The Game
The Angelo State football team will play its season finale on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. against Texas Permian Basin for Military Appreciation and Senior Day at LeGrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field.
Texas Permian Basin
The Falons are 2-8 on the season in their first year of football and first year as member of the Lone Star Conference. Head coach Justin Carrigan is 2-8 in his first season as head coach. Carrigan played football at Angelo State from 1999-2002.
The Series
This will be the first meeting between the two schools.
Stout Defense
The Rams had one of their best defensive efforts of the season on Saturday against West Texas A&M. ASU limited the Buffs to just 137 yards of total offense. The 69 yards rushing was the fifth time ASU has held an opponent under 100 yards rushing this season. It is the second time this season the Rams have limited a team to under 100 yards passing. The 136 yards of total offense is the lowest since holding Texas A&M-Commerce to 147 in 2003.
On Pace for 1,000
Josh Stevens has been a key part to the Rams offense this season and has a chance to enter elite company. The junior is just 32 yards from 1,000 rushing yards. He would become the eighth player overall and first ASU player since
Kyle Washington in 2013 and first running back since Daniel Thomas in 2008 to gain at least 1,000 yards rushing. He has gained at least 100 yards rushing in four games this season while averaging 96.8 yards per game with five touchdowns. . He leads the LSC in total yards (968) and third in yards per game.
Top Third Down Defense
The Rams have had one of the top third down defenses nationally. Opponents have only allowed teams to be successful on third down 26.0 percent of the time. ASU has only allowed 44 succesful conversions out of 169 this season inlcuding holding WT to one of 12. It is the No. 6 best percentage in Division II and No. 1 in the Lone Star Conference.
Defensive Numbers
The Rams defense has held opponents to just 331.3 yards per game this season through 10 games. If ASU's continues the trend, it would be the lowest yards per game allowed since 1995. The Rams held teams to 258.5 yards per game that season.
#BlueMob Takes National Lead
The Rams special teams added to their season record for blocked kicks.
Markus Jones got a hand on WT's PAT for ASU's ninth blocked kick of the year. It is the most blocked kicks in any division this season.
LSC Defensive Player of the Week
Jackson was a crucial player in the Rams limiting West Texas A&M to just 137 total yards. The sophomore made nine total tackles of which seven were solo. He also added an interception and recovered a fumble. He made 1.5 tackles for loss from his linebacker position. He is the only player in the Lone Star Conference to win defensive player of the week honors twice this season.
Senior's Final Game
It will be the final ASU game for
London Dial,
Mark Munson,
Ricky Pelzer,
Kevin Wharry,
Melvin Robinson,
Jeremiah Baines,
Richard Franklin,
Trey Green,
Isaiah Aneke,
Willie Brown,
Jesus Vargas,
Stephen Dugas,
Tyler Hamilton,
Reggie Harris,
Rance Layton,
Nolan Osmanski,
Isaiah Smith,
Grant Peterson and
Andy Gonzalez.
Longest Play from Scrimmage
Mark Munson electrified the crowd against Texas A&M-Commerce with the Rams longest play from scrimmage this season. The senior caught a pass from
Carsen Cook on a seam route and used his speed to score an 80 yard touchdown. It is ASU's longest play of the season.
100 Yard Receiving Night
Not only did Munson have the longest play of scrimmage for ASU, he became the first receiver to have at least 100 yards receiving in a game this season against Texas A&M-Commerce. The senior caught five passes for a season high 109 yards and scored one touchdown.
Double-Digit Catches
Donovan Thompson had one of the top games of his career against Midwestern State. He caught a season high 10 passes for 67 yards. It is the third time in his career the Houston native has made doudble-digit receptoins. He has a career high in receptions of 12 against TAMUC last season.
Team Captains
Fred Lawrence,
Richard Franklin,
Willie Brown,
Donovan Thompson and
Trey Green were selected as captains for the 2016 season by their teammates.
Rams Draft Anthony Quintana
The Angelo State football team added a new member to its team by drafting TeamIMPACT's Anthony Quintana. ASU is the first LSC school to draft a player from TeamIMPACT. Anthony, a nine-year old from Water Valley, will spend the next three years with the Ram football team interacting with the team while battling recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.
Road Warriors
ASU will travel a total of 8,062 miles to all seven road games this season. The longest trip of the season was 3,064 miles to Marquette, Michigan, to play Northern Michigan and the shortest was 312 mile round trip to Stephenville. ASU will look to improve its road record under head coach
Will Wagner. The Rams are 18-13 under Wagner on the road.
Overtime Victory
The Rams defeated Northern Michigan in triple overtime 47-41. ASU has seen very few overtime games over the years. The only other overtime game under head coach
Will Wagner was against Texas A&M-Kingsville on Oct. 29, 2011. The Javelinas won 36-33 in triple overtime. The last ASU victory in overtime was a 28-21 win over Eastern New Mexico on Oct. 6, 2007.
#RamFam Connection
Two current Rams have connections to Rams of the past.
Brennan Bibbs heard about ASU from former All-American uncle Henry Alsbrooks. Alsbrooks played defense for ASU and was a 1988 All-Americna. He recorded 271 tackles and is No. 10 all-time in career tackles. Myron Turner, Jr. plays opposite side of his dad Myron. The elder was an all-conference performer in 1989 and 1990. He is No. 8 on the career receiving yard list with 1,704 yards and led ASU in yards in 1989 with 706 yards.
Listen to the Rams
The Rams will once again be carried on KWFR 101.9 The Fire with four-time Lone Star Conference Broadcaster of the Year Jeremy Bryant on the call. He will add Dr. John Klingemann in the booth for color analysis. Dr. Klingemann is the chair of the history department and an associate professor at Angelo State
Live in HD
Every Ram home game will be broadcasted on RamTV Suddenlink Channel 6 and 106HD. Fans will be able to see the games in full high definition with Angelo State students directing the broadcast and giving play-by-play and color analysis.
New Offensive Coordinator
Will Wagner promoted
Drew Dallas to offensive coordinator. Dallas has been an integral part of the offensive staff at Angelo State since 2011 as a graduate assistant and promoted to assistant coach in 2012. He has worked with the wide receivers since 2011 and picked up recruiting coordinator duties in 2012.The Ram offense is coming off a record-setting season by leading the nation in total offense with 560.4 yards per game.
Head Coach
Will Wagner (Hardin-Simmons, '96) will begin his sixth season as head coach of the Rams. He is 34-31 in his six seasons at the helm of the Rams. The Odessa native helped Northwest Missouri State win three national championships as an assistant head coach and defensive backs coach.
418 and Counting
Angelo State has won a total of 418 football games since 1939. The following lists the coaches and record breakdown in Ram football history.
| Pete Sikes |
1939-1949 |
41-23-5 |
| Max Bumgarnder |
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 |
1982-2004 |
143-101-2 |
| Dale Carr |
2005-2010 |
28-36 |
| Will Wagner |
2012-Present |
35-31 |
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 five NCAA D-II playoff appearances and produced 57 All-Americans. 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 Ram tackle Rodney Cason.
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