2013 Tarleton State Texans football team

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2013 Tarleton State Texans football
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LSC co-champion
C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl (cancelled), vs. Ouachita Baptist
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	7–3 (5–1 LSC)
Head coach	Cary Fowler (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Justin Carrigan (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Henry Cofer (8th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 20122014 →

2013 Lone Star Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern New Mexico +	5	–	1	7	–	3
Tarleton State +	5	–	1	7	–	3
No. 11 West Texas A&M ^	4	–	2	11	–	3
Midwestern State	3	–	3	7	–	3
Texas A&M–Commerce #	2	–	4	7	–	5
Angelo State	2	–	4	5	–	6
Texas A&M–Kingsville	0	–	6	2	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Live United Texarkana Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2013 Tarleton State Texans football team represented Tarleton State University during the 2013 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). Led by fourth-year head coach Cary Fowler, the Texans played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Stephenville, Texas.

The Texans finished the regular season with an overall record of 7–3 with a conference record of 5–1, finishing tied for first place in the LSC. The Texans were selected for the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl and were scheduled to play against Ouachita Baptist; the game was cancelled on December 5 due to winter weather and icy conditions throughout the North Texas and Southwest Arkansas regions.

LSC media poll

The LSC media poll was released on July 29, 2013. The Texans were predicted to finish third in the conference.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
LSC media poll
1	West Texas A&M	141 (16)
2	Midwestern State	124 (3)
3	Tarleton State	99 (1)
4	Texas A&M–Kingsville	82 (1)
5	Angelo State	69
6	Eastern New Mexico	39
7	Texas A&M–Commerce	34

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	4:00 p.m.	vs. No. 13 Midwestern State		AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (LSC Football Festival)	W 27–24	16,947
September 21	7:00 p.m.	at Angelo State		San Angelo Stadium San Angelo, TX	W 38–34	6,540
September 28	4:00 p.m.	vs. Abilene Christian*	No. 25	Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX	W 41–34	5,500
October 5	3:00 p.m.	at Eastern New Mexico	No. 22	Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM	W 34–14	2,312
October 12	7:00 p.m.	No. 4 West Texas A&M	No. 21	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	W 31–27	8,147
October 19	6:00 p.m.	at Delta State	No. 14	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	L 36–38	3,123
October 26	6:00 p.m.	Texas–A&M Commerce	No. 23	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	L 20–22	6,137
November 2	7:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M–Kingsville		Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	W 45–20	8,069
November 9	2:00 p.m.	SW Oklahoma State*		Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	W 49–32	4,379
November 16	2:00 p.m.	No. 20 North Alabama*		Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	L 7–44	2,139
December 7	6:30 p.m.	vs. Ouachita Baptist*		Bulldawg Stadium Copperas Cove, TX (C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl)	Cancelled
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
AFCA	—	—	RV	25	22	21	14	23	RV	RV	RV	—	—

Game summaries

Vs. No. 13 Midwestern State (LSC Football Festival)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	7	14	6	27
No. 13 Mustangs	7	3	0	14	24

Statistics	TSU	MSU
First downs	26	18
Total yards	380	338
Rushing yards	198	79
Passing yards	182	259
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	33:30	26:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tarleton State	Passing	Jake Fenske	11/12, 107 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Zach Henshaw	19 rushes, 87 yards
	Receiving	Clifton Rhodes III	8 receptions, 50 yards
Midwestern State	Passing	Jake Glover	11/18, 174 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Keidrick Jackson	17 rushes, 46 yards
	Receiving	Joe Sanders	8 receptions, 102 yards, TD

At Angelo State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	7	14	0	17	38
Rams	7	7	6	14	34

Statistics	TSU	ASU
First downs	22	23
Total yards	472	538
Rushing yards	134	252
Passing yards	338	286
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	27:14	32:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tarleton State	Passing	Aaron Doyle	10/21, 171 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Aaron Doyle	13 rushes, 69 yards, TD
	Receiving	Clifton Rhodes III	5 receptions, 103 yards, 3 TD
Angelo State	Passing	Kyle Washington	20/31, 286 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Blake Smith	15 rushes, 104 yards, TD
	Receiving	Quinn Reels	6 receptions, 106 yards, TD

Vs. Abilene Christian

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
No. 25 Texans	14	7	7	3	3	7	41
Wildcats	0	10	7	14	3	0	34

Statistics	TSU	ACU
First downs	26	22
Total yards	484	361
Rushing yards	287	131
Passing yards	197	230
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	24:27	35:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tarleton State	Passing	Jake Fenske	17/33, 162 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jerome Regal	31 rushes, 251 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Le'Nard Meyers	9 receptions, 85 yards
Abilene Christian	Passing	John David Baker	26/46, 230 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	John David Baker	18 rushes, 77 yards, TD
	Receiving	Taylor Gabriel	8 receptions, 78 yards

At Eastern New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Texans	7	17	3	7	34
Greyhounds	7	0	0	7	14

Statistics	TSU	ENMU
First downs	24	22
Total yards	398	401
Rushing yards	85	204
Passing yards	313	197
Turnovers	3	4
Time of possession	25:40	34:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tarleton State	Passing	Jake Fenske	27/50, 313 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jerome Ragel	14 rushes, 55 yards
	Receiving	Andre Plata	6 receptions, 70 yards
Eastern New Mexico	Passing	Jeremy Buurma	9/22, 185 yards, TD
	Rushing	Vaughn Johnson	13 rushes, 51 yards
	Receiving	Jacob Johnson	6 receptions, 92 yards

No. 4 West Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Buffaloes	13	14	0	0	27
No. 21 Texans	3	0	7	21	31

Statistics	WTAMU	TSU
First downs	22	30
Total yards	360	560
Rushing yards	105	133
Passing yards	255	427
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	32:05	27:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Texas A&M	Passing	Dustin Vaughan	25/43, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Aaron Harris	17 rushes, 66 yards, TD
	Receiving	Torrence Allen	5 receptions, 74 yards
Tarleton State	Passing	Jake Fenske	25/42, 388 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Zach Henshaw	22 rushes, 107 yards
	Receiving	Le'Nard Meyers	8 receptions, 168 yards, 2 TD

At Delta State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Texans	3	21	0	12	36
Statesmen	7	7	14	10	38

Statistics	TSU	DSU
First downs	28	24
Total yards	430	489
Rushing yards	92	67
Passing yards	338	422
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	37:33	22:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tarleton State	Passing	Jake Fenske	34/48, 240 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Zach Henshaw	16 rushes, 59 yards
	Receiving	Clifton Rhodes III	10 receptions, 74 yards
Delta State	Passing	Tyler Sullivan	33/49, 422 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Tyler Sullivan	9 rushes, 43 yards
	Receiving	Patrick Bethley	4 receptions, 97 yards, TD

Texas A&M–Commerce

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	14	0	8	22
No. 23 Texans	7	10	3	0	20

Statistics	TAMUC	TSU
First downs	20	25
Total yards	409	491
Rushing yards	103	107
Passing yards	306	384
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	28:25	31:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing	Harrison Stewart	24/35, 279 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ki-Janavan Garrett	18 rushes, 97 yards
	Receiving	Vernon Johnson	7 receptions, 154 yards, 2 TD
Tarleton State	Passing	Jake Fenske	20/33, 274 yards
	Rushing	Zach Henshaw	16 rushes, 58 yards, TD
	Receiving	Zach Henshaw	7 receptions, 137 yards

At Texas A&M–Kingsville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	14	14	3	14	45
Javelinas	10	3	0	7	20

Statistics	TSU	TAMUK
First downs	29	32
Total yards	579	473
Rushing yards	205	166
Passing yards	374	307
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	26:37	33:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tarleton State	Passing	Jake Fenske	22/34, 313 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Zach Henshaw	12 rushes, 94 yards
	Receiving	Le'Nard Meyers	5 receptions, 102 yards, TD
Texas A&M–Kingsville	Passing	Ronnie Ford	25/40, 307 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Anthony Washington	9 rushes, 80 yards
	Receiving	Robert Armstrong	7 receptions, 89 yards

SW Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	12	7	6	32
Texans	14	7	14	14	49

Statistics	SWOSU	TSU
First downs	30	27
Total yards	549	618
Rushing yards	106	157
Passing yards	443	461
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	34:31	25:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SW Oklahoma State	Passing	Dustin Stenta	39/63, 443 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Karl Hodge	21 rushes, 77 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ryan Corbin	11 receptions, 109 yards
Tarleton State	Passing	Jake Fenske	31/45, 431 yards, 5 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jerome Regal	8 rushes, 81 yards, TD
	Receiving	Bubba Tandy	6 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD

No. 20 North Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Lions	7	3	14	20	44
Texans	0	0	7	0	7

Statistics	UNA	TSU
First downs	20	12
Total yards	501	290
Rushing yards	293	149
Passing yards	208	141
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	36:59	23:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Alabama	Passing	Luke Wingo	9/14, 174 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Lamonte Thompson	17 rushes, 113 yards
	Receiving	Lee Mayhall	5 receptions, 147 yards, 2 TD
Tarleton State	Passing	Collin Strahan	8/15, 135 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jerome Regal	10 rushes, 59 yards
	Receiving	Clifton Rhodes III	2 receptions, 58 yards

References

"2013 Football Standings". Lone Star Conference. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
"Heart of Texas Bowl canceled". NCAA.com. December 6, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
"Heart of Texas Bowl Cancelled Due to Winter Weather". Tarleton Sports. December 5, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
"Football: Preseason poll announced". Lone Star Conference. July 29, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
"2013 Football Schedule". Retrieved January 3, 2025.

v t e Tarleton State Texans football
Venues	Memorial Stadium (1951–present)
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1915–1948 (junior college) 1949–1960 (junior college) 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Lone Star Conference football champions
Pre-divisional	North Texas State (1932) East Texas State (1933) East Texas State (1934) East Texas State, North Texas State, and Stephen F. Austin (1935) North Texas State (1936) East Texas State (1937) East Texas State (1938) North Texas State (1939) North Texas State (1940) North Texas State (1941) East Texas State (1942) North Texas State (1946) North Texas State (1947) Southwest Texas State (1948) East Texas State (1949) Sul Ross (1950) East Texas State (1951) East Texas State (1952) East Texas State (1953) Southwest Texas State & East Texas State (1954) Sam Houston State, Southwest Texas State, & East Texas State (1955)
NCAA College Division	Sam Houston State (1956) Lamar Tech (1957) East Texas State (1958) Texas A&I & East Texas State (1959) Texas A&I (1960) Sam Houston State (1961) Texas A&I (1962) Southwest Texas State (1963)
NAIA Division I	Sam Houston State (1964) Sul Ross (1965) East Texas State (1966) Texas A&I (1967) Texas A&I (1968) Texas A&I & East Texas State (1969) Texas A&I (1970) Howard Payne & Southwest Texas State (1971) East Texas State (1972) Abilene Christian (1973) Texas A&I (1974) Texas A&I (1975) Texas A&I (1976) Abilene Christian & Texas A&I (1977) Angelo State (1978) Texas A&I (1979) Southwest Texas State (1980)
NCAA Division II	Southwest Texas State (1981) Southwest Texas State (1982) Southwest Texas State & East Texas State (1983) Angelo State (1984) Texas A&I (1985) West Texas A&M (1986) Texas A&I & Angelo State (1987) Texas A&I (1988) Texas A&I & Angelo State (1989) East Texas State (1990) Eastern New Mexico (1991) Texas A&I (1992) Texas A&M–Kingsville (1993) Texas A&M–Kingsville (1994) Texas A&M–Kingsville (1995) Texas A&M–Kingsville (1996) Texas A&M–Kingsville (1997) Central Oklahoma (1998) Central Oklahoma, Northeastern State, & Southeastern Oklahoma State (1999) Northeastern State (2000) Tarleton State & Texas A&M–Kingsville (2001) Texas A&M–Kingsville (2002) Texas A&M–Kingsville (2003) Texas A&M–Kingsville (2004) West Texas A&M (2005) West Texas A&M (2006) West Texas A&M (2007) Abilene Christian (2008) Midwestern State, Tarleton State, & Texas A&M–Kingsville (2009) Abilene Christian (2010) Midwestern State (2011) Midwestern State & West Texas A&M (2012) Eastern New Mexico & Tarleton State (2013) Texas A&M–Commerce (2014) Texas A&M–Commerce (2015) Texas A&M–Commerce (2016) Midwestern State (2017) Tarleton State (2018) Tarleton State (2019) No season (2020) Midwestern State (2021) Angelo State (2022) UT Permian Basin (2023) Angelo State (2024)
National championships in bold

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