GAMEDAY INFORMATION

When: Saturday, Oct. 24 | 7 p.m. (CST)

Where: Stephenville, Texas | Memorial Stadium

Series: Texans trail 1-2 | Streak: TSU, Won 1

Last Meeting: Tarleton 31, Oklahoma Panhandle 7 on Sept. 19, 1992 in Stephenville

Radio: Tarleton Sports Network on KTRL 90.5 FM | Listen Live | Pregame Show begins at 6:30 p.m.

Web Stream: TarletonSports.com

Social Media: Facebook | Twitter

Follow the Action: Live Stats | Game Notes

THE GAME
Tarleton will host Oklahoma Panhandle State in the first meeting between the Texans and Aggies in over two decades Saturday at 7 p.m.
 
COVERING THE GAME
Saturday's contest will be aired on the Tarleton Sports Network presented by North Texas Ford Dealers. The game will be broadcast live on KTRL (90.5 FM) with Casey Hogan calling play-by-play and Keltin Wiens joining him for color commentary. Travis Smith joins the broadcast team on the sidelines. In addition to the radio feed, the game is online at www.tarletonsports.com/listenlive.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Tarleton had its homecoming game spoiled by Eastern New Mexico when the Greyhounds handed the Texans their fifth loss of the season 49-44. Tarleton racked up 572 yards in the game and got a four-touchdown passing performance from Zed Woerner, but the Texans surrendered 385 yards on the ground
 
TARLETON vs OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE
Saturday marks the fourth all-time meeting between Tarleton and Oklahoma Panhandle and first since 1992. The Aggies hold a 2-1 lead in the series.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Tarleton and Oklahoma Panhandle first met in 1985 with a September 7 meeting in Stephenville. The Aggies won a 12-0 shutout in the inaugural meeting. The teams met again the next season in Muskogee and again Tarleton fell in a 27-12 loss. The teams took a six-year hiatus from playing each other before meeting back in Stephenville on Sept. 19, 1992, when the Texans earned their first win in the series 31-7. It has been 23 years since the last meeting.
 
TEXANS UNDER FOWLER
The Texans are now 28-30 under head coach Cary Fowler and have one Lone Star Conference championship to their credit in his tenure. Fowler's first LSC championship is the third LSC championship for the Texans in school history. Fowler is 24-22 against LSC opponents, including 1-1 in the LSC playoffs which are against LSC opponents but do not count as conference contests, and 4-8 overall against non-conference schools.

TEXANS IN THE LSC
The Texans are 104-141 (.424) all-time in Lone Star Conference contests.
 
VARNADO ON A ROLL
Chase Varnado has recorded at least five tackles from the defensive end position in seven straight games and eight of the last 10 games, dating back to Oct. 18, 2014. He had a career-high 11 last week against Eastern New Mexico.
 
RECORD TRACKER: BLAKE BARNES
Entering his senior season, Blake Barnes is making a case to go down alongside Tarleton Hall of Famer J.W. Boren as two of the top kickers in Tarleton history.
• PAT Att: Barnes is the all-time leader for extra points attempted with 155 in his career.
• FG Made: Entering Saturday's game with 46 career field goals, he is second all-time. Barnes is 14 field goals away from becoming the all-time leader and passing Boren (59).
• FG Att: Barnes now has attempted 63 field goals in his career to place him No. 2 all-time. He is 21 attempts shy of passing Boren (83) for the all-time lead.
 
RECORD TRACKER: LE'NARD MEYERS
Entering his senior season, Le'Nard Meyers will look to etch his name into the all-time receiving records.
• Receptions: Meyers enters Saturday's game with 169 career receptions and is 20 catches shy of passing Hall of Famer Harlan Wunsch (188) for second all-time in school history.
• Receiving Yards: Meyers enters Saturday's game in need of 301 more yards to crack the top five all-time in school history. Jeremy Madkins (2003-06) holds the No. 5 position with 2,441 yards.
• Receiving Touchdowns: Meyers needs three (3) more touchdowns this season to move into the top-3 all-time in receiving scores. Will Moody (2000-03) is currently third all-time with 20 touchdown catches.
• 100-Yard Receiving Games: Meyers moved into a tie for second place all-time with nine 100-yard receiving efforts, joining his former teammate Clifton Rhodes III. The all-time record is 10 by Devin Guinn from 2006-09.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
Tarleton will travel to Angelo State next Saturday for the regular season finale in San Angelo at 7 p.m. at LeGrand Stadium.