Angelo State Rams football

College football team

Angelo State Rams football

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First season| 1964; 61 years ago (1964)
Athletic director| James Reid
Head coach| Jeff Girsch
5th season, 40–12 (.769)
Stadium| LeGrand Sports Complex
(capacity: 5,500)
Field surface| Matrix Turf field
Location| San Angelo, Texas
NCAA division| Division II
Conference| Lone Star Conference
All-time record| 324-250-5 (.564)
Claimed national titles| 1 (NAIA): 1978
Conference titles| 3[1]
Rivalries| Abilene Christian University, Tarleton State University, Texas A&M University–Kingsville, West Texas A&M
Consensus All-Americans| 54
Colors| Blue and gold[2]

Fight song| Angelo State Fight Song
Mascot| Roscoe the Ram
Marching band| Ram Marching Band
Website| angelosports.com

The Angelo State Rams football team represents Angelo State University in NCAA Division II college football. The Rams compete in the South Division of the Lone Star Conference. Angelo State has earned one national title and three conference titles since becoming a member of the Lone Star Conference. The team plays all home games at LeGrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field. Jeff Girsch is currently the head coach.[3]

## Head coaches

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The Rams in action against the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions in 2014 Coach  | Years  | Record  | Percentage

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Max Bumgardner | 1964–1968 | 13–36 | .265
Grant Teaff | 1969–1971 | 19–11 | .633
James Cameron | 1972–1973 | 13–7 | .650
Jim Hess | 1973–1981 | 65–23–3 | .731
Jerry Vandergriff | 1982–2004 | 143–101–2 | .585
Dale Carr | 2005–2010 | 28–36 | .437
Will Wagner | 2011–2018 | 48–41 | .539
Jeff Girsch | 2019–present | 33-9 | .786

## Playoff appearances

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### NCAA Division II

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The Rams have made nine appearances in the NCAA Division II playoffs. Their combined record is 7–9.

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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1987 | Quarterfinals  | Northern Michigan | L, 20–23 OT
1989 | First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals  | UC Davis
Pittsburg State
Jacksonville State | W, 28–23
W, 24–21
L, 16–34
1994 | First Round  | Portland State | L, 0–29
1997 | First Round
Quarterfinals  | Western State (CO)
UC Davis | W, 46–20
L, 33–50
2005 | First Round  | Northwest Missouri State | L, 14–45
2014 | First Round
Second Round  | Michigan Tech
CSU Pueblo | W, 42–41
L, 14–52
2021 | First Round
Second Round
Regional Finals  | Minnesota–Duluth
Nebraska–Kearney
Colorado Mines | W, 48–14
W, 20–7
L, 26–34
2022 | Second Round
Regional Finals  | Bemidji State
Colorado Mines  | W, 33–7
L, 24–42
2024 | First Round  | Bemidji State  | L, 14–24

### NAIA

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The Rams made three appearances in the NAIA playoffs. Their combined record was 4–2, with a national championship in 1978.

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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1978 | Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship  | Oregon College
Western State (OK)
Elon | W, 32–0
W, 35–3
W, 24–14
1979 | Quarterfinals
Semifinals  | Wisconsin–River Falls
Texas A&I | W, 31–7
L, 19–22
1980 | Quarterfinals  | Northeastern State (OK) | L, 3–10

## Rams who have played in the NFL

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* Jerry Aldridge
* Chris Brazzell
* Rod Cason
* Bob Clatterbuck
* Shockmain Davis
* Alvin Garrett
* Shawn Hollingsworth
* Pierce Holt
* Ken Kennard
* Dane Krager
* Andre President
* Wylie Turner
* Clayton Weishuhn
* Charlie West

## References

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1. ^ "History" (PDF).
2. ^ "Official Logos & Visual Elements". Retrieved April 19, 2016.
3. ^ "Jeff Girsch - Football Coach". Angelo State Football. Angelo State University. Retrieved September 7, 2021.

## External links

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* Official website

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Venues|

* San Angelo Stadium (1964–2013)
* LeGrand Sports Complex (2014–present)

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

* 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

National championship seasons in bold

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Campus|

* Houston Harte University Center
* Management Instruction and Research Center

Athletics and traditions|

* Baseball
* Football
* Foster Field
* LeGrand Sports Complex
* Lone Star Conference
* Men's Basketball
* Junell Center

Student life|

* Notable people
* Concho River Review

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