Tayvis Coleman DB 5-11 180 SO Teague, TX / Teague HS 10 Alex Thole QB 5-11 180 FR Schoolcraft, MI / Schoolcraft HS 2 Tyquan Coleman DB 6-0 180 JR Tacoma, WA / Central Washington 88 J.F. Thomas WR 6-5 190 SR Dallas, TX / South Oak Cliff HS 31 Bryson Collins LB 6-2 210 JR San Diego, CA / Madison HS 57 Todd Tillis DL 6-3 240 FR Red Oak, TX / Red Oak HS 6 Darius Cooper WR 6-0 190 FR St. Louis, MO / Hazlewood West HS 92 Brandon Tolvert DL 6-1 295 FR Newnan, GA / Newnan HS 14 Brody Davis QB 6-2 230 FR Opelika, AL / Opelika HS 13 Hunter Turbeville QB 6-0 190 JR Gainesville, TX / Gainesville HS 55 Calob Davis DL 6-3 240 FR Crandall, TX / Crandall HS 58 Prince Umanmielen DL 6-7 270 FR Manor, TX / Manor HS 71 Kendall Dearth OL 6-4 320 JR Atascocita, TX / Atascocita HS 72 Rawley Vaughn DL 6-5 275 SO Weslaco, TX / Weslaco HS 2 Gabe Douglas WR 6-3 210 JR Shreveport, LA / Denton Ryan HS 83 Jake Walrath P 6-4 200 SO Salado, TX / Salado HS 11 Steven Duncan QB 6-6 235 JR Charleston, SC / Ashley Ridge HS 20 Sean Walton DL 6-3 250 SR Perryton, TX / Perryton HS 90 Javier Duran DL 6-4 280 JR Jackson, N.J. / Liberty HS 53 Myles Ward OL 6-1 275 FR El Paso, TX / Chapin HS 26 Greg Eggleston Jr. DB 6-0 170 FR San Antonio, TX / Smithson Valley HS 96 Ryan Ward TE 6-1 210 FR Colleyville, TX / Heritage HS 93 Trooper Elwonger P 6-5 220 JR Plano, TX / Mesquite HS 17 Antwoine Ware WR 6-0 190 JR San Antonio, TX / Wagner HS 54 Layton Ernst OL 6-2 290 FR Mansfield, TX / Oklahoma State 27 Kyle Weber TE 6-0 275 FR Splendora, TX / Splendora HS 29 Marsean Fisher DB 6-0 185 FR St. Louis, MO / Lafayette HS 75 Austin Whitehead OL 6-6 315 JR Enid, OK / Enid HS 7 Benjie Franklin DB 6-0 185 SR Houston, TX / Alief Taylor HS 49 Jed Whitney LS 6-3 200 FR Valley Mills, TX / Crawford HS 36 Bowie Franks RB 5-10 175 JR Iowa Park, TX / Iowa Park HS 39 Keldric Williams DL 6-2 240 JR Mansfield, TX / Timberview HS 77 Jack Gallagher OL 6-6 250 FR Fredericksburg, TX / Fredericksburg HS 15 Erick Willis LB 6-3 225 SR Lawndale, CA / Lawndale HS 82 Rhett Gallagher WR 5-8 190 SO Van Alstyne, TX / Missouri 1 Ronnell Wilson LB 6-3 240 SR Abilene, TX / Abilene HS 48 Adrian Guzman K 6-0 200 FR Temple, TX / Temple HS 23 Daniel Wright Jr. RB 5-9 205 JR Fairfield, CA / Weber State 0 Devin Hafford DB 6-1 210 SR Atascocita, TX / Atascocita HS 65 Lane York OL 6-5 275 FR Stephenville, TX / Stephenville HS 87 Brett Harris WR 6-1 200 SO Johnson City, TX / Johnson City HS PRACTICE SQUAD (as of Sept. 8) 18 D.J. Harris LB 6-0 220 SO Houston, TX / Langham Creek HS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 74 Blake Haynes OL 6-6 305 SO Maypearl, TX / Maypearl HS SQ Tate Abel WR 6-1 195 FR Crawford, TX / Crawford HS 38 Cody Henderson TE 6-0 230 SO Weatherford, TX / Weatherford HS SQ Myles Aldridge LB 6-2 225 FR Bryant, AR / Bryant HS 43 Darian Holmes LB 6-1 210 SR League City, TX / Clear Brook HS SQ Za’Korrian Bluitt DL 6-0 320 FR Lubbock, TX / Estacado HS 41 Zech Hopkins LB 6-1 225 SR Cuero, TX / Cuero HS SQ Jerametrius Butler Jr. DB 5-11 180 FR Cedar Hill, TX / Cedar Hill HS 8 Kaylon Horton WR 5-10 175 SO Houston, TX / Cy Ridge HS SQ Frank Chew DB 6-0 190 SO Fort Worth, TX / Mary Hardin-Baylor 7 Mike Irwin QB 6-1 205 JR Lake Oswego, OR / Oregon SQ Evan Chisolm WR 6-3 190 FR El Paso, TX / Americas HS 19 Jaylen Jackson DB 6-1 175 FR Houston, TX / Langham Creek HS SQ Kristian Dalton RB 6-0 200 FR Galveston, TX / Ball HS 33 Corban James LB 6-2 235 SR Fort Worth, TX / Northwestern State SQ Keon’tey Fowler DB 6-0 175 FR Clewiston, FL / Glades Central HS 30 Jaicorious Johnson DL 6-2 260 SR Opelika, AL / Opelika HS SQ Kurt Hatch OL 6-3 275 FR Weatherford, TX / Weatherford HS 5 Keylan Johnson WR 5-11 185 FR Mansfield, TX / Lake Ridge HS SQ Chris Haywood DL 6-3 270 FR Foreman, AR / Foreman HS 32 Khalid Johnson LB 6-1 215 FR Terrell, TX / Terrell HS SQ Tyrone Irving III WR 6-2 180 FR Katy, TX / Taylor HS 3 Tre Johnson DB 6-0 180 SR Fort Worth, TX / Brewer HS SQ Maleek Jones DB 6-1 170 FR Port Arthur, TX / Memorial HS 84 Cody Jones WR 5-11 190 JR Tolar, TX / Tolar HS SQ Tristan McClary QB 6-2 185 FR Denton, TX / Ray Braswell HS 9 Derrel Kelley III RB 5-10 175 FR St. Petersburg, FL / Lakewood HS SQ Dalton Merryman OL 6-9 320 FR Montgomery, TX / Montgomery HS 16 Josh Kemp DB 6-1 170 SO Gainesville, TX / Gainesville HS SQ Jack Raybourn LB 6-6 205 FR Midlothian, TX / Homeschool 68 Jayston King OL 6-3 290 FR Oklahoma City, OK / Putnam City North HS SQ Deangelo Rosemond RB 5-8 175 FR San Antonio, TX / East Central HS 24 Marvin Landy TE 6-4 235 FR Lakeland, FL / Jenkins HS SQ Blake Smith DB 5-11 175 FR Pearland, TX / Dawson HS 79 Brandon Machuca OL 6-3 300 FR Corinth, TX / Lake Dallas HS SQ Breezion Spiller QB 6-0 170 FR Killeen, TX / Ellison HS 46 Max Maxfield TE 6-2 240 JR Amarillo, TX / Amarillo HS SQ Courtland Stephens DB 6-0 185 FR San Antonio, TX / MacArthur HS 0 Jayy McDonald RB 5-9 195 SR Oakland, CA / Middle Tennessee State SQ Kyle Taylor LB 6-1 225 FR The Colony, TX / The Colony HS 37 Les Odimara DB 6-1 170 FR Arlington, TX / Arlington HS SQ Qua’Shawn Washington LB 5-11 230 R-JR Abilene, TX / Abilene Christian 73 Zach Perry OL 6-3 305 SR Fort Worth, TX / Arlington Heights HS SQ Darian Williams LB 6-4 240 JR San Diego, CA / Otay Ranch HS 4 TARLETON FOOTBALL

PRONUNCIATION ROSTER

No. Name Pronunciation No. Name Pronunciation 0 Devin Hafford Dev-en Haff-erd 53 Myles Ward Miles Ward 0 Jayy McDonald Jay Mick-Don-uld 54 Layton Ernst Layten Ernst 1 Tariq Bitson Ta-reek Bitsun 55 Calob Davis Kaylib Day-viss 1 Ronnell Wilson Ron-el Will-sen 56 Devin Sterling Deven Sterling 2 Tyquan Coleman Ty-kwan Kohl-man 57 Todd Tillis Todd Till-iss 2 Gabe Douglas Gabe Dug-less 58 Prince Umanmielen Prince You-man-my-ellen 3 Tre Johnson Tray Jon-sun 60 Hunter Smith Hunter Smith 4 Khalil Banks Kuh-leel Bay-nkss 61 Javon Chambers Juh-von Chambers 4 Jalen Carr Jay-linn Car 62 Jeremy Phelps Jeremy Felps 5 Donovan Banks Don-uh-ven Bay-nkss 64 Brody Smith Bro-dee Smith 5 Keylan Johnson Kee-len Jon-sun 65 Lane York Lane York 6 Bryon Broussard Brian Broo-sard 68 Jayston King Jay-stun King 6 Darius Cooper Dare-ee-us Kooper 70 Garrett Smith Gair-it Smith 7 Benjie Franklin Ben-jee Frayn-klin 71 Kendall Dearth KIN-dull DERTH 7 Mike Irwin Myke Er-win 72 Rawley Vaughn Rah-lee Von 8 Braelon Bridges Bray-len Bridges 73 Zach Perry Zack Perry 8 Kaylon Horton Kay-lun Hor-tun 74 Blake Haynes Blake Haynes 9 Derrel Kelley III Dare-ill Kelly III 75 Austin Whitehead Aw-sten White-hed 9 ChadWick Thibodeaux Chad-Wick Tib-uh-doh 77 Jack Gallagher Jack Gal-uh-ger 10 Alex Thole Al-ex Thull 79 Brandon Machuca Branden Muh-choo-kuh 11 Steven Duncan Steven Dunken 80 Dray Roberson Dray Robber-sun 12 Antonio Smith An-tone-ee-oh Smith 82 Rhett Gallagher Rett Gal-uh-ger 13 Hunter Turbeville Hunter Ter-buh-vill 83 Jake Walrath Jake Wall-rath 14 Brody Davis Bro-dee Day-viss 84 Cody Jones Ko-dee Jones 15 Erick Willis Air-ick Will-iss 85 Randy Clemons II Randee Klemens II 16 Josh Kemp Josh Kemp 86 Wyatt Birdwell Why-utt Bird-well 17 Antwoine Ware Antwan Wair 87 Brett Harris Bret Harris 18 D.J. Harris Dee-jay Harris 88 J.F. Thomas Jay-eff Tom-us 19 Jaylen Jackson Jay-linn Jack-sun 89 Sloan Selmon Sloan Sell-mun 20 Sean Walton Shawn Wall-tin 90 Javier Duran HA-vee-air Durr-an 21 Z'Core Brooks Zih-Core Brooks 91 Jay Burrell Jayy Burr-ELL 22 Ryheem Skinner Ra-heem Skinner 92 Brandon Tolvert Bran-dun Toll-vurt 23 Daniel Wright Jr. Dan-yull Right Junior 93 Trooper Elwonger Trooper El-wahn-ger 24 Marvin Landy Mar-vinn Lan-dee 95 Clayton Blank Klayten Blaynk 25 Tayvis Coleman Tay-viss Kohl-man 96 Ryan Ward Ryan Ward 26 Greg Eggleston Jr. Greg Egg-ll-stun Junior PRACTICE SQUAD (as of Sept. 8) 27 Kyle Weber Kyle Webber No. Name Pronunciation 28 Zach Strong Zak Strong SQ Tate Abel Tayt Able 29 Marsean Fisher Marshawn Fisher SQ Myles Aldridge Miles All-dd-ridge 30 Jaicorious Johnson Juh-kor-ee-us Jon-sun SQ Za’Korrian Bluitt Zuh-Kor-ee-en Bloo-it 31 Bryson Collins Bry-sun Kollins SQ Jerametrius Butler Jr. Jair-uh-me-tree-us Butler Junior 32 Khalid Johnson Kuh-lid Jon-sun SQ Frank Chew Frank Chew 33 Corban James Cor-bin Jay-mss SQ Evan Chisolm Eh-vin Chis-ulm 35 Chris Radford Kris Rad-ferd SQ Kristian Dalton Kriss-chin Dall-tun 36 Bowie Franks Boo-ee Fraynx SQ Keon'tey Fowler Kee-on-tay Foul-urr 37 Les Odimara Less Odee-mar-uh SQ Kurt Hatch Kurt Hatch 38 Cody Henderson Ko-dee Hender-sun SQ Chris Haywood Kris Hay-wood 39 Keldric Williams Kell-drick Will-yums SQ Tyrone Irving III Tie-rone Urr-ving III 40 Anthony Bonilla Anthunee Boh-nee-uh SQ Maleek Jones Muh-leak Jones 41 Zech Hopkins Zeck Hopkens SQ Tristan McClary Triss-tun Mih-claire-ee 43 Darian Holmes Dare-ee-un Hole-mss SQ Dalton Merryman Dall-tun Merry-men 44 Stephen Reeves Steven Reevs SQ Jack Raybourn Jack Rayburn 45 Markel Clark Mar-Kell Clark SQ Deangelo Rosemond De-Angelo Rosemund 46 Max Maxfield Max Maxfield SQ Blake Smith Blayke Smith 48 Adrian Guzman Ay-dree-in Gooz-men SQ Breezion Spiller Bree-zee-on Spiller 49 Jed Whitney Jedd Wit-knee SQ Courtland Stephens Court-lend Steve-ens 50 Makody Robertson Muh-Koh-dee Robertsen SQ Kyle Taylor Kie-ull Tay-lurr 51 Dillon Brooks Dill-un Brooks SQ Qua'Shawn Washington Kway-shawn Wash-ing-tun 52 Robert Rios Robert Ree-ohss SQ Darian Williams Dare-ee-un Will-yums 5 TARLETON FOOTBALL

A LOOK AT THE OPPOSITION

GENERAL INFORMATION COACHING STAFF SERIES INFORMATION SKYHAWKS

Location...... Durango, Colorado Head Coach...... Darrius Smith Overall Record...... 0-0 FORT LEWIS Established...... 1911 HC Alma Mater (Grad Year)... Frostburg State (1984) In Stephenville...... 0-0 Enrollment...... 3,864 Record at School...... 0-3 (In 2nd Yr) In Durango...... 0-0 Colors...... Dark Blue, Light Blue and Gold Record Overall...... 0-3 (In 2nd Yr) At a neutral site...... 0-0 President...... Dr. Cheryl Nixon Offensive Coordinator...... N/A Site unknown...... 0-0 Athletic Director...... Brandon Leimbach Defensive Coordinator...... Jermaine Smith First Meeting...... N/A Conference...... RMAC (DII) Special Teams Coordinator...... Beau Worpell Last Meeting...... N/A

Arena (Capacity)...... Ray Dennison Memorial Field Website...... www.goskyhawks.com

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / HS / Previous School No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / HS / Previous School 2 Connor Apodaca QB 6-2 210 R-Fr. Windsor, CO / Windsor 60 Caleb Varzeas DL 6-0 230 Fr. Aztec, NM / Aztec 3 Clayton Rutz DB 6-2 195 Jr. Flower Mound, TX / Marcus / Tyler JC 61 Jeremy Herron DL 6-0 215 Sr. Lower Brule, SD 4 Markez Boykin WR 6-3 170 Sr. Montgomery, AL / Black Hills State 64 Preston Hall OL 6-0 265 R-Fr. Mead, CO / Mead 5 Dylan Holt WR 6-3 200 R-Jr. Aurora, CO / Vista Peak / Colorado State 66 Austin Anderson DL 5-11 250 Sr. Northglenn, CO / Mountain Range 6 Armon Hickson QB 6-1 225 Jr. Covington, GA / Peachtree Ridge 67 Colton Martinez OL 6-1 275 So. Littleton, CO / Rock Canyon 7 Lorenzo Tanner DL 5-11 225 Sr. Waukegan, IL / Waukegan / Tuskegee 68 Ethan Vlchek OL 6-3 280 R-Fr. Parker, CO / Legend 8 Emmanuel Nwosu RB 6-0 230 R-Jr. Goleta, CA / Santa Barbara City College 69 Evan Raymond OL 6-1 265 Fr. Pagosa Springs, CO / Pagosa Springs 9 Max Hyson DL 6-2 215 R-So. Durango, CO / Durango 70 Migel Garcia OL 6-4 295 Sr. Uvalde, TX / Uvalde / Sam Houston State 10 Brayden Miller QB 6-4 205 So. Lexington, KY / College of Dupage 71 Jayden Ahboah OL 6-5 315 Fr. Goodyear, AZ / Desert Edge 11 Jordan Brown LB 6-3 225 Jr. Mountlake Terrace, WA / Camino College 73 Ryan Barkley OL 6-5 290 R-Jr. Durango, CO / Durango / Montana State 12 Franckie Ayon DB 6-0 185 Jr. Visalia, CA / Redwood / Reedley College 75 Jason Sitala OL 6-1 320 R-Sr. Bellflower,CA / Bellflower / Cerritos College 14 Keishun Johnson WR 5-10 175 R-So. Tulsa, OK / Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 76 Edward Alvarez Jr. OL 6-4 350 Jr. Ronkonkoma, NY / Uniondale / Nassau CC 15 Chima Mbaruguru DB 6-2 180 Jr. San Dimas, CA /San Dimas / Citrus College 77 Chase LeBlanc OL 6-6 330 R-Jr. Los Angeles, CA / Animo / West Los Angeles College 16 Jeff Hansen RB 5-10 202 R-Jr. Bothell, WA / Bothell 78 Parker Webb OL 6-8 315 Fr. Parker, CO / Ponderosa 17 Kieran Fry WR 5-6 160 Fr. Monument, CO / Palmer Ridge 79 Brennen DiBella OL 6-5 325 R-Fr. Mead, CO / Mead 18 Jack Hanenburg QB 6-1 205 Fr. Castle Rock, CO / Ponderosa 80 Jordan Cummings WR 6-1 175 So. St. Louis, MI / Jennings / College of Siskiyous 19 Nolan Bynum QB 6-1 195 Fr. Delta, CO / Delta 81 Alex Motler WR 6-0 185 Sr. Littleton, CO / Heritage 20 Brayden Lucero RB 5-9 190 R-Jr. Castle Rock, CO / Castle View 82 Trey Goughnour WR 5-8 160 Fr. Las Vegas, NV / Coronado 21 Jalani Blade DB 5-10 175 Jr. Los Angeles, CA / Los Angeles Harbor College 83 Calvin Raab WR 6-4 190 Fr. Littleton, CO / Heritage 22 Chuck Farmer DB 6-0 190 Jr. Alexandria, VA / TC Williams / Yuba College 85 Noah Salazar TE 6-1 190 Fr. Aurora, CO / Grandview 23 Drake Cortez WR 5-10 160 R-Fr. Brighton, CO / Brighton 86 Isaac Leppke WR 6-4 203 Sr. Dinuba, CA / University of Wyoming 24 Evan Walsh WR 5-10 175 R-Fr. Monument, CO / Lewis Palmer 87 Zach Russell TE 6-4 220 R-Jr. Santa Fe, NM / Santa Fe 25 Jayden Helms DB 5-8 170 R-So. Fresno, CA / Clovis West 89 Clayton Simpson TE 6-0 220 Fr. Van Alstyne, TX / Van Alstyne 26 Charles Roberts WR 6-0 175 Sr. Denver, CO / Eaglecrest 91 Max Peets K 6-0 215 Sr. Parker, CO / Ponderosa / Maryville 27 Tristen Williams DB 5-11 175 Fr. New Town, ND / New Town 92 Matthew Waid P/K 6-1 175 Jr. Parker, CO / Ponderosa 28 Dakota Helms DB 5-7 160 R-So. Fresno, CA / Clovis West 93 Keegan Hagger K 5-9 150 Jr. Parker, CO / Legend 29 Hunter Villavicencio K 6-3 180 Fr. Fort Worth, TX / Haltom 94 Kabe Merhish DL 6-2 245 Fr. Salt Lake City, UT / Brighton 30 Soliz Sanchez DB 6-0 185 Fr. Springfield, VA / Lake Braddock 95 Malik Swan DL 6-2 225 Fr. Jackson, MI / Northwest Rankin 31 Justin Romo DB 5-11 180 Fr. Casa Grande, AZ / Casa Grande Union 97 Hadi Maaz DL 6-3 280 Jr. Los Angeles, CA / Hart 32 Jack Harper RB 5-8 200 R-Sr. Monument, CO / Palmer Ridge 33 Shawn Garcia Jr. LB 6-2 220 Sr. Grand Junction, CO / Grand Junction COACHING STAFF 35 Luke Padilla RB 5-9 185 Fr. Santa Fe, NM / Capital Darrius G. Smith - Head Coach 37 Logan Siffert DB 5-10 165 Fr. Colorado Springs, CO / Doherty Jeff Nady – Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator 38 Paine Smith Jr. LB 6-0 190 Fr. Seattle, WA / Mount Si Jermaine Smith – Defensive Coordinator 39 Cuentin Romero DB 5-10 160 Fr. Bernalillo, NM / Bernalillo Emmanuel Jordan Bible – Assistant Coach/Defensive Line 40 Trey Hall RB 5-10 210 Sr. Aurora, CO / Rangeview Marcellus Justin- Defensive Backs Coach 40 Romel Wright DL 6-3 255 Fr. Marshville, NC / Forest Hills Darrian Stickney- Running Backs Coach 41 Brees McCraren DL 6-2 265 Fr. Tucson, AZ / Salpointe Catholic Beau Worpell- Quarterbacks Coach 42 Josiah Flores LB 5-9 190 Fr. Tucson, AZ / Cienega 44 James Reyes DL 6-0 260 Jr. Inglewood, CA / Palisades / El Camino College Pronunciation Guide 45 Fred Mady III LB 6-0 215 R-So. Albuquerque, NM / La Cueva #3 Clayton Rutz Roots 46 Michael Trujillo DL 6-2 215 Fr. Grants, NM / Grants #8 Emmanuel Nwosu Ne-Whoa-Sue 47 Ayden Madrid LB 6-0 210 Fr. Bernalillo, NM / Bernalillo #12 Frankie Ayon I-yo-n 48 Damien Nolan DB 5-8 165 Jr. Fresno, CA / Hoover / McPherson College #14 Keishun Johnson Key-Shawn 49 Shaun Conwell Jr. LB/QB 6-0 230 Fr. Fairbanks, AK / West Valley #15 Chima Mbaruguru Chee-ma Muh-gur-ah-guru 50 Quinton Drake DL 6-2 255 Jr. Fresno, CA / Clovis West / Reedley College #29 Hunter Villavicencio Villa-vi-cen-ci-o 51 Oscar Oliva DL 6-1 250 Sr. Compton, CA / Saint John Bosco #55 Thomas Chiazor Ki-zor 53 Delson Pyland DL 6-0 230 Jr. Fruita, CO / Fruita #45 Fed Mady III May-Dee 54 Devon Taylor OL 6-4 340 Jr. Pittsburg, CA / Pittsburg #68 Ethan Vlchek Vel-Check 55 Thomas Chiazor DL 6-1 283 Jr. Los Angeles, CA / Fairfax / Santa Monica College #82 Trey Goughnour Goff-now-er 57 Caleb Sherrill LB 5-10 195 R-Fr. Falcon, CO / Falcon 59 Cylar Aragon LB 6-0 225 Fr. Laguna, NM / Grants 6 TARLETON FOOTBALL

DEPTH CHARTS TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY TEXANS OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS

QB* 11 Steven Duncan 6-6 235 Jr. DE 45 Markel Clark 6-0 210 Fr. P* 83 Jake Walrath 6-4 200 So. or 7 Mike Irwin 6-1 205 Jr. 21 Z'Core Brooks 6-5 245 R-Fr. or 93 Trooper Elwonger 6-5 220 Jr.

RB* 0 Jayy McDonald 5-9 195 Sr. DT 90 Javier Duran 6-4 280 Jr. K 48 Adrian Guzman 6-0 200 Fr. or 23 Daniel Wright Jr. 5-9 205 Jr. 57 Todd Tillis 6-3 240 Fr. 86 Wyatt Birdwell 6-2 185 Fr.

LT 54 Layton Ernst 6-2 290 Fr. DT 50 Makody Robertson 6-3 315 So. LS 44 Stephen Reeves 5-11 210 Sr. 73 Zach Perry 6-3 305 Sr. 92 Brandon Tolvert 6-1 295 Fr. 49 Jed Whitney 6-3 200 Fr.

LG 71 Kendall Dearth 6-4 320 Jr. DE 20 Sean Walton 6-3 250 Sr. H 83 Jake Walrath 6-4 200 So. 60 Hunter Smith 6-5 300 Fr. 39 Keldric Williams 6-2 240 Jr. 93 Trooper Elwonger 6-5 220 Jr.

C 75 Austin Whitehead 6-6 315 Jr. LB 18 D.J. Harris 6-0 220 So. KR 8 Kaylon Horton 5-10 175 So. 51 Dillon Brooks 6-1 300 So. 9 ChadWick Thibodeaux 6-0 235 Sr. 1 Tariq Bitson 6-3 205 Sr.

RG 61 Javon Chambers 6-0 285 Sr. LB 1 Ronnell Wilson 6-3 240 Sr. PR 8 Kaylon Horton 5-10 175 So. 27 Kyle Weber 6-0 275 Fr. 56 Devin Sterling 6-2 235 Fr. 1 Tariq Bitson 6-3 205 Sr.

RT 74 Blake Haynes 6-6 305 So. LB 28 Zach Strong 6-5 215 Fr. 52 Robert Rios 6-4 315 Fr. 41 Zech Hopkins 6-1 225 Sr.

TE 24 Marvin Landy 6-4 235 Fr. CB 7 Benjie Franklin 6-0 185 Sr. 85 Randy Clemons II 6-4 255 So. 29 Marsean Fisher 6-0 185 Fr.

WR 88 J.F. Thomas 6-5 190 Sr. FS 3 Tre Johnson 6-0 180 Sr. 8 Kaylon Horton 5-10 175 So. 5 Donovan Banks 5-11 180 Jr.

WR* 1 Tariq Bitson 6-3 205 Sr. SS 0 Devin Hafford 6-1 210 Sr. or 2 Gabe Douglas 6-3 210 Jr. 6 Bryon Broussard 5-11 180 So. or 84 Cody Jones 5-11 190 Jr. CB 4 Jalen Carr 5-9 180 So. WR 80 Dray Roberson 5-9 180 So. 25 Tayvis Coleman 5-11 180 So. * indicates a game-time decision 17 Antwoine Ware 6-0 190 Jr.

FORT LEWIS COLLEGE SKYHAWKS OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS

QB 10 Brayden Miller 6-4 225 So. DE 7 Lorenzo Tanner 5-11 225 Sr. P 91 Max Peets 6-0 215 Sr. 18 Jack Hanenburg 6-1 205 Fr. 40 Romel Wright 6-3 255 Fr. 29 Hunter Villavicencio 6-3 180 Fr.

HB 16 Jeff Hansen 5-10 210 R-Jr. DT 51 Oscar Oliva 6-1 250 Sr. K 29 Hunter Villavicencio 6-3 180 Fr. 20 Brayden Lucero 5-9 190 R-Jr. 66 Austin Anderson 5-11 250 Sr. 93 Keegan Hagger 5-9 150 Jr.

FB 8 Emmanuel Nwosu 6-0 230 R-Jr. DT 44 James Reyes 6-0 260 Jr. LS 66 Austin Anderson 5-11 250 Sr. 24 Evan Walsh 5-11 180 R-Fr. 55 Thomas Chiazor 6-1 283 Jr. 45 Fred Mady III 6-0 215 R-So.

LT 73 Ryan Barkley 6-5 290 R-So. DE 9 Max Hyson 6-2 235 R-So. H 91 Max Peets 6-0 215 Sr. 77 Chase LeBlanc 6-6 330 R-Jr. 94 Kabe Merhish 6-2 245 Fr. 20 Brayden Lucero 5-9 190 R-Jr.

LG 68 Ethan Vlchek 6-3 280 R-Fr. LB 45 Fred Mady III 6-0 215 R-So. KR 14 Keishun Johnson 5-10 175 R-So. 67 Colton Martinez 6-1 275 So. 11 Jordan Brown 6-3 225 Jr. 17 Kieran Fry 5-10 165 Fr.

C 75 Jason Sitala 6-1 320 R-Jr. LB 33 Shawn Garcia Jr. 6-2 220 Sr. PR 17 Kieran Fry 5-10 165 Fr. 60 Caleb Varzeas Fr. 230 Fr. 42 Josiah Flores 5-9 190 Fr. 14 Keishun Johnson 5-10 175 R-So.

RG 54 Devon Taylor 6-4 340 Jr. LB 25 Jayden Helms 5-8 170 R-So. 78 Parker Webb 6-8 315 Fr. 15 Chima Mbaruguru 6-2 180 Jr.

RT 70 Migel Garcia 6-4 295 Sr. SS 12 Francisco Ayon 6-0 185 Jr. 76 Edward Alvarez Jr. 6-4 350 Jr. 38 Paine Smith Jr. 6-0 190 Fr.

WR/Y 4 Markez Boykin 6-3 170 Sr. FS 3 Clayton Rutz 6-2 195 Jr. 89 Clayton Simpson 6-0 220 Fr. 31 Justin Romo 5-11 180 Fr.

SE 5 Dylan Holt 6-3 205 R-Jr. CB 21 Jalani Blade 5-10 175 Jr. 86 Isaac Leppke 6-2 203 Sr. 27 Tristen Williams 5-11 175 So.

Flank 17 Kieran Fry 5-10 165 Fr. CB 22 Chuck Farmer 6-0 190 Jr. 14 Keishun Johnson 5-10 175 R-So. 26 Charles Roberts 6-0 170 Sr.

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NOTES BIG NIGHT AHEAD Texans' top receivers week-in and week-out. Last Saturday HAFFORD OVERCOMES HURDLE Tarleton's home opener is also the team's Family against SFA, Bitson had seven receptions for 127 yards, DB Devin Hafford said in the preseason how much he Weekend game and Military Appreciation Night. The averaging 18.1 yards per catch. It would have tied for the was looking forward to the season opener against SFA. In Texans will host several family-friendly events throughout 15th most receiving yards in the FCS' opening week, if the 2019 season opener at SFA, he suffered a season- the day, along with hosting several moments to honor not for Tarleton's reclassification period. This marks the ending injury in the first quarter. He wanted to prove military members. Before the game, there will be a fourth time out of the last five games that Bitson has led himself in this game in particular, and that he did. commemoration for the 13 service members tragically the team in receiving yards, also marking back-to-back Hafford had two fumble recoveries, one on the killed in a Kabul airport attack two weeks ago. The team 100+ yard games for the senior. In just eight games defense's opening series of 2021, which led to Tarleton's will also recognize the significance of the day, as the with Tarleton, Bitson has already racked up 741 receiving lone touchdown on the day. The other came immediately game is played on Sept. 11, 20 years after the terrorist yards, averaging 92.6 yards per game. after Tarleton missed a field goal in the second quarter, attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that Now he faces off against his old RMAC foe, Fort Lewis. quashing all momentum SFA had earned from their goal- killed almost 3,000 people. Texas A&M Chancellor John In 2019, playing with Adams State of the RMAC, Bitson line stop. He also added a pass breakup and three tackles. Sharp will be present for the coin toss before the game. dominated the conference, winning Offensive Player of Hafford is the only Tarleton player in at least the past the Year, plus NCAA Division II All-American, All-RMAC 10 years to recover multiple fumbles on defense in a DOWN BUT NOT OUT First Team, and All-Region First Team honors. That single game. Among FCS players, Portland State's Tyreese Tarleton dropped its season opener at Stephen F. Austin season he hauled in 63 passes for 1,355 yards and 11 Shakir was the only other player on defense to recover 2+ last Saturday. The loss snapped a seven-game road touchdowns. He had three performances with 10+ fumbles. Only one FBS player recovered 2+ fumbles in winning streak for TSU, their first loss away from home catches, including a season-high 12 against Western the opening week (Florida's Gervon Dexter). since Dec. 1, 2018. There is no reason for the Texans to Colorado on Sept. 28. He had six performances with over panic, as they've started a season 0-2 just once under HC 100 yards receiving, including four where he exceeded LOCKDOWN D Todd Whitten in his previous 11 years at the helm (2016). 200 yards in a game. He also recorded season-highs in Tarleton's defense has been a staple of the program Fort Lewis arrives to Stephenville with an eight-game catches (12), receiving yards (257) and touchdowns (4) over the past few years, and this year it looks like it will be losing streak. Over the eight-game drought, Fort Lewis has against Western Colorado. He led the nation in receiving no different. Against SFA last Saturday, Tarleton recorded been outscored 294-73 (27.6 average margin of defeat). yards per game (144.9). two turnovers (both fumbles), three sacks, nine stops in He'll look for revenge against Fort Lewis, as they were the backfield, and only allowed 20 points. This marks the BIT BY BIT(SON) the only team that season to hold Bitson both without a sixth straight game that Tarleton has allowed 21 points or Tariq Bitson arrived to Tarleton in time for the 2020 touchdown catch and under 100 receiving yards. fewer. This is the longest Tarleton stretch since a 10-game season, and since then he's proven to be one of the run from Sept. 29, 1990, through Sept. 7, 1991. 8 TARLETON FOOTBALL

NOTES BEST IN TEXAS YEAR 2 COMPETITION NEVER HURT ANYBODY LEADER OF THE STATE Tarleton is in its second year of a four-year transition Entering Tarleton's second game, there are still open Since the start of the 2018 football season, there has period to being a permanent NCAA Division 1 school. In competitions for the lead spots on the depth chart... not been a better scholarship football program in the its first year at the Division 1 level in the 2020 season QB: Steven Duncan vs. Mike Irwin...Duncan got the entire state of the Texas than Tarleton State University. (held in the spring of 2021), the Texans finished 5-3, nod in the season opener at SFA. He completed 21-of-33 The Texans enter Saturday’s game with 28 wins since winning their first game against an FBS school with a passes for 219 yards and a touchdown, a 12-yard strike the start of 2018, the most wins in the state by an NCAA 43-17 walloping of New Mexico State at a neutral location to J.F. Thomas in the first quarter, which marked the Division I or II program. The list of the top scholarship on Feb. 21. The Texans also knocked off four wins in a first WAC touchdown in nine years. He also threw three programs in Texas over that span are as follows: row from March 6-27, scoring 33+ points in each contest interceptions, matching his entire total from his seven while allowing an average of 12.5 points in the span. games with Tarleton in the 2020 season. Irwin spelled # School League Wins Many are calling the Texans' 2021 schedule Tarleton's him midway through the fourth quarter, where he tried to 1. Tarleton WAC 28 toughest in school history, including head coach Todd lead a Texan comeback attempt with the team down 10. Whitten himself, with eight of their 11 opponents NCAA With the defense focused on the passing game with such 2. Texas A&M SEC 27 Division 1 teams. Tarleton has five games against WAC a secure lead, Irwin completed 3-of-9 throws for 15 yards. opponents, next against Dixie State on Oct. 16. RB: Jayy McDonald vs. Daniel Wright Jr....McDonald got 3. Texas Big XII 26 the start with both posting similar numbers in the season 4. Sam Houston WAC 24 PRESEASON RECOGNITION opener. Wright led in the rushing attack with 41 yards Most players will say it doesn't matter what's predicted on seven carries (5.9 yards per carry), which included a 5. SMU AAC 23 about them before the season starts, since they have to 17-yard burst as his biggest play. He also caught a ball out 6. A&M-Commerce LSC 22 prove it on the field. But it sure is nice to be on notice of the backfield. McDonald finished with 34 yards rushing before the games even get under way. on eight carries (4.3 yards per), adding two receptions. 7. Baylor Big XII 21 Four Tarleton players were named to the All-WAC WR: Tariq Bitson vs. Gabe Douglas vs. Cody Jones... Preseason Teams, two on offense and two on defense. Bitson got the nod at one of the three wide receiver spots 8. TCU Big XII 19 Wide receiver Tariq Bitson and offensive lineman Zach and he excelled, leading Tarleton receivers by a wide 9. North Texas C-USA 18 Perry were named to the Preseason All-WAC Offense, margin with 127 receiving yards on seven catches. The while defensive back Devin Hafford and linebacker next closest mark on the team was 48 yards. Bitson has West Texas A&M LSC 18 Ronnell Wilson were named to the Preseason All-WAC. consecutive games with 100+ receiving yards. Douglas finished with two catches and seven yards, and although DUNCAN DIMES Jones participated in the game, he did not record a Quarterback Steven Duncan is back for his second reception. WINNING PROBLEM season at Tarleton and got the start under center in the P: Jake Walrath vs. Trooper Elwonger...Walrath was LOOKING TO GO OVER .500 season opener. He threw the first TD pass by a WAC player given the start at punter in the season opener, as he With wins in their next three games, Tarleton would bring in nine years with a 12-yard strike to J.F. Thomas in the serves as the holder on field goals, as well. He had three its senior college era record over .500 for the first time first quarter, finishing with 219 passing yards on 21-of-33 punts for a total of 102 yards, pinning the 'Jacks inside since its very first game in 1961. passes, also adding three interceptions. the 20-yard line once. He averaged 34.0 yards on his In 1961 under head Johnny Dunn, Tarleton won its first- He returned to TSU after playing in seven of the Texans' three punts, with a long of 38 yards. ever game as a senior college 20-14 over Southwestern eight games last season, starting in six of them. He Oklahoma. Tarleton lost its next three and had a chance to finished the year with 1,542 passing yards, 11 touchdown COULDN'T STAY AWAY bring its all-time record to .500 again in the season finale, passes and three interceptions. His 11 touchdown passes There are four Texans playing their sixth season at TSU; but lost 21-6 to the East Central Tigers and had not reached would have tied for 20th most at the FCS level if not for Devin Hafford, Tre Johnson, Erick Willis, Ronnell Wilson. the .500 mark as a four-year program again until defeating the transition period, while his passing yards mark would Only Willis didn't play in the season opener, while the Northeastern State in their second to last game of 2020 to have been 18th. Among FCS quarterbacks with 214+ other three combined for two fumble recoveries and 19 bring their senior college record to 309-309-3. East Central pass attempts (Duncan's number of attempts), only one tackles. Wilson tied the team-lead with 11 total tackles, spoiled it again with a 21-14 win, putting the Texans QB besides Duncan had fewer than four interceptions with Hafford earning both recoveries. Before this season, currently at 309-310-3 in their senior college history. (Houston Baptist's Bailey Zappe). the four players had combined for 159 games played, Duncan not only studies defenses, he studies books. 704 tackles, 11 interceptions, 10.5 sacks, 104 passes The junior at the NCAA football level just earned his MBA defended, four forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries. during Tarleton's summer graduation on Aug. 6. Now he's NEW TO THE TEAM working on earning a second master's degree, this one THE PATTON EFFECT 30 NEW TEXANS IN 2021 in management and social media marketing over this When Marcus Patton accepted the job as Tarleton's Despite retaining many seniors with the extra year of next year. defensive coordinator in the spring of 2016, he inherited eligibility given due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tarleton a Texan defense that had given up 296.3 rushing yards, has welcomed 30 newcomers to the program this season. WAC IS BACK 263.3 passing yards and 559.6 total yards per game – last Myles Aldridge Kurt Hatch Blake Smith This marks the first season the Western Athletic in the nation at the D2 level. Since 2018, Tarleton has cut Wyatt Birdwell Chris Haywood Hunter Smith Dillon Brooks Tyrone Irving III Courtland Stephens Conference (WAC) is sponsoring football since 2012, a those numbers essentially in half. While boasting a 28-6 Z'Core Brooks Mike Irwin Kyle Taylor nine-year break from its glory days. record over the last three-plus years, Patton's defense has Jay Burrell Maleek Jones Alex Thole Jalen Carr Tristan McClary Brandon Tolvert There are six football teams playing in the WAC this allowed 113.0 rushing, 187.5 passing, and 300.5 total Evan Chisolm Jayy McDonald Qua'Shawn Washington season -- Abilene Christian, Dixie State, Lamar, Sam yards per game. Kristian Dalton Dalton Merryman Jed Whitney Houston, Stephen F. Austin, and Tarleton. Javier Duran Les Odimara Keldric Williams Keon'tey Fowler Antonio Smith Daniel Wright Jr. 9 TARLETON FOOTBALL

LAST TIME OUT

TARLETON TEAM TARLETON INDIVIDUAL MISC. 50+ Points...... 58 vs William Jewell 11-9-19 100+ KO Return yards...... 149, Kaylon Horton vs Dixie State, 2-27-21 60+ Points...... 66 vs Midwestern State 11-2-19 100+ Punt Return yards...... 103, Bubba Tandy vs McMurry, 10-24-14 70+ Points...... 84 vs. OPSU, 10-24-15 KR for a TD...... 93 yards, Kaylon Horton vs Dixie State, 2-27-21 Shut a team out at home...... vs Northeastern State, 3-27-21 (38-0) PR for a TD...... 59 yards, Kaylon Horton vs Northeastern State, 3-27-21 Held a team below 10 pts at home...... vs Northeastern State, 3-27-21 (38-0) Punted the Ball 60+ Yards...... 60, Ron Reid at #1 MSUM, 12-1-18 Shut out Top-25 opponent at home...... vs #24 APU, 11-17-18 (58-0) Punted the Ball 70+ Yards...... 84, Ron Reid vs #24 APU, 11-17-18 Shut a team out on the road...... at NSU, 9-5-09 (6-0) Punted the Ball 80+ Yards...... 84, Ron Reid vs #24 APU, 11-17-18 Held a team below 10 pts on road...... at William Jewell, 11-9-19 (58-3) Kicked a 40+ Yard FG...... 40, Christian Hernandez vs Northeastern State, 3-27-21 Overtime game...... vs. McNeese State, 2-13-21 (2OT, L 40-37) Kicked a 50+ Yard FG...... 64, Garrett Lindholm at TAMUK, 11-14-09 300+ Yards Rushing...... 351 at William Jewell, 11-9-19 Made 4+ FG...... 4, Blake Barnes vs. ASU, 11-10-12 400+ Yards Rushing...... 402 vs WNMU, 11-10-18 Rtn KR & PR for TD in same game...... Prince Robinson vs WNMU, 11-10-18 Less than 100 Yards Rushing...... 70 at SFA, 9-4-21 Less than 25 Yards Rushing...... 22 vs ENMU, 10-14-17 OPPONENT TEAM 300+ Yards Passing...... 347 at Dixie State, 3-13-21 50+ Points...... 63 vs TAMUC, 10-3-15 (L, 0-63) 400+ Yards Passing...... 451 at WNNMU, 11-16-19 60+ Points...... 63 vs TAMUC, 10-3-15 (L, 0-63) Less than 100 Yards Passing...... 86 vs TAMUC, 10-3-15 70+ Points...... 70, vs. ACU, 10-27-07 (W, 70-63) 500+ Yards Total Offense...... 514 at Dixie State, 3-13-21 Shutout TSU in Stephenville...... vs TAMUC, 10-3-15 (L, 0-63) 600+ Yards Total Offense...... 682 at William Jewell, 11-9-19 Shutout TSU on the road...... at WTAMU, 11-8-08 (L, 0-51) Less than 200 Yards Total Offense...... 179 at MSU, 10-8-11 300+ Yards Rushing...... 350 vs #1 MSUM, 12-1-18 (L, 10-13) Beat a Top 25 team at home...... #20 TAMUC, 10-19-19 (35-21) Negative Rushing Yards...... (-4) at William Jewell, 11-9-19 Beat a Top 20 team at home...... #20 TAMUC, 10-19-19 (35-21) Less than 100 Yards Rushing...... 47 vs Northeastern State, 3-27-21 Beat a Top 15 team at home...... #15 TAMUC, 11-24-18 (34-28) 50+ Rushing Attempts...... 57 vs East Central, 4-1-21 Beat a Top 10 team at home...... #4 WTAMU, 10-12-13 (31-27) 300+ Passing Yards...... 350 vs Dixie State, 2-27-21 Beat a Top 5 team at home...... #4 WTAMU, 10-12-13 (31-27) 400+ Passing Yards...... 450 at TAMUK, 10-26-19 Beat a Top 25 team on the road...... #10 MSU, 10-27-18 (35-34) Less than 100 Yards Passing...... 87 vs Midwestern State, 3-20-21 Beat a Top 20 team on the road...... #10 MSU, 10-27-18 (35-34) 50+ Passing Attempts...... 65 at TAMUK, 10-26-19 Beat a Top 15 team on the road...... #10 MSU, 10-27-18 (35-34) 60+ Passing Attempts...... 65 at TAMUK, 10-26-19 Beat a Top 10 team on the road...... #10 MSU, 10-27-18 (35-34) Less than 10 Passing Attempts...... 7 vs Mississippi College, 3-6-21 Beat a Top 5 team on the road...... #3 Chadron, 11-17-01 500+ Yards Total Offense...... 538 at ASU, 9-29-18 (W, 54-33) Scored Multiple Defensive TDs...... 2 Fumble Rec Rtn TD vs Mississippi College, 3-6-21 600+ Yards Total Offense...... 636 vs OPSU, 11-13-15 (W, 48-47) Less than 200 Yards Total Offense...... 153 vs Northeastern State, 3-27-21 TARLETON INDIVIDUAL RUSHING Less than 100 Yards Total Offense...... 84 vs Doane, 9-14-19 200+ Yards Rushing...... 225, Daniel McCants at William Jewell, 11-9-19 Two Players with 100+ Yards Rushing...... 135, Khalil Banks, 102, Ryheem Skinner vs Midwestern State, 3-20-21 OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL RUSHING Had 30+ Rushing Attempts...... 31, Ryheem Skinner vs Dixie State, 2-27-21 200+ Yards Rushing...... 261, Nate Gunn vs #1 MSUM, 12-1-18 Had 35+ Rushing Attempts...... 36, Xavier Turner at #10 MSU, 10-27-18 Two Players with 100+ Yards Rushing...... 216, Bruce White & Had 40+ Rushing Attempts...... 40, Ricky Bush vs. LCU, 1980 108, Chas Stallard vs UCO, 12-1-17 3+ Rushing TDs...... 3, Daniel McCants at ENMU, 10-12-19 3+ Rushing TDs...... 3, Chris McClendon vs OPSU, 11-13-15 4+ Rushing TDs...... 4, Daniel McCants at TAMUK, 10-26-19 OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL PASSING TARLETON INDIVIDUAL PASSING 300+ Yards Passing...... 350, Kody Wilstead vs Dixie State, 2-27-21 300+ Yards Passing...... 347, Steven Duncan at Dixie State, 3-13-21 400+ Yards Passing...... 450, Koy Detmer at TAMUK, 10-26-19 400+ Yards Passing...... 451, Ben Holmes at WNMU, 11-16-19 Had 3+ TD Passes...... 3, Cody Orgeron vs McNeese State, 2-13-21 Had 30+ Completions...... 37, Ben Holmes vs #23 ASU, 10-5-19 Had 4+ TD Passes...... 4, Javia Hall vs WNMU, 10-8-16 Had 40+ Attempts...... 40, Zed Woerner at #4 MSU, 11-4-17 Had 5+ TD Passes...... 5, Kyle Washington at ASU. 10-31-15 Had 50+ Attempts...... 53, Zed Woerner vs ENMU, 10-14-17 Had 60+ Attempts...... 60, Dan Garrett vs. TAMUK, 1970 OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING Had 3+ TD Passes...... 3, Steven Duncan vs. Midwestern State, 3-20-21 Caught 10+ Passes...... 12, D. Hambrick at TAMUK, 10-26-19 Had 4+ TD Passes...... 4, Steven Duncan at Dixie State, 3-13-21 100+ Yards Receiving...... 151, D. Hambrick at TAMUK, 10-26-19 Had 5+ TD Passes...... 5, Zed Woerner vs OPSU, 10-24-15 200+ Yards Receiving...... 201, Brittan Golden vs. WTAMU, 11-7-09 Two Players with 100+ Yards Receiving...... 151, D. Hambrick & TARLETON INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING 117, Devin Mulburn at TAMUK, 10-26-19 Caught 10+ Passes...... 12, Tariq Bitson at Dixie State, 3-13-21 Had 3+ TD Catches...... 3, Jarrod Fuller at Sam Houston, 10-7-04 100+ Yards Receiving...... 127, Tariq Bitson at SFA, 9-4-21 No player had multiple receptions...... vs Mississippi College, 3-6-21 200+ Yards Receiving...... 202, Tariq Bitson at Dixie State, 3-13-21 Two Players with 100+ Yards Receiving...... 126, Del’Michael High & OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL DEFENSE 100, Bubba Tandy at OPSU, 10-29-16 Had 15+ Tackles...... 19, Chris Hoad at UTPB, 9-28-19 Had 3+ TD Catches...... 3, Zimari Manning at WNMU, 11-16-19 Had 2+ INT...... 2, Mark Savere vs. TAMUK, 10-20-12 Had 4+ TD Catches...... 4, Le’Nard Meyers at ENMU, 10-18-14 INT Rtn for a TD...... 100 yds, Devontae Wilson at Delta State, 9-2-17 Fumble Rtn for a TD...... 63 yds, Kaleb Gutierrez at WNMU, 11-16-19 TARLETON INDIVIDUAL DEFENSE Had 5+ Tackles for Loss...... 5.0, Clayton Farrell vs. ACU 10-22-05 Had 15+ Tackles...... 17, Ronnell Wilson vs East Central, 4-1-21 Had 3+ Sacks...... 4, A. Kuyinu vs TAMUK, 10-22-16 Had 2+ INT...... 2, Donovan Banks at New Mexico State, 2-21-21 Blocked a Punt...... Jemal Williams vs #20 TAMUC, 10-19-19 Had 3+ INT...... 3, Charles Moore at McMurry, 10-25-14 Blocked a FG...... Charles Countee at ENMU, 10-27-19 INT Rtn for a TD...... 83 yards, Benjie Franklin at William Jewell, 11-9-19 Blocked a PAT...... Dagen Dunham vs ASU, 10-5-19 Fumble Rtn for a TD...... 48 yards, Benjie Franklin; 60 yards, Zech Hopkins vs Mississippi College, 3-6-21 Recorded a Safety...... Fred Lawrence vs. ASU, 9-17-16 Had 5+ Tackles for Loss...... 5, Ronnell Wilson vs. Mississippi College, 3-6-21 Had 3+ Sacks...... 3, Jordan Wells & Erick Willis at William Jewell, 11-9-19 OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL MISC. Blocked a Punt...... Max Maxfield vs WT, 9-21-19 100+ KO Return yards...... 113, Kylan Harrison vs Midwestern State, 3-20-21 Blocked Punt Recovery for TD...... Kason Fornes at MSU, 9-26-15 100+ Punt Return yards...... 141, Patrick Weaver at SWOSU, 9-30-06 Blocked a FG...... Josh Kemp; Benjie Franklin vs. East Central, 4-1-21 KR for a TD...... 92 yards, Kylan Harrison vs. Midwestern State, 3-20-21 Blocked FG Recovery for TD...... Benjie Franklin vs. East Central, 4-1-21 PR for a TD...... 79 yards, Patrick Weaver vs. SWOSU, 9-30-06 Blocked a PAT...... Benjie Franklin vs Mississippi College, 3-6-21 Punted the Ball 60+ Yards...... 61, Max Quick at SFA, 9-4-21 Recorded a Safety...... Benjie Franklin vs Mississippi College, 3-6-21 Punted the Ball 70+ Yards...... 73, Tim Davis vs Northeastern State, 3-27-21 Kicked a 40+ Yard FG...... 43, Chris Campos at SFA, 9-4-21 Kicked a 50+ Yard FG...... 55, Kristov Martinez vs #15 TAMUC, 11-24-18 Made 4+ FG...... 4, Storm Ruiz at SFA, 9-7-19 Missed 3+ FG...... 3, Payton Reyes vs MSU, 11-2-19 10 TARLETON FOOTBALL

HEAD COACH COACH RECORDS

AS A JUNIOR COLLEGE COACH (YEARS) W-L-T PCT. A.B. Hays (1913-20) 25-15-4 .613 W.J. Wisdom (1920-22, 24-28, 30-35) 71-35-15 .648 Davis R. Pena (1923) 3-5-0 .375 W.A. Hall (1929) 1-6-2 .222 H.J. “Choc” Sanders (1936-37) 9-7-2 .555 Ear Rudder (1938-40) 18-10-1 .637 T.G. Fields (1941) 5-2-2 .667 Jimmie Marshall (1944) 1-8-0 .111 Marshall Hughes (1945) 2-5-1 .312 C.M. “Dutch” Flory (1946-48) 7-22-0 .241 Willie Zapalac (1949-50) 11-9-0 .550 TODD H.A. “Sandy” Sanford (1951-59) 33-46-3 .420 Johnny Dunn (1960) 5-4-0 .555 ALL-TIME JUNIOR COLLEGE RECORD 191-174-30 .521

AS A SENIOR COLLEGE WHITTEN COACH (YEARS) W-L-T PCT. Johnny Dunn (1961-66) 21-34-0 .382 The all-time winningest head coach in the history of Tarleton Football Todd two coaches with three different tenures as Tarleton’s head football coach. Whitten is in the midst of his 12th season as the leader of the Texans for this “I’m coming home,” said Whitten. “I’m very excited to be back at Tarleton. Hobart Lytal (1967-69) 4-24-0 .143 2021 season. It's Whitten’s 17th season as an NCAA head coach and his 34th This is a very special place and it’s an incredible job. I’m very thankful to be Lloyd Taylor (1970-72) 5-24-0^ .172 season of coaching football at any level. chosen.” Whitten ended Tarleton’s Division II era with back-to-back undefeated He made an immediate impact in his return by resurrecting a 3-7 season Buddy Fornes (173-82) 39-59-1 .399 regular season Lone Star Conference Championships and now leads the Texans from the year before and led Tarleton into the final two games of the season into NCAA Division I competition at the FCS level. The Texan legend agreed to with a chance to win the Lone Star Conference championship in his first season Bobby Fox (1983-84) 8-12-0 .400 a six-year contract extension after the 2019 football season to guide the Texans back. He followed up in 2017 by leading Tarleton to its first winning regular Bill Pringle (1985-87) 21-11-1 .652 to the next level of football competition. season since 2013 and the fifth bowl game invitation in program history. Whitten guided Tarleton’s first NCAA Division I campaign in the unprec- Whitten, a 33-year veteran at the collegiate coaching level, has been a head Hal McAfee (1988-92) 36-18-0 .667 edented spring football season of 2021. The Texans went 5-3 in their first coach for 16 years, including 11 at Tarleton (1996, 2000-04, 2016-21) and five Ronnie Roemisch (1993-95) 9-21-1 .306 season at the FCS level and earned their first win over a Division I program seasons at NCAA Division I Sam Houston State. against FBS Independent New Mexico State on February 21. Tarleton’s first He currently boasts an NCAA coaching record of 109-68, including a record TODD WHITTEN (1996, 2000-04, 2015-21) 84-41-0 .672 Division I football team ran for 178.9 yards, threw for 231.9 yards and scored at Tarleton of 84-40, which gives him the most total wins in school history. He 31.9 points per game. Tarleton’s win against Northeastern State (OK) on March also has a career record of 48-17 at Memorial Stadium in Stephenville. Craig Wederquist (1997-99) 12-21-0 .364 27 was a milestone moment for Whitten and the program. Whitten became During his first two stints at Tarleton, Whitten was no stranger to awards and Sam McElroy (2005-09) 40-15-0 .727 Tarleton’s all-time leader in games coached and secured the program’s 500th championships. all-time victory. Before taking over the program in 1996 for one season, Tarleton had a Cary Fowler (2010-15) 30-32-0 .484 In 2019, Whitten guided the Texans to their second consecutive undefeated record of 4-16-1 since joining the NCAA in 1994. Whitten turned things ALL-TIME SENIOR COLLEGE RECORD 309-311-3 .498 regular season and Lone Star Conference Championship to earn his fifth LSC around following a 1-10 season in 1995 by leading the Texans to a 5-5 record Coach of the Year award. On September 29, Tarleton blasted UT Permian Basin in his first season, which was enough to garner him the LSC Coach of the Year OVERALL RECORD 500-485-33 .507 in Odessa 49-7 to deliver Whitten’s 72nd career coaching win to break W.J. award for that season. Wisdom’s school record of 71 that had stood tall since 1935. Tarleton boasted After a three-year hiatus as the offense coordinator for Wyoming and Sam the fourth-best scoring offense in the country (45.0 ppg) and had 10 different Houston State, Whitten made his return to Stephenville to build Tarleton into a TOP-10 WINNINGEST COACHES (PCT.) players named to five different All-America teams, including WR Zimari Man- national powerhouse. Whitten came back in 2000 and turned Tarleton around ning who made a clean sweep with five, first-team All-America honors. once again with a 6-5 record to open the new century. Rk. COACH (YEARS) W-L-T PCT. Whitten’s Texans set a new program standard by moving up to the No. 3 In the second season of his return stint, Whitten’s Texans entered uncharted 1. Sam McElroy (2005-09) 40-15-0 .727 ranking in the country by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). territory with a 10-3 mark to claim the school’s first Lone Star Conference The Texans finished the season ranked No. 9 in the country. championship and division championship en route to their first trip to the 2. TODD WHITTEN (1996, 2000-04, 2015-21) 84-41-0 .672 In just his third season back with the Texans (2018), Whitten led the biggest NCAA playoffs. He would go on to boast a record of 17-6 over the next two turnaround in the country and guided the Texans to their best season in seasons, each of which garnered his third and fourth LSC Coach of the Year 3. Hal McAfee (1988-92) 36-18-0 .667 program history. The Texans posted the first of two straight undefeated regular awards, and Tarleton returned to the NCAA playoffs in 2003. T.G. Fields (1941) 5-2-2 .667 seasons en route to the first outright Lone Star Conference title in program Whitten is a five-time Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year after winning history. Tarleton had regular season road wins at No. 7 Texas A&M-Commerce the award in 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2019. He was also named the 5. Bill Pringle (1985-87) 21-11-1 .652 – the defending National Champions – and No. 10 Midwestern State to claim D2Football.com West Region Coach of the Year in 2001 after guiding Tarleton 6. W.J. Wisdom (1920-22, 24-28, 30-35) 71-35-15 .648 the conference title. The Texans outscored opponents 45-16 per game and the to the national playoffs for the first time in school history. Texans set numerous program records for total points (585), rushing yards Before becoming a coach, Whitten was a star athlete at Dallas Kimball High 7. Earl Rudder (1938-40) 18-10-1 .637 (4,301) and total yards (6,709) to have a top-5 offense in the country. School and Stephen F. Austin University – where he was inducted into the Tarleton earned the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Division II football playoffs – the school’s Hall of Fame in 2001. He was a three-year starter at quarterback and 8. A.B. Hays (1913-20) 25-15-4 .613 highest seed in program history. The Texans hosted the first two rounds of the a three-year starter in the outfield during baseball season. He was drafted in 9. H.J. “Choc” Sanders (1936-37) 9-7-2 .555 NCAA playoffs, coming away with victories over No. 24 Azusa Pacific (58-0) and the 17th round of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft by Philadelphia out a rematch with No. 15 Texas A&M-Commerce (34-28). It was the first time in of Kimball High School, but declined to make his way to Stephen F. Austin. 10. Willie Zapalac (1949-50) 11-9-0 .550 school history the Texans won 12 games in a season and advanced to the NCAA After his dual-sport career with the Lumberjacks, Whitten signed a free agent regional finals. Tarleton ended the season with the highest ranking in program contract to play quarterback for the New England Patriots in 1987. history, finishing ranked No. 5 in the AFCA poll. Tarleton boasted a school-re- After playing for the Patriots in 1987, Whitten traded the helmet for the TOP-10 WINNINGEST COACHES (WINS) cord 24 all-conference players that season, including six All-Americans. headset as he went back to school as a graduate assistant coach at Texas Tech In just his final two seasons in NCAA Division II and the Lone Star Confer- to begin his coaching career. He earned his first full-time coaching job at New Rk. COACH (YEARS) W-L-T PCT. ence, Whitten’s Texans were not without their fair share of league, region and Mexico State in 1990, where he spent four seasons before heading to El Paso, 1. TODD WHITTEN (1996, 2000-04, 2015-21) 84-41-0 .672 national accolades. Tarleton had 45 all-LSC selections in those two seasons, where he spent two seasons at UTEP. including the 2019 LSC Offensive Player of the Year (QB Ben Holmes), 2019 Whitten left UTEP for his first head coaching position at Tarleton in 1996 2. W.J. Wisdom (1920-22, 24-28, 30-35) 71-35-15 .648 LSC Receiver of the Year (WR Zimari Manning), 2019 LSC Defensive Player before leaving for Wyoming the following year. 3. Sam McElroy (2005-09) 40-15-0 .727 of the Year (DE B.J. Jefferson), 2019 LSC Defensive Lineman of the Year (DT After his second stint at Tarleton from 2000-04, Whitten returned to Sam Jordan Wells), 2018 LSC Offensive Lineman of the Year (OT Deon Sheppard) Houston State for his first Division I head coaching opportunity. He spent five 4. Buddy Fornes (173-82) 39-59-1 .399 and back-to-back LSC Offensive Backs of the Year (RBs Xavier Turner and Daniel seasons with the Bearkats. From there, he spent two seasons at Lamar, one McCants) and LSC Defensive Backs of the Year (CBs Devin Hafford and Prince year at Arlington Heights High School, and the last three years at UTEP before 5. Hal McAfee (1988-92) 36-18-0 .667 Robinson). Tarleton had 16 All-Americans in those two seasons, all of which coming back to Tarleton in December 2015. 6. H.A. “Sandy” Sanford (1951-59) 33-46-3 .420 earned regional acclaim in addition to the national. In 2019, Zimari Manning Whitten earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Stephen F. Austin in had the highest finish by a WR in the Harlon Hill voting since 1991 by finish- 1987 and a master’s degree in sports administration from Texas Tech in 1990. 7. Cary Fowler (2010-15) 30-32-0 .484 ing third in the race for the best player in NCAA Division II. He resides in Stephenville with his wife, Dana. The couple has three sons – 8. A.B. Hays (1913-20) 25-15-4 .613 Whitten made his return to the Tarleton on December 3, 2015 and was Brady, Blaze, and Tate – and a daughter, Maddie. tasked with turning around the program. This marked the 28th head coaching 9. Bill Pringle (1985-87) 21-11-1 .652 change in the history of Tarleton football, as Whitten became one of 24 different men to lead the Texans. He joined legendary coach W.J. Wisdom as one of Johnny Dunn (1961-66) 21-34-0 .382 11 TARLETON FOOTBALL

COACH HISTORY TRENDS UNDER WHITTEN YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORDS 2021 Career 2021 Career YEAR COACH W-L-T PCT POSTSEASON Home 0-0 48-17 Leading at Halftime 0-1 68-13 2021 Todd Whitten 0-1 .000 Away 0-1 34-23 Trailing at Halftime 0-0 13-24 2020 Todd Whitten 5-3 .625 Neutral 0-0 2-1 Tied at Halftime 0-0 3-4 2019 Todd Whitten 11-1 .917 Div. II PLayoffs | 1st Rd Overtime 0-0 1-3 More Rushing Yards Than Opponent 0-0 67-8 2018 Todd Whitten 12-1 .923 Div. II Playoffs | 3RD RD vs. NCAA Division I Opponents 0-1 4-6 Fewer Rushing Yards Than Opponent 0-1 16-33

2017 Todd Whitten 6-6 .500 Corsicana Bowl Natural Grass 0-0 38-21 Rush For < 100 Yards 0-1 10-20

2016 Todd Whitten 5-6 .455 Artificial Turf 0-1 46-20 Rush For 100+ Yards 0-0 74-21

2015 Cary Fowler 3-7 .300 Day Games 0-0 28-17 Opponent Rushes For < 100 Yards 0-0 43-2 Night Games 0-1 56-24 Opponent Rushes For 100+ Yards 0-1 41-39 2014 Cary Fowler 5-5 .500 August 0-0 3-0 More Passing Yards Than Opponent 0-0 62-27 2013 Cary Fowler 7-3 .700 September 0-1 28-14 Fewer Passing Yards Than Opponent 0-1 22-14 2012 Cary Fowler 6-4 .600 October 0-0 30-10 Pass For < 300 Yards 0-1 58-30 2011 Cary Fowler 6-5 .545 November 0-0 18-12 Pass For 300+ Yards 0-0 26-11 2010 Cary Fowler 3-8 .273 December 0-0 0-2 Opponent Passes For < 300 Yards 0-1 71-33 2009 Sam McElroy 10-3 .769 Div. II Playoffs | 2nd Rd February 1-2 1-2 Opponent Passes For 300+ Yards 0-0 13-8 2008 Sam McElroy 8-3 .727 March 4-0 4-0 More Total Yards Than Opponent 0-0 74-10

2007 Sam McElroy 9-2 .818 April 0-1 0-1 Fewer Total Yards Than Opponent 0-1 10-31

2006 Sam McElroy 6-4 .600 Score < 20 Points 0-1 4-26 Gain < 500 Total Yards 0-1 54-39

2005 Sam McElroy 7-3 .700 Score 20-29 Points 0-0 7-11 Gain 500+ Total Yards 0-0 30-2 Score 30-39 Points 0-0 26-23 Opponent Gains < 500 Total Yards 0-1 78-33 2004 Todd Whitten 7-4 .636 Score 40+ Points 0-0 47-1 Opponent Gains 500+ Total Yards 0-0 6-8 2003 Todd Whitten 8-4 .667 Div. II Playoffs | 1st Rd Opponent Scores < 20 Points 0-0 46-3 Trail Time of Possession 0-1 43-32 2002 Todd Whitten 9-2 .818 Opponent Scores 20-29 Points 0-1 26-16 Lead Time of Possession 0-0 41-9 2001 Todd Whitten 10-3 .769 Div. II Playoffs | 2nd Rd Opponent Scores 30-39 Points 0-0 10-11 Commit No Turnovers 0-0 29-5 2000 Todd Whitten 6-5 .545 Opponent Scores 40+ Points 0-0 2-11 Win Turnover Battle 0-0 55-7 1999 Craig Wederquist 5-6 .455 Scoring First 0-1 63-16 Lose Turnover Battle 0-1 16-24 1998 Craig Wederquist 3-8 .273 Opponent Scoring First 0-0 21-25 Equal Turnovers As Opponent 0-0 13-10

1997 Craig Wederquist 4-7 .364

1996 Todd Whitten 5-5 .500

1995 Ronnie Roemisch 1-10 .091

1994 Ronnie Roemisch 3-6-1 .350 (First year in Div. II)

1993 Ronnie Roemisch 5-5 .500

1992 Hal McAfee 6-4 .600 THRIVING WITH WHITTEN

1991 Hal McAfee 3-7 .300

1990 Hal McAfee 11-1 .917 NAIA playoffs

1989 Hal McAfee 9-3 .750 NAIA playoffs

1988 Hal McAfee 7-3 .700

1987 Bill Pringle 9-3 .750 NAIA playoffs

1986 Bill Pringle 9-1-1 .864 Sunflower Bowl

1985 Bill Pringle 3-7 .300

1984 Bobby Fox 6-5 .545 Aztec Bowl

1983 Bobby Fox 2-7 .222

1982 Buddy Fornes 4-4 .500

1981 Buddy Fornes 6-4 .600

1980 Buddy Fornes 3-7 .300

1979 Buddy Fornes 6-4 .600

1978 Buddy Fornes 8-1-1 .850 NAIA playoffs

1977 Buddy Fornes 7-3 .700

1976 Buddy Fornes 2-7 .222

1975 Buddy Fornes 1-10 .091

1974 Buddy Fornes 1-10 .091

1973 Buddy Fornes 1-9 .100 1972 Lloyd Taylor 1-9 .100 (Forfeit win not included) 47-1 30-2 26-11 28-6 1971 Lloyd Taylor 3-7 .300

1970 Lloyd Taylor 1-8 .111 1969 Hobart Lytal 1-9 .100 Whitten’s record Whitten’s record Whitten’s record TARLETON'S RECORD 1968 Hobart Lytal 2-7 .222

1967 Hobart Lytal 1-8 .111 at Tarleton when at Tarleton at Tarleton when UNDER WHITTEN 1966 Johnny Dunn 7-3 .700 Aztec Bowl scoring 40 or when EXCEEDING QB PASSES FOR COMBINED OVER 1965 Johnny Dunn 3-7 .300 more points 500 YARDS OF OVER 300 YARDS THE LAST TWO 1964 Johnny Dunn 3-6 .333

1963 Johnny Dunn 3-6 .333 in a game OFFENSE in a game SEASONS 1962 Johnny Dunn 2-7 .222 in a game 1961 Johnny Dunn 3-5 .375 (First year Senior College) 12 2021 Tarleton State University Football Overall Statistics (as of Sep 7, 2021)

Team Statistics TSU OPP Conf Date Opponent WL Score Record Time Attend SCORING 10 20 * 9/4/2021 at Stephen F. Austin L 10-20 0-1 , 0-1 3:31 8,910 Points Per Game 10.00 20.00 FIRST DOWNS 20 21 * = Conference game Rushing 4 9 Passing 13 10 Penalty 3 2 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total RUSHING YARDAGE 70 157 Tarleton State 7 3 0 0 10 Yards gained 94 180 Opponents 0 7 3 10 20 Yards lost 24 23 Attempts 24 44 Avg Per Attempt 2.9 3.6 Avg Per Game 70.0 157.0 TDs Rushing 0 1 PASSING YARDAGE 234 235 Att-Comp-Int 42-24-3 26-18-0 Avg Per Attempt 5.57 9.04 Avg Per Catch 9.75 13.06 Avg Per Game 234.00 235.00 TDs Passing 1 1 TOTAL OFFENSE 304 392 Total Plays 66 70 Avg Per Play 4.6 5.6 Avg Per Game 304.0 392.0 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 3-43 2-27 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 1-5 0-0 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 0-0 3-2 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 14.33 13.50 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.00 NaN INT RETURN AVERAGE NaN 0.67 FUMBLES-LOST 3-0 2-2 PENALTIES-YARDS 5-24 9-85 Avg Per Game 24.00 85.00 PUNTS-YARDS 3-102 4-193 Avg Per Punt 34.00 48.25 Net Punt Avg 34.00 42.00 KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-146 5-324 Avg Per Kick 48.67 64.80 Net Kick Avg 39.67 48.20 TIME OF POSSESSION 00:25:26 00:32:57 Per Game 25:26 32:57 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 5-13 5-13 3rd-Down Pct 38.46 % 38.46 % 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 0-2 2-3 4th-Down Pct 0.00 % 66.67 % SACKS BY-YARDS 3-16 3-19 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 1 2 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-2 2-2 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES 2-3 2-3 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 1-3 1-3 PAT-ATTEMPTS 1-1 2-2 ATTENDANCE 0 8,910 Dates-Avg Per Date 0-0 1-8,910 Neutral Site #-Avg – 0-0 2021 Tarleton State University Football Overall Statistics (as of Sep 7, 2021)

# Rushing GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LG AVG/G # Punt Returns NO YRDS AVG TD LG Wright, D 1 7 41 0 41 5.9 0 17 41.00 8 Horton, Kaylon 1 5 5.00 0 5 0 McDonald, Jayy 1 8 35 1 34 4.3 0 10 34.00 Total 1 5 5.00 0 5 7 Irwin, Mike 1 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 6.00 Opponents 0 0 NaN 0 0 22 Skinner, Ryheem 1 3 5 1 4 1.3 0 4 4.00 4 Banks, Khalil 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 2 3.00 11 Duncan, Steven 1 4 4 22 -18 -4.5 0 4 -18.00 # Interceptions NO YRDS AVG TD LG Total 1 24 94 24 70 2.9 0 17 70.00 No data Opponents 1 44 180 23 157 3.6 1 14 157.00 to rep ort.

# Passing GP Rating COMP-ATT-INT PCT YDS TD LG AVG/G 11 Duncan, Steven 1 111.20 21-33-3 63.64 % 219 1 36 219.00 # Kick Returns NO YRDS AVG TD LG 7 Irwin, Mike 1 47.33 3-9-0 33.33 % 15 0 9 15.00 8 Horton, Kaylon 3 43 14.33 0 19 Total 1 97.51 24-42-3 57.14 % 234 1 36 234.00 Total 3 43 14.33 0 19 Opponents 1 157.85 18-26-0 69.23 % 235 1 39 235.00 Opponents 2 27 13.50 0 17

# Receiving GP NO YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G # Fumble Returns NO YRDS AVG TD LG 1 Bitson, Tariq 1 7 127 18.14 0 36 127.00 0 Hafford, Devin 1 23 23.00 0 23 80 Roberson, Dray 1 4 48 12.00 0 18 48.00 Total 1 23 23.00 0 23 88 Thomas, J.F. 1 4 30 7.50 1 12 30.00 Opponents 0 0 0 0 0 8 Horton, Kaylon 1 2 11 5.50 0 7 11.00 2 Douglas, Gabe 1 2 7 3.50 0 5 7.00 24 Landy, Marvin 1 1 7 7.00 0 7 7.00 7 Irwin, Mike 1 1 5 5.00 0 5 5.00 Wright, D 1 1 1 1.00 0 1 1.00 0 McDonald, Jayy 1 2 -2 -1.00 0 4 -2.00 Total 1 24 234 9.75 1 36 234.00 Opponents 1 18 235 13.06 1 39 235.00 2021 Tarleton State University Football Overall Statistics (as of Sep 7, 2021)

PAT # Total Offense G Plays Rush Pass Total AVG/G # Scoring TD FG KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF PTS 11 Duncan, Steven 1 37 -18 219 201 201.00 88 Thomas, J.F. 1 — — — — — — — 6 Wright, D 1 7 41 0 41 41.00 48 Guzman, Adrian — 1 1-1 — — — — — 4 0 McDonald, Jayy 1 8 34 0 34 34.00 Total 1 1 1-1 — — — — — 10 7 Irwin, Mike 1 10 6 15 21 21.00 Opponents 2 2 2-2 — — — — — 20 22 Skinner, Ryheem 1 3 4 0 4 4.00 4 Banks, Khalil 1 1 3 0 3 3.00 Total 1 66 70 234 304 304.00 # Field Goals FGM-FGA PCT i20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG BLK Opponents 1 70 157 235 392 392.00 48 Guzman, Adrian 1-2 50.00 % 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 36 0 Total 1-2 50.00 % 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 36 0 Opponents 100.00 # Punting NO YDS AVG LG TB FC i20 50+ BLK 2-2 % 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 43 0 83 Walrath, Jake 3 102 34.00 38 0 3 1 0 0 Total 3 102 34.00 38 0 3 1 0 0 Opponents 4 193 48.25 61 1 2 1 2 0 FG Sequence Tarleton State Opponents Stephen F. Austin (36),30 (22),(43)

# Kickoffs NO YDS AVG TB OB Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 48 Guzman, Adrian 3 146 48.7 0 0 Total 3 146 48.7 0 0 Opponents 5 324 64.8 2 0 2021 Tarleton State University Football Overall Statistics (as of Sep 7, 2021)

# All Purpose G RUSH RCV PR KR IR Total AVG/G 1 Bitson, Tariq 1 0 127 0 0 0 127 127.00 8 Horton, Kaylon 1 0 11 5 43 0 59 59.00 80 Roberson, Dray 1 0 48 0 0 0 48 48.00 Wright, D 1 41 1 0 0 0 42 42.00 0 McDonald, Jayy 1 34 -2 0 0 0 32 32.00 88 Thomas, J.F. 1 0 30 0 0 0 30 30.00 7 Irwin, Mike 1 6 5 0 0 0 11 11.00 2 Douglas, Gabe 1 0 7 0 0 0 7 7.00 24 Landy, Marvin 1 0 7 0 0 0 7 7.00 22 Skinner, Ryheem 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 4.00 4 Banks, Khalil 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 3.00 11 Duncan, Steven 1 -18 0 0 0 0 -18 -18.00 Total 1 70 234 5 43 0 352 352.00 Opponents 1 157 235 0 27 2 421 421.00 2021 Tarleton State University Football Overall Statistics (as of Sep 7, 2021)

Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blocked # Defensive Leaders GP Solo ASST TOT TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF 18 Harris, D.J. 1 4 7 11 0.5-0 — — — — — 1 — — 1 Wilson, Ronnell 1 4 7 11 0.5-2 — — — — — — — — 90 Duran, Javier 1 5 5 10 1.5-10 1.5-10 — — — — — — — 5 Banks, Donovan 1 3 2 5 0.5-0 — — — — — — — — 6 Broussard, Bryon 1 2 3 5 — — — 1 — — 1 — — 3 Johnson, Tre 1 2 3 5 — — — — — — — — — 99 Tillis, Todd 1 1 4 5 1.0-1 — — — — — — — — 20 Walton, Sean 1 — 5 5 1.5-4 0.5-3 — — — — — — — 45 Clark, Markel 1 2 2 4 2.0-5 1.0-3 — — — — — — — 50 Robertson, Makody 1 — 4 4 0.5-1 — — — — — — — — 28 Strong, Zach 1 — 4 4 0.5-1 — — 1 — — — — — 21 Brooks, Z'Core 1 1 2 3 — — — 1 — — — — — 0 Hafford, Devin 1 1 2 3 — — — 1 — 2-23 — — — 2D Coleman, Ty 1 2 — 2 — — — — — — — — — 32 Johnson, Kh 1 2 — 2 — — — — — — — — — 9 Thibodeaux, ChadWick 1 — 2 2 — — — — — — — — — 41 Hopkins, Zech 1 — 1 1 — — — — — — — — — 16 Kemp, Josh 1 — 1 1 0.5-1 — — — — — — — — 0 McDonald, Jayy 1 1 — 1 — — — — — — — — — Total 1 30 54 84 9.0-25 3.0-16 — 4 — 2-23 2 — — Opponents 1 34 26 60 5.0-27 3.0-19 3-2 4 1 — 3 — —