2025 Tarleton State Texans football team

2025 Tarleton State Texans football
Conference	United Athletic Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 6
FCS Coaches	No. 5
Record	9–1 (5–1 UAC)
Head coach	Todd Whitten (16th season)
Offensive coordinator	Adam Austin (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Scott Carey (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Tyrone Nix (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 United Athletic Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Abilene Christian		5	–	1					6	–	4
No. 6 Tarleton State		5	–	1					9	–	1
Southern Utah		4	–	2					5	–	5
Austin Peay		4	–	3					6	–	4
West Georgia*		4	–	3					7	–	3
Eastern Kentucky		2	–	4					4	–	6
Central Arkansas		2	–	4					3	–	7
North Alabama		1	–	5					2	–	8
Utah Tech		1	–	5					2	–	8
* – Ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of November 10, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 23	3:30 p.m.	at Portland State *	No. 10	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	ESPN2	W 42–0	1,890
August 29	5:00 p.m.	at Army *	No. 10	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 30–27 2OT	23,032
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State *	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+	W 59–3	21,330
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at Central Arkansas	No. 3	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN+	W 56–10	6,374
September 20	6:00 p.m.	Chattanooga *	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+	W 52–24	23,732
October 4	6:00 p.m.	Southern Utah	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+	W 52–42	16,412
October 11	7:00 p.m.	at Utah Tech	No. 3	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+	W 41–23	3,818
October 18	6:00 p.m.	West Georgia	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+	W 45–10	24,012
October 25	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky	No. 3	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	W 31–7	6,448
November 1	3:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Abilene Christian	No. 2	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	L 28–31	12,000
November 15	6:00 p.m.	North Alabama	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+
November 22	4:00 p.m.	Austin Peay		Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS	10	5	3	3	3 (1)	3 (1)	3 (1)	3	3	2	6	6
Coaches	8	3т (1)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	7	5

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	3	4	Total
No. 10 Texans	7	7	14	14	42
Vikings	0	0	0	0	0

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	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
No. 10 Texans	3	7	7	7	3	3	30
Black Knights (FBS)	7	10	7	0	3	0	27

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. ^[3]

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	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	0	3	0	0	3
No. 5 Texans	7	24	28	0	59

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	3	4	Total
No. 3 Texans	21	21	7	7	56
Bears	0	7	0	3	10

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	3	4	Total
Mocs	14	0	3	7	24
No. 3 Texans	10	20	15	7	52

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	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	14	21	7	0	42
No. 3 Texans	14	14	17	7	52

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	3	4	Total
No. 3 Texans	13	7	7	14	41
Trailblazers	7	6	3	7	23

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	3	4	Total
Wolves	0	0	3	7	10
No. 3 Texans	7	17	7	14	45

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	3	4	Total
No. 3 Texans	7	3	21	0	31
Colonels	0	7	0	0	7

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	3	4	Total
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 (0-0) at Tarleton State Texans (9-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	-	-	-	-	0
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 (0-0) at Tarleton State Texans (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	-	-	-	-	0
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. "Tarleton State announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. January 22, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
2. "Tarleton State Football announces 2025 schedule, promotional slate". Tarleton State University, Department of Athletics. January 22, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
3. "Tarleton State tops Army in 2OT for second-ever win vs. FBS". ESPN. August 29, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.