After taking last week off with a bye, the Sul Ross State football team is back in action on Saturday for a rare game under the lights at Jackson Field.

>> SERIES HISTORY:

Sul Ross State first met Texas Lutheran in 1946. The Lobos won the first meeting in dominating fashion, 32-0.

The Lobos are 21-19 against the Bulldogs. Sul Ross State went 10-3 against Texas Lutheran from 1946-1966 as the programs met off and on.

After a 20-year hiatus, both programs met in 1986 with the Lobos coming away with a 27-3 victory.

The series then went on hold for 12 years.

Texas Lutheran has held the upper hand since 1998 going 16-10 against Sul Ross State.

Sul Ross State has won its last two meetings over the Bulldogs.

Last season the Lobos won in Seguin, Texas by a score of 28-14 while in 2021 the Lobos squeezed out a 12-10 victory.

>> THE BULLDOGS:

Last time out, Texas Lutheran fell to NAIA opponent Ave Maria University by a score of 27-14.

Quarterback Seth Cosme has completed 66 percent of his passes this season while he boasts 634 passing yards with two touchdowns.

Cosme has been averaging 211.3 passing yards per game.

In the back field, Jacob Forton has been leading the rushing attack with five touchdowns on 52 carries. Forton scored twice against Ave Maria while he compiled 67 yards.

Receiver Jacob Wallace has also been another big piece to the Bulldog offense, which ranks fourth in total offense in the American Southwest Conference with 1,053 yards.

Wallace has 274 receiving yards and two touchdowns on the year.

Linebacker Markel Turner has been at the forefront of the defense with his team-high 15 total tackles.

Texas Lutheran is 1-2 after it lost in a shootout, 48-31, to the University of Wisconsin-OshKosh.

The Bulldogs bounced back in Week 2 with a 39-7 rout of Southwestern University where the offense had 442 yards and Cosme scored three times on the ground.

Texas Lutheran went 4-6 overall and 3-5 in conference play last season.

>> THE LOBOS:

Back on Sept. 16 during a rainy afternoon at Jackson Field, the Lobos celebrated their first win of the season by defeating NAIA opponent Wayland Baptist, 27-7.

Kicker Carlos Arreola was recognized as the ASC Special Teams Player of the Week after he recorded one tackle and made two field goals from 46 and 33 yards out. He also had six kickoffs for 301 yards with two touchbacks.  

The Lobos currently sport the third-best passing offense in the ASC with 904 yards and eight touchdowns.

Quarterback Andrew Martinez still sits atop the individual statistics leaderboard.

Martinez leads the conference with 869 passing yards.

Receiver Isaiah Pena is currently the top receiver in the ASC with 311 yards and two touchdowns on 17 receptions.

Pena had a solid performance in Week 3 by tallying 164 receiving yards on 10 catches with one touchdown.

Linebacker Jade Rios ranks ninth overall in NCAA Division III in total tackles. Rios continues to lead the conference with 36 total tackles and 19 solo tackles.

>> UNDER THE LIGHTS:

Night games are a rarity at Jackson Field.

The last time the Lobos had a true night game with a 6 p.m. kickoff was on October 26, 2019.

Four years ago, Sul Ross State hosted Texas Lutheran on homecoming in front of 1,114 fans.

The Lobos lost 35-6 as Isaiah Villarreal erased the shutout in the fourth quarter by catching a 35-yard touchdown pass from Trey Johns.

Since 2011, Sul Ross State is 4-14 in games with a kickoff time of 6 p.m. or later at Jackson Field.

>> TICKET INFO:

General admission is $8 while admission for non-Sul Ross State students and seniors 60 and over is $5.

All Sul Ross State students, staff and faculty get in free with a valid school ID.

Children under four get in free.

No food or outside drinks will be allowed into Jackson Field. There will be a concession stand.

Tickets must be purchased online through this link: https://srlobos.com/sports/2021/8/27/hometown-tickets-page.aspx

>> STUDENT SPIRIT:

The Black Student Association is trying to bring back spirit days during football season. The remaining theme days are listed below:

• Neon (Saturday, Sept. 30 vs. Texas Lutheran)
• Think Pink (Saturday, Oct. 21 vs. Hardin-Simmons)
• Spirit Day (Saturday, Nov. 4 vs. Howard Payne)

>> RADIO BROADCAST:

Due to the severe thunderstorms and a power outage at the station, KVLF 98.7 FM wasn't able to broadcast the game against Wayland Baptist.

This week's game will be broadcasted on the airwaves and back online at bigbendradio.com. Lincoln Revill will have the call.

>> GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE:

It'll be here before you know it.

Next year, Sul Ross State will be competing at the NCAA Division II level within the Lone Star Conference, if you haven't heard.

Every other week until the end of the season, the LSC will be previewed to give fans a brief glimpse of what's to come.

Texas A&M-Kingsville is 3-0 (1-0) and sits atop the LSC standings.

The University of Texas-Permian Basin is off to a hot start sporting a 3-1 record. The Falcons came away with a 41-40 overtime victory over West Texas A&M in their conference opener.

Central Washington is 2-0 in LSC play after it defeated nationally-ranked Angelo State and Western Oregon.

>> SCORES FROM AROUND THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE:

>> FRIDAY, SEPT. 22:

• Endicott 37, Hardin-Simmons 10

>> SATURDAY, SEPT. 23:

• Austin College 34, Crown College 23
• Mary Hardin-Baylor 50, McMurry 9

GAME INFO
>> WHO: Texas Lutheran University (1-2) vs. Sul Ross State (1-2)
>> WHEN: 6 p.m. CST (Saturday, Sept. 30)
>> WHERE: Jackson Field | Alpine, Texas | 204 S. Cockrell St.
>> LIVE STATS: https://srlobos.com/sidearmstats/football/summary
>> LIVESTREAM: https://boxcast.tv/view/lobo-football-vs-texas-lutheran-fgxsj5gs32r6qacsgolj?_gl=1*1bl77oi*_ga*MzgxODIzOTkwLjE2NjExOTk2Nzc.*_ga_PXBBF7HVWQ*MTY5NTIyNjQzOC4zMTkuMS4xNjk1MjI2NjY2LjAuMC4w
>> RADIO: KVLF 98.7 FM (bigbendradio.com)