CEDAR CITY, Utah — The Tarleton State and Southern Utah football series is not for the faint of heart. It was another chaotic installment of the latest chapter between the Texans and Thunderbirds, and yet again it was a one-point difference.
Prior to this weekend’s showdown with Louisiana power Ruston, the Stephenville football team lost its No. 1 spot in Class 4A Division I in the Dave Campbell’s texasfootball.com weekly rankings.
The Stephenville Honeybees opened the District 6-4A volleyball schedule with a 3-0 road sweep of Mineral Wells (25-20, 25-16, 25-18) last Friday, Sept. 27.
STEPHENVILLE, — Family Weekend always brings a strong showing to Memorial Stadium, and the best Family Weekend crowd in Tarleton State history enjoyed a Texan Football Victory on Sept. 28.
Cowboy Capital Rodeo champs awarded
STEPHENVILLE —Tarleton State Football continues to climb in the national rankings, rising to 14th in both of the prominent FCS ranking systems, announced on Monday. The Texans climbed two spots in each poll from No. 16. The Texans, now ranked No. 14 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll with 308 points, jumped ahead of Incarnate Word, who had an open week, and Sacramento State, who lost at Northern Arizona. A national media panel selects the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll. A first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote. In the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll, the Texans rose to No. 14 with 315 points, surpassing Sacramento State and Illinois State, who lost to North Dakota State.
STEPHENVILLE — Tarleton State University’s men’s rodeo team amassed 665 points in the weekend National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) Southwest Region stop at Sul Ross State in Alpine, taking a commanding first place for the second consecutive week.
The Class 4A Division I No. 1-ranked Stephenville Yellow Jackets beat a Class 5A opponent for the third time in their first four football games this season with their 49-27 win at Abilene Wylie on Sept. 20.
As the District 6-4A schedule opened this weekend against Mineral Wells, the Stephenville Honeybees volleyball team is finally back to full strength.