The Game
The No. 6 Angelo State football team will return home after three weeks on the road to host undefeated and No. 20-ranked Midwestern State on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. at LeGrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field. The game is designated as Family Day and Hispanic Heritage Day at ASU and will be carried on KWFR 101.9FM The Fire with Jeremy Bryant (play-by-play) and Daniel Ramirez (color analyst) on the call. 

Midwestern State
The Mustangs enter the game at 4-0 and 2-0 in the LSC after a 63-42 win over Tarleton State last weekend. MSU is coached by Bill Maskill who is 10-4 all-time against the Rams. The Mustangs are 1-0 on the road beating Colorado Mesa 16-13 in overtime. 

The Series
The Rams are 7-10 all-time against the Mustangs but won both matchups last season. It was ASU's first win in Wichita Falls since 1999 and first wins in the series since 2009. The Rams are 4-4 all-time against Midwestern State in San Angelo. 

LSC Player of the Week
Callicutt led the No. 6 Rams defense to holding WT to just 302 yards of offense in a 35-17 win. Callicutt made six tackles which five were solo. The senior recorded a team high 5.0 tackles for loss and a team high 3.0 sacks.  He has 10.0 tackles for loss through four games and 6.5 sacks. Callicutt is No. 6 nationally in sacks per game (1.38) and tackles for loss (2.5). He is now tied for No. 2 on the ASU career sack list with 26.5.

Rankings
The Rams maintained the program's highest ranking in the AFCA poll announced on Monday. ASU stayed at No. 6 in the AFCA poll and No. 10 in the most recent D2Football.com poll. Both rankings are the highest in either poll. 

A Dozen Receptions
After tying four others for the ASU record for receptions in the home opener with 11, Donovan Thompson etched his name on top with 12 receptions against West Texas A&M. The sophomore caught 12 passes for 143 yards, both career highs. He leads the LSC in receptions (33) and receptions per game (8.3). 

Record Breaker
Kyle Washington continues to amaze with another stellar performance against West Texas A&M. The senior accounted for 500 yards of total offense (376 passing and 124 rushing) which broke his previous record of 474 yards. It is the fifth highest single game total in the NCAA Division II this season. The quarterback set a career long with an 80 yard rush in the second quarter against West Texas A&M. The senior has set nine career highs this season. He owns the ASU career passing touchdowns and total offensive yards. Washington is still on the verge of breaking a few more ASU career records as well. 

Current Record		Washington's Stats
1,205	Passing Attempts	967
685	Completions	608
61	Passing TDs	65 (NEW RECORD)
3,743	Rushing Yards	2,364
8,212	Passing Yards	7,102
8.084	Total Offense	9,466 (NEW RECORD)

 
Washington National Ranks

Competion Percentage	No. 29 / No. 3 LSC	64.5
Completions per Gam	No. 6 / No. 2 LSC	26.75
Passing Yards	No. 10 / No. No. 1 LSC	1,308
Passing Yards per Game	No. 10 / No. 1 LSC	327.0
Points Responsible	No. 4 / No. 1 LSC	90
Points Responsible per Game	No. 6 / No. 1 LSC	22.5
Rushing TD's	No. 12 / No. 2 LSC	7
Scoring	No. 22 / No. 2 LSC	10.5
Total Offense	No. 3  / No. 1 LSC	395.5

Stout Run Defense
The Rams held an opponent to less than 100 yards on the ground for the third consecutive week. West Texas A&M, which entered averaging 201.7 yards per game, was limited to just 91 rushing yards. WT's Geremy Aldridge-Mitchell had gained 238 yards one week prior but despite a 72 yard rush, was held to 99 yards rushing and zero touchdowns. ASU also held Western State Colorado (47 yards) and Bacone (80 yards) to under 100 yards.  It is the fifth time under defensive coordinator Jeff Girsch that ASU has held a team under 100 yards rushing. The Rams haven't held three teams under 100 yards in a single season since 2013. 

Chasing 31
Clayton Callicutt added three more sacks to give him 26.5 sacks for his career. He is now tied with Greg Collins for second all-time. Collins recorded 26.5 sacks from 1990-93. The senior is chasing Dane Krager's mark of 31 set from 1998-2001. Krager owns the ASU single season record with 15 sacks in 1999. Callicutt set a career high with 8.0 sacks last season and has 6.5 sacks this season. 
 
Total Defense
The defense has improved in Jeff Girsch's second year as coordinator. The Rams are limting teams to 327.0 yards which is No. 2 in the LSC. ASU is No. 1 in the conference in both sacks (14) and rushing defense (109.5). Teams have only converted 27-percent on third down against the Rams as well. ASU is No. 39 nationally in total defense. 

Scoring on the Ground
The Rams scored all five touchdowns against West Texas A&M on the ground. ASU has scored 15 rushing touchdowns on the season and leads the conference. It is the second game of the season the Rams have scored five rushing touchdowns in a single game, the other being against Oklahoma Panhandle State.

4-0 Start 
The Rams moved to 4-0 on the season for just the eighth time since 1964. Six of the seven previous years ended in playoff apperances. The last time ASU started 4-0 was in 2005. 

1977 - 6-0 (Playoffs)
1978 - 14-0 (Playoffs)
1980 - 7-0 (Playoffs)
1982 - 6-0 
1989 - 5-0 (Playoffs)
1997 - 9-0 (Playoffs)
2005 - 5-0 (Playoffs)

Defensive Line
The defensive line was a force against West Texas A&M. The group of Raymond Coen, Clayton Callicutt, Jeremy Johnson, Emmanuel Anderson, Matthew Gholston, Markus Jones and Jesus Vargas combined for 21 of ASU's 41 tackles, all of the team's 6.0 sacks and 12.0 of 14.0 tackles for loss. 

600 Yards of Offense
The Rams No. 1 nationally ranked offense in total yards added 606 against West Texas A&M. It marks the second time ASU has gained at least 600 yards this season with the highest being 666 yards against Western State Colorado. The low of the season was 508 versus Bacone. 

National Stats Rank
The Rams have been visible in the top 10 of various categories. 

Total Offense	586.8 per game	1st
First Downs Offense	119	1st
Scoring Offense	47.8	3rd
Sacks Allowed	0.25	3rd
Team Tackles for Loss	9.8 per game	8th
Defensive TD's	2	9th

Takeaways
The Ram defense continued to force turnovers with a fumble recovery against WT. ASU has forced a turnover in three of the four games this season. The defense has taken away five fumbles and three interceptions on the season. The Rams are No. 35 nationally and No. 2 in the LSC in takeaways. 

Last Year vs. Midwestern State
The Rams went 2-0 last season versus MSU. The win on Oct. 4 was the first  win in wichita Falls since 1999 while the second win on Nov. 8 propelled ASU into the LSC Playoff Championships. ASU forced a combined three fumbles and three interceptions in the two wins. Kyle Washington averaged 217.0 rushing yards per game and 218.5 yards through the air. He combined to account for 10 TD's in the two games. 

LeGrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field
The Rams are 12-11 all-time at home under head coach Will Wagner. Since the debut of LeGrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field, ASU is 5-2 including a 41-36 win over Midwestern State last season during the LSC Football Playoffs. 

School Record
Trey Green wrote his name in the ASU record book with one run against Bacone. The junior took a handoff made a move and carried the ball 96 yards to pay dirt, the longest rush in school history. The previous long was 95 yards set by Kyle Fox in 2005 against West Texas A&M. 

LSC Preseason Favorite
The Rams were picked as the Lone Star Conference favorite receiving 142 total votes and 17 first place votes. Angelo State has won three conference titles in program history in 1978, 1984 and 1987. Kyle Washington was selected as the LSC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.

Team Captains
Kyle Washington, Talon Smith, Clayton Callicutt and Richard Franklin were selected as captains for the 2015 season by their teammates. Washington is a three-time captain while Smith, Callicutt and Franklin are serving for the first time. 

Consecutive Games Scoring
ASU has also scored in a program record 72-straight games. The last time the Rams were shutout was in 2008 in back-to-back games versus Southwestern Oklahoma and West Texas A&M. 

Raising the Bar
The Rams returned to the NCAA Division II Playoffs for the sixth time since entering the league in 1981. ASU has never made back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Division II Playoffs. The Rams did make three-straight trips to the NAIA Playoffs from 1978-1980.  The Rams best record following a NCAA Division II Playoff season was in 1990 with a 7-3 record.

Playoff Year	Record	Following Year	Record
1987	8-3	1988	6-4
1989	11-3	1990	7-3
1994	6-5	1995	6-3-1
1997	10-2	1998	6-4
2005	9-3	2006	2-8
2014	9-3	2015	4-0

Head Coach
Will Wagner (Hardin-Simmons, '96) will begin his fifth season as head coach of the Rams. He is 25-21 in his four seasons at the helm of the Rams. The Odessa native helped lead the Rams back to the NCAA Playoffs for the first time since 2005 and win its first playoff game since 1997.

411 and Counting
Angelo State has won a total of 411 football games since 1939. The following lists the coaches and record breakdown in Ram football history. 

Pete Sikes	1939-1949	41-23-5
Max Bumgardner	1950-1968	74-74-2
Grant Teaff	1969-1971	19-11
James Cameron	1972-1973	13-7
Jim Hess	1974-1981	65-23-3
Jerry Vandergriff	1985-2004	143-101-2
Dale Care	2005-2010	28-36
Will Wagner	2012-Present	28-21

The Program
Angelo State won the NAIA National Championship in 1978 and has won three Lone Star Conference Championships (1978, 1984, 1987). The Rams have seen six NCAA D-II playoff appearances and produced 62 All-Americans. ASU has earned 31 winning seasons dating back to 1964. Angelo State has sent 11 student-athletes on to successful NFL careers, including Pierce Holt, who earned two Super Bowl rings with the San Francisco 49ers in 1988 and 1989. He was a two-time Pro Bowl selection and was inducted into the NCAA Division II Football Hall of Fame in 2000. Legendary Baylor head coach Grant Teaff coached at ASU, and has been inducted into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame with Holt and former Rams' tackle Rodney Cason.

Follow From Home
If you cannot attend the Angelo State football game, ASU has you covered. Jeremy Bryant will call the game with help from analyst Daniel Ramirez on 101.9 KWFR-FM, which will also be streamed on AngeloSports.com. Live updates will be provided on Angelo State's Facebook page along with its Twitter account, @AngeloSports, Instagram, angelosports_com or on YouTube AngeloSports.