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Football

Football Game Day: Nov. 12

Texans close out season at No. 8 A&M-Commerce

GAME DAY INFORMATION
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When: Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, 4 p.m.
Where: Commerce, Texas | Memorial Stadium
Record: Tarleton Texans 5-5, 5-3 LSC | No. 8 Texas A&M-Commerce 9-1, 7-1 LSC
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THE GAME
Tarleton will travel to No. 8 Texas A&M-Commerce for its final game of the season as the Texans look for their first winning record since 2013.
 
GAME COVERAGE
A complete broadcast of the game can be heard on the Tarleton Sports Network presented by the North Texas Ford Dealers. Byron Anderson and Brad Keith will have the call on the flagship station of Tarleton Athletics – KTRL 90.5 FM in Stephenville – and worldwide at TarletonSports.com/ListenLive. Live Stats and a video stream can be found on on the football schedule page of TarletonSports.com.
 
ABOUT THE TEXANS
Tarleton is 5-5 on the season and tied for second in the Lone Star Conference with a 5-3 league record. The Texans are averaging 28.7 points per game while holding opponents to 25 points per contest. Tarleton is putting up 360 yards per game (267 pass, 92 rush). Leading the Texan offense is quarterback Zed Woerner, who has thrown for 2,242 yards and 24 touchdowns. Woerner needs two touchdown passes to set the school record for career touchdown passes with 51, surpassing Steven Kelly's record. Woerner's top targets have been Del'Michael High and Bubba Tandy. High has a team-high 777 yards on 53 catches and an LSC-leading 10 touchdowns while Tandy has 665 yards on 40 catches and seven scores. Running back Joseph Sadler has a team-leading 590 yards on the ground and four touchdowns while also hauling in three receiving touchdowns. Defensively, Cody Burtscher leads the LSC with 109 tackles. Burtscher also has 4.5 sacks to go along with three interceptions. Chase Varnado has eight sacks on the year, ranking second in the LSC while EJ Speed leads the nation with five forced fumbles to go with six sacks. Dominique Martin leads the LSC with five interceptions, including two last week against Midwestern State.
 
ABOUT THE LIONS
Texas A&M-Commerece is ranked No. 8 in the AFCA poll and is 9-1 overall and 7-1 in the LSC. The Lions are playing for a LSC title with a win. TAMUC is 3-1 at home this season and has won four straight games since falling to Midwestern State back on October 8. The Lions are averaging 463 yards per game (310 pass, 153 rush) while putting up 42 points per game and holding opponents to just 19 points. Quarterback Luis Perez has thrown for an LSC-best 2,528 yards and 26 touchdowns to go with only three interceptions. Lance Evans is the team-leader with 556 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. Running back Richard Cooper has 958 yards on the season and seven touchdowns. Tavita Faalu is the defensive leader in sacks with four while Brucks Saathoff has a team-high 46 tackles.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Tarleton is playing its 25 career game against Texas A&M-Commerce with the Lions holding the slim advantaged 13-11. Commerce has won the last four meetings against Tarleton but two of the games were decided by a touchdown or less.
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Players Mentioned

Cody Burtscher

#24 Cody Burtscher

LB
5' 11"
Senior
Dominique Martin

#17 Dominique Martin

DB
5' 10"
Senior
Joseph Sadler

#33 Joseph Sadler

RB
5' 9"
Senior
Incarnate Word
EJ Speed

#5 EJ Speed

LB
6' 4"
Sophomore
Bubba Tandy

#1 Bubba Tandy

WR
6' 1"
Senior
Chase Varnado

#25 Chase Varnado

DL
6' 1"
Junior
Zed Woerner

#7 Zed Woerner

QB
6' 2"
Junior
Del

#13 Del'Michael High

WR
6' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Cody Burtscher

#24 Cody Burtscher

5' 11"
Senior
LB
Dominique Martin

#17 Dominique Martin

5' 10"
Senior
DB
Joseph Sadler

#33 Joseph Sadler

5' 9"
Senior
Incarnate Word
RB
EJ Speed

#5 EJ Speed

6' 4"
Sophomore
LB
Bubba Tandy

#1 Bubba Tandy

6' 1"
Senior
WR
Chase Varnado

#25 Chase Varnado

6' 1"
Junior
DL
Zed Woerner

#7 Zed Woerner

6' 2"
Junior
QB
Del

#13 Del'Michael High

6' 2"
Junior
WR