3 LONE STAR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS • 71 ALL-AMERICANS • 4 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS TARLETON TEXANS VS. MCNEESE STATE COWBOYS | GAME 01 | SEPT. 3, 2016 | 6 P.M. | LAKE CHARLES, LA Tarleton State TEXANS TEXANS BY Record: 0-0, 0-0 LSC MEDIA INFORMATION THE NUMBERS Nat’l Rank: N/A VENUE: Cowboy Stadium at McNeese State Regional Rank: N/A CAPACITY: 17,548 The date with another NCAA PLAYING SURFACE: GSE GeoSport Turf Division I foe has been 1,072 Streak: N/A DAYS in the making. The last Head Coach: Todd Whitten | 45-23 at Tarleton (6 yrs) | 70-51 Overall (11 yrs) time Tarleton took the field LIVE VIDEO: LIVE STATS: 1,072 against a Division I opponent was McNeeseSports.com SidearmStats.com/ on September 28, 2011 versus McNeese/Football Abilene Christian in Frisco. TARLETON SPORTS NETWORK: SOCIAL MEDIA: Stephenville Flagship Athletics Twitter - The backfield combination of QB Head Coach: Lance Guidry | 0-0 at McNeese (0 yrs) | 0-0 Overall (0 yrs) Station - KTRL 90.5 FM @TarletonSports ZED WOERNER AND RB JABARI ANDERSON HAVE COMBINED #9 McNeese State COWBOYS Global Station - Football Twitter - FOR 47 TOUCHDOWNS since TarletonSports.com/ @TarletonFB 47 the start of the 2014 season. Record: 0-0, 0-0 SOUTHLAND ListenLive Anderson has found the endzone Nat’l Rank: #9 (FCS Coaches) Tweet the Booth - on the ground 19 times in his Byron Anderson (PxP) @SportsByron career while Woerner has thrown Regional Rank: N/A Brad Keith (Color) Ryan Cox (Sideline) for 26 scores and rushed for two. Streak: N/A Todd Whitten, who is set to begin his third stint at Tarleton this TEXANS TO OPEN NEW WHITTEN ERA AGAINST FCS NO. 9 MCNEESE STATE year, enters the season with 45 THE GAME WINS AS THE HEAD COACH of A new era of Texan Football will begin with a road showdown at the home of A TARLETON WIN WOULD ... the Texans. He boasts the most 45 the defending Southland Conference champion McNeese State Cowboys in Lake victories by a Tarleton head coach • Give Tarleton an all-time record of 462-468-3 Charles, Louisiana. Todd Whitten returns to the sidelines as the head coach of since the Texans became a senior Tarleton for the third time in his career when the Texans kickoff at McNeese on • Be the 71st win of Todd Whitten’s head college in 1961. Saturday, September 3 at 6 p.m. coaching career; his 46th win at Tarleton • Be Tarleton’s third win in three games over a Tarleton is 2-1 for a winning TARLETON SPORTS NETWORK Southland Conference School since 2007 percentage of .667 AGAINST Saturday’s contest will be aired on the Tarleton Sports Network presented by • Put the Texans above .500 for the first time NCAA DIVISION I opponents North Texas Ford Dealers. The game will be broadcast live on KTRL (90.5 FM) with since Oct. 31, 2014. since 2007. The Texans defeated the new Voice of the Texans Byron Anderson calling play-by-play and Brad Keith .667 Southland Conference foes joining him for color commentary. Ryan Cox also joins the broadcast team with Stephen F. Austin (2007) and sideline reports. In addition to the radio feed, the game can be heard online at www.tarletonsports.com/listenlive. A video feed of Abilene Christian (2013) while the game can be found through McNeeseSports.com. falling to FBS Texas State in 2011. TICKET INFORMATION Tickets are available online at McNeeseTickets.com or by calling the McNeese Athletic Ticket Office at (337) 562-4678. Tickets Senior Cody Burtscher enters range in prices between $11-26 and children 12 and under will receive free admission. the season having played in 30 CONSECUTIVE GAMES FOR INSIDE THE SERIES TARLETON since arriving as This will be the first-ever meeting between Tarleton and McNeese State. a true freshman in the 2013 30 season. He is the only player on UP NEXT FOR TARLETON Tarleton’s roster to have played After Saturday’s season opener at McNeese, Tarleton will make its home debut on Saturday, September 10 against Southwest in every game for the Texans over Baptist in Stephenville. Kickoff against the Bearcats is set for 7 p.m. at Memorial Stadium on September 10. that span. 2016 SCHEDULE SERIES HISTORY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/RESULT Series History ........................................................................... First Meeting 9/3/2016 McNeese State Lake Charles, LA 6 p.m. In Stephenville ...................................................................................... N/A 9/10/2016 Southwest Baptist Stephenville, TX 7 p.m. In Kingsville .......................................................................................... N/A 9/17/2016 Angelo State Stephenville, TX 7 p.m. Neutral locations .................................................................................. N/A 9/24/2016 West Texas A&M Canyon, TX 6 p.m. First Meeting ........................................................................................ N/A 10/1/2016 Texas – Permian Basin Stephenville, TX 7 p.m. Last Meeting ........................................................................................ N/A 10/8/2016 Western New Mexico Stephenville, TX 7 p.m. Last TSU Win ....................................................................................... N/A 10/15/2016 Eastern New Mexico Portales, NM 4 p.m. Last McNeese Win ............................................................................... N/A 10/22/2016 Texas A&M - Kingsville Stephenville, TX 6 p.m. Whitten vs. McNeese State ........................................................................0-5 10/29/2016 Oklahoma Panhandle State Goodwell, OK 1 p.m. Guidry vs. Tarleton ...................................................................................0-0 11/5/2016 Midwestern State Stephenville, TX 7 p.m. Current Streak ...................................................................................... N/A 11/12/2016 Texas A&M - Commerce Commerce, TX 4 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 Tarleton NATHAN BURAL Athletics Communications office. Requests must be submitted on official news outlet letterhead and received at least 24 hours in advance of the game to be DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS / covered. FOOTBALL CONTACT 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 credentials will be delivered prior to the first game. Thereafter, credentials Follow on Twitter @nateBural 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 for ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS accredited publications. COMMUNICATIONS Visit TarletonSports.com/Media for Media Information. (254) 968-1803 (Office) (817) 776-2591 (Cell) PHOTOGRAPHERS [email protected] All photographers covering a game must display appropriate credentials Follow on Twitter @RMCx2 at all times and are expected to comply with any instructions given by game officials or Tarleton sports information employees. NCAA rules prohibit SAVION WASHINGTON photographers from being in the team areas between the 25-yard lines, and GRADUATE ASSISTANT FOR ATHLETICS the use of tripods is restricted to the ends of the field. COMMUNICATIONS (254) 968-1802 (Office) PRESS BOX SERVICES (972) 977-1809 (Cell) There are two phone lines available in the media booth of the press box, Follow on Twitter @Savy_Washington and fax and e-mail services can be arranged. For those media members not 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 MAILING ADDRESS refreshments will be available throughout the contest as supplies last. Box T-0080; Stephenville, TX 76402 Individual and team statistics are provided both at halftime and after the 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 COACH TODD WHITTEN RADIO SHOW stats are available to view on laptop computers and various tablets. Laptops and tablets will not be provided. Whitten returns to airwaves beginning Sept. 1 There’s a lot of changes coming to this year’s football INTERNET ACCESS radio show, beginning with a new starring cast. Head Coach Todd Whitten is back for his third stint as the Internet access is available in the press box. Access to wireless internet leader of the Texan football program and will be coming requires a proper authorization code which will be provided before kickoff. The to the airwaves of the Tarleton Sports Network alongside the new Voice of the Press Box also has a number of Ethernet ports available for wired connection, Texan, Byron Anderson, beginning Thursday, September 1 at noon. however, media members are required to provide their own Ethernet cables. The show, which has been an hour-long affair in each of the past two seasons, will return to its original 30-minute format and will now take place at TexStar BROADCAST SERVICES Ford in Stephenville. The show is open to the public and refreshments will be provided to the live audience. One courtesy line is provided for use by the visiting team’s radio station.