SAN ANGELO, Texas – The No. 22 Angelo State University football team hosts the University of Texas-Permian Basin Falcons on Saturday, October 26 for its Gold Out game. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m.

Game Info:
Angelo State v. UT Permian Basin
Saturday, October 26 | 4 p.m.
 
The Game
Angelo State hosts the University of Texas-Permian Basin on Saturday, October 26. The two teams meet on the gridiron for the fourth time in school history.  The Rams lead the all-time series, 3-0, since 2016. The two teams last met in 2018 with the Blue Gold claiming a 44-20 victory over the Falcons. The Rams are currently on a six-game home winning streak, the second longest active streak in the Lone Star Conference and this is their first 6-1 start since 2005.
 
Scouting UT-Permian Basin
The Falcons come to LeGrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field with a 2-5 record overall and a 0-4 record in the Lone Star Conference. UTPB played non-conference in-region rival Chadron State last weekend and fell 43-21 to the Eagles. Quarterback Kameron Mathis threw for 247 yards going 20-for-30 with two touchdowns. Davion Sutton rushed for 37 yards on eight attempts. Caleb Forrest led the receivers with 66 yards on one receptions but Kobe Robinson was just behind with eight receptions for 65 yards and one touchdown.
 
Last Time Out
The Rams traveled to Canyon, Texas to take on West Texas A&M and defeated the Buffs, 17-14. In a very defensive battle, the Rams squeaked out the victory. Deldric Shields set the Rams up on an 83-yard kickoff return to start the game, allowing the Rams to get on the board first to lead 7-0. The Rams led 10-0 at halftime with a field goal from Connor Flanigan from 34-yards out. In the second half, the Buffs came alive and managed to score quickly to cut the Rams' lead to 10-7. WTAMU scored again to take their first lead but the Rams answered back in the final seconds of the third quarter to take the lead back 17-14 and claim the victory. Two missed field goals by the Buffs secured the win for ASU.
 
National Rankings
The Rams jump farther up the rankings after a nail-bitter victory against West Texas A&M, 17-14. The Rams moved into the 22 spot on the AFCA top-25 poll and 19 on the D2 Football poll. After a 31-14 rout of Western New Mexico, the Rams jumped back into the rankings at No. 25/23. The Blue and Gold fell out of the rankings due to the loss against No.4/5 Tarleton State. Leading up to the game against Tarleton, the Rams burst into the rankings at the No. 23 spot after upsetting No. 14 Midwestern State to knock MSU out of the rankings. The last time the Blue and Gold were ranked was back in the 2015 season. Angelo State started in the No. 6 spot at the beginning of the season and dropped down to No. 23-25 towards the end of the season.
 
Up Next:
Following the game against UTPB, the Rams will step out of conference action and take on in-region opponent Adams State on Saturday, November 2 in Alamosa, Colorado. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. MST/2 p.m. Central Time.