3 LONE STAR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS • 73 ALL-AMERICANS • 5 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS TARLETON TEXANS VS DELTA STATE STATESMAN | GAME 1 | AUG. 30, 2018 | 7 P.M. | STEPHENVILLE, TX Tarleton State TEXANS TEXANS BY Record: 0-0, 0-0 LSC MEDIA INFORMATION THE NUMBERS Nat’l Rank: N/A VENUE: Tarleton Memorial Stadium Regional Rank: N/A CAPACITY: 7,000 Tarleton currently has 37 new Streak: -- PLAYING SURFACE: Cool Play by FieldTurf players on the active roster, of which seven were redshirted last Head Coach: Todd Whitten | 56-35 at Tarleton (9 yrs) | 81-63 Overall (13 yrs) LIVE VIDEO: LIVE STATS: 37 year and 30 are brand-new faces TarletonSports.com TarletonSports.com to the Tarleton campus. TARLETON SPORTS SOCIAL MEDIA: NETWORK: Athletics Twitter - Tarleton has 21 players on the Stephenville Flagship @TarletonSports Station - KTRL 90.5 FM roster from outside of the Lone Head Coach: Todd Cooley | 35-20 at DSU (5 yrs) | 35-20 Overall (5 yrs) Star State. The Texan Football Global Station - Football Twitter - roster consists of players from TarletonSports.com/ @TarletonFB nine different states and two Delta State STATESMEN ListenLive countries (United States and Record: 0-0, 0-0 GSC Tweet the Booth - Sweden). Tarleton has nine Byron Anderson (PxP) @SportsByron 21 athletes from California, two from Nat’l Rank: N/A Kyle Masters (Color) @Savy_Washington Florida, two from Arizona, two Savion Washington (Sideline) Regional Rank: N/A JP Stingley (Studio) from North Carolina, and one each from New York, Hawaii, New Streak: -- Jersey, Oklahoma, and Alabama, and Sweden. TEXANS TO OPEN 2018 WITH HOME BOUT AGAINST DELTA STATE Tarleton has seen a signifcant THE GAME Tarleton will enjoy its first mid-week home opener since 2010 tonight as the Texans play host A TARLETON WIN WOULD ... turnaround on the defensive to Delta State at 7 p.m. to begin its 25th season of NCAA competition. side of the ball over the last • Be the 473rd win in the history of Tarleton Football two seasons. Tarleton is holding GAME COVERAGE opponents to just 26.7 points A complete broadcast of today’s game can be seen and heard on the Tarleton Sports Network • Be the 282nd win as a senior college 26.7 per game over 23 games in presented by the North Texas Ford Dealers. The Tarleton Sports Network team of Byron Anderson, • Be the 143rd win as an NCAA school the last two years. In 20 games Kyle Masters, Savion Washington, and J.P. Stingley have the call on the flagship station of Tarleton Athletics – KTRL 90.5 FM in Stephenville – and worldwide at TarletonSports.com/ListenLive. Live • Be the 82nd win of Todd Whitten’s head coaching career over 2014-15, Tarleton allowed Stats and a video stream can be found on the football schedule of TarletonSports.com. 41.4 points per game. That is a • Be Whitten’s 57th win at Tarleton difference of 14.4 points. TICKET INFORMATION • Give Tarleton its 1st win over Delta State The Tarleton State Ticket Office is open from 1:30-4 p.m. in the main lobby of Wisdom Gym and can be reached by telephone at 254-968-1832. Cash, check, and cards are all accepted. • Give Whitten his 1st win over Delta State Tarleton had 89 plays that went Football tickets can be purchased at the main ticket office in Wisdom Gym but the day of a football for over 20 yards last season and game, tickets can be purchased at the football ticket window on the west side (Harbin St.) of Tarleton Memorial Stadium. Tarleton’s Stephenville Campus Students receive free admission to all home games with valid Stephenville Campus Student ID. the players who accounted for 48 of them have returned in 2018, ABOUT THE TEXANS 48 led by Daniel McCants who had Tarleton enters the third season of the third head coaching stint of Todd Whitten with high hopes after earning an invitation to the fifth bowl game in program history 14 plays of at least 20 yards. last year. The Texans ended the season with a hard-fought showdown against Central Oklahoma in the inaugural Corsicana Bowl. Tarleton returns several key playmakers on each side of the ball, including RBs Xavier Turner (149 carries, 765 yards, 11 TDs), Adam Berryman (72 carries, 365 yards, 5 TDs) and Daniel McCants (61 carries, 306 yards, 2 TDs) on the offensive side. Defensively, Tarleton has all-conference CB Devin Hafford (76 tkls, 2 INT), LB EJ Speed (41 tkls, 8.5 TFL), and All-American DT Tyrell Tarleton returns a trio of running Thompson (57 tkls, 10.0 TFL, 4.5 sacks). Tarleton also returns five starting offensive linemen from a year ago – Deon Sheppard, Jovan Pruitt, Noah Perez, Cody Hayes, and backs that accounted for 1,436 Wesley Hooks. yards of offense on the ground. SERIES HISTORY Xavier Turner (765), Adam Tarleton and Delta State have met three times since the series began in 2012 and the Statesmen have won all three. Tarleton lost the first two meetings in 2012 (38- 1,436 Berryman (365), and Daniel 35) and 2013 (38-36) by a combined five points. Delta State won last year’s season opener in Cleveland, Mississippi 34-16. McCants (306) return for 2018, as will five starting offensive linemen UP NEXT FOR TARLETON Tarleton will head into the offseason for the second full time under this tenure of Todd Whitten. National Signing Day will be Wednesday, February 7. from last year. 2018 SCHEDULE SERIES HISTORY /TarletonSports DATE OPPONENT W/L TIME/SCORE Series History .................................. DSU leads 3-0 8/30 vs Delta State 7 p.m. In Stephenville ................................. DSU leads 1-0 9/8 at Stephen F Austin 6 p.m. In Cleveland .................................... DSU leads 2-0 9/15 at West Texas A&M* 6 p.m. @TarletonSports 9/22 vs UT Permian Basin* (FW) 7 p.m. Neutral locations ............................................ N/A 9/29 at Angelo State* 6 p.m. First Meeting ........................ 10/6/12 (DSU 38-35) 10/6 vs Eastern New Mexico* (PO) 7 p.m. Last Meeting .......................... 9/2/17 (DSU 34-16) 10/13 at Texas A&M-Commerce* 4 p.m. @tarletonsports Whitten vs. DSU ................................................ 0-1 10/20 vs Texas A&M - Kingsville* (HC) 6 p.m. 10/27 at MSU Texas* 7 p.m. Cooley vs. TSU ................................................. 2-0 www.TarletonSports.com 11/3 vs Lincoln (Mo.) 2 p.m. Current Streak ..................................... DSU, Win 3 11/10 vs Western New Mexico* (MIL) 2 p.m. Longest Tarleton Win Streak ............................ N/A TARLETON FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA CREDENTIALS TARLETON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Requests for working media credentials must be made through the NATHAN BURAL Tarleton Athletics Communications office. Requests must be submitted on ASSISTANT AD FOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / official news outlet letterhead and received at least 24 hours in advance of FOOTBALL CONTACT the game to be covered. The Stephenville Empire-Tribune News and The Flash News receive (254) 968-1802 (Office) reserved seating in the Press Box. The Tarleton Sports Network and the (817) 781-6827 (Cell) recognized visiting radio station will be provided a broadcast booth. Other [email protected] reserved seating will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. Season Follow on Twitter @nateBural credentials will be delivered prior to the first game. Thereafter, credentials may be picked up at the Media Will Call entrance on the West side of Tarleton Memorial Stadium. RYAN COX Sideline passes are given primarily to just photographers on assignment ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC for accredited publications. COMMUNICATIONS Visit TarletonSports.com/Media for Media Information. (254) 968-1803 (Office) (817) 776-2591 (Cell) PHOTOGRAPHERS [email protected] All photographers covering a game must display appropriate credentials Follow on Twitter @RMCx2 at all times and are expected to comply with any instructions given by game officials or Tarleton sports information employees. NCAA rules prohibit KOREY CAMPBELL photographers from being in the team areas between the 25-yard lines, GRADUATE ASSISTANT FOR ATHLETIC and the use of tripods is restricted to the ends of the field. COMMUNICATIONS PRESS BOX SERVICES (254) 968-1802 (Office) (361) 726-1331 (Cell) There are two phone lines available in the media booth of the press box, [email protected] and fax and e-mail services can be arranged. For those media members not Follow on Twitter @Klcampbell_7 in attendance, the number to call for game updates is (254) 968-9173. Pregame meals will be served at least 30 minutes prior to kickoff and refreshments will be available throughout the contest as supplies last. MAILING ADDRESS Individual and team statistics are provided both at halftime and after the Box T-0080; Stephenville, TX 76402 game, plus a scoring summary, running play-by-play and all other statistical breakdowns are distributed at the conclusion of each contest. In addition, live stats are available to view on laptop computers and various tablets. COACH TODD WHITTEN RADIO SHOW Laptops and tablets will not be provided. Show returns to airwaves Thursday, August 30 INTERNET ACCESS Head Coach Todd Whitten is back for his third year of his third stint as the leader of the Texan football program Internet access is available in the press box. Access to wireless internet and will be coming to the airwaves of the Tarleton Sports requires a proper authorization code which will be provided before kickoff. Network alongside the Voice of the Texans, Byron Anderson, The Press Box also has a number of Ethernet ports available for wired beginning Thursday, August 30 at noon. connection, however, media members are required to provide their own The show will be in a 30-minute format and will take place at TexStar Ford in Ethernet cables.