Tarleton Celebrates Yellowjackets’ State Title with Smokestack Lighting

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Friday, December 17, 2021

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STEPHENVILLE, Texas — The Tarleton State University Smokestack will glow blue and yellow tonight in celebration of the Stephenville Yellowjackets’ victory over the Austin LBJ Jaguars, 38-21, to bring home the team’s sixth state championship in 4A Division I UIL Football.

“We’re extremely proud of our hometown Yellowjackets,” said university President James Hurley. “They played with spirit and tenacity. What a way to start our holiday break!”

Stephenville finished the 2021 campaign with a perfect 16-0 record, averaging more than 40 points per game.

A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of nearly 17,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. True to Tarleton’s values of excellence, integrity and respect, academic programs emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.
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