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STEPHENVILLE – On a sunny and crisp day at Memorial Stadium and Stephenville, the Tarleton Texan football team's final game of the 2010 season was anything but as the purple and white fell to Eastern New Mexico, 35-10.

For the first time since 1999, the Texans finished the football season without a winning record as Tarleton closes the year 3-8 overall. ENMU improved to 5-6 with the win.

The Texans scored first when Blake Wiest connected on a 26-yard field goal with 9:01 left in the first half on Tarleton's opening possession. The home team held onto the ball for 13 plays and drove 66 yards in 5:59.

The Greyhounds took the next possession 67 yards on 12 plays and scored when Tony Valenzuela rushed for 11 yards into the endzone. Taylor Cannon added the kick to give the visitors a 7-3 advantage with 5:05 left in the first quarter. 

Neither team scored again until ENMU added to its total when Valenzuela punched it in from one yard away with 8:02 remaining in the second quarter. The drive took 5:30 on 15 plays and 69 yards.

The two quarterbacks then traded interceptions on back-to-back possessions before Tarleton's Nick Stephens was intercepted by Devin Sweet at the ENMU two. He returned the ball to the Tarleton 20 when he pitched the ball backward to Tavius Bigelow who ran it into the endzone for the score. Cannon's kick made it 21-3 at the halftime.

ENMU scored the only points of the third quarter when Valenzuela had a four-yard touchdown with 7:54 left in the quarter. Cannon added the kick to close the six-play, 26-yard drive to make it 28-3.

With 13:22 on the clock, Jerome Regal punched the ball in from two yards away to cap an 11-play, 79-yard drive. Blake Wiest had the extra point to make it 28-10.

The last points of the game were added when Jessie Poku caught a four-yard pass from Wesley Wood after a nine-play, 67-yard drive. Cannon's kick gave the game its final total, 35-10.

Tarleton gained 233 yards of total offense, including 64 yards on the ground and 169 yards through the air. ENMU had 122 yards rushing and 220 yards passing for 342 yards of total offense.

Tarleton had 13 penalties for 142 yards and four turnovers while ENMU had three turnovers in the contests and six penalties for 45 yards.

Evan Robertson led the Texans in rushing with 17 carries for 27 yards while Stephens was 15-of-34 for 169 yards with four interceptions and two sacks.

Devon Gray had four receptions for 34 yards to lead the Texans.

Valenzuela rushed for 92 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries to lead the Greyhounds while Wood was 23-of-41 for 220 yards and a touchdown with an interception and two sacks.

Jessie Poku had eight receptions for 65 yards and a touchdown.

The Greyhounds' victory was the first for ENMU over the Texans since 2000.