The No. 7 Tarleton Texans needed a win on Saturday at Angelo State to claim at least a share of the Lone Star Conference and the LSC South Division title, and thanks to a 21-14 victory in San Angelo, the Texans now have the chance to win it outright.

Tarleton improved to 9-1 on the season with the victory in which Roderick Smith became the school’s second leading rusher of all-time. Smith gained 104 yards on 15 carries to tally 3,094 yards in his career to pass Derrick Ross (3,072 in 2004-05).

Tarleton trailed 7-0 early in the contest, but the Texans outscored the Rams 21-7 through the rest of the game. The purple and white gained 368 yards of total offense, including 162 yards on the ground and 206 yards through the air.

Tarleton will host West Texas A&M on Saturday, Nov. 7 for a chance to win both titles outright. For the last four years, the Texans’ playoff hopes have ridden on this match-up, and this year is no different. A win would put the Texans in the playoffs for the first time since 2003, a loss could very well keep Tarleton at home in the postseason. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

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Thursday, October 29, 2009:

Valdosta State 31 WEST GEORGIA 20

Friday, October 30, 2009:

Stonehill 22 ASSUMPTION 14

MILES 34 Concordia (AL) 6

Merrimack 52 SO CONNECTICUT 42

Benedict 21 STILLMAN 16

Saturday, October 31, 2009:

Slippery Rock 47 LOCK HAVEN 6

PACE 20 American Intl 9

(24) SAGINAW VALLEY 24 Findlay 16

New Haven 47 SAINT ANSELM 43

Ohio Dominican 21 URBANA 12

Northwood 38 WAYNE ST (MI) 24

St Augustines 28 CHOWAN 18

ASHLAND 19 Indianapolis 3

BREVARD 7 Catawba 6

Glenville St 14 (17) CHARLESTON (WV) 12

Shippensburg 31 CHEYNEY 10

CW POST 42 Kutztown 17

EAST STROUDSBURG 44 Millersville 3

Clarion 30 (21) EDINBORO 17

Concord 15 FAIRMONT ST 9

FORT VALLEY ST 20 Kentucky State 13

(11) UNC-Pembroke 52 FROSTBURG ST 7

Gannon 29 INDIANA (PA) 3

LAKE ERIE 24 KY Wesleyan 7

Fayetteville St 31 LIVINGSTONE 8

SW Baptist 28 ST JOSEPHS (IN) 16

ST PAULS (VA) 16 Lincoln (PA) 6

Elizabeth City 21 VIRGINIA UNION 13

WEST CHESTER 30 (10) Bloomsburg 14

(12) WEST LIBERTY 48 Seton Hill 21

WV WESLEYAN 28 WV State 0

Michigan Tech 21 TIFFIN 14

VIRGINIA STATE 14 Bowie State 12

(18) Carson-Newman 45 WINGATE 7

ADAMS STATE 22 Western State 13

(14) ALBANY STATE 30 Morehouse 12

Winona State 23 AUGUSTANA (SD) 21

CHADRON STATE 31 Mesa State 7

No Greenville 16 CLARK ATLANTA 6

Wayne St (NE) 26 CONC-ST PAUL 21

(23) Missouri Western 29 EMPORIA STATE 6

(22) Hillsdale 59 FERRIS STATE 14

Newberry 24 LENOIR-RHYNE 21

(6) MINN-DULUTH 44 Minn-Crookston 0

MISSOURI S&T 35 Lincoln (MO) 14

(8) NEBRASKA-KEARNEY 24 Colorado Mines 12

NEBRASKA-OMAHA 31 Pittsburg State 28 [OT]

(4) Minnesota State 48 UPPER IOWA 17

WASHBURN 37 Truman 7

(19) CENTRAL MISSOURI 27 Missouri South 17

TUSCULUM 38 Mars Hill 28

(15) ABIL CHRISTIAN 47 (9) TXA&M-Kingsville 35

(3) NW Missouri St 66 FORT HAYS ST 40

HARDING 27 Henderson St 23

Southern Arkansas 24 INCARNATE WORD 22

St. Cloud St 47 MSU-MOORHEAD 0

NEW MEXICO HIGHLAND 39 Fort Lewis 35

TX A&M-Commerce 27 SE OKLAHOMA 17

Panhandle State 28 SW OKLAHOMA 24

(2) Central Wash 23 DIXIE STATE 9

(20) CALIFORNIA (PA) 28 Mercyhurst 7

Bemidji State 21 MARY 7

SW Minnesota St 34 NORTHERN ST 10

CSU-PUEBLO 48 West New Mexico 3

WESTERN OREGON 31 Humboldt State 28

SHAW 50 Johnson C Smith 0

WEST ALABAMA 52 Ouachita Baptist 49

(7) Tarleton St 21 ANGELO STATE 14

(1) North Alabama 27 ARK-MONTICELLO 13

ARKANSAS TECH 35 Delta State 23

Central Oklahoma 42 EAST CENTRAL 25

(5) GRAND VALLEY ST 31 Northern Michigan 19

(16) Tuskegee 40 LANE 6

West Texas A&M 66 NORTHEASTERN ST 23

(13) Midwestern St 50 EAST NEW MEXICO 17