3 LONE STAR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS • 72 ALL-AMERICANS • 5 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS TARLETON TEXANS AT DELTA STATE STATESMAN | GAME 1 | SEPT. 2, 2017 | 2 P.M. | CLEVELAND, MS Tarleton State TEXANS TEXANS BY Record: 0-0, 0-0 LSC MEDIA INFORMATION THE NUMBERS Nat’l Rank: N/A VENUE: Mickey Sellers Field Regional Rank: N/A CAPACITY: 3,500 Tarleton currently has 26 brand- Streak: -- PLAYING SURFACE: Grass new players on the active roster 26 who were not on campus last fall. Head Coach: Todd Whitten | 50-29 at Tarleton (7 yrs) | 75-57 Overall (12 yrs) LIVE VIDEO: LIVE STATS: gostatesmen.com http://statb.us/e/178435 Tarleton has 22 players on the TARLETON SPORTS SOCIAL MEDIA: roster from outside of the Lone NETWORK: Athletics Twitter - Star State. The Texan Football Stephenville Flagship @TarletonSports roster consists of players from 14 Head Coach: Todd Cooley | 26-16 at DSU (4 yrs) | 26-16 Overall (4 yrs) Station - KTRL 90.5 FM different states and two countries Football Twitter - (United States and Sweden). Delta State STATESMEN Global Station - @TarletonFB Tarleton has six athletes from TarletonSports.com/ 22 California, three from Florida, Record: 0-0, 0-0 GSC ListenLive Tweet the Booth - two from Hawaii, one each from @SportsByron Virginia, Colorado, New Mexico, Nat’l Rank: N/A Byron Anderson (PxP) @theflashsports Arizona, Utah, Georgia, Alaska, Regional Rank: N/A Brad Keith (Color) Maryland, North Carolina, New JP Stingley (Studio) York, and Sweden. Streak: -- Zed Woerner enters his senior TEXANS BEGIN 2017 WITH LONGEST SEASON-OPENING ROAD TRIP IN PROGRAM HISTORY season with 50 career touchdown THE GAME passes to his credit. That places Tarleton is set to make school history with its longest season-opening A TARLETON WIN WOULD ... 50 him third on Tarleton’s all-time road trip ever (548 miles) as the Texans head to Cleveland, Mississippi on list behind Steve Kelly (51) and Saturday, September 2 for a 2 p.m. kickoff at McCool Stadium against Delta • Be the 467th win in the history of Tarleton Football Scott Grantham (57). State. • Be the 276th win as a senior college • Be the 137th win as an NCAA school TARLETON SPORTS NETWORK In recruiting, Tarleton emphasized A complete radio broadcast of today’s game can be heard on the • Be the 76th win of Todd Whitten’s head coaching career an improvement of size and Tarleton Sports Network presented by the North Texas Ford Dealers. Byron • Be Whitten’s 51st win at Tarleton physicality along the offensive Anderson and Brad Keith have the call on the flagship station of Tarleton • Give Tarleton its first win over Delta State line - and the coaching staff Athletics – KTRL 90.5 FM in Stephenville – and worldwide at TarletonSports. • Start the Texans 1-0 for the first time since 2014 delivered. Tarleton’s OL group com/ListenLive. Live Stats and a video stream can be found on the football 305 averages 305 lbs per player this schedule of TarletonSports.com. season, as opposed to a 291.25 average per player in 2016. This TICKET INFORMATION year, Tarleton’s 14 OL combine to Tickets are available online at DeltaStateTickets.UniversityTickets.com or by calling the Delta State Athletic Ticket Office at (662) weigh 4,270 lbs. 846-4300. INSIDE THE SERIES The 548 miles Tarleton is traveling The game will mark the third time the Texans and Statesmen have met on the gridiron in school history. The teams traded a to play Delta State is the farthest home-and-home series in 2012 and 2013 with the Statesmen winning both meetings by a combined five points. The first-ever the Texans have ever traveled for meeting saw Tarleton drop a 38-35 heartbreaker in Stephenville and then a two-point loss on the road in Cleveland in 2013. a season opener. It tops the 2000 548 season opener when Tarleton UP NEXT FOR TARLETON visited Harding in Searcy, Ark., The Texans will return to Stephenville for its first game on the brand-new CoolPlay Turf at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, which was a 476-mile, one-way September 9 against Oklahoma Panhandle State. The Aggies, who were a LSC affiliate member last year, have returned to the NAIA trip. ranks this year. 2017 SCHEDULE SERIES HISTORY /TarletonSports DATE OPPONENT W/L TIME/SCORE Series History .................................. DSU leads 2-0 9/2 at Delta State 2 p.m. In Stephenville ................................. DSU leads 1-0 9/9 vs Oklahoma Panhandle 7 p.m. In Cleveland .................................... DSU leads 1-0 9/16 at Angelo State* 6 p.m. @TarletonSports 9/23 vs West Texas A&M* (FW) 7 p.m. Neutral locations ............................................ N/A 9/30 at UT Permian Basin* 6 p.m. First Meeting ........................ 10/6/12 (DSU 38-35) 10/7 at Western New Mexico* 1 p.m. Last Meeting ...................... 10/19/13 (DSU 38-36) 10/14 vs Eastern New Mexico* (PO) 7 p.m. @tarletonsports Whitten vs. DSU ................................................ 0-0 10/21 at A&M - Kingsville* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 10/28 vs Western Oregon (HC) 6 p.m. Cooley vs. TSU ................................................. 1-0 www.TarletonSports.com 11/4 at Midwestern State* 2 p.m. Current Streak ..................................... DSU, Win 2 11/11 vs A&M - Commerce* 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 SAVION WASHINGTON 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) (972) 977-1809 (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 @Savy_Washington 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 31 INTERNET ACCESS Head Coach Todd Whitten is back for his second 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 31 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. Stephenville. The show is open to the public and refreshments will be provided to the live audience. BROADCAST SERVICES The radio broadcast of the show can be heard on the flagship station for Tarleton Athletics - KTRL 90.5 FM in Stephenville - as well as around the world One courtesy line is provided for use by the visiting team’s radio station. through TarletonSports.com/ListenLive. Fans are encouraged to interact The courtesy line is located in the visiting radio booth in the press box, with the show via Twitter by sending questions to @TarletonSports using which has ample room for a two-person crew. There is no fee for using the #WhittenShow. line, but all line charges are the responsibility of the visiting station. The visiting radio courtesy number is (254) 918-7600. POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Members of the media wishing to interview players or coaches must work through the Tarleton director of athletics communications, Nathan Bural, to set up a convenient time for both parties. Post-game interviews are available outside the Tarleton locker room following a 10-minute “cooling off” period. If assistance is needed, contact a member of the Tarleton athletics communications department. OFFICIAL STATISTICS Statistics will be provided throughout the course of the game upon request.