The Game
The No. 25 Angelo State football team will return home to host Texas A&M-Kingsville for homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. at LeGrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field. The game will be carried locally on KWFR 101.9FM The Fire with Jeremy Bryant (play-by-play) and Daniel Ramirez (color analyst) on the call. 

Texas A&M-Kingsville
The Javelinas are 1-5 on the season and 0-3 in the LSC. Texas A&M-Kingsville is coming off a 38-34 loss to Tarleton State. TAMUK's lone win came in a 38-20 win over Missouri S&T. Dan Wilkerson is in his first season as head coach at Kingsville and it will be the first time he has faced the Rams as a head coach. Prior to Kingville, Wilkerson was on the Colorado State-Pueblo staff from 2008-2014. 

The Series
The Rams trail the overall series 15-33 overall but have won the last two meetings. ASU is 9-15 all-time versus the Javelinas in San Angelo. The series started in 1968 and it will be the 49th all-time meeting. 

Throwback Uniforms
The Angelo State football team will pay tribute to the late Ben Kelly this Saturday with throwback uniforms. Kelly played for San Angelo College from 1953-1954 and was likely the first black player to compete for a previously all-white college football team. His first game on September 19, 1953 against Phoenix College was eight months before the Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. Board of Education. He was a two time All-Pioneer Conference first team selection. The Rams went 10-8-1 in Kelly's 19 games. After playing two years in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants, Kelly returned to San Angelo to run the Boys and Girls Club for 29 years. Kelly passed away at the age of 83 on November 15, 2014.

Defensive Touchdowns
The Rams continued to score on the defensive side of the ball. Clayton Callicutt fell on a fumble in the endzone for his third career touchdown. It is the second straight week ASU has scored a defensive touchdown and fourth time this season. The four defensive touchdowns are fourth nationally.  

KLST-TV
The Rams will be seen in the Concho Valley for the third time this season. The game will be broadcasted on KLST-TV with Boomer Kingston and Chris Austin providing play-by-play and color analysis. 
Chasing 31
Clayton Callicutt has 27.5 sacks for his career. He has surpassed Greg Collins and is now in sole possesion of second place on the ASU all-time career sack list. 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 has a season high 3.0 sacks against West Texas A&M and has 7.5 sacks this season. 

Top 10 Receiver
Donovan Thompson recorded his third straight game of at least 100 yards receiving against Texas A&M-Commerce. The sophomore made nine catches for 127 yards. He has four games of at leat 100 yards receiving. He is No. 6 nationally with 680 yards, No. 7 in receiving yards per game (113.3) and No. 7 in receptions per game (8.0). He is currently on pace to break the ASU record for receptions in a season which is 74 held by V'Keon Lacey. He is also on pace to break ASU's receiving yards record in a season which is 1,091. 

Record Breaker
Kyle Washington added another note to his career on Saturday. The senior surpassed the 2,000 passing yard mark and now has 2,005 on the season. He becomes the first quarterback in school history to throw for at least 2,000 yards in three consecutive seasons. Washington is one of four quarterbacks (Ned Cox, Erik Hartman, Josh Neiswander) to throw for at least 2,000 yards in back-to-back seasons. ASU has only seen a passer throw for over 2,000 yards 11 times now. 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	1062
685	Completions	656
61	Passing TDs	69 (NEW RECORD)
3,743	Rushing Yards	2,433
8,212	Passing Yards	7,799
8.084	Total Offense	10,232 (NEW RECORD)

Washington National Ranks
No. 2 Total Offense
The Rams droped to No. 2 nationally in total offense. ASU is averaging 549.3 yards per game this season with two games over 600 yards and two over 500 yards. The high of the season was 666 yards against Western State Colorado and the lowest was this past weekend being held to 482 yards. The season record for yards per game is 469.7 set last season. 

Stout Run Defense
The Rams continued to limit potent rushing attacks. Texas A&M-Commerce had averaged 248.0 yards per game but ASU held the Lions to just 148 yards on the ground. ASU has limited teams to just 131.3 yards per game on the season with three teams being held under 100 yards. The Rams have held five opponents under 100 yards since defensive coordinator Jeff Girsch started last season. The Rams haven't held three teams under 100 yards in a single season since 2013. The rushing defense is ranked No. 2 in the LSC and No. 52 nationally. 
 
Career High
Despite being injured the last two games, John Siliga didn't let the injury affect his play against Texas A&M-Commerce. The senior recorded a career high 10 tackles with three solo. He made his first sack of the season and added 2.5 tackles for loss. Siliga has made 23 stops on the season with 5.5 tackles for loss. 

Career First
Trevor Stafford added a caree first with his second career catch. The junior caught a two-yard pass from Kyle Washington for his first career touchdown at the 7:40 mark of the fourth quarter. The junior has two career catches. The first was an eight yard reception in 2014. 

Top D-Linemen
The defensive line has been a key to ASU's defense this season. The Rams are No. 21 nationally with 3.17 sacks per game and No. 13 with 9.0 tackles for loss per game. ASU  has 54 tackles for loss which is tops in the LSC and the 19 sacks on the year is also No. 1 in the confernece. 

LeGrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field
The Rams are 12-12 all-time at home under head coach Will Wagner. Since the debut of LeGrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field, ASU is 5-3 in two seasons. This will be the first matchup with Texas A&M-Kingsville at the Rams new home.  

Rams Offensive Line
The Rams offensive line has paved the way for the No. 2 nationally ranked offense. It has also protected quarterback Kyle Washington. The offensive line has limited teams to just three sacks through six games this season. A total of 11 different players have seen time on the line this season. 

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

Total Offense	549.3 per game	2nd
First Downs Offense	163	5th
Sacks Allowed	0.50	4th
Defensive TD's	4	3rd
Passing Offense	334.2 per game	5th

Scoring on the Ground
The Rams scored all five touchdowns against West Texas A&M on the ground. ASU has scored 16 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.

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. 

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 75-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	4-2

Head Coach
Will Wagner (Hardin-Simmons, '96) will begin his fifth season as head coach of the Rams. He is 28-23 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	28-23

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.