2017 Tarleton State Texans football team
| 2017 Tarleton State Texans football | |
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Corsicana Bowl, L 31–38 vs. Central Oklahoma | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| 2017 record | 6–6 (4–4 LSC) |
| Head coach | Todd Whitten (2nd season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Jonathan Beasley (1st season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Bryson Oliver (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Marcus Patton (2nd season) |
| Home stadium |
Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 7,000) |
| 2017 Lone Star Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #11 Midwestern State | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Permian Basin | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of October 3, 2018; Rankings from AFCA Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 sixth overall at head coaching 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 against Central Oklahoma. TSU lost 38-31.
Schedule
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, Texas-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# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 2 | 2:00 p.m | at Delta State* | Mickey Sellers Field • Cleveland, MS | L 16–34 | 5,155 | ||||
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Oklahoma Panhandle State* | Memorial Stadium • Stephenville, TX | W 48-20 | 6,128 | ||||
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Angelo State | LeGrand Stadium • San Angelo, TX | 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 Texas–Permian Basin | Ratliff Stadium • Odessa, TX | W 32-17 | 638 | ||||
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western New Mexico | Altamirano Stadium • Silver City, NM | 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 | Javelina Stadium • Kingsville, TX | ESPN3 | W 41-34 | 9,572 | |||
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Western Oregon* |
Memorial Stadium • Stephenville, TX | W 28-6 | 6,213 | ||||
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Midwestern State | Memorial Stadium • Wichita Falls, TX | 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* | Tiger Stadium • Corsicana, Tx (Corsicana Bowl) | FloSports | L 31–38 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Texan Football announces 11-game schedule for 2017" (Press release). Tarleton State University Department of Athletics. April 25, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.