2022 Tarleton State Texans football team

2022 Tarleton State Texans football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (1–3 WAC)
Head coach	Todd Whitten (13th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Tyrone Nix (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Stephen F. Austin +		3	–	1					6	–	5
Abilene Christian +		3	–	1					7	–	4
Sam Houston *		3	–	2					5	–	4
Utah Tech *		2	–	2					4	–	7
Tarleton State *		1	–	3					6	–	5
Southern Utah		1	–	3					5	–	6
+ – Conference co-champions * Note: Sam Houston ineligible for WAC championship and FCS postseason play due to start of transition to FBS; Tarleton and Utah Tech ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Tarleton State Texans football team represented Tarleton State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Todd Whitten, who was coaching his thirteenth season overall with the program. The Texans played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Stephenville, Texas.

Schedule

Tarleton State finalized their 2022 schedule on January 14, 2022. ^[1] The Texans will not play Utah Tech (formally Dixie State), due to prior scheduling commitments. ^{[2] [3]}

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State *	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+	W 29–13	10,127
September 10	7:00 p.m.	at TCU *	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN+	L 17–59	43,197
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Eastern New Mexico *	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+	W 41–6	13,187
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at North Alabama *	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	W 43–28	10,039
October 8	7:00 p.m.	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	ESPN+	W 42–40	4,132
October 15	4:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+	L 24–41	7,035
October 22	7:00 p.m.	Southwest Baptist *	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+	W 24–10	11,086
October 29	7:00 p.m.	Sam Houston	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+	L 21–40	20,237
November 5	7:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+	L 23–28	9,359
November 12	2:00 p.m.	at Utah Tech	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+	L 28–34	2,259
November 19	2:00 p.m.	Houston Christian *	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+	W 49–7	8,121
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Mississippi Valley State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	0	0	7	6	13
Texans	7	9	3	10	29

See also: 2022 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

At TCU

See also: 2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Tarleton State Texans (1-0) vs TCU Horned Frogs (1-0, 0-0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	7	10	0	17
Horned Frogs	21	17	14	7	59

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

• Date: September 10
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 43,197
• Referee: David Alvarez
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely, Charles Arbuckle

Game information
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter

Statistics	Tarleton State	TCU
First downs	13	28
Total yards	295	630
Rushes/yards	28-85	37-180
Passing yards	210	450
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11-26-2	28-34-0
Time of possession	25:18	34:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tarleton State	Passing	Beau Allen	11/25, 210 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Braelon Bridges	9 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	Darius Cooper	6 receptions, 117 yards, TD
TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	23/29, 390 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Kendre Miller	13 carries, 56 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Hudson	5 receptions, 76 yards, TD

Eastern New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Greyhounds	3	0	3	0	6
Texans	10	14	10	7	41

At North Alabama

See also: 2022 North Alabama Lions football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	6	14	14	9	43
Lions	14	7	0	7	28

At Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	14	21	7	42
Thunderbirds	0	10	3	27	40

See also: 2022 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

At Stephen F. Austin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	10	7	7	24
Lumberjacks	7	7	10	17	41

See also: 2022 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Southwest Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	7	0	0	3	10
Texans	7	3	7	7	24

See also: 2022 Southwest Baptist Bearcats football team

Sam Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	14	6	3	17	40
Texans	7	0	0	14	21

See also: 2022 Sam Houston Bearkats football team

Abilene Christian

See also: 2022 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	0	14	28
Texans	7	3	7	6	23

Statistics	ACU	TAR
First downs	17	23
Total yards	456	390
Rushing yards	68	209
Passing yards	388	181
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	28:09	31:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing	Maverick McIvor	24/34, 384 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Rovaughn Banks Jr.	8 rushes, 34 yards
	Receiving	Tristan Golightly	7 receptions, 117 yards
Tarleton State	Passing	Beau Allen	16/27, 181 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Derrel Kelley III	18 rushes, 114 yards
	Receiving	Derrel Kelley III	5 receptions, 77 yards

At Utah Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	7	7	0	14	28
Trailblazers	7	10	14	3	34

See also: 2022 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team

Houston Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	7	0	0	7
Texans	28	7	14	0	49

See also: 2022 Houston Christian Huskies football team

References

1. "Tarleton State adds three non-conference games, finalizes 2022 schedule". FBSchedules. January 14, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
2. "Tarleton Announces 2022 Football Schedule, Begins at Home Sept. 1". Tarleton State University, Department of Athletics. January 14, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
3. "Tarleton Texans Schedule 2022". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved June 19, 2022.