| Tarleton State Texans football | |||
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| First season | 1904 | ||
| Athletic director | Lonn Reisman | ||
| Head coach | Todd Whitten 13th season, 96–50 (.658) | ||
| Stadium | Memorial Stadium (capacity: 24,000) | ||
| Location | Stephenville, Texas | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | United Athletic Conference[a] | ||
| All-time record | 319–315–3 (.503) | ||
| Conference titles | 11 (6 TIAA, 5 LSC) | ||
| Division titles | 5 (3 LSC North, 2 LSC South) | ||
| Colors | Purple and white[1] | ||
| Website | TarletonSports.com | ||
- For information on all Tarleton State University sports, see Tarleton State Texans.
The Tarleton State Texans football program, also known as the Tarleton Texans, is the intercollegiate American football team for Tarleton State University located in the U.S. state of Texas.[2] Through the 2019 season, the team competed in NCAA Division II as members of the Lone Star Conference, but moved to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) beginning in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In fall 2021, Tarleton's full-time home of the Western Athletic Conference revived its football league at the FCS level, with Tarleton as one of the inaugural members.[3]
The WAC and the ASUN Conference entered into a football-only partnership in the 2021 season, renewing it for 2022. Shortly after the 2022 season, the two conferences fully merged their football leagues into what eventually became the United Athletic Conference, with Tarleton as one of the new league's nine inaugural members.[4][5][6]
The Texans are ineligible for FCS Playoff competition until 2024 due to NCAA transfer rules. Tarleton first football team was fielded in 1904. The team plays its home games at the 24,000-seat Memorial Stadium in Stephenville, Texas. The Texans are coached by Todd Whitten.
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- ^ "Media Relations". TarletonSports.com. August 13, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ "Tarleton State University Athletics - Official Athletics Website". tarletonsports.com. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ^ "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "@ASUN_Football and WAC Release 2023 Schedule" (Press release). ASUN Conference. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "ASUN And WAC Unveil 2023 Football Schedule" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "ASUN-WAC Football Partnership Formally Rebrands as the United Athletic Conference" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.