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.https://herosports.com/fcs-football-2025-attendance-leaders-bzbz/
Schedule
Rankings
Game summaries
at Portland State
Statistics TAR PRST First downs 22 17 Plays–yards 63–453 64–277 Rushes–yards 38–301 29–108 Passing yards 152 169 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–25–0 18–35–3 Turnovers 1 4 Time of possession 27:38 32:22 Team Category Player StatisticsTarleton State Passing Victor Gabalis 14/24, 152 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tre Page III 15 carries, 170 yards, 2 TD Receiving Cody Jackson 4 receptions, 96 yardsPortland State Passing Gabe Downing 10/17, 91 yards, 2 INT Rushing Delon Thompson 17 carries, 55 yards Receiving Branden Alvarez 6 receptions, 72 yards
at Army (FBS)
Statistics TAR ARMY First downs 16 24 Plays–yards 72–344 82–411 Rushes–yards 42–192 66–280 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 StatisticsTarleton 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.
Mississippi Valley State
Statistics MVSU TAR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsMississippi Valley State Passing Rushing Receiving Tarleton State Passing Rushing Receiving
at Central Arkansas
Statistics TAR CARK First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsTarleton State Passing Rushing Receiving Central Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving
Chattanooga
Statistics UTC TAR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsChattanooga Passing Rushing Receiving Tarleton State Passing Rushing Receiving
Southern Utah
Statistics SUU TAR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsSouthern Utah Passing Rushing Receiving Tarleton State Passing Rushing Receiving
at Utah Tech
Statistics TAR UTU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsTarleton State Passing Rushing Receiving Utah Tech Passing Rushing Receiving
West Georgia
Statistics UWG TAR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsWest Georgia Passing Rushing Receiving Tarleton State Passing Rushing Receiving
at Eastern Kentucky
Statistics TAR EKU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsTarleton State Passing Rushing Receiving Eastern Kentucky Passing Rushing Receiving
at No. 24 Abilene Christian
Statistics TAR ACU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsTarleton State Passing Rushing Receiving Abilene Christian Passing Rushing Receiving
North Alabama
Statistics UNA TAR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsNorth Alabama Passing Rushing Receiving Tarleton State Passing Rushing Receiving
Austin Peay
Statistics APSU TAR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsAustin Peay Passing Rushing Receiving Tarleton State Passing Rushing Receiving
No. 19 North Dakota (Division I Second Round)
No. 9 Villanova (Division I Quarterfinal)
Statistics VILL TAR First downs 23 17 Plays–yards 72–426 54–266 Rushes–yards 38–219 31–56 Passing yards 207 210 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–34–1 12–23–1 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 33:33 26:27 Team Category Player StatisticsVillanova Passing Pat McQuaide 16/33, 180 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ja'briel Mace 18 carries, 151 yards, TD Receiving Luke Colella 5 receptions, 71 yardsTarleton State Passing Victor Gabalis 12/23, 210 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Tylan Hines 19 carries, 75 yards Receiving Peyton Kramer 4 receptions, 104 yards, TD
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