GAME DAY CENTRAL
	When: Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 | 6 p.m.
	Where: Ratliff Stadium | Odessa, Texas
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THE GAME
A pair of Lone Star Conference teams coming off league victories a week ago will collide on the turf at historic Ratliff Stadium in Odessa when Tarleton visits UT Permian Basin for the first time in school history Saturday at 6 p.m. 
 
GAME COVERAGE
A complete broadcast of the game can be seen on the Tarleton Sports Network presented by the North Texas Ford Dealers. Byron Anderson, Brad Keith, and J.P. Stingley have the call on the flagship station of Tarleton Athletics – KTRL 90.5 FM in Stephenville – and worldwide at TarletonSports.com/ListenLive. Links to live Stats and a video stream, if available, can be found on the football schedule of TarletonSports.com. 
 
ABOUT THE TEXANS
Tarleton is 3-1 on the season and off to its best start in Lone Star Conference play since 2013 at 2-0 following last weekend's 30-20 victory over West Texas A&M. Tarleton is averaging 31 points per game on 347.3 yards of offense. Quarterback Zed Woerner has thrown for 525 yards and six touchdowns in four games. Del'Michael High leads the Texan receivers with 252 yards on 13 catches and two touchdowns, while Jeff Thomas and Savon Rollison also have two touchdowns each. Tarleton boasts a pair of running backs with over 200 yards through two games, led by the defending LSC Offensive Player of the Week Xavier Turner (260). Adam Berryman has 204 yards rushing and both backs have scored three touchdowns. Defensively, the Texans give up an average of 24.5 points on 432.3 yards per game. Basil Jackson leads the LSC in tackles with 56.
 
ABOUT THE FALCONS
UT Permian Basin is coming off a historic win in the history of its program as the Falcons went on the road to defeat Western New Mexico 41-32 for their first win of the season as well as the program's first-ever road win and Lone Star Conference win. The Falcons are averaging 18.8 points per game while allowing 42 per contest. Since LSC play began, however, the Falcons are scoring 23.5 points per game and allowing 24.5 points. Brandon Infiesto leads their ground game with 159 rushing yards and a touchdown on 39 carries while Kameron Mathis leads the passing game with 579 yards and three touchdowns. Jake Anglin leads the receivers with 188 yards on 14 receptions while Chris Hoad is the LSC's second-leading tackler with 50 stops.
 
SERIES HISTORY
This is the second-ever meeting between UT Permian Basin and Tarleton and the first game ever played in Odessa in the series since the Falcons started their program in 2016. Tarleton topped UTPB 48-20 in the first-ever meeting in Stephenville last year. UTPB Head Coach Justin Carrigan spent the previous five years at Tarleton before leaving for Odessa to start the Falcon program.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
Tarleton will make its longest Lone Star Conference road trip of the season as the Texans head to Silver City, New Mexico for a 1 p.m. CST showdown with Western New Mexico Saturday, October 7.