GAMEDAY INFORMATION

When: Saturday, Oct. 31 | 7 p.m. (CST)

Where: San Angelo, Texas | LeGrand Stadium

Series: Texans lead 16-15 | Streak: TSU, Lost 1

Last Meeting: Angelo State 34, Tarleton 31 on Nov. 1, 2014 in Stephenville

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

Web Stream: AngeloSports.com

Social Media: Facebook | Twitter

Follow the Action: Live Stats | Game Notes

THE GAME
Tarleton heads to San Angelo for the regular season finale in search of the No. 4 seed in the Lone Star Conference playoff system. With a win and an Eastern New Mexico win over West Texas A&M, the Texans would fall into a three-way tie for the final spot in the championship bracket of the conference playoff.
 
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 amassed 658 yards in an 84-47 rout over Oklahoma Panhandle State at Memorial Stadium, setting a new school record for points in a game. The Texans' offense had no issues with the blistering 50-degree temperatures and 20-mph winds with a light rain throughout the night, especially Zed Woerner who threw for 413 yards on 29-40 attempts with five touchdowns.
TARLETON vs ANGELO STATE
In the 32nd meeting between the Texans and Rams, Tarleton will look for its 17th win of the series and its eighth win in San Angelo. Tarleton holds a slim 16-15 lead in the series all-time.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Tarleton and Angelo State have a history that enters its 50th year this season, dating back to 1965. The teams met on a yearly basis from 1965 to 1975 with Tarleton trailing 3-8. The series picked back up as an NCAA rivalry in 1994 and the Rams picked up where they left off by winning six of seven through the year 2000. Tarleton took control of the series in dominant fashion in 2001 with a 41-7 win in Stephenville on Oct. 27 for the first of 12 wins in a row for the Texans through 2013. The Rams squeaked out a 34-31 win last season.
 
TEXANS IN THE LSC
The Texans are 104-141 (.424) all-time in Lone Star Conference contests.
 
TEXANS UNDER FOWLER
The Texans are now 29-30 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. His next win will give him 30 in his Tarleton career, making him one of seven coached in school history to top 30 wins as a head coach.
 
LSC PLAYOFF SCENARIOS
Should a three-way tie arise, there will be a coin flip on Sunday, Nov. 1, in the morning at a time to be determined via conference call or periscope (live video).  There will be a three-way coin flip and choose one out of three. Three coins (one for each team) are flipped and the odd coin out is the winner (top seed), with the remaining two teams seeding determined by record against each other.

    Scenario A:
    • ENMU defeats WT
    • TSU defeats ASU
    ASU, WT, TSU are all 2-4 in LSC play
    (all teams lost to A&M-C, MSU, ENMU and beat TAMUK)
 
    Scenario B:
    • WT defeats ENMU
    • ASU defeats TSU
    ENMU, ASU, WT are all 3-3 in LSC play
    (all teams lost to A&M-C, MSU and beat TSU, TAMUK)
  
    Note: All other ties will be broken using the LSC Tiebreaker Policy
 
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.
• 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 175 career receptions and is 14 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 202 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 is tied for third all-time with Will Moody (2000-03) at 20 touchdowns. Next up is Madkins with 25 career scores.
• 100-Yard Receiving Games: Meyers is in a tie for second place all-time with nine 100-yard receiving efforts, along with his former teammate Clifton Rhodes III. The all-time record is 10 by Devin Guinn from 2006-09.