THE GAME
Tarleton is set to play its final home game of the season as the Texans look to keep is Lone Star Conference title hopes alive against No. 12 Midwestern State.
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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.
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ABOUT THE TEXANS
Tarleton topped Oklahoma Panhandle State on the road, 45-26, to improve to 5-4 overall and 5-2 in the Lone Star Conference. The Texans are in sole possession of second place in the LSC and trail Midwestern State and Texas A&M-Commerce, who lead the LSC at 6-1. A win would give Tarleton its first winning season since 2013, when the Texans went 7-3 and won the LSC championship. Tarleton is averaging 360 yards of offense through nine games (275 pass, 85 rush). Quarterback
Zed Woerner leads the LSC with 23 touchdown passes to go with 2,181 yards and a 61.9 percent completion rate. Woerner, who has 49 career touchdown passes, needs three touchdown passes to break Steve Kelly's school record of 51. Woerner's top target is
Del'Michael High with an LSC-leading nine touchdown catches to go with 749 yards on 50 receptions.
Bubba Tandy comes in with 640 receiving yards on 39 receptions and seven touchdowns.
Joseph Sadler is Tarleton's leading rusher with 536 yards on 101 carries (4.5 yards per carry) and four touchdowns. Defensively,
Cody Burtscher leads the LSC with 99 total tackles to go along with 4.5 sacks and three interceptions.
Chase Varnado leads the Texan defense with six sacks and
EJ Speed has 5.5 sacks. Speed leads the nation in forced fumbles with five. Speed is also second in the LSC in tackles for loss with 12 and Varnado is third with 11. The Texans are second in the LSC with 32 sacks on the year, which the Texans are on pace to double last season's sack total of 18. Tarleton has three defenders with three interceptions: Burtscher,
Treston Ridge, and
Dominique Martin.
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ABOUT THE MUSTANGS
Midwestern State is ranked No. 12 in the nation with a 7-1 record overall and 6-1 record in the LSC. Midwestern's only defeat came on the road against West Texas A&M, 35-27. The Mustangs are averaging 38 points per game and 445 yards of offense (231 pass, 213 rush). Quarterback Quade Coward has thrown for 1,721 yards on the year with 12 touchdowns and four interceptions with a 59 percent completion rate. Leading receivers for the Mustangs are Breion Evans with 370 yards on 24 catches and three TDs as well as Statron Jones (17 catches, 322 yards, two TDs). MSU's leading rusher is Vincent Johnson, who has 635 yards on the ground and an LSC-leading 16 touchdowns. Defensively, Sir'Vell Ford is the team-leader in tackles with 56. The Mustangs have a pair of defenders with 4.5 sacks in Alec DiValerio and Darian Childers. MSU has 19 sacks on the season.
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SERIES HISTORY
Tarleton leads the all-time series with Midwestern State 20-9-1 which dates back to 1925. Tarleton has won three of the last five matchups with Midwestern State and the Texans are 11-3 all-time at Memorial Stadium against the Mustangs.
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UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
The Texans travel to Texas A&M-Commerce for the final game of the regular season on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 4 p.m.
