2017 Tarleton State Texans football team

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(October 2024)
2017 Tarleton State Texans football
Corsicana Bowl, L 31–38 vs. Central Oklahoma
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record 6–6 (4–4 LSC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Jonathan Beasley (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator Bryson Oliver (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Marcus Patton (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 20162018 →
2017 Lone Star Conference football standings

Conf Overall
Team W L W L
No. 11 Midwestern State $^ 8 – 0 10 – 1
No. 1 Texas A&M–Commerce ^ 7 – 1 14 – 1
Eastern New Mexico 6 – 2 8 – 2
Tarleton State # 4 – 4 6 – 6
Angelo State # 4 – 4 6 – 5
Western New Mexico 3 – 5 4 – 7
Texas A&M–Kingsville 2 – 6 4 – 7
West Texas A&M 1 – 7 3 – 8
UT Permian Basin 1 – 7 2 – 9

Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2017 Tarleton State Texans football team represented Tarleton State University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Todd Whitten, who was in his consecutive second season at Tarleton State and eighth overall as head coach of the Texans. The Texans played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Texans finished the regular season with a 6–5 record, 4–4 in the LSC, and tie for fourth place in the Lone Star Conference. The Texans were invited to play in the inaugural Corsicana Bowl in Corsicana, Texas, where they lost to Central Oklahoma, 38–31.

Schedule

Tarleton State in action against Texas A&M–Commerce

Tarleton State announced its 2017 football schedule on April 25, 2017. The schedule consisted of five home and six away games in the regular season. The Texans hosted LSC foes Eastern New Mexico, Texas A&M-Commerce, and West Texas A&M and traveled to Angelo State, Midwestern State, UT Permian Basin, Texas A&M-Kingsville, and Western New Mexico.[1]

The Texans hosted two of the three non-conference games against Oklahoma Panhandle State from the Central States Football League and Western Oregon from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference and visited Delta State from the Gulf South Conference.

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 2:00 p.m at Delta State* L 16–34 5,155
September 9 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma Panhandle State* W 48–20 6,128
September 16 6:00 p.m. at Angelo State W 30–24 3,139
September 23 7:00 p.m. West Texas A&M
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
W 30–20 6,823
September 30 6:00 p.m. at UT Permian Basin W 32–17 638
October 7 1:00 p.m. at Western New Mexico L 25–38 578
October 14 2:00 p.m. Eastern New Mexico
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
L 15–24 3,142
October 21 7:00 p.m. at Texas A&M–Kingsville ESPN3 W 41–34 9,572
October 28 6:00 p.m. Western Oregon*dagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
W 28–6 6,213
November 4 2:00 p.m. at No. 4 Midwestern State L 42–45 OT 8,111
November 11 7:00 p.m. No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Stephenville, TX
L 21–33 4,231
December 2 12:00 p.m. vs. Central Oklahoma* FloSports L 31–38 3,422
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. ^ «Texan Football announces 11-game schedule for 2017» (Press release). Tarleton State University Department of Athletics. April 25, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.

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