2025 Tarleton State Texans football team

2025 Tarleton State Texans football
UAC co-champion
ConferenceUnited Athletic Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 6
Record12–2 (7–1 UAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAdam Austin (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorScott Carey (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorTyrone Nix (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 United Athletic Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Abilene Christian +^   7 – 1     9 – 5  
No. 6 Tarleton State +^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
Southern Utah   6 – 2     7 – 5  
West Georgia*   5 – 3     8 – 3  
Austin Peay   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Eastern Kentucky   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Central Arkansas   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Utah Tech   1 – 7     2 – 10  
North Alabama   1 – 7     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Tarleton State Texans football team represented Tarleton State University as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Texans were led by sixteenth-year head coach Todd Whitten and played at Memorial Stadium in Stephenville, Texas.

The Tarleton State Texans drew an average home attendance of 20,841, the 6th-highest of all NCAA Division I FCS football teams.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 233:30 p.m.at Portland State*No. 10
ESPN2W 42–01,890
August 295:00 p.m.at Army*No. 10
CBSSNW 30–27 2OT23,032
September 66:00 p.m.Mississippi Valley State*No. 5
ESPN+W 59–321,330
September 136:00 p.m.at Central ArkansasNo. 3
ESPN+W 56–106,374
September 206:00 p.m.Chattanooga*No. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
ESPN+W 52–2423,732
October 46:00 p.m.Southern UtahNo. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
ESPN+W 52–4216,412
October 117:00 p.m.at Utah TechNo. 3
ESPN+W 41–233,818
October 186:00 p.m.West GeorgiadaggerNo. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
ESPN+W 45–1024,012
October 252:00 p.m.at Eastern KentuckyNo. 3
ESPN+W 31–76,448
November 13:00 p.m.at No. 24 Abilene ChristianNo. 2
ESPN+L 28–3112,000
November 156:00 p.m.North AlabamaNo. 6
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
ESPN+W 61–021,067
November 224:00 p.m.Austin PeayNo. 5
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
ESPN+W 45–44 OT18,488
December 612:00 p.m.No. 19 North Dakota*No. 5
ESPN+W 31–1319,742
December 1311:00 a.m.No. 9 Villanova*No. 5
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPNL 21–2619,126
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2][3]

Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS105333 (1)3 (1)3 (1)33266556
Coaches83т (1)3333333275556

Game summaries

at Portland State

See also: 2025 Portland State Vikings football team
No. 10 Tarleton State Texans (0-0) at Portland State Vikings (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Texans 7 7 141442
Vikings 0 0 000

at Hillsboro Stadium • Hillsboro, Oregon

  • Date: August 23
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. CDT / 1:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 97 °F (36 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 1,890
  • Referee: Spencer Mumford
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Rodney McLeod (analyst), and Victoria Arlen (sideline reporter)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • TAR – Tre Page III 28-yard run (Corbin Poston kick), 7:25. Texans 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:59.
Second quarter
  • TAR – Tre Page III 89-yard run (Corbin Poston kick), 10:49. Texans 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 89 yards, 0:15.
Third quarter
  • TAR – Dawson Hearne 14-yard pass from Victor Gabalis (Corbin Poston kick), 6:02. Texans 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:57.
  • TAR – Danny Joiner 4-yard pass from Victor Gabalis (Corbin Poston kick), 4:04. Texans 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:50.
Fourth quarter
  • TAR – Omar Emmons 37-yard interception return (Corbin Poston kick), 12:21. Texans 35–0.
  • TAR – Caleb Lewis 8-yard run (Corbin Poston kick), 2:53. Texans 42–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:51.
Statistics TAR PRST
First downs 22 17
Total yards 453 277
Rushing yards 301 108
Passing yards 152 169
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–25–0 18–35–3
Time of possession 27:38 32:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Tarleton State Passing Victor Gabalis 14/24, 152 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Tre Page III 15 rushes, 170 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Cody Jackson 4 receptions, 96 yards
Portland State Passing Gabe Downing 10/17, 91 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Delon Thompson 17 rushes, 55 yards
Receiving Branden Alvarez 6 receptions, 72 yards

at Army (FBS)

See also: 2025 Army Black Knights football team
No. 10 Tarleton State Texans (1-0) at Army Black Knights (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
No. 10 Texans 3 7 773330
Black Knights (FBS) 7 10 703027

at Michie Stadium • West Point, New York

  • Date: August 29
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT / 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 23,032
  • Referee: Reid Jackson
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan, Adam Breneman, Tina Cervasio
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • TAR – Brad Larson 30-yard field goal, 8:05. Texans 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:02.
  • ARMY – Dewayne Coleman 36-yard run (Dawson Jones kick), 4:08. Black Knights 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:57.
Second quarter
  • TAR – Tre Page III 10-yard run (Brad Larson kick), 9:43. Texans 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 4:29.
  • ARMY – Dawson Jones 24-yard field goal, 1:47. Tied 10–10. Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 7:49.
  • ARMY – Cale Hellums 1-yard run (Dawson Jones kick), 0:15. Black Knights 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 0:45.
Third quarter
  • ARMY – Hayden Reed 37-yard run (Dawson Jones kick), 8:14. Black Knights 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:53.
  • TAR – Caleb Lewis 6-yard run (Brad Larson kick), 5:15. Black Knights 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:59.
Fourth quarter
  • TAR – Dawson Hearne 15-yard pass from Victor Gabalis (Brad Larson kick), 9:05. Tied 24–24. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:50.
Overtime
  • TAR – Brad Larson 28-yard field goal. Texans 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 14 yards.
  • ARMY – Dawson Jones 40-yard field goal. Tied 27–27. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards.
Double overtime
  • TAR – Brad Larson 37-yard field goal. Texans 30–27. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards.
Statistics TAR ARMY
First downs 16 24
Total yards 344 411
Rushing yards 192 280
Passing yards 152 131
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–30–0 8–16–2
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 23:26 36:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Tarleton State Passing Victor Gabalis 16/30, 152 yards, TD
Rushing Caleb Lewis 20 carries, 107 yards, TD
Receiving Cody Jackson 6 receptions, 53 yards
Army Passing Dewayne Coleman 7/12, 129 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Dewayne Coleman 24 carries, 100 yards, TD
Receiving Noah Short 6 receptions, 81 yards

This was the Texans' second ever win over an FBS program, knocking off the defending American Athletic Conference champion and snapping Army's nine-game home winning streak.[4]

Mississippi Valley State

See also: 2025 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (0-1) at No. 5 Tarleton State Texans (2-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Delta Devils 0 3 003
No. 5 Texans 7 24 28059

at Memorial Stadium • Stephenville, Texas

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): John Liddle (play-by-play), Hek'ma Harrison (analyst) and Kendra Sheehan (sideline)
  • Box score, Recap
Statistics MVSU TAR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Mississippi Valley State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tarleton State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Central Arkansas

See also: 2025 Central Arkansas Bears football team
No. 3 Tarleton State Texans (3-0) at Central Arkansas Bears (1-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Texans 21 21 7756
Bears 0 7 0310

at Estes Stadium • Conway, Arkansas

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dylan McLemore (play-by-play) and Wess Moore (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Statistics TAR CARK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Tarleton State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Central Arkansas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Chattanooga

See also: 2025 Chattanooga Mocs football team
Chattanooga Mocs (1-2) at No. 3 Tarleton State Texans (4-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mocs 14 0 3724
No. 3 Texans 10 20 15752

at Memorial Stadium • Stephenville, Texas

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT / 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): John Liddle (play-by-play), LaDarrin McLane (analyst) and Laura Sadler (sideline)
Statistics UTC TAR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Chattanooga Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tarleton State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Southern Utah

See also: 2025 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (1-4) at No. 3 Tarleton State Texans (5-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Thunderbirds 14 21 7042
No. 3 Texans 14 14 17752

at Memorial Stadium • Stephenville, Texas

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT / 5:00 p.m. MDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Kyle Youmans (play-by-play), Hek'ma Harrison (analyst) and Kendra Sheehan (sideline)
Statistics SUU TAR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tarleton State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Utah Tech

See also: 2025 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team
No. 3 Tarleton State Texans (6-0) at Utah Tech Trailblazers (1-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Texans 13 7 71441
Trailblazers 7 6 3723

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, Utah

  • Date: October 11
Statistics TAR UTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Tarleton State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving

West Georgia

See also: 2025 West Georgia Wolves football team
West Georgia Wolves (5-2) at No. 3 Tarleton State Texans (7-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wolves 0 0 3710
No. 3 Texans 7 17 71445

at Memorial Stadium • Stephenville, Texas

  • Date: October 18
Statistics UWG TAR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
West Georgia Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tarleton State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Eastern Kentucky

See also: 2025 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
No. 3 Tarleton State Texans (8-0) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (3-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Texans 7 3 21031
Colonels 0 7 007

at Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, Kentucky

  • Date: October 25
Statistics TAR EKU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Tarleton State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Eastern Kentucky Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 24 Abilene Christian

See also: 2025 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
No. 2 Tarleton State Texans (9-0) at No. 24 Abilene Christian Wildcats (4-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Texans - - --0
No. 24 Wildcats - - --0

at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, Texas

  • Date: November 1
Statistics TAR ACU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Tarleton State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Abilene Christian Passing
Rushing
Receiving

North Alabama

See also: 2025 North Alabama Lions football team
North Alabama Lions (2-8) at No. 6 Tarleton State Texans (9-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions - - --0
No. 6 Texans - - --0

at Memorial Stadium • Stephenville, Texas

  • Date: November 15
Statistics UNA TAR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
North Alabama Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tarleton State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Austin Peay

See also: 2025 Austin Peay Governors football team
Austin Peay Governors (7-4) at No. 5 Tarleton State Texans (10-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Governors - - --0
No. 5 Texans - - --0

at Memorial Stadium • Stephenville, Texas

  • Date: November 22
Statistics APSU TAR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Austin Peay Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tarleton State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ https://herosports.com/fcs-football-2025-attendance-leaders-bzbz/
  2. ^ "Tarleton State announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. January 22, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  3. ^ "Tarleton State Football announces 2025 schedule, promotional slate". Tarleton State University, Department of Athletics. January 22, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  4. ^ "Tarleton State tops Army in 2OT for second-ever win vs. FBS". ESPN. August 29, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Tarleton_State_Texans_football_team