2019 Tarleton State Texans football | |
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LSC champion | |
NCAA Division II First Round, L 16–23 vs. Texas A&M–Commerce | |
Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 11–1 (8–0 LSC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jonathan Beasley (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Marcus Patton (4th season) |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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No. 9 Tarleton State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Texas A&M–Commerce ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Angelo State | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Texas A&M | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern New Mexico # | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Midwestern State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Permian Basin | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Kingsville | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western New Mexico | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Tarleton State Texans football team represented Tarleton State University in the 2019 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Todd Whitten, who is in his 10th season at Tarleton State. The Texans played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.
Tarleton State announced their 2019 football schedule on April 30, 2019. [1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 7 | 6:00 p.m | at Stephen F. Austin * | No. 7 | W 37–26 [2] | 8,334 | |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m | Doane * | No. 5 | W 56–3 | 8,361 | |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m | West Texas A&M | No. 4 |
| W 58–28 | 10,691 |
September 28 | 7:00 p.m | at Texas–Permian Basin | No. 4 | W 49–7 | 4,707 | |
October 5 | 6:00 p.m | No. 23 Angelo State | No. 4 |
| W 30–13 | 7,716 |
October 12 | 7:00 p.m | at Eastern New Mexico | No. 4 | W 49–10 | 1,700 | |
October 19 | 6:00 p.m | No. 20 Texas A&M–Commerce | No. 4 |
| W 35–21 | 11,513 |
October 26 | 7:00 p.m | at Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 4 | W 45–33 | 6,044 | |
November 2 | 2:00 p.m | Midwestern State | No. 4 |
| W 66–7 | 7,216 |
November 9 | 1:00 p.m | at William Jewell * | No. 3 |
| W 58–3 | 580 |
November 16 | 1:00 p.m | at Western New Mexico | No. 3 |
| W 41–24 | 520 |
November 23 | 1:00 p.m | No. 21 Texas A&M–Commerce* | No. 3 |
| L 16–23 | 8,214 |
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